Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB904: Law Enforcement - Protective Body Armor - Requirements and Reporting
Status: Signed into law, May 12, 2026
Providing that a law enforcement agency may not assign a law enforcement officer to duties other than administrative duties unless the officer is issued protective body armor; requiring a law enforcement agency to issue only protective body armor that meets certain standards and has not reached an expiration date; prohibiting the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy from withholding from a law enforcement agency grant funds specifically designated for the purchase of protective body armor; etc.
What the bill says
An act concerning Law Enforcement - Protective Body Armor - Requirements and Reporting FOR the purpose of providing that a law enforcement agency may not assign a law enforcement officer to duties other than administrative duties unless the officer is issued protective body armor; requiring a law enforcement agency to issue only protective body armor that meets certain standards; requiring a law enforcement agency to replace protective body armor before a certain date…
From the enrolled text, May 19, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Law Enforcement - Protective Body Armor - Requirements and Reporting FOR the purpose of providing that a law enforcement agency may not assign a law enforcement officer to duties other than administrative duties unless the officer is issued protective body armor; requiring a law enforcement agency to issue only protective body armor that meets certain standards; requiring a law enforcement agency to replace protective body armor before a certain date; requiring a law enforcement agency to notify the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission under certain circumstances; requiring the Commission to notify the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy under certain circumstances; providing that the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy may not disburse certain grant funds under certain circumstances; and generally relating to protective body armor. BY adding to Article - Public Safety Section 3-535 Annotated Code of Maryland (2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Public Safety Section 4-101(a) and (e) Annotated Code of Maryland (2022 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 - Public Safety 3-535. (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS INDICATED. (2) "COMMISSION" MEANS THE MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING AND STANDARDS …
Sponsors
- David Moon (D, 20) · primary sponsor
- Jon Cardin (D, HD-011)
- Scott Phillips (D, HD-010)
- LaToya Nkongolo (R, 31)
- Gary Simmons (D, 12B)
- Susan McComas (R, HD-034B)
- Moreno (D)
- Frank Conaway (D, HD-040)
Latest actions
- : Approved by the Governor - Chapter 462
- : Returned Passed
- : Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- : Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- : Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- : Referred Judicial Proceedings
- : Third Reading Passed (132-0)
- : Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- : Favorable with Amendments {213322/1 Adopted
- : Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
Votes
- Third Reading Passed (45-0) (April 13, 2026): 45 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading Passed (132-0) (March 18, 2026): 132 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB904?
- HB904 is a bill in the Maryland Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Law Enforcement - Protective Body Armor - Requirements and Reporting.
- What does HB904 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning Law Enforcement - Protective Body Armor - Requirements and Reporting FOR the purpose of providing that a law enforcement agency may not assign a law enforcement officer to duties other than administrative duties unless the officer is issued protective body armor; requiring a law enforcement agency to issue only protective body armor that meets certain standards; requiring a law enforcement agency to replace protective body armor before a certain date…
- What is the status of HB904?
- Signed into law as of May 12, 2026. Latest action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 462 (May 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB904?
- David Moon (D, 20), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB904?
- On the Maryland Legislature website: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0904?ys=2026RS
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