Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB48 Compare Versions

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3	3		EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4		[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5		-	Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6		-	Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7		-	amendment.
8	5		sb0048
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10	7		SENATE BILL 48
11	8		P3, P1 5lr0615
12	9		(PRE–FILED)
13		-	By: Senators Simonaire and M. Jackson
	10	+	By: Senators Simonaire and Jackson
14	11		Requested: May 18, 2024
15	12		Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025
16	13		Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
17		-	Committee Report: Favorable
18		-	Senate action: Adopted
19		-	Read second time: February 2, 2025
20	14
21		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	15	+	A BILL ENTITLED
22	16
23	17		AN ACT concerning 1
24	18
25	19		Department of General Services – Identification Cards – Veteran Status 2
26	20		Notation 3
27	21
28	22		FOR the purpose of authorizing the Department of General Services to include a notation 4
29	23		on a certain identification card indicating that the holder is a veteran under certain 5
30	24		circumstances; requiring the Department to obtain the consent of a certain holder of 6
31	25		an identification card before transmitting certain information to a certain executive 7
32	26		agency; prohibiting the Department from transmitting certain information obtained 8
33	27		on an application for an identification card except under certain circumstances; and 9
34	28		generally relating to veterans and identification cards issued by the Department of 10
35	29		General Services. 11
36	30
37	31		BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 12
38	32		Article – State Finance and Procurement 13
39	33		Section 4–101 14
40	34		Annotated Code of Maryland 15
41	35		(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 16
42	36
43	37		BY adding to 17
44	38		Article – State Finance and Procurement 18
45	39		Section 4–211 19
46	40		Annotated Code of Maryland 20
47	41		(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 21
48		-	2 SENATE BILL 48
49	42
	43	+	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 22
	44	+	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 23
50	45
51		-	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 1
52		-	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 2
	46	+	Article – State Finance and Procurement 24
53	47
54		-	Article – State Finance and Procurement 3
55		-
56		-	4–101. 4
57		-
58		-	(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 5
59		-
60		-	(b) “Department” means the Department of General Services. 6
61		-
62		-	(c) “Secretary” means the Secretary of General Services. 7
63		-
64		-	4–211. 8
65		-
66		-	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 9
67		-	INDICATED. 10
68		-
69		-	(2) “EXECUTIVE AGENCY ” MEANS A UNIT OF THE EXECUTIVE 11
70		-	BRANCH OF STATE GOVERNMENT . 12
71		-
72		-	(3) “IDENTIFICATION CARD ” MEANS A SECURITY CARD ISSUED BY 13
73		-	THE DEPARTMENT TO A STATE EMPLOYEE OR OTH ER INDIVIDUAL AUTHOR IZED BY 14
74		-	THE SECRETARY, INCLUDING A CONTRACTOR , REGULATED LOBBYIST , MEDIA 15
75		-	PERSONNEL , LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFF ICIAL, OR VOLUNTEER . 16
76		-
77		-	(B) (1) THE DEPARTMENT MAY INCLUD E A NOTATION ON A N 17
78		-	IDENTIFICATION CARD INDICATING THAT THE HOLDER IS A VETERAN IF THE 18
79		-	INDIVIDUAL ISSUED TH E IDENTIFICATION CAR D PRESENTS A CERTIFICA TION OF 19
80		-	VETERAN STATUS OBTAI NED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AND MILITARY 20
81		-	FAMILIES IN ACCORDANC E WITH § 9–905 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, A 21
82		-	DD FORM 214, OR OTHER DOCUMENTATI ON ACCEPTABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT . 22
83		-
84		-	(2) THE DEPARTMENT MAY LIMIT THE NOTATION AUTHORIZED BY 23
85		-	PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION T O A CERTAIN CATEGORY OR CATEGORIES OF 24
86		-	IDENTIFICATION CARD HOLDERS. 25
87		-
88		-	(C) (1) IF THE DEPARTMENT PROVIDES A N OPTION FOR A NOTATION ON 26
89		-	AN IDENTIFICATION CARD THAT INDICATES THAT THE HOLDER IS A VETERAN, THE 27
90		-	DEPARTMENT SHALL INCLUDE ON THE APPLI CATION FOR THE IDENTIFICATION 28
91		-	CARD THE OPTION FOR THE A PPLICANT TO: 29
92		-
93		-	(I) INDICATE THAT THE APPLICANT IS A VETERAN; AND 30
94		-	SENATE BILL 48 3
95		-
96		-
97		-	(II) CONSENT TO BEING CON TACTED BY APPROPRIAT E 1
98		-	EXECUTIVE AGENCIES RE GARDING THE INDIVIDUAL’S ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE OR 2
99		-	FEDERAL VETERANS ’ BENEFITS. 3
100		-
101		-	(2) (I) IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 4, SUBTITLE 3 OF THE 4
102		-	GENERAL PROVISIONS ARTICLE AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE LAW , AND ON 5
103		-	REQUEST BY AN EXECUTIVE AGENCY, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL TRANSMIT TO TH E 6
104		-	EXECUTIVE AGENCY APPROPRIATE I NFORMATION ABOUT EAC H IDENTIFICATION 7
105		-	CARD HOLDER WHO HAS GIVEN CONSENT UNDER PARAGRAPH (1)(II) OF THIS 8
106		-	SUBSECTION. 9
107		-
108		-	(II) UNLESS OTHERWISE AUTH ORIZED OR REQUIRED B Y LAW, 10
109		-	THE DEPARTMENT MAY NOT TR ANSMIT INFORMATION O BTAINED ON AN 11
110		-	APPLICATION FOR AN I DENTIFICATION CARD THAT RELATES TO THE APPLICANT’S 12
111		-	STATUS AS A VETERAN UNLESS THE APPLICANT HAS GIVEN CONSENT UNDER 13
112		-	PARAGRAPH (1)(II) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 14
113		-
114		-	(D) THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT REGULATION S TO CARRY OUT THIS 15
115		-	SECTION. 16
116		-
117		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 17
118		-	October 1, 2025. 18
	48	+	4–101. 25 2 SENATE BILL 48
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121	51
122		-	Approved:
123		-	________________________________________________________________________________
124		-	Governor.
