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IntroducedJan 21, 2026
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Passed SenateFeb 26, 2026
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Passed House
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Department of General Services - Maryland Capitol Police - Statewide Jurisdiction
Last Action See all actions
House • Feb 27, 2026: Referred Judiciary
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 298
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 44
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hettleman
- Love
- Smith
- Augustine
- Folden
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Gallion
- James
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Gile
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- Kagan
- Muse
- Watson
- Carozza
- Harris
- King
- Ready
- West
- Charles
- Hayes
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- Zucker
- Corderman
- Henson
- Lam
- Salling
NO: 0
ABSENT: 3
Actions
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- Referred Judiciary
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (44-0)
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {413820/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 23, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Jan 22, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 21, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial ProceedingsPDF
- Video: Judicial ProceedingsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Jackson, Samira (MD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Woolums, John (DGS)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Sesker, Everett (Office of the Sheriff - Anne Arundel County)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Boston, Michael (Office of Public Safety - St. John's College)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Henson, Shaneka (The Senate of Maryland)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Popkin, Darren (Maryland Chiefs of Police Association, Maryland Sheriffs' Association)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Lilly, Orlando (Maryland Department of Natural Resources)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Jackson, Michael (Maryland State Police)
- JPR Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All

