MD SB621 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Committee Bill
Status: Passed on April 22 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-04-22 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 141
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Committee Bill
Status: Passed on April 22 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-04-22 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 141
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring each law enforcement agency, department, or entity providing security at a courthouse facility to submit a report by September 30, 2025, to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland; requiring the report include the current number of court security officers available, the minimum number needed to meet adequate security standards, the current number of vacancies and a viable plan to meet minimum adequate security standards as identified in the Act; etc.
Title
Courtroom Security - Minimum Adequate Security
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-04-07 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 139 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-03-17 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 43 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-03-17 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 43 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 141 |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | Returned Passed |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading Passed (139-0) |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Favorable Report by Judiciary |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Hearing 3/26 at 3:15 p.m. |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Hearing canceled |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2025-03-17 | House | Referred Judiciary |
| 2025-03-17 | Senate | Third Reading Passed (43-0) |
| 2025-03-14 | Senate | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2025-03-14 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments {193821/1 Adopted |
| 2025-03-14 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2025-01-29 | Senate | First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
Same As/Similar To
HB789 (Crossfiled) 2025-02-07 - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
Subjects
Courts
Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide
Family Law
Incarcerated Individuals
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Law Enforcement
Reports
Safety
Trials
Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide
Family Law
Incarcerated Individuals
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Law Enforcement
Reports
Safety
Trials
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courts and Judicial Proceedings | 1 | 206 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
