---
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: "HB 823"
citation: "Maryland HB 823 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cardin", "Holmes", "Stein"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-02-03"
last_action: "2020-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f487e03d-929a-4bf3-b2d7-454a39ba8dee"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0823?ys=2020RS&search=True"
source_hash: "76bd88cdc70a0a58d6c76f59d2e179fcdd011483ade95d1671999cb51dcbc4c6"
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 HB 823 (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_334_hb0823t.pdf)
2. **First - State Fire Marshal – Sprinkler Systems Enforcement** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0823f.pdf)
3. **Third - State Fire Marshal - Sprinkler Systems Enforcement** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0823t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **106–27** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cardin — primary (person)
- Holmes — primary (person)
- Stein — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-03** First Reading Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-05** Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2020-03-06** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-09** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-09** Motion Special Order until 3/10 (Delegate Adams) Adopted
- **2020-03-10** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2020-03-12** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2020-03-13** Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-17** Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-17** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-17** Second Reading Passed
- **2020-03-17** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2020-03-18** Returned Passed
- **2020-05-08** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 334 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f487e03d-929a-4bf3-b2d7-454a39ba8dee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).