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Maryland · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 872: Local Government - Hiring and Promotion Preferences for Veterans and Spouses of Service Members and Veterans (Families Serve Act)

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 872 is a bill introduced in the Maryland Senate on February 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Local Government - Hiring and Promotion Preferences for Veterans and Spouses of Service Members and Veterans (Families Serve Act). Primary sponsor: J.B. Jennings (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 6, 2025): Approved by the Governor - Chapter 272.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
J.B. JenningsPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate7

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Approved by the Governor - Chapter 272
  2. Returned Passed
  3. Third Reading Passed
  4. Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
  5. Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
  6. Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
  7. Referred Environment and Transportation
  8. Third Reading Passed
  9. Second Reading Passed with Amendments
  10. Floor Amendment {
  11. Favorable with Amendments {
  12. Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source