Maryland 2026 Session Status: Introduced 28 D cosponsors

HB0155 — Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Prohibition on Face Coverings

Last action — Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 14, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

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Summary

Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to develop a model policy prohibiting the use of a face covering in the performance of duty; requiring a law enforcement agency to adopt a policy consistent with the model policy developed by the Commission; and prohibiting a certain law enforcement officer from wearing a certain face covering while in the performance of duty in the State, except when actively engaged in an undercover operation.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)

  2. First Reading (House of Origin)

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 29 co-sponsors · 158 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (29)

Not signed on (158)

158 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB0155 do?
Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to develop a model policy prohibiting the use of a face covering in the performance of duty; requiring a law enforcement agency to adopt a policy consistent with the model policy developed by the Commission; and prohibiting a certain law enforcement officer from wearing a certain face covering while in the performance of duty in the State, except when actively engaged in an undercover operation.
Who sponsors HB0155?
HB0155 is sponsored by Delegate Pena-Melnyk, Delegate Nicole A. Williams (Democrat), Delegate Mary A. Lehman (Democrat), Delegate Dylan Behler (Democrat), Delegate Adrian Boafo (Democrat), Delegate Lorig Charkoudian (Democrat), Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield (Democrat), Delegate Jessica Feldmark (Democrat), Delegate Linda Foley (Democrat), Delegate Catherine M. Forbes (Democrat), Delegate Michele Guyton (Democrat), Delegate Andrea Fletcher Harrison (Democrat), Delegate Terri L. Hill (Democrat), Delegate Julian Ivey (Democrat), Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman (Democrat), Delegate Marc Korman (Democrat), Delegate Ashanti Martinez (Democrat), Delegate Bernice Mireku-North (Democrat), Palakovich Carr, Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democrat), Delegate Sheila Ruth (Democrat), Delegate Matthew J. Schindler (Democrat), Delegate Jared Solomon (Democrat), Delegate Sean A. Stinnett (Democrat), Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins (Democrat), Delegate Greg Wims (Democrat), Delegate Teresa Woorman (Democrat), Delegate Chao Wu (Democrat), Delegate Caylin Young (Democrat), and Delegate Natalie Ziegler (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB0155?
This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 14, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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