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HB 1511 — Maryland

Public Safety - State Clearinghouse for Missing Persons

Renaming and transferring the State Clearinghouse for Missing Children to be the State Clearinghouse for Missing Persons; requiring the Department of State Police to study the Department's capacity to report about persons who have disappeared from, or are thought to be located in, Maryland to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System; and requiring the Department to submit its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2026.

Latest action: Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. · Feb 16, 2026

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Synopsis written by the legislature's own staff, as published on the official bill page. Status label is derived from the recorded actions. The full text below is the record.

Committees: Judiciary (House of Delegates)

Updated Mar 17, 2026

Timeline

  1. First Reading Judiciary

    Feb 13, 2026 · House of Delegates

  2. Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.

    Feb 16, 2026 · House of Delegates

Sponsored by Anne Healey

No recorded floor votes yet.

Fiscal and Policy Note — official analysis by legislative staff (PDF) Bill text (First reading) — Maryland General Assembly (PDF) Official record — Maryland General Assembly bill page

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