Files
2026-07-06 17:27:20 -04:00

76 lines
3.1 KiB
Markdown
Raw Permalink Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "Law Enforcement - Protective Body Armor - Requirements and Reporting"
description: "Law Enforcement - Protective Body Armor - Requirements and Reporting"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 904"
citation: "Maryland HB 904 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cardin", "Conaway", "McComas", "Moon", "Moreno", "Nkongolo", "Phillips", "Simmons"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-05"
last_action: "2026-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4544a89b-dd5c-4a59-a780-406c4a2a240c"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0904?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "5a8f8663d2af093346eacfda0e8299d613d9c34ff2b51d6456f8f28146458362"
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 904 (2026) — Law Enforcement - Protective Body Armor - Requirements and Reporting
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Chapter - Law Enforcement - Protective Body Armor - Requirements and Reporting** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_462_hb0904t.pdf)
2. **First - Law Enforcement - Protective Body Armor - Requirements and Reporting** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0904f.pdf)
3. **Third - Law Enforcement - Protective Body Armor - Requirements and Reporting** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0904t.pdf)
## Votes
- On Third Reading — **1320** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Cardin — primary (person)
- Conaway — primary (person)
- McComas — primary (person)
- Moon — primary (person)
- Moreno — primary (person)
- Nkongolo — primary (person)
- Phillips — primary (person)
- Simmons — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-05** First Reading Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-05** Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-03-18** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-03-18** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-19** Referred Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-08** Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-13** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Returned Passed
- **2026-05-12** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 462 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4544a89b-dd5c-4a59-a780-406c4a2a240c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).