---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Procedure – Forensic Genetic Genealogical DNA Analysis, Searching, Regulation, and Oversight"
description: "Criminal Procedure – Forensic Genetic Genealogical DNA Analysis, Searching, Regulation, and Oversight"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 187"
citation: "Maryland SB 187 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sydnor"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-10-30"
last_action: "2021-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d86eb440-1d30-466a-8781-2afcb93886fb"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0187?ys=2021RS&search=True"
source_hash: "7879e4fbcd7ec3849c936860f1e1e8a85f6de41f3351e5aad58ca068b48398a9"
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 187 (2021) — Criminal Procedure – Forensic Genetic Genealogical DNA Analysis, Searching, Regulation, and Oversight

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Criminal Procedure – Forensic Genetic Genealogical DNA Analysis, Searching, Regulation, and Oversight** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_682_sb0187t.pdf)
2. **First - Criminal Procedure – Forensic Genetic Genealogical DNA Analysis, Searching, Regulation, and Oversight** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0187f.pdf)
3. **Third - Criminal Procedure – Forensic Genetic Genealogical DNA Analysis, Searching, Regulation, and Oversight** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0187t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **137–1** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sydnor — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-10-30** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2021-01-13** First Reading Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
- **2020-12-28** Hearing 2/04 at 11:00 a.m.
- **2021-03-24** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-25** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-25** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2021-03-26** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-29** Referred Rules and Executive Nominations `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-06** Rereferred to Judiciary
- **2021-04-09** Favorable Report by Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-10** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-12** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-12** Returned Passed
- **2021-05-30** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 682 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d86eb440-1d30-466a-8781-2afcb93886fb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).