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IntroducedJan 19, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 26, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 09, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Civil Actions - Violation of Constitutional Rights (No Kings Act)
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 10, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 351
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 35
- Adams
- Buckel
- Hinebaugh
- McComas
- Pippy
- Anderson
- Chisholm
- Hornberger
- Metzgar
- Reilly
- Arentz
- Fisher
- Howard
- Miller
- Rose
- Arikan
- Ghrist
- Hutchinson
- Morgan, M.
- Stonko
- Baker
- Grammer
- Jacobs
- Morgan, T.
- Szeliga
- Beauchamp
- Griffith
- Kipke
- Nawrocki
- Tomlinson
- Bouchat
- Hartman
- Mangione
- Nkongolo
- Valentine
NO: 94
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Taylor
- Acevero
- Davis
- Kerr
- Roberson
- Terrasa
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Korman
- Roberts
- Toles
- Allen
- Embry
- Lehman
- Rogers
- Turner
- Alston
- Fair
- Lewis
- Rosenberg
- Valderrama
- Amprey
- Feldmark
- Long, J.
- Ross
- Vogel
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Lopez
- Ruff
- Watson
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Martinez
- Ruth
- Wells
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- McCaskill
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Behler
- Guyton
- Mireku-North
- Schindler
- Williams
- Bhandari
- Guzzone
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wilson
- Boyce
- Harrison
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Wims
- Cardin
- Healey
- Odom
- Smith
- Wolek
- Chang
- Hill
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Pasteur
- Spiegel
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Ivey
- Patterson
- Stein
- Wu
- Coley
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Stewart
- Young
- Conaway
- Johnson, S.
- Pruski
- Stinnett
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
- Kaiser
- Qi
- Taveras
NOT VOTING: 4
YES: 37
- Adams
- Chisholm
- Howard
- Metzgar
- Reilly
- Anderson
- Fisher
- Hutchinson
- Miller
- Rose
- Arentz
- Ghrist
- Jacobs
- Morgan, M.
- Schmidt
- Arikan
- Grammer
- Kipke
- Morgan, T.
- Stonko
- Baker
- Griffith
- Long, R.
- Nawrocki
- Szeliga
- Beauchamp
- Hartman
- Mangione
- Nkongolo
- Tomlinson
- Bouchat
- Hinebaugh
- McComas
- Pippy
- Valentine
- Buckel
- Hornberger
NO: 94
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Kaufman
- Roberson
- Terrasa
- Acevero
- Davis
- Kerr
- Roberts
- Toles
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Korman
- Rogers
- Turner
- Allen
- Embry
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Valderrama
- Alston
- Fair
- Lewis
- Ross
- Vogel
- Amprey
- Feldmark
- Long, J.
- Ruff
- Watson
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Lopez
- Ruth
- Wells
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Martinez
- Sample-Hughes
- White Holland
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Mireku-North
- Schindler
- Wilkins
- Behler
- Guyton
- Moon
- Shetty
- Williams
- Bhandari
- Guzzone
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Wilson
- Boyce
- Harrison
- Odom
- Smith
- Wims
- Cardin
- Healey
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Wolek
- Chang
- Hill
- Pasteur
- Spiegel
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Patterson
- Stein
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Ivey
- Phillips
- Stewart
- Wu
- Coley
- Johnson, A.
- Pruski
- Stinnett
- Young
- Conaway
- Johnson, S.
- Qi
- Taveras
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Taylor
YES: 37
- Adams
- Chisholm
- Howard
- Metzgar
- Reilly
- Anderson
- Fisher
- Hutchinson
- Miller
- Rose
- Arentz
- Ghrist
- Jacobs
- Morgan, M.
- Schmidt
- Arikan
- Grammer
- Kipke
- Morgan, T.
- Stonko
- Baker
- Griffith
- Long, R.
- Nawrocki
- Szeliga
- Beauchamp
- Hartman
- Mangione
- Nkongolo
- Tomlinson
- Bouchat
- Hinebaugh
- McComas
- Pippy
- Valentine
- Buckel
- Hornberger
NO: 94
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Kaufman
- Roberson
- Terrasa
- Acevero
- Davis
- Kerr
- Roberts
- Toles
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Korman
- Rogers
- Turner
- Allen
- Embry
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Valderrama
- Alston
- Fair
- Lewis
- Ross
- Vogel
- Amprey
- Feldmark
- Long, J.
