Maryland 2026 Session Status: Introduced 1 D cosponsors

HB1419 — Department of State Police - Centralized Background Check Division

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 February 13, 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

Establishing the Centralized Background Check Division in the Department of State Police; requiring the Division to require each unit of State and local government to take certain actions; requiring the Division to provide or coordinate certain support services to units of State and local government; providing for the process and confidentiality of a position-related background investigation; requiring a certain unit of government to include a certain condition of funding for a regulated position funded by the unit; etc.

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 · 1 co-sponsors · 186 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee

Not signed on (186)

186 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB1419 do?
Establishing the Centralized Background Check Division in the Department of State Police; requiring the Division to require each unit of State and local government to take certain actions; requiring the Division to provide or coordinate certain support services to units of State and local government; providing for the process and confidentiality of a position-related background investigation; requiring a certain unit of government to include a certain condition of funding for a regulated position funded by the unit; etc.
Who sponsors HB1419?
HB1419 is sponsored by Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee and Delegate Jared Solomon (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB1419?
This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced February 13, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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