SB0346 — Civil Actions - Violation of Constitutional Rights (No Kings Act)
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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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 23, 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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9 sponsors
1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (8 D).
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Mixed recorded votes
3 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
Establishing certain civil liability for an individual who, under color of law, deprives another or causes or allows another to be deprived, of a right, a privilege, or an immunity secured by the U.S. Constitution or the laws of the United States; requiring an action under the Act to be filed within 5 years after the cause of action accrued; etc.
Bill Text
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Read SB0346 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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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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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Senator Smith · Cosponsor
- Senator Jeff Waldstreicher · Primary
- Senator Malcolm Augustine · Cosponsor
- Senator Brian J. Feldman · Cosponsor
- Senator Shelly Hettleman · Cosponsor
- Senator Cheryl C. Kagan · Cosponsor
- Senator Nancy J. King · Cosponsor
- Senator Clarence K. Lam · Cosponsor
- Senator Sara Love · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 179 not signed on · 60 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Senator Jeff Waldstreicher Democrat Voted No
Co-sponsors (8)
- Senator Smith
- Senator Malcolm Augustine Democrat Voted No
- Senator Brian J. Feldman Democrat Voted No
- Senator Shelly Hettleman Democrat Voted No
- Senator Cheryl C. Kagan Democrat Voted No
- Senator Nancy J. King Democrat Voted No
- Senator Clarence K. Lam Democrat Voted No
- Senator Sara Love Democrat Voted No
Not signed on (179)
179 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 179 →"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 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 88 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 1 | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 96 | 38 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 68% | 27% | 0% | 5% |
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 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 31 | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 66% | 23% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 30 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 64% | 23% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 0 | 23 | 0 | 6 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 28 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 27% | 58% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (48)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB0346 do?
- Establishing certain civil liability for an individual who, under color of law, deprives another or causes or allows another to be deprived, of a right, a privilege, or an immunity secured by the U.S. Constitution or the laws of the United States; requiring an action under the Act to be filed within 5 years after the cause of action accrued; etc.
- Who sponsors SB0346?
- SB0346 is sponsored by Senator Smith, Senator Jeff Waldstreicher (Democrat), Senator Malcolm Augustine (Democrat), Senator Brian J. Feldman (Democrat), Senator Shelly Hettleman (Democrat), Senator Cheryl C. Kagan (Democrat), Senator Nancy J. King (Democrat), Senator Clarence K. Lam (Democrat), and Senator Sara Love (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB0346?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 23, 2026. Enacted.
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