SB 1 — Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Face Coverings and Identification
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-14
Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to develop a uniform policy, to be used by each law enforcement agency, prohibiting the use of a face covering in the performance of duty; requiring the Commission to develop a certain uniform policy requiring the use of worn identification by a law enforcement officer in the course of duty; requiring a law enforcement officer to wear identification while in the performance of duty in the State, with a certain exception; etc.
Latest action: — In the Senate - Passed Enrolled
Sponsors (18)
- Malcolm Augustine (D, MD-47) — sponsor · 2026-01-14
- Sara Love (D, MD-16) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Pamela Beidle (D, MD-32) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Benjamin Brooks (D, MD-10) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Brian J. Feldman (D, MD-15) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Bill Ferguson (D, MD-46) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Guy Guzzone (D, MD-13) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Shelly Hettleman (D, MD-11) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Cheryl C. Kagan (D, MD-17) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Nancy J. King (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Benjamin F. Kramer (D, MD-19) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Clarence K. Lam (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Karen Lewis Young (D, MD-3) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- C. Anthony Muse (D, MD-26) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Jim Rosapepe (D, MD-21) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- William C. Smith (D, MD-20) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Charles E. Sydnor (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Craig J. Zucker (D, MD-14) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
Action timeline (10)
- · senate — First Reading
- · senate — Hearing — Judicial Proceedings
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · house — Hearing — Judiciary
- · house — Third Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
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Connected on the graph
2 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 2 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House judiciary | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | Senate judicial proceedings | — | 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 | Malcolm Augustine (D, state_upper MD-47) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Benjamin Brooks (D, state_upper MD-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Benjamin F. Kramer (D, state_upper MD-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Bill Ferguson (D, state_upper MD-46) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Brian J. Feldman (D, state_upper MD-15) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | C. Anthony Muse (D, state_upper MD-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Charles E. Sydnor (D, state_upper MD-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Cheryl C. Kagan (D, state_upper MD-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Clarence K. Lam (D, state_upper MD-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Craig J. Zucker (D, state_upper MD-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Guy Guzzone (D, state_upper MD-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Jim Rosapepe (D, state_upper MD-21) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Karen Lewis Young (D, state_upper MD-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Nancy J. King (D, state_upper MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Pamela Beidle (D, state_upper MD-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Sara Love (D, state_upper MD-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Shelly Hettleman (D, state_upper MD-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | William C. Smith (D, state_upper MD-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
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
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate judicial proceedings · md-leg