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IntroducedJan 21, 2026
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Passed SenateFeb 26, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 10, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Department of General Services - Maryland Capitol Police - Statewide Jurisdiction
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 10, 2026: Passed Enrolled
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
YES: 42
- Mr. President
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Augustine
- Gallion
- Jackson
- Love
- Sydnor
- Beidle
- Gile
- James
- Mautz
- Waldstreicher
- Benson
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- McCray
- Washington, A.
- Brooks
- Harris
- Kagan
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Carozza
- Hayes
- King
- Ready
- Watson
- Charles
- Henson
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- West
- Corderman
- Hershey
- Lam
- Salling
- Zucker
- Feldman
- Hester
NO: 0
YES: 130
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Ebersole
- Johnson, S.
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Adams
- Edelson
- Jones, D.
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
- Allen
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Amprey
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Phillips
- Szeliga
- Arentz
- Feldmark
- Kerr
- Pippy
- Taveras
- Arikan
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Bagnall
- Fisher
- Korman
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Baker
- Foley
- Lehman
- Queen
- Toles
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Lewis
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, J.
- Roberts
- Turner
- Beauchamp
- Ghrist
- Long, R.
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Behler
- Grammer
- Lopez
- Rose
- Valentine
- Bhandari
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Boyce
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ross
- Watson
- Buckel
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- Wells
- Cardin
- Harrison
- McComas
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Chang
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Miller
- Schindler
- Williams
- Chisholm
- Hinebaugh
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wilson
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wims
- Coley
- Hornberger
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Wivell
- Conaway
- Howard
- Morgan, M.
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Crosby
- Hutchinson
- Morgan, T.
- Smith
- Woods
- Crutchfield
- Ivey
- Nawrocki
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Cullison
- Jacobs
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Odom
- Stein
- Ziegler
NO: 0
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Concurs House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (42-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (130-0)
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- Favorable with Amendments {233624/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 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
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Department of General Services - Maryland Capitol Police - Statewide JurisdictionPDF
- Amendments {413820/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Department of General Services - Maryland Capitol Police - Statewide JurisdictionPDF
- Amendments {233624/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Department of General Services - Maryland Capitol Police - Statewide JurisdictionPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial ProceedingsPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - JudiciaryPDF
- 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

