# Maryland SB 0142: Marriage - Confidential Communication

Maryland SB 0142, Marriage - Confidential Communication, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Charles E. Sydnor (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-04-22 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 146) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0142-2025RS
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0142
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Marriage - Confidential Communication
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-10-17
- Last action: 2025-04-22, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 146
- Sponsor: Charles E. Sydnor (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Criminal Law - Procedures, Communications -see also- ElecComm; Intergov; Telecom; etc., Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc., Disclosure, Privileged Communications, Spouses, Testimony -see also- Witnesses, Trials, Victims -see also- Criminal Injuries Compensation
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (182 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: Charles E. Sydnor (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-01 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 136 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-30 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 46 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-04-22: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 146
- 2025-04-01: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Third Reading Passed (136-0) (House)
- 2025-03-31: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-03-31: Favorable Report by Judiciary (House)
- 2025-01-31: Referred Judiciary (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 Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2025-01-09: Hearing 1/16 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First Reading Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2024-10-17: Pre-filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-04-22: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_146_sb0142t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-01-28: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0142t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0142f.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_146_sb0142t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0142t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0142f.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-SB0142-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).