---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Procedure - Forensic Genetic Genealogical DNA Analysis and Search - Applicability for Deceased and Missing Individuals"
description: "Criminal Procedure - Forensic Genetic Genealogical DNA Analysis and Search - Applicability for Deceased and Missing Individuals"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 549"
citation: "Maryland SB 549 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sydnor"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-25"
last_action: "2024-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/994871ff-5c6c-48a5-a281-510c0c7f023a"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0549?ys=2024RS&search=True"
source_hash: "7c5e5cf00128ede14b7c4bfce4855494df188eb126b23cc84ec81de4d9a9d7bb"
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 549 (2024) — Criminal Procedure - Forensic Genetic Genealogical DNA Analysis and Search - Applicability for Deceased and Missing Individuals

## 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 and Search - Applicability for Deceased and Missing Individuals** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/Chapters_noln/CH_831_sb0549t.pdf)
2. **First - Criminal Procedure - Forensic Genetic Genealogical DNA Analysis and Search - Applicability for Deceased and Missing Children** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0549f.pdf)
3. **Third - Criminal Procedure - Forensic Genetic Genealogical DNA Analysis and Search - Applicability for Deceased and Missing Individuals** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0549t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **137–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sydnor — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-25** First Reading Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-31** Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-02-06** Hearing canceled
- **2024-02-06** Hearing 2/09 at 12:00 p.m.
- **2024-03-11** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-12** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-12** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2024-03-14** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-03-15** Referred Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-29** Favorable Report by Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-29** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-29** Second Reading Passed
- **2024-04-02** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-03** Returned Passed
- **2024-05-16** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 831 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/994871ff-5c6c-48a5-a281-510c0c7f023a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).