Maryland Senate Bill 48

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-15 - Hearing 1/24 at 2:30 p.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Altering the eligibility requirements for an individual to be certified by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission as a police officer to remove certain citizenship requirements for an individual who is a permanent legal resident of the United States and an honorably discharged veteran; and providing that an individual who is a permanent legal resident and honorably discharged veteran or current member of the Army National Guard, the Air National Guard, or a reserve component is eligible to be certified as a police officer.

Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Police Officer Certification - Eligibility

Sen. Cheryl Kagan [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-15	Senate	Hearing 1/24 at 2:30 p.m.
2024-01-10	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2023-09-11	Senate	Pre-filed

HB8 (Crossfiled) 2024-01-10 - Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m.
HB145 (Carry Over) 2023-03-06 - Referred Judicial Proceedings

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Public Safety	3	209	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0048?ys=2024RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0048f.pdf