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IntroducedFeb 03, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 12, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 10, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Law Enforcement - Protective Body Armor - Requirements and Reporting
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 10, 2026: Returned Passed
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 516
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: 131
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Ebersole
- Johnson, A.
- Palakovich Carr
- Stein
- Adams
- Edelson
- Johnson, S.
- Pasteur
- Stewart
- Addison
- Embry
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Stinnett
- Allen
- Fair
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Stonko
- Amprey
- Feldmark
- Kaufman
- Pippy
- Szeliga
- Arentz
- Fennell
- Kerr
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Arikan
- Fisher
- Kipke
- Qi
- Taylor
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Korman
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Baker
- Forbes
- Lehman
- Reilly
- Toles
- Barnes
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lewis
- Roberson
- Tomlinson
- Bartlett
- Ghrist
- Long, J.
- Roberts
- Turner
- Beauchamp
- Grammer
- Long, R.
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Behler
- Griffith
- Lopez
- Rose
- Valentine
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- Mangione
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- Martinez
- Ross
- Watson
- Buckel
- Harrison
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- Wells
- Cardin
- Hartman
- McComas
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Chang
- Healey
- 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
- Odom
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Davis
NO: 0
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Returned Passed
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (131-0)
- Apr 08, 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 {943724/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 09, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Feb 04, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 03, 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, INFO -- Mowbray, Breanna
- JPR Testimony, FWA -- Bailey Thupari, Angelica (Maryland Municipal League)
- JPR In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Jackson, Samira (MD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.)
- JPR Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All



