2025 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB548: Public Safety - Militia - Active Duty Combat (Defend the Guard)
Legislative Summary
Prohibiting the Governor from ordering the militia or a member of the militia into active duty combat unless the U.S. Congress has passed an official declaration of war or taken a certain official action; and establishing that this prohibition does not limit or prohibit the Governor from deploying the militia or a member of the militia under certain circumstances.
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Bill History
1/22/2025
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
1/22/2025
Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/22/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Health and Government Operations(House of Delegates)
Sponsors
Republican: 17
Primary Sponsor

Robin Grammer
Republican
Co-Sponsors (16)
Steven Arentz
Republican
Lauren Arikan
Republican
Barry Beauchamp
Republican
Christopher Bouchat
Republican
Jason Buckel
Republican
Brian Chisholm
Republican
Mark Fisher
Republican
Jeff Ghrist
Republican
Wayne Hartman
Republican
Tom Hutchinson
Republican
Susan McComas
Republican
Ric Metzgar
Republican
Matt Morgan
Republican
Stuart Schmidt
Republican
William Valentine
Republican
William Wivell
Republican