Courtroom Security - Minimum Adequate Security

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Requiring each law enforcement agency, department, or entity providing security at a courthouse facility to submit a report by September 30, 2025, to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland; requiring the report include the current number of court security officers available, the minimum number needed to meet adequate security standards, the current number of vacancies and a viable plan to meet minimum adequate security standards as identified in the Act; etc.

Every action

15 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Mar 19, 2025House of DelegatesHearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
2. Mar 26, 2025House of DelegatesHearing canceled
3. Mar 26, 2025House of DelegatesHearing 3/26 at 3:15 p.m.
4. Apr 2, 2025CommitteeFavorable Report by Judiciary · House of Delegates Judiciary Committee
5. Apr 2, 2025House of DelegatesFavorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
6. Apr 7, 2025House of DelegatesThird Reading Passed (139-0)139–0 vote
7. Apr 7, 2025SenateReturned Passed
8. Apr 22, 2025GovernorApproved by the Governor - Chapter 141

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee and other votes

Sponsors

The 0 members who introduced it.

• CJ Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Maryland Judiciary ) Sponsoring committee