---
type: "Bill"
title: "State Fire Marshal – Sprinkler Systems Enforcement"
description: "State Fire Marshal – Sprinkler Systems Enforcement"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "SB 746"
citation: "Maryland SB 746 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beidle", "Elfreth", "Rosapepe"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-02-03"
last_action: "2020-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2842b312-9708-4658-928f-9235404fc689"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0746?ys=2020RS&search=True"
source_hash: "90ef33240e9d0e91b415413c841dac24c105c6f5e26cd762705b4384ea7b3b6b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland SB 746 (2020) — State Fire Marshal – Sprinkler Systems Enforcement

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - State Fire Marshal – Sprinkler Systems Enforcement** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/Chapters_noln/CH_335_sb0746t.pdf)
2. **First - State Fire Marshal – Sprinkler Systems Enforcement** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0746f.pdf)
3. **Third - State Fire Marshal – Sprinkler Systems Enforcement** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0746t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **102–30** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **43–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Beidle — primary (person)
- Elfreth — primary (person)
- Rosapepe — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-02-03** First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-05** Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2020-03-13** Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-13** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-13** Second Reading Passed
- **2020-03-14** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2020-03-15** Referred Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-16** Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-17** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-18** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2020-03-18** Returned Passed
- **2020-05-08** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 335 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2842b312-9708-4658-928f-9235404fc689`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).