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IntroducedFeb 04, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 06, 2026
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Passed House
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Courtroom Security - Minimum Adequate Security Standard
Last Action See all actions
House • Mar 09, 2026: Referred Judiciary
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 544
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Judicial Proceedings Committeeprimary
- Maryland Judicial Conferencecosponsor
Votes
YES: 43
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hershey
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hester
- Love
- Smith
- Augustine
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Gallion
- Jackson
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Gile
- Jennings
- Muse
- Washington, A.
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- Kagan
- Ready
- Watson
- Carozza
- Harris
- King
- Rosapepe
- West
- Charles
- Hayes
- Kramer
- Salling
- Zucker
- Corderman
- Henson
- Lam
NO: 1
ABSENT: 3
Actions
- Mar 09, 2026 | House
- Referred Judiciary
- Mar 06, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (43-1)
- Mar 03, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Mar 02, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Feb 05, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 04, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial ProceedingsPDF
- Video: Judicial ProceedingsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Brown, Kirsten (Maryland State's Attorneys' Association)
- JPR Testimony, FWA -- Jackson, Samira (MD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.)
- JPR Testimony, INFO -- Themelis, Nina (Mayor's Office of Government Relations)
- JPR In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Sample, Sarah (Maryland Association of Counties)
- JPR In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Blendy, Nicholas (Baltimore City Sheriff's Office)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Sarkar, Shaoli (Maryland State Bar Association)
- JPR Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
