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IntroducedJan 23, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 20, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 09, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Civil Actions - Violation of Constitutional Rights (No Kings Act)
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 10, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 346
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
NO: 28
ABSENT: 2
YES: 15
NO: 25
ABSENT: 2
YES: 37
- Adams
- Ciliberti
- Howard
- Miller
- Rose
- Anderson
- Fisher
- Hutchinson
- Morgan, M.
- Schmidt
- Arentz
- Ghrist
- Jacobs
- Morgan, T.
- Stonko
- Arikan
- Grammer
- Kipke
- Nawrocki
- Szeliga
- Baker
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Nkongolo
- Tomlinson
- Beauchamp
- Hartman
- McComas
- Pippy
- Valentine
- Buckel
- Hinebaugh
- Metzgar
- Reilly
- Wivell
- Chisholm
- Hornberger
NO: 95
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Acevero
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Qi
- Taylor
- Addison
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Allen
- Embry
- Kerr
- Roberson
- Toles
- Amprey
- Fair
- Korman
- Rogers
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Feldmark
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Fennell
- Lewis
- Ross
- Vogel
- Behler
- Foley
- Long, J.
- Ruff
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Forbes
- Lopez
- Ruth
- Wells
- Boyce
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Martinez
- Sample-Hughes
- White Holland
- Cardin
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Schindler
- Wilkins
- Chang
- Guzzone
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wilson
- Charkoudian
- Harrison
- Moon
- Simmons
- Wims
- Clippinger
- Healey
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Coley
- Hill
- Odom
- Solomon
- Woods
- Conaway
- Holmes
- Palakovich Carr
- Spiegel
- Woorman
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Pasteur
- Stein
- Wu
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Young
- Cullison
- Johnson, S.
- Phillips
- Stinnett
- Ziegler
YES: 96
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Qi
- Taveras
- Acevero
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Taylor
- Addison
- Embry
- Kerr
- Roberson
- Terrasa
- Allen
- Fair
- Korman
- Rogers
- Toles
- Amprey
- Feldmark
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Fennell
- Lewis
- Ross
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Foley
- Long, J.
- Ruff
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Forbes
- Lopez
- Ruth
- Watson
- Behler
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Martinez
- Sample-Hughes
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Schindler
- White Holland
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wilkins
- Cardin
- Harrison
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wilson
- Chang
- Healey
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Wims
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Odom
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Woods
- Coley
- Ivey
- Pasteur
- Spiegel
- Woorman
- Crosby
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Stein
- Wu
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, S.
- Phillips
- Stewart
- Young
- Cullison
- Jones, D.
- Pruski
- Stinnett
- Ziegler
- Davis
NO: 38
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Concurs House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (31-11)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments {823723/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Floor Amendment {903027/1 (Delegate Szeliga) Rejected (37-95)
- Third Reading Passed (96-38)
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Referred Judiciary
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (30-11)
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {293920/1 Adopted
- Floor Amendment {423926/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (15-25)
- Floor Amendment {253829/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (13-28)
- Floor Amendment {953329/1 (Senator Waldstreicher) Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable with Amendments {293920/1
- Motion Laid Over (Senator Ready) Adopted
- Jan 28, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 23, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Civil Actions - Violation of Constitutional Rights (No Kings Act)PDF
- Amendments {293920/1 (Senate)PDF
- Floor Amendment {423926/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (15-25) (Senate)PDF
- Floor Amendment {253829/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (13-28) (Senate)PDF
- Floor Amendment {953329/1 (Senator Waldstreicher) Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Civil Actions - Violation of Constitutional Rights (No Kings Act)PDF
- Amendments {823723/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {903027/1 (Delegate Szeliga) Rejected (37-95) (House)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Civil Actions - Violation of Constitutional Rights (No Kings Act)PDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial ProceedingsPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - JudiciaryPDF
- Video: Judicial ProceedingsHTML
- Video: JudiciaryHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Miller Smith, Nora (League of Women Voters Maryland)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- JPR Testimony, UNF -- Vormelker, Will (Maryland Judiciary)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Jasen, Debi
- JPR In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Bentrott, Jane (Protect Democracy United)
- JPR In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Hansel, Cary (Maryland Association for Justice, Civil Rights Section)
- JPR Testimony, UNF -- Tibbals, Trudy
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Latino Caucus, Maryland Legislative
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Harper, Shelby (Montgomery County, Maryland Women's Democratic Club)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Cano, Christopher (SEIU Local 500)
- JPR Testimony, UNF -- Lang, Alan
- JPR Virtual - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Pennak, Mark (Maryland Shall Issue, Inc.)
- JPR Testimony, INFO -- Clark, Tiffany (Office of the Attorney General)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Phelps Jr, Ken (The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland)
- JPR Testimony, FWA -- Dodge, Alison (MD Association for Justice)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Matthews, Carolyn
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- James, Keisha (National Lawyers Guild - National Police Accountability Project)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Khader, Shana
- JPR In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Mack, Kristen (Hansel Law, PC)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Lamb, Lauren (Maryland State Education Association)
- JPR In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Sample, Sarah (Maryland Association of Counties)
- JPR Testimony, FWA -- Sarkar, Shaoli (Maryland State Bar Association)
- JPR Testimony, FWA -- Amanuel, Yanet (ACLU)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Fontaine, Courtney (Institute for Justice)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Ball, Calvin (Howard County Office of County Executive)
- JPR Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Littell, Melinda
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Cano, Christopher (SEIU Local 500)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Lefstein, Gita
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Yellott, Lynn (One Million Rising Alliance Leisure World Indivisible Chapter)
- JUD Testimony, FWA -- Dodge, Alison (MD Association for Justice)
- JUD Testimony, UNF -- Lang, Alan
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Nigro, Lia
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Manuel, Anne (CCAN Action Fund volunteer)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Sokolow, Cynthia
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- West, Christopher (Self)
- JUD Testimony, UNF -- Hamilton, Rebecca
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Liskin, Laurie
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Hoffmeister, Donna
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Hess, Jennifer
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- West, Debra
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Stogel, Cathy (Indivisible Howard County)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Mascioli, William (CCAN Volunteer)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- kenna, ida (Greater Baltimore Democratic Socialists of America)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Atwood, Laura
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Lamb, Lauren (Maryland State Education Association)
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