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SENATE BILL 48
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(PRE–FILED)
By: Senators Simonaire and M. Jackson
Requested: May 18, 2024
Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025
Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
Committee Report: Favorable
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: February 2, 2025
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Department of General Services – Identification Cards – Veteran Status 2
Notation 3
FOR the purpose of authorizing the Department of General Services to include a notation 4
on a certain identification card indicating that the holder is a veteran under certain 5
circumstances; requiring the Department to obtain the consent of a certain holder of 6
an identification card before transmitting certain information to a certain executive 7
agency; prohibiting the Department from transmitting certain information obtained 8
on an application for an identification card except under certain circumstances; and 9
generally relating to veterans and identification cards issued by the Department of 10
General Services. 11
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 12
Article – State Finance and Procurement 13
Section 4–101 14
Annotated Code of Maryland 15
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 16
BY adding to 17
Article – State Finance and Procurement 18
Section 4–211 19
Annotated Code of Maryland 20
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 21
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SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 1
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 2
Article – State Finance and Procurement 3
4–101. 4
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 5
(b) “Department” means the Department of General Services. 6
(c) “Secretary” means the Secretary of General Services. 7
4–211. 8
(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 9
INDICATED. 10
(2) “EXECUTIVE AGENCY ” MEANS A UNIT OF THE EXECUTIVE 11
BRANCH OF STATE GOVERNMENT . 12
(3) “IDENTIFICATION CARD ” MEANS A SECURITY CARD ISSUED BY 13
THE DEPARTMENT TO A STATE EMPLOYEE OR OTH ER INDIVIDUAL AUTHOR IZED BY 14
THE SECRETARY, INCLUDING A CONTRACTOR , REGULATED LOBBYIST , MEDIA 15
PERSONNEL , LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFF ICIAL, OR VOLUNTEER . 16
(B) (1) THE DEPARTMENT MAY INCLUD E A NOTATION ON A N 17
IDENTIFICATION CARD INDICATING THAT THE HOLDER IS A VETERAN IF THE 18
INDIVIDUAL ISSUED TH E IDENTIFICATION CAR D PRESENTS A CERTIFICA TION OF 19
VETERAN STATUS OBTAI NED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AND MILITARY 20
FAMILIES IN ACCORDANC E WITH § 9–905 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, A 21
DD FORM 214, OR OTHER DOCUMENTATI ON ACCEPTABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT . 22
(2) THE DEPARTMENT MAY LIMIT THE NOTATION AUTHORIZED BY 23
PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION T O A CERTAIN CATEGORY OR CATEGORIES OF 24
IDENTIFICATION CARD HOLDERS. 25
(C) (1) IF THE DEPARTMENT PROVIDES A N OPTION FOR A NOTATION ON 26
AN IDENTIFICATION CARD THAT INDICATES THAT THE HOLDER IS A VETERAN, THE 27
DEPARTMENT SHALL INCLUDE ON THE APPLI CATION FOR THE IDENTIFICATION 28
CARD THE OPTION FOR THE A PPLICANT TO: 29
(I) INDICATE THAT THE APPLICANT IS A VETERAN; AND 30
SENATE BILL 48 3
(II) CONSENT TO BEING CON TACTED BY APPROPRIAT E 1
EXECUTIVE AGENCIES RE GARDING THE INDIVIDUAL’S ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE OR 2
FEDERAL VETERANS ’ BENEFITS. 3
(2) (I) IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 4, SUBTITLE 3 OF THE 4
GENERAL PROVISIONS ARTICLE AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE LAW , AND ON 5
REQUEST BY AN EXECUTIVE AGENCY, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL TRANSMIT TO TH E 6
EXECUTIVE AGENCY APPROPRIATE I NFORMATION ABOUT EAC H IDENTIFICATION 7
CARD HOLDER WHO HAS GIVEN CONSENT UNDER PARAGRAPH (1)(II) OF THIS 8
SUBSECTION. 9
(II) UNLESS OTHERWISE AUTH ORIZED OR REQUIRED B Y LAW, 10
THE DEPARTMENT MAY NOT TR ANSMIT INFORMATION O BTAINED ON AN 11
APPLICATION FOR AN I DENTIFICATION CARD THAT RELATES TO THE APPLICANT’S 12
STATUS AS A VETERAN UNLESS THE APPLICANT HAS GIVEN CONSENT UNDER 13
PARAGRAPH (1)(II) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 14
(D) THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT REGULATION S TO CARRY OUT THIS 15
SECTION. 16
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 17
October 1, 2025. 18
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.