Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Prohibition on Face Coverings
Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
Summary
The bill directs the state police training commission to create a model rule that prohibits law‑enforcement officers from wearing any opaque mask, helmet, or similar item while performing their duties. All state, local and federal law‑enforcement agencies operating in Maryland must adopt a matching policy, with an exception for officers engaged in undercover work. Violations could lead to up to two years in jail, a fine, and loss of civil‑court immunity.
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- Judiciary — Bill HearingJudiciary · Feb 24, 2026
History
- Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- First Reading Judiciary
- Pre-filed
Sponsors
- Williams · sponsor
- Behler
- Boafo
- Charkoudian
- Crutchfield
- Feldmark
- Foley
- Forbes
- Guyton
- Harrison
- Hill
- Ivey
- Kaufman
- Korman
- Lehman
- Martinez
- Mireku-North
- Palakovich Carr
- Pasteur
- Pena-Melnyk
- Ruth
- Schindler
- Solomon
- Stinnett
- Wilkins
And 5 more cosponsors.
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