STATE BILLMD HB 1152PASSED

Department of State Police - Special Police Officers - Study

Requiring the Department of State Police to conduct a study regarding the employment and use of special police officers; and requiring the Department to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2026.

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: May 12, 2026; 184 days ago
Current chamber: House of Delegates
Session: 2026 Regular Session

MD HB 1152 · PassedMay 12

Follow the legislation that affects what you sell.

Get started free

Free account · 30-second setup · No credit card

Prefer ChatGPT or Claude? Ask Civic IQ about this bill →

What it means for vendors

Civic IQ reads each bill for what it would fund, require or change for the agencies that buy.

What this bill would fund or requireThe spending and mandates in the bill, in plain languageTop matches free Why it matters for what you sellMatched to your products, with how to open the conversationTop matches free 1 signal from this bill in Civic IQSee them free →

Bill details

Last action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 531 · May 12, 2026

Sponsor

NWNicole WilliamsRepresentative · Democrat · HD-022Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

May 12, 2026Approved by the Governor - Chapter 531House

Apr 13, 2026Returned PassedHouse

Apr 13, 2026Third Reading Passed (45-0)Senate

Apr 9, 2026Second Reading PassedSenate

Apr 9, 2026Favorable AdoptedSenate

Apr 9, 2026Favorable Report by Judicial ProceedingsSenate

Mar 20, 2026Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.Senate

Mar 19, 2026Referred Judicial ProceedingsSenate

Show 5 earlier actions

Mar 18, 2026Third Reading Passed (129-2)House

Mar 17, 2026Favorable Adopted Second Reading PassedHouse

Mar 16, 2026Favorable Report by JudiciaryHouse

Feb 16, 2026Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.House

Feb 11, 2026First Reading JudiciaryHouse

Recorded votes

Third Reading PassedMar 18, 2026 · House · 129 yea · 2 nayPassed

Third Reading PassedApr 13, 2026 · Senate · 45 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

Public Safety
complaints
Equipment
Guns
Job Training
Jurisdiction
Law Enforcement
Records
Recruitment and Hiring
Reports
Rules and Regulations
Safety
Secretary of State
Sheriffs
Standards and Best Practices
State Police, Department of
State's Attorneys
studies

Read the bill at the source

This page follows the bill as the legislature records it. For the bill's full text and the official record, use the legislature's own site.

View on the legislature's site View on LegiScan

Bill data from LegiScan, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Work in government? Get Civic IQ free →

State of Maryland profile →