# Maryland SB 0872: Local Government - Hiring and Promotion Preferences for Veterans and Spouses of Service Members and Veterans (Families Serve Act)

Maryland SB 0872, Local Government - Hiring and Promotion Preferences for Veterans and Spouses of Service Members and Veterans (Families Serve Act), is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by J.B. Jennings (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 272); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0872
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Local Government - Hiring and Promotion Preferences for Veterans and Spouses of Service Members and Veterans (Families Serve Act)
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-03
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 272
- Sponsor: J.B. Jennings (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Counties - Generally, Municipalities, Armed Forces -see also- Military Department; Veterans, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Disabilities, Ex-Offenders, Laws and Ordinances -see also- Pub Local Laws; Uniform Laws, Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC, Public Employees -see also- State Employees, Recruitment and Hiring, Spouses, Veterans
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (179 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: J.B. Jennings (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-31 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 132 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025-03-14 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-05-06: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 272
- 2025-03-31: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Third Reading Passed (132-0) (House)
- 2025-03-28: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-03-28: Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2025-03-19: Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-03-15: Referred Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2025-03-14: Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Floor Amendment {143020/1 (Senator Jennings) Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Favorable with Amendments {853426/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: First Reading Finance (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_272_sb0872t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0872t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-02-03: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0872f.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (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_272_sb0872t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0872t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0872f.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [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)
- [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-SB0872-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).