Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB338: Department of General Services - Maryland Capitol Police - Statewide Jurisdiction
Status: Signed into law, April 28, 2026
Altering and expanding the jurisdiction of the Maryland Capitol Police of the Department of General Services; and establishing that the Department has statewide jurisdiction over and full police authority for the enforcement of the criminal laws and parking and motor vehicle laws as to the operation, maintenance, and protection of certain State-owned or leased buildings and grounds and other public improvements or grounds designated by law or by the Board of Public Works.
What the bill says
An act concerning Department of General Services - Maryland Capitol Police - Statewide Jurisdiction FOR the purpose of altering the jurisdiction of the Maryland Capitol Police of the Department of General Services; and generally relating to the Maryland Capitol Police and the Department of General Services. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - State Finance and Procurement Section 4-601 and 4-605 Annotated Code of Maryland (2021 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement).
From the enrolled text, May 5, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Department of General Services - Maryland Capitol Police - Statewide Jurisdiction FOR the purpose of altering the jurisdiction of the Maryland Capitol Police of the Department of General Services; and generally relating to the Maryland Capitol Police and the Department of General Services. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - State Finance and Procurement Section 4-601 and 4-605 Annotated Code of Maryland (2021 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - State Finance and Procurement 4-601. (a) Subject to subsection [(b)] (C) of this section, the Department has STATEWIDE jurisdiction over and full police authority for the enforcement of the criminal laws and the parking and motor vehicle laws as to the operation, maintenance, and protection of: (1) [buildings and grounds that, on June 30, 1984, were administered by the Office of Annapolis Public Buildings and Grounds, and extending to the surrounding area that encompasses 1,000 feet in any direction from the boundary of those buildings and grounds; (2) buildings and grounds that, on June 30, 1984, were administered by the Office of Baltimore Public Buildings and Grounds, and extending to the surrounding area that encompasses 1,000 feet in any direction from the boundary of those buildings and …