# Maryland SB 0036: Public Safety - 9-1-1 Trust Fund - 9-8-8 Suicide Prevention Hotline

Maryland SB 0036, Public Safety - 9-1-1 Trust Fund - 9-8-8 Suicide Prevention Hotline, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Cheryl C. Kagan (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-04-08 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 14) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0036
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Public Safety - 9-1-1 Trust Fund - 9-8-8 Suicide Prevention Hotline
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-09-09
- Last action: 2025-04-08, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 14
- Sponsor: Cheryl C. Kagan (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Public Safety, Death -see also- Homicide; Murder; Wrongful Death, Emergency Services -see also- Ambul; Emergencies; etc., Job Training -see also- Continuing Ed; Vocational Rehab, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax), Telecommunications and Information Technology, Telephones
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (183 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Cheryl C. Kagan (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Malcolm Augustine (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-03 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 137 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-01-30 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 46 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-04-08: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 14
- 2025-04-04: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Third Reading Passed (137-0) (House)
- 2025-03-28: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-03-28: Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations (House)
- 2025-03-11: Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-31: Referred Health and Government Operations (House)
- 2025-01-30: Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Hearing 1/15 at 10:30 a.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First Reading Budget and Taxation (Senate)
- 2024-09-09: Pre-filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-04-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_14_sb0036t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-01-28: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0036t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0036f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_14_sb0036t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0036t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0036f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0036-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).