125		-	________________________________________________________________________________
126		-	President of the Senate.
127		-	________________________________________________________________________________
128		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
	52	+	(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 1
	53	+
	54	+	(b) “Department” means the Department of General Services. 2
	55	+
	56	+	(c) “Secretary” means the Secretary of General Services. 3
	57	+
	58	+	4–211. 4
	59	+
	60	+	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 5
	61	+	INDICATED. 6
	62	+
	63	+	(2) “EXECUTIVE AGENCY ” MEANS A UNIT OF THE EXECUTIVE 7
	64	+	BRANCH OF STATE GOVERNMENT . 8
	65	+
	66	+	(3) “IDENTIFICATION CARD ” MEANS A SECURITY CARD ISSUED BY 9
	67	+	THE DEPARTMENT TO A STATE EMPLOYEE OR OTHER INDIVIDUAL AUT HORIZED BY 10
	68	+	THE SECRETARY, INCLUDING A CONTRACTOR , REGULATED LOBBYIST , MEDIA 11
	69	+	PERSONNEL , LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFF ICIAL, OR VOLUNTEER . 12
	70	+
	71	+	(B) (1) THE DEPARTMENT MAY INCLUD E A NOTATION ON A N 13
	72	+	IDENTIFICATION CARD INDICATING THAT THE HOLDER IS A VETERAN IF THE 14
	73	+	INDIVIDUAL ISSUED TH E IDENTIFICATION CAR D PRESENTS A CERTIFICA TION OF 15
	74	+	VETERAN STATUS OBTAI NED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AND MILITARY 16
	75	+	FAMILIES IN ACCORDANC E WITH § 9–905 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, A 17
	76	+	DD FORM 214, OR OTHER DOCUMENTATI ON ACCEPTABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT . 18
	77	+
	78	+	(2) THE DEPARTMENT MAY LIMIT THE NOTATION AUTHORIZED BY 19
	79	+	PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION T O A CERTAIN CATEGORY OR CATEGORIES OF 20
	80	+	IDENTIFICATION CARD HOLDERS. 21
	81	+
	82	+	(C) (1) IF THE DEPARTMENT PROVIDES A N OPTION FOR A NOTATION ON 22
	83	+	AN IDENTIFICATION CARD THAT INDICATES THAT THE HOLDER IS A VETERAN, THE 23
	84	+	DEPARTMENT SHALL INCLUDE ON THE APPLI CATION FOR THE IDENTIFICATION 24
	85	+	CARD THE OPTION FOR THE A PPLICANT TO: 25
	86	+
	87	+	(I) INDICATE THA T THE APPLICANT IS A VETERAN; AND 26
	88	+
	89	+	(II) CONSENT TO BEING CON TACTED BY APPROPRIAT E 27
	90	+	EXECUTIVE AGENCIES RE GARDING THE INDIVIDUAL’S ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE OR 28
	91	+	FEDERAL VETERANS ’ BENEFITS. 29
	92	+
	93	+	(2) (I) IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 4, SUBTITLE 3 OF THE 30
	94	+	GENERAL PROVISIONS ARTICLE AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE LAW , AND ON 31 SENATE BILL 48 3
	95	+
	96	+
	97	+	REQUEST BY AN EXECUTIVE AGENCY, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL TRANSMIT TO TH E 1
	98	+	EXECUTIVE AGENCY APPROPRIATE I NFORMATION ABOUT EAC H IDENTIFICATION 2
	99	+	CARD HOLDER WHO HAS GIVEN CONSENT UNDER PARAGRAP H (1)(II) OF THIS 3
	100	+	SUBSECTION. 4
	101	+
	102	+	(II) UNLESS OTHERWISE AUTH ORIZED OR REQUIRED B Y LAW, 5
	103	+	THE DEPARTMENT MAY NOT TR ANSMIT INFORMATION O BTAINED ON AN 6
	104	+	APPLICATION FOR AN I DENTIFICATION CARD THAT RELATES TO THE APPLICANT’S 7
	105	+	STATUS AS A VETERAN UNLESS THE APPLICANT HAS GIVEN CONSENT UNDER 8
	106	+	PARAGRAPH (1)(II) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 9
	107	+
	108	+	(D) THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT REGULATION S TO CARRY OUT THIS 10
	109	+	SECTION. 11
	110	+
	111	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 12
	112	+	October 1, 2025. 13