SB0001 — Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Face Coverings and Identification
Last action — First Reading (Opposite House)
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
High chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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18 sponsors
1 primary, 17 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (16 D).
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Mixed recorded votes
4 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to develop a uniform policy, to be used by each law enforcement agency, prohibiting the use of a face covering in the performance of duty; requiring the Commission to develop a certain uniform policy requiring the use of worn identification by a law enforcement officer in the course of duty; requiring a law enforcement officer to wear identification while in the performance of duty in the State, with a certain exception; etc.
Bill Text
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Read SB0001 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Senator Smith · Cosponsor
- Senator Sydnor · Cosponsor
- Senator Malcolm Augustine · Primary
- Senator Sara Love · Cosponsor
- Senator Pamela Beidle · Cosponsor
- Senator Benjamin Brooks · Cosponsor
- Senator Brian J. Feldman · Cosponsor
- Senator Bill Ferguson · Cosponsor
- Senator Guy Guzzone · Cosponsor
- Senator Shelly Hettleman · Cosponsor
- Senator Cheryl C. Kagan · Cosponsor
- Senator Nancy J. King · Cosponsor
- Senator Benjamin F. Kramer · Cosponsor
- Senator Clarence K. Lam · Cosponsor
- Senator Karen Lewis Young · Cosponsor
- Senator C. Anthony Muse · Cosponsor
- Senator Craig J. Zucker · Cosponsor
- Senator Jim Rosapepe · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 17 co-sponsors · 170 not signed on · 57 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Senator Malcolm Augustine Democrat Voted No
Co-sponsors (17)
- Senator Smith
- Senator Sydnor
- Senator Sara Love Democrat Voted No
- Senator Pamela Beidle Democrat Voted No
- Senator Benjamin Brooks Democrat Voted No
- Senator Brian J. Feldman Democrat Voted No
- Senator Bill Ferguson Democrat
- Senator Guy Guzzone Democrat
- Senator Shelly Hettleman Democrat Voted No
- Senator Cheryl C. Kagan Democrat Voted No
- Senator Nancy J. King Democrat Voted No
- Senator Benjamin F. Kramer Democrat Voted No
- Senator Clarence K. Lam Democrat Voted No
- Senator Karen Lewis Young Democrat
- Senator C. Anthony Muse Democrat Voted No
- Senator Craig J. Zucker Democrat Voted No
- Senator Jim Rosapepe Democrat Voted No
Not signed on (170)
170 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 170 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 100 | 37 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 71% | 26% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 31 | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 66% | 28% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 32 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 68% | 28% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 31 | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 66% | 28% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 5 | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 18 | 28 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 38% | 60% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (47)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB0001 do?
- Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to develop a uniform policy, to be used by each law enforcement agency, prohibiting the use of a face covering in the performance of duty; requiring the Commission to develop a certain uniform policy requiring the use of worn identification by a law enforcement officer in the course of duty; requiring a law enforcement officer to wear identification while in the performance of duty in the State, with a certain exception; etc.
- Who sponsors SB0001?
- SB0001 is sponsored by Senator Smith, Senator Sydnor, Senator Malcolm Augustine (Democrat), Senator Sara Love (Democrat), Senator Pamela Beidle (Democrat), Senator Benjamin Brooks (Democrat), Senator Brian J. Feldman (Democrat), Senator Bill Ferguson (Democrat), Senator Guy Guzzone (Democrat), Senator Shelly Hettleman (Democrat), Senator Cheryl C. Kagan (Democrat), Senator Nancy J. King (Democrat), Senator Benjamin F. Kramer (Democrat), Senator Clarence K. Lam (Democrat), Senator Karen Lewis Young (Democrat), Senator C. Anthony Muse (Democrat), Senator Craig J. Zucker (Democrat), and Senator Jim Rosapepe (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB0001?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.
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