# Maryland SB 0554: Public Information Act - Frivolous, Vexatious, or Abusive Requests - Remedies

Maryland SB 0554, Public Information Act - Frivolous, Vexatious, or Abusive Requests - Remedies, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2025-01-30 (Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0554
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Public Information Act - Frivolous, Vexatious, or Abusive Requests - Remedies
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-24
- Last action: 2025-01-30, Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment)
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: State Government - Regulations and Procedures, Abuse -see also- Child Abuse; Dom. Viol.; Elder Abuse; etc, Appeals -see also- Judicial Review, Circuit Courts, Claims, Committees and Commissions, Ethics, Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty, Public Information, Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records, Sexual Offenses, Standards and Best Practices
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Actions (2)

- 2025-01-30: Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment and Judicial Proceedings (Senate)

## Bill text

- First Reading, 2025-01-24: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0554f.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
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0554f.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-SB0554-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).