Maryland 2026 Session Status: Introduced 11 D cosponsors

SB0988 — Judicial Facilities - Stops, Detentions, and Arrests - Limitations

Last action — Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)

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

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 17, 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

Prohibiting a person from being stopped, detained, or arrested for certain civil offenses while the individual is in a judicial facility or is traveling within 1 mile of a judicial facility for the purpose of attending a meeting, a hearing, or another official proceeding in the Judicial facility except under certain circumstances; establishing that evidence obtained in violation of the Act is inadmissible in a proceeding over which a State court or State or local agency has jurisdiction; 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 · 12 co-sponsors · 175 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (12)

Not signed on (175)

175 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB0988 do?
Prohibiting a person from being stopped, detained, or arrested for certain civil offenses while the individual is in a judicial facility or is traveling within 1 mile of a judicial facility for the purpose of attending a meeting, a hearing, or another official proceeding in the Judicial facility except under certain circumstances; establishing that evidence obtained in violation of the Act is inadmissible in a proceeding over which a State court or State or local agency has jurisdiction; etc.
Who sponsors SB0988?
SB0988 is sponsored by Senator Sydnor, Senator Smith, Senator Shelly Hettleman (Democrat), Senator Benjamin Brooks (Democrat), Senator Clarence K. Lam (Democrat), Senator Cheryl C. Kagan (Democrat), Senator Guy Guzzone (Democrat), Senator Malcolm Augustine (Democrat), Senator Karen Lewis Young (Democrat), Senator Alonzo T. Washington (Democrat), Senator Sara Love (Democrat), Senator Kevin M. Harris (Democrat), and Senator Joanne C. Benson (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB0988?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 17, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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