- Ruff
- Watson
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Lopez
- Ruth
- Wells
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Martinez
- Sample-Hughes
- White Holland
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Mireku-North
- Schindler
- Wilkins
- Behler
- Guyton
- Moon
- Shetty
- Williams
- Bhandari
- Guzzone
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Wilson
- Boyce
- Harrison
- Odom
- Smith
- Wims
- Cardin
- Healey
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Wolek
- Chang
- Hill
- Pasteur
- Spiegel
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Patterson
- Stein
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Ivey
- Phillips
- Stewart
- Wu
- Coley
- Johnson, A.
- Pruski
- Stinnett
- Young
- Conaway
- Johnson, S.
- Qi
- Taveras
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Taylor
YES: 96
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Ebersole
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Taveras
- Acevero
- Embry
- Kerr
- Roberson
- Taylor
- Addison
- Fair
- Korman
- Roberts
- Terrasa
- Allen
- Feldmark
- Lehman
- Rogers
- Toles
- Alston
- Fennell
- Lewis
- Rosenberg
- Turner
- Amprey
- Foley
- Long, J.
- Ross
- Valderrama
- Bagnall
- Forbes
- Lopez
- Ruff
- Vogel
- Barnes
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Martinez
- Ruth
- Watson
- Bartlett
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Sample-Hughes
- Wells
- Behler
- Guzzone
- Mireku-North
- Schindler
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Harrison
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Healey
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Williams
- Cardin
- Hill
- Odom
- Simpson
- Wims
- Chang
- Holmes
- Palakovich Carr
- Smith
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Ivey
- Pasteur
- Solomon
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Spiegel
- Woorman
- Coley
- Johnson, S.
- Phillips
- Stein
- Wu
- Crutchfield
- Jones, D.
- Pruski
- Stewart
- Young
- Cullison
- Kaiser
- Qi
- Stinnett
- Ziegler
- Davis
NO: 38
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- House Concurs Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (97-35)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable with Amendments {683028/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Floor Amendment {143128/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected
- Floor Amendment {343129/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (13-30)
- Third Reading Passed (31-12)
- Mar 24, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 27, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Judicial Proceedings
- Feb 26, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (96-38)
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Floor Amendment {293626/1 (Delegate Tomlinson) Rejected (37-94)
- Floor Amendment {253421/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (37-94)
- Floor Amendment {333722/1 (Delegate Grammer) Rejected (35-94)
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 24, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments {703523/1 Adopted
- Floor Committee Amendment {503524/1 Adopted
- Motion Special Order until 2/25 (Delegate Tomlinson) Adopted
- Feb 23, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 19, 2026 | House
- First Reading Judiciary
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Public Safety - Federal Agents - Digital UnmaskingPDF
- Amendments {703523/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Floor Committee Amendment {503524/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {293626/1 (Delegate Tomlinson) Rejected (37-94) (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {253421/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (37-94) (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {333722/1 (Delegate Grammer) Rejected (35-94) (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Constitutional Rights - Violations and Digital UnmaskingPDF
- Amendments {683028/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Floor Amendment {143128/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (Senate)PDF
- Floor Amendment {343129/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (13-30) (Senate)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Civil Actions - Violation of Constitutional Rights (No Kings Act)PDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - JudiciaryPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial ProceedingsPDF
- Video: JudiciaryHTML
- Video: Judicial ProceedingsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Hurley, Ayla
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Jasen, Debi
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Towne, Ezra
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Lewis, Andrew
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Hess, Jennifer
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Manuel, Anne (CCAN Action Fund volunteer)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- JUD Testimony, INFO -- Clark, Tiffany (Office of the Attorney General)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Mascioli, William (CCAN Volunteer)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Cano, Christopher (SEIU Local 500)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Latino Caucus, Maryland Legislative
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Beck, Mary
- JUD Testimony, INFO -- Pennak, Mark (Maryland Shall Issue, Inc.)
- JUD Testimony, UNF -- Tibbals, Trudy
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Greenberg, Marcia
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Karasik, Judy
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Apple, Chris
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Turner, Rebecca
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Benitez, Mayor Celina (City of Mount Rainier)
- JUD Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Towne, Ezra
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Cano, Christopher (SEIU Local 500)
- JPR Testimony, UNF -- Tibbals, Trudy
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Rosenthal, Lore
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Manuel, Anne (CCAN Action Fund volunteer)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Sokolow, Cynthia
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Torrence, Rachel
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Krieger, Betsy (Be the Change Bmore)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Caldiero, Jim (UULM-MD)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Stogel, Cathy (Indivisible Howard County)
- JPR Testimony, FWA -- Littell, Melinda
- JPR Testimony, INFO -- Vormelker, Will (Maryland Judiciary)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- JPR Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
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