# Maryland SB 0533: Public Safety - Police Accountability - Time Limit for Filing Administrative Charges Maryland SB 0533, Public Safety - Police Accountability - Time Limit for Filing Administrative Charges, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by William G. Folden (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 493) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0533-2025RS - 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 0533 - State: Maryland - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Public Safety - Police Accountability - Time Limit for Filing Administrative Charges - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-24 - Last action: 2025-05-13, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 493 - Sponsor: William G. Folden (Republican) - Cosponsors: 10 - Subjects: Public Safety, Committees and Commissions, Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc., Investigations and Inquiries -see also- Crim Bckgrnd Invest, Law Enforcement -see also- SRO; Sheriffs; State Police, Police Conduct -see also- Ethics; Law Enforcement, Statutes of Limitation, Time - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (228 yes, 1 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: William G. Folden (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jack Bailey (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mary-Dulany James (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: M. Jackson - Cosponsor: Mike McKay (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: C. Anthony Muse (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Justin Ready (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Johnny Ray Salling (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: William C. Smith (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeff Waldstreicher (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris West (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-07 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 | | | 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 137 | 0 | 3 | | 2025-02-26 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 44 | 1 | | ## Actions (26) - 2025-05-13: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 493 - 2025-04-07: Passed Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Senate Concurs House Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (137-0) (House) - 2025-04-07: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House) - 2025-04-07: Favorable with Amendments Adopted (House) - 2025-04-07: Substitute Committee Amendment {823920/1 Adopted (House) - 2025-04-07: Committee Amendment Withdrawn (House) - 2025-04-07: Favorable with Amendments {993527/1 (House) - 2025-04-02: Motion Special Order until 04/03 (Delegate Clippinger) Adopted (House) - 2025-04-02: Favorable with Amendments {993527/1 (House) - 2025-04-01: Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary (House) - 2025-03-19: Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2025-02-27: Referred Judiciary (House) - 2025-02-26: Third Reading Passed (44-1) (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Floor Amendment {703725/1 (Senator M. Jackson) Adopted (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Motion Special Order until 2/19 (Senator M. Jackson) Adopted (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator M. Jackson) Adopted (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Favorable with Amendments {383721/1 Adopted (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Hearing 2/07 at 10:00 a.m. (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Hearing canceled (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Hearing 2/07 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2025-01-24: First Reading Judicial Proceedings (Senate) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2025-05-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_493_sb0533e.pdf) - Enrolled, 2025-04-07: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0533e.pdf) - Third Reading, 2025-02-19: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0533t.pdf) - First Reading, 2025-01-24: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0533f.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_493_sb0533e.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0533e.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0533t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0533f.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) - [Maryland bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland/bills) - [Maryland state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0533-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).