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IntroducedFeb 06, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 12, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 03, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Police Training - Autism and Dementia (LEAD Act of 2026)
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 06, 2026: Returned Passed
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 745
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 45
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hershey
- Lam
- Salling
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
- Augustine
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Love
- Smith
- Bailey
- Gallion
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Beidle
- Gile
- James
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Carozza
- Harris
- Kagan
- Muse
- Watson
- Charles
- Hayes
- King
- Ready
- West
- Corderman
- Henson
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- Zucker
NO: 0
ABSENT: 2
YES: 119
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Pasteur
- Spiegel
- Acevero
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Patterson
- Stein
- Adams
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Phillips
- Stewart
- Allen
- Fair
- Kerr
- Pippy
- Stinnett
- Alston
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Pruski
- Stonko
- Amprey
- Fisher
- Korman
- Qi
- Szeliga
- Arentz
- Foley
- Lehman
- Queen
- Taveras
- Arikan
- Forbes
- Long, R.
- Reilly
- Taylor
- Bagnall
- Ghrist
- Lopez
- Roberson
- Terrasa
- Bartlett
- Grammer
- Mangione
- Roberts
- Toles
- Beauchamp
- Griffith
- Martinez
- Rogers
- Tomlinson
- Behler
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Rose
- Turner
- Bhandari
- Guzzone
- McComas
- Rosenberg
- Valderrama
- Boyce
- Harrison
- Metzgar
- Ross
- Valentine
- Buckel
- Hartman
- Miller
- Ruff
- Vogel
- Cardin
- Healey
- Mireku-North
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Chang
- Hill
- Moon
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Moreno
- Schindler
- Wims
- Chisholm
- Hornberger
- Morgan, M.
- Schmidt
- Wivell
- Clippinger
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Coley
- Hutchinson
- Nawrocki
- Simmons
- Woods
- Conaway
- Jacobs
- Nkongolo
- Simpson
- Wu
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Odom
- Smith
- Ziegler
- Cullison
- Johnson, S.
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
NO: 0
ABSENT: 12
Actions
- Apr 06, 2026 | Senate
- Returned Passed
- Apr 03, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (119-0)
- Apr 02, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Mar 13, 2026 | House
- Referred Judiciary
- Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- Mar 10, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {983922/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 09, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Feb 12, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 06, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial ProceedingsPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - JudiciaryPDF
- Video: Judicial ProceedingsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Miller Smith, Nora (League of Women Voters Maryland)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Seitz, April
- JPR Testimony, FWA -- Rienzi, Rebecca (Pathfinders for Autism)
- JPR In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Bailey, Shari (Laila's Gift)
- JPR In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Adams, Dorinda (AARP Maryland (volunteer))
- JPR In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Lawson, Reginald A.
- JPR In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Hession, Melody (Delaware-Maryland Synod of the ELCA)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Proctor, Karessa (NASW Maryland)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Peters, Megan (Maryland Senior Citizens Action Network (MSCAN))
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- McKay, Mike
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Mills, Morgan (Compass Government Relations)
- JPR In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Alston, Linwood (City of New Carrollton Police Department)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Benson, Emily (Maryland Chapter)
- JPR Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All



