Maryland · Senate Bill 721 · 2025 Regular Session

Family Law - Permanent Protective Orders - Consent

  1. Introduced Jan 27, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 31, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Mar 14, 2025
  4. Passed the House of Delegates Apr 1, 2025
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law May 13, 2025

What it does

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

Specifying that an individual may consent to the issuance of a permanent protective order against the individual.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeFirst Reading Judicial Proceedings · Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
  2. SenateHearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
  3. CommitteeFavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings · Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
  4. SenateFavorable Adopted
  5. SenateSecond Reading Passed
  6. SenateThird Reading Passed (47-0)47–0 vote
  7. CommitteeReferred Judiciary · House of Delegates Judiciary Committee
  8. CommitteeFavorable Report by Judiciary · House of Delegates Judiciary Committee
  9. House of DelegatesFavorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
  10. House of DelegatesThird Reading Passed (131-0)131–0 vote
  11. SenateReturned Passed
  12. GovernorApproved by the Governor - Chapter 537

Roll calls

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

Third Reading Passed (47-0) · Full Senate

Passed 47–0
Mar 14, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 47 No 0
Democrats: 34 yes, 0 no Republicans: 13 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 47

Third Reading Passed (131-0) · Full House of Delegates

Passed 131–0
Apr 1, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 131 No 0 Not voting 10
Democrats: 94 yes, 0 no Republicans: 37 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 131

Not voting · 5

Absent · 5

Committee and other votes

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Maryland's official records (mgaleg.maryland.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.