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IntroducedOct 31, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 18, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 09, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Fire Prevention - Assistant Fire Marshals, Residential Rental High-Rise Property Fire Safety Equipment, and Fire Alarm System Technicians
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 10, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 149
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 127
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Davis
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Stinnett
- Adams
- Ebersole
- Kaufman
- Pippy
- Stonko
- Addison
- Edelson
- Kerr
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Allen
- Embry
- Kipke
- Qi
- Taylor
- Alston
- Fair
- Korman
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Amprey
- Feldmark
- Lehman
- Reilly
- Toles
- Arentz
- Fennell
- Lewis
- Roberson
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Long, J.
- Roberts
- Turner
- Baker
- Forbes
- Long, R.
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lopez
- Rose
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ross
- Watson
- Behler
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Harrison
- McComas
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Hill
- Miller
- Schindler
- Williams
- Buckel
- Hinebaugh
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Cardin
- Holmes
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Chang
- Hornberger
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Simpson
- Woods
- Ciliberti
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
- Smith
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Ivey
- Odom
- Solomon
- Wu
- Coley
- Jacobs
- Palakovich Carr
- Spiegel
- Young
- Conaway
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Stein
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, S.
YES: 42
- Mr. President
- Gile
- James
- Mautz
- Smith
- Augustine
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- McCray
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Harris
- Kagan
- McKay
- Waldstreicher
- Brooks
- Hayes
- King
- Muse
- Washington, A.
- Carozza
- Henson
- Kramer
- Ready
- Washington, M.
- Corderman
- Hershey
- Lam
- Rosapepe
- Watson
- Feldman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Salling
- West
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Love
- Simonaire
- Zucker
- Gallion
- Jackson
NO: 0
YES: 126
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Ebersole
- Johnson, S.
- Pasteur
- Stein
- Adams
- Edelson
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Addison
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Stinnett
- Allen
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Pippy
- Stonko
- Alston
- Feldmark
- Kerr
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Amprey
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Qi
- Taylor
- Arentz
- Foley
- Korman
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Bagnall
- Forbes
- Lehman
- Reilly
- Toles
- Baker
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lewis
- Roberson
- Tomlinson
- Barnes
- Ghrist
- Long, J.
- Roberts
- Turner
- Bartlett
- Griffith
- Long, R.
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Beauchamp
- Guyton
- Lopez
- Rose
- Valentine
- Behler
- Guzzone
- Mangione
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Bhandari
- Harrison
- Martinez
- Ross
- Watson
- Boyce
- Hartman
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- Wells
- Buckel
- Healey
- McComas
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Cardin
- Hill
- Metzgar
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Chang
- Hinebaugh
- Miller
- Schindler
- Williams
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Coley
- Howard
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Morgan, T.
- Simpson
- Woods
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Nkongolo
- Smith
- Woorman
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
- Odom
- Solomon
- Wu
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Palakovich Carr
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Davis
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- House Concurs Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (126-6)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (42-0)
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Favorable with Amendments {113928/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Mar 18, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (127-7)
- Mar 17, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments {173928/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 16, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
- Jan 28, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 23, 2026 | House
- Reassigned to Economic Matters
- Jan 14, 2026 | House
- First Reading Environment and Transportation
- Oct 31, 2025 | House
- Pre-filed
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Fire Prevention - Assistant Fire Marshals, Residential Rental High-Rise Property Fire Safety Equipment, and Fire Alarm System TechniciansPDF
- Amendments {173928/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Fire Prevention - Assistant Fire Marshals, Residential Rental High-Rise Property Fire Safety Equipment, and Fire Alarm System TechniciansPDF
- Amendments {113928/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Fire Prevention - Assistant Fire Marshals, Residential Rental High-Rise Property Fire Safety Equipment, and Fire Alarm System TechniciansPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Economic MattersPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
- Video: Economic MattersHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- ECM Testimony, INFO -- Mowbray, Breanna
- ECM Testimony, INFO -- Pipkin, Matthew (Maryland Multi-Housing Association)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Stewart, Kate (Montgomery County Council)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Reed, Dan (Greater Greater Washington)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Phillips, Robert (Maryland State Firefighter's Association)
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Graf, Lori (Maryland Building Industry Association)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Cooper, Robert (Road Sprinkler Local 669)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Charkoudian, Lorig
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Searcy, Talisha (City of Takoma Park)
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Morningstar, Sara (Montgomery County Government)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Anleu, Brian
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- McKay, Mike
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Edwards, Donna (Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIO)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Manno, Roger (Manno & Associates LLC)

