HB 155 — Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Prohibition on Face Coverings
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-14
Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to develop a model policy prohibiting the use of a face covering in the performance of duty; requiring a law enforcement agency to adopt a policy consistent with the model policy developed by the Commission; and prohibiting a certain law enforcement officer from wearing a certain face covering while in the performance of duty in the State, except when actively engaged in an undercover operation.
Latest action: — In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsors (29)
- Nicole A. Williams (D, MD-22) — sponsor · 2026-01-14
- Mary A. Lehman (D, MD-21) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Dylan Behler (D, MD-30) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Adrian Boafo (D, MD-23) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Lorig Charkoudian (D, MD-20) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Charlotte Crutchfield (D, MD-19) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Jessica Feldmark (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Linda Foley (D, MD-15) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Catherine M. Forbes (D, MD-43) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Michele Guyton (D, MD-42) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Andrea Fletcher Harrison (D, MD-24) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Terri L. Hill (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Julian Ivey (D, MD-47) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Aaron M. Kaufman (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Marc Korman (D, MD-16) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Ashanti Martinez (D, MD-22) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Bernice Mireku-North (D, MD-14) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Julie Palakovich Carr (D, MD-17) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Cheryl E. Pasteur (D, MD-11) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Sheila Ruth (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Matthew J. Schindler (D, MD-2) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Jared Solomon (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Sean A. Stinnett (D, MD-41) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Jheanelle K. Wilkins (D, MD-20) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Greg Wims (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Teresa Woorman (D, MD-16) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Chao Wu (D, MD-9) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Caylin Young (D, MD-45) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Natalie Ziegler (D, MD-9) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
Action timeline (2)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Judiciary
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House judiciary | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicole A. Williams (D, state_lower MD-22) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aaron M. Kaufman (D, state_lower MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Adrian Boafo (D, state_lower MD-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Andrea Fletcher Harrison (D, state_lower MD-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Ashanti Martinez (D, state_lower MD-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Bernice Mireku-North (D, state_lower MD-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Catherine M. Forbes (D, state_lower MD-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Caylin Young (D, state_lower MD-45) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Chao Wu (D, state_lower MD-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Charlotte Crutchfield (D, state_lower MD-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Cheryl E. Pasteur (D, state_lower MD-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Dylan Behler (D, state_lower MD-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Greg Wims (D, state_lower MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Jared Solomon (D, state_lower MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Jessica Feldmark (D, state_lower MD-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Jheanelle K. Wilkins (D, state_lower MD-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Julian Ivey (D, state_lower MD-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Julie Palakovich Carr (D, state_lower MD-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Linda Foley (D, state_lower MD-15) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Lorig Charkoudian (D, state_lower MD-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Marc Korman (D, state_lower MD-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Mary A. Lehman (D, state_lower MD-21) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Matthew J. Schindler (D, state_lower MD-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Michele Guyton (D, state_lower MD-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 25 | Natalie Ziegler (D, state_lower MD-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House judiciary · md-leg