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HB 1419·MD·house

Department of State Police - Centralized Background Check Division

FailedFiled Feb 13, 2026
Sponsor: Solomon
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Hearing (House)

Mar 6, 2026

Summary

The bill would form a Centralized Background Check Division within the Maryland Department of State Police and require every state and local agency to appoint a designated individual to manage background investigations for regulated positions. It also sets up reporting, confidentiality, and penalty rules, and would take effect on October 1, 2026, but the measure failed to pass.

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History

  1. Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (Government, Labor, and Elections)
  2. First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections and Judiciary

Sponsors

  • Solomon · sponsor
  • Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee

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