# Maryland SB 0128: Maryland Military Department - Supervision of State Active Duty Personnel

Maryland SB 0128, Maryland Military Department - Supervision of State Active Duty Personnel, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-14 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 97) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0128
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Maryland Military Department - Supervision of State Active Duty Personnel
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-09-17
- Last action: 2026-04-14, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 97
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials, Armed Forces and Uniformed Services, Federal Government, Governor, Managers and Supervisors, Military Department, Safety -see also- Occupational Safety
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (176 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Emergency law effective April 14, 2026: benefit, low. This act is an emergency measure. It takes effect the day it was signed, April 14, 2026. That makes the law’s public-safety changes effective right away.
- Governor can call state militia in crises: benefit, low. The Governor can order the State militia into State active duty in or on reasonable fear of an imminent crisis, like a disaster, riot, insurrection, invasion, or breach of the peace. The Governor can also activate the militia when martial law is declared, to enforce the laws, or to carry out any mi…
- Guard command and police powers in emergencies: mixed, low. The law covers all units of the Maryland Military Department, including the National Guard and Maryland Defense Force. When members are on State active duty, they have the full authority of peace officers across Maryland for as long as they are on duty. During State active duty, they operate under…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-08 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 132 | 0 | 6 |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 44 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-04-14: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 97
- 2026-04-08: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Third Reading Passed (132-0) (House)
- 2026-04-03: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2026-04-03: Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections (House)
- 2026-03-26: Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-02-13: Referred Government, Labor, and Elections (House)
- 2026-02-12: Third Reading Passed (44-0) (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Favorable with Amendments {513627/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Hearing 1/29 at 2:30 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2026-01-19: Hearing 1/29 at 2:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-09-17: Pre-filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-04-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_97_sb0128t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-02-10: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0128t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0128f.pdf)

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- SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law)
- SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)
- SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law)
- SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law)
- HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)

## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_97_sb0128t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0128t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0128f.pdf)

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- [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS)
- [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS)
- [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS)
- [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0128-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).