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MD SB644

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/29/2025

Primary Sponsor

J.B. Jennings

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • School resource officers must carry a firearm while present on the premises of the school to which they are assigned, changing the current permissive "may carry" to a mandatory "shall carry" requirement

  • Baltimore City school police officers assigned to schools must carry firearms on school premises before or after regular school hours and on non-school days

  • The bill applies to law enforcement officers assigned to schools through memoranda of understanding between law enforcement agencies and local education agencies, as well as Baltimore City school police officers

  • Effective date is July 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Public Schools - School Resource Officers - Firearms Required

Guns

Last Action

Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.

2/10/2025

Committee Referrals

Education, Energy, and the Environment1/29/2025

Full Bill Text

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