2026 Regular Session
HB155
Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Prohibition on Face Coverings
Earlier-session bill · introduced 2025
Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to develop a model policy prohibiting the use of a face covering in the performance of duty; requiring a law enforcement agency to adopt a policy consistent with the model policy developed by the Commission; and prohibiting a certain law enforcement officer from wearing a certain face covering while in the performance of duty in the State, except when actively engaged in an undercover operation.
Legislative progress
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Committee referrals
January 14, 2026 · House
Judiciary
Instrument history
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House Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Judiciary
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House Pre-filed