HB 1116 Maryland House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Public Safety - State Clearinghouse for Missing Persons

HB 1116 renames Maryland's "State Clearinghouse for Missing Children" to "State Clearinghouse for Missing Persons" and moves it from Family Law to Public Safety. It expands the clearinghouse's scope to cover all missing persons (not just children), requiring it to collect and publish names, relevant details, and annual statistics on missing persons cases. The bill also mandates coordination between law enforcement and volunteer search groups, and authorizes a voluntary fingerprinting program for children in cooperation with local police. This change affects all individuals reported missing in Maryland and takes effect October 1, 2025.

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Vetoed

May 2025

Introduced Feb 5, 2025 Vetoed May 16, 2025

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Third - Public Safety - State Clearinghouse for Missing Persons → Enrolled - Public Safety - State Clearinghouse for Missing Persons · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill transitions the State Clearinghouse for Missing Children to the State Clearinghouse for Missing Persons, expanding its scope to include all missing individuals rather than just children. It adds a requirement for the Department of State Police to study its ability to report data to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System and submit findings by December 1, 2025, while maintaining the original effective date of October 1, 2025.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of the State Clearinghouse from specifically serving missing children to serving all missing persons.

SCOPE

Renamed the entity from 'State Clearinghouse for Missing Children' to 'State Clearinghouse for Missing Persons' to broaden its mission.

REQUIREMENT

Added a mandate for the Department of State Police to study its capacity to report missing persons data to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System.

TIMELINE

Established a December 1, 2025 deadline for the Department of State Police to report study findings to the Governor and General Assembly.

TECHNICAL

Updated the Annotated Code of Maryland citation from the Family Law Article to the Public Safety Article.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 23, 2025 · House of Delegates Mar 25, 2025

How they voted

46–0

Passed

Total votes 46

Mar 23, 2025

D Democratic33

33 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican13

13 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 16, 2025

Vetoed

Vetoed by the Governor (Policy)

executive

Apr 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Enrolled

lower

Apr 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading Passed

lower

Apr 7, 2025

Introduced

House Concurs Senate Amendments

lower

Apr 7, 2025

Introduced

Floor Amendment {

upper

Apr 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable Adopted

upper

Apr 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings

upper

Mar 25, 2025

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (135-0-4)

house of delegates

Mar 23, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (46-0)

senate

Mar 7, 2025

Committee

Referred Judicial Proceedings

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading Passed

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed

lower

Mar 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable Report by Judiciary

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

First Reading Judiciary

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors