# Maryland SB 0555: Public Information Act - Denials - Pending Litigation

Maryland SB 0555, Public Information Act - Denials - Pending Litigation, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2025-03-18 (Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.) (as of 2026-10-17).

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- As of: 2026-10-17
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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0555
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Public Information Act - Denials - Pending Litigation
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-24
- Last action: 2025-03-18, Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials, Courts -see also- AppCt; Circuit; District; Orphans'; etc., Evidence, Privacy, Public Information, Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (31 yes, 11 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-17 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 31 | 11 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2025-03-18: Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-03-17: Referred Health and Government Operations (House)
- 2025-03-17: Third Reading Passed (31-11) (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments {643020/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Motion Laid Over (Senator Ready) Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments {643020/1 (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0555t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-24: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0555f.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
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0555t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0555f.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-SB0555-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).