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IntroducedJan 22, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 20, 2025
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Passed HouseApr 07, 2025
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Signed into Law
Security Guard Agencies - Special Police Officers - Application for Appointment
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Senate • Dec 16, 2025: Became law per Maryland Constitution, Chapter 16 of 2025 Special Session
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Votes
YES: 45
- Mr. President
- Corderman
- Hershey
- Kramer
- Salling
- Attar
- Ellis
- Hester
- Lam
- Simonaire
- Augustine
- Feldman
- Hettleman
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Bailey
- Folden
- Jackson, C.
- Love
- Sydnor
- Beidle
- Gallion
- Jackson, M.
- Mautz
- Waldstreicher
- Benson
- Gile
- James
- McCray
- Washington, A.
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Carozza
- Hayes
- Kagan
- Ready
- West
- Charles
- Henson
- King
- Rosapepe
- Zucker
NO: 0
YES: 140
- Speaker
- Crosby
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
- Acevero
- Crutchfield
- Ivey
- Otto
- Stein
- Adams
- Cullison
- Jacobs
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Addison
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Szeliga
- Alston
- Edelson
- Jones, D.
- Pena-Melnyk
- Taveras
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Taylor
- Arentz
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Pippy
- Terrasa
- Arikan
- Feldmark
- Kerr
- Pruski
- Toles
- Atterbeary
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Qi
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Fisher
- Korman
- Queen
- Turner
- Baker
- Foley
- Lehman
- Reilly
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Lewis, J.
- Roberson
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lewis, R.
- Roberts
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Ghrist
- Long, J.
- Rogers
- Watson
- Behler
- Grammer
- Long, R.
- Rose
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Griffith
- Lopez
- Rosenberg
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Guyton
- Mangione
- Ross
- Wilkins
- Bouchat
- Guzzone
- Martinez
- Ruff
- Williams
- Boyce
- Harris
- McCaskill
- Ruth
- Wilson
- Buckel
- Harrison
- McComas
- Sample-Hughes
- Wims
- Cardin
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Schindler
- Wivell
- Chang
- Healey
- Miller
- Schmidt
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Woods
- Chisholm
- Hinebaugh
- Moon
- Simmons
- Woorman
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Morgan, M.
- Simpson
- Wu
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Smith
- Young
- Conaway
- Howard
- Nawrocki
- Solomon
- Ziegler
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 131
- Speaker
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Jacobs
- Patterson
- Stinnett
- Adams
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Stonko
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Johnson, S.
- Pippy
- Szeliga
- Allen
- Edelson
- Jones, D.
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Alston
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Qi
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Arentz
- Fennell
- Kerr
- Reilly
- Toles
- Arikan
- Fisher
- Kipke
- Roberson
- Tomlinson
- Atterbeary
- Foley
- Korman
- Roberts
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Forbes
- Lehman
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Baker
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lewis, R.
- Rose
- Valentine
- Barnes
- Ghrist
- Long, J.
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Grammer
- Lopez
- Ross
- Watson
- Beauchamp
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Ruff
- Wells
- Behler
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Harrison
- McComas
- Schindler
- Williams
- Bouchat
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Boyce
- Healey
- Miller
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Buckel
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Chang
- Hinebaugh
- Moon
- Simpson
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Morgan, M.
- Smith
- Woorman
- Chisholm
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Solomon
- Wu
- Ciliberti
- Howard
- Nawrocki
- Spiegel
- Young
- Clippinger
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
- Stein
- Ziegler
- Conaway
NO: 0
YES: 43
- Mr. President
- Feldman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
- Augustine
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Love
- Smith
- Bailey
- Gallion
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Beidle
- Gile
- James
- McKay
- Waldstreicher
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- Muse
- Washington, A.
- Carozza
- Harris
- Kagan
- Ready
- Watson
- Charles
- Hayes
- King
- Rosapepe
- West
- Corderman
- Henson
- Kramer
- Salling
- Zucker
- Ellis
- Hershey
- Lam
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 2
Actions
- Dec 16, 2025 | Senate
- Became law per Maryland Constitution, Chapter 16 of 2025 Special Session
- Dec 16, 2025 | House
- Overridden (131-0)
- Dec 16, 2025 | Senate
- Overridden (43-0)
- May 16, 2025 | executive
- Vetoed by the Governor (Policy)
- Apr 07, 2025 | Senate
- Returned Passed
- Apr 07, 2025 | House
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Third Reading Passed (140-0)
- Mar 19, 2025 | House
- Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 21, 2025 | House
- Referred Judiciary
- Feb 20, 2025 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- Feb 18, 2025 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {753429/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 17, 2025 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Jan 28, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m.
- Jan 22, 2025 | Senate
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Security Guard Agencies - Special Police Officers - Application for AppointmentPDF
- Amendments {753429/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Security Guard Agencies - Special Police Officers - Application for AppointmentPDF
- Text - Chapter - Security Guard Agencies - Special Police Officers - Application for AppointmentPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial ProceedingsPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - JudiciaryPDF
- Governor's Veto LetterPDF
- Video: Judicial ProceedingsHTML
- Video: JudiciaryHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- McKay, Mike
- JPR Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Avnet, Evan
- JPR Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- McKay, Mike
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- AVNET, EVAN

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