2025 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB249: Residential Real Property - Local Limits on Summoning Law Enforcement or Emergency Services
Legislative Summary
Prohibiting a local jurisdiction from enforcing a law or ordinance that limits the summoning of law enforcement or emergency services to a residential property by establishing a certain threshold or penalty.
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Bill History
9/3/2024
Pre-filed
House of Delegates
1/8/2025
First Reading Judiciary
House of Delegates
1/10/2025
Hearing 1/22 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
2/24/2025
Favorable Report by Judiciary
House of Delegates
2/25/2025
Favorable Adopted
House of Delegates
2/25/2025
Motion Special Order until 02/26 (Delegate Pippy) Adopted
House of Delegates
2/26/2025
Motion Special Order until 02/27 (Delegate Pippy) Adopted
House of Delegates
2/27/2025
Floor Amendment {843728/1 (Delegate Pippy) Rejected (38-94)
House of Delegates
2/27/2025
Second Reading Passed
House of Delegates
3/4/2025
Third Reading Passed (96-37)
House of Delegates
3/5/2025
Referred Judicial Proceedings
Senate
3/27/2025
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate
3/27/2025
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
Senate
4/2/2025
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Senate
4/2/2025
Returned Passed
House of Delegates
5/13/2025
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 476
House of Delegates
Amendments
Floor Amendment 843728/1 (Delegate Pippy) Rejected (38-94)
Floor Amendment 843728/1 (Delegate Pippy) Rejected (38-94)
2/27/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
4/2/2025
47
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/4/2025
96
Yea
37
Nay
2
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Floor Amendment 843728/1 (Delegate Pippy) Rejected
2/27/2025
38
Yea
94
Nay
2
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: FAILED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/13/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Julie Palakovich Carr
Democrat