# Maryland SB 0540: Home Detention Monitoring Agencies - Promotion and Solicitation of Business - Prohibition

Maryland SB 0540, Home Detention Monitoring Agencies - Promotion and Solicitation of Business - Prohibition, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-12 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 478) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0540
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Home Detention Monitoring Agencies - Promotion and Solicitation of Business - Prohibition
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-04
- Last action: 2026-05-12, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 478
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Business Occupations and Professions, Advertising, Agents and Brokers, Boundaries, Commerce and Business -see also- ElectrComm; ForeignTr; etc., Correctional Institutions -see also- Patuxent Institution, Correctional Officers, Courts -see also- AppCt; Circuit; District; Orphans'; etc., Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc., Fines -see also- Penalties and Sentences, Home Detention, Licenses -see also- AB Lic; Certifications; DrLic; Permits, Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty, Solicitation, Surveillance, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (222 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Home detention companies barred from courthouse pitches: benefit, medium. Beginning October 1, 2026, agents of private home detention monitoring companies, courthouse staff, and jail staff may not pitch those services on courthouse or correctional facility grounds. They may not approach or invite someone to use a specific company, or hand out, display, or wear ads, or ot…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-10 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 136 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-04-10 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 42 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 44 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-05-12: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 478
- 2026-04-10: Passed Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Third Reading Passed (42-0) (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Senate Concurs House Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Third Reading Passed (136-0) (House)
- 2026-04-08: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2026-04-08: Favorable with Amendments {163323/1 Adopted (House)
- 2026-04-08: Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary (House)
- 2026-03-09: Referred Judiciary (House)
- 2026-03-06: Third Reading Passed (44-0) (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: First Reading Judicial Proceedings (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-05-12: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_478_sb0540e.pdf)
- Enrolled, 2026-04-10: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0540e.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-03-03: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0540t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-02-04: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0540f.pdf)

## Related bills

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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_478_sb0540e.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0540e.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0540t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0540f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - A…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0496-2026RS)
- [SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0366-2026RS)
- [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-SB0540-2026RS (as of 2026-10-19).