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type: "Bill"
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title: "Public Health - Subcutaneous Implanting of Identification Device - Prohibition"
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description: "Public Health - Subcutaneous Implanting of Identification Device - Prohibition"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
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legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
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session: "2018"
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identifier: "SB 944"
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citation: "Maryland SB 944 (2018)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Public Health", "Agents and Brokers", "Civil Actions", "Courts", "Crimes and Punishments", "Damages", "Equipment", "Fees", "Health", "Identification", "Penalties and Sentences", "Personal Representatives", "Privacy", "Public Employees", "Public Officials", "State Employees"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Young"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2018-02-05"
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last_action: "2018-05-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/60db8a08-e3fc-4d1e-b453-39bcdab37804"
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source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?id=SB944&stab=01&pid=billpage&tab=subject3&ys=2018rs"
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source_hash: "ceea3e6a4884a1e5c9fb7eddc3cd1eace35260877c77d9eeb60cb67c1c4a7175"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
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---
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# Maryland SB 944 (2018) — Public Health - Subcutaneous Implanting of Identification Device - Prohibition
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/bills/sb/sb0944f.pdf)
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## Votes
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- On Third Reading — **138–1** (pass) · lower
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- On Third Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Young — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-02-05** First Reading Finance `referral-committee`
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- **2018-02-07** Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.
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- **2018-03-28** Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-03-28** Favorable with Amendments {457676/1 Report Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-03-28** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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- **2018-03-29** Third Reading Passed (45-0) `passage`
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- **2018-03-30** First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations `referral-committee`
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- **2018-03-30** Rereferred to Health and Government Operations and Judiciary
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- **2018-04-02** Hearing 4/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Health and Government Operations)
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- **2018-04-07** Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-04-07** Favorable Report Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-04-07** Second Reading Passed
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- **2018-04-09** Third Reading Passed (138-1) `passage`
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- **2018-04-09** Returned Passed
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- **2018-05-08** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 453 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/60db8a08-e3fc-4d1e-b453-39bcdab37804`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).
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