---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Safety - 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System"
description: "Public Safety - 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "SB 838"
citation: "Maryland SB 838 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Commission to Advance Next Generation 9-1-1 Across Maryland", "Kagan", "Reilly"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-02-03"
last_action: "2020-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca06989f-6a5e-4ad5-b971-fde17df28b2b"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0838?ys=2020RS&search=True"
source_hash: "cef6f15ecc4424643b16acfa62cd60cb566a08b1d80afef47dfa48834a5a3228"
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 838 (2020) — Public Safety - 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Public Safety - 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/Chapters_noln/CH_376_sb0838e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Public Safety - 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0838e.pdf)
3. **First - Public Safety - 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0838f.pdf)
4. **Third - Public Safety - 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0838t.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to suspend rules and allow 2 Rdgs on 1 Day — **130–1** (pass) · lower
- On third reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- ON THIRD READING (Rules Suspended) (Amend) — **131–0** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Commission to Advance Next Generation 9-1-1 Across Maryland — primary (person)
- Kagan — primary (person)
- Reilly — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-03** First Reading Finance `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-07** Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2020-03-14** Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-14** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-14** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2020-03-15** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2020-03-16** Referred Health and Government Operations `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-17** Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-17** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-17** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2020-03-17** Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day (Delegate Rosenberg) Adopted
- **2020-03-17** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2020-03-18** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2020-03-18** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2020-03-18** Passed Enrolled
- **2020-05-08** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 376 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ca06989f-6a5e-4ad5-b971-fde17df28b2b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).