SB 48

Enacted

Department of General Services - Identification Cards - Veteran Status Notation

Sponsor: Bryan W. Simonaire (District 31)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: State Government - Regulations and ProceduresStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 247 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the Department of General Services to include a notation on a certain identification card indicating that the holder is a veteran under certain circumstances; requiring the Department to obtain the consent of a certain holder of an identification card before transmitting certain information to a certain executive agency; and prohibiting the Department from transmitting certain information obtained on an application for an identification card except under certain circumstances.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 21Favorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Campbell, James	AARP	Written (PDF)
FAV	Campbell, James	AARP	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gilmore , Deniselobbyist	AFSCME Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	DGS	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	Department of General Services	Written (PDF)
FAV	Murphy, Morgan	MD Dept of Veterans Affairs	Written (PDF)
FAV	Murphy, Morgan	MD Dept of Veterans Affairs	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dragics, DAVIDlobbyist	Maryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dragics, DAVIDlobbyist	Maryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Contino, Kara	Office of Senator Simonaire	Written (PDF)
FAV	Leber, Verna	Senator Simonaire's Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Heredia Jr, David	The American Legion	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pruden, Joseph	The American Legion	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brooks, Benjamin	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brooks, Benjamin	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lang, Alan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Powell, Jennifer	Individual	Position only
FAV	Senator Simonaire, Senator Simonairelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Simonaire, Senator Simonairelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Williams, Peggy	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

AARPFAV 2

AFSCME MarylandFAV 1

Department of General ServicesFAV 1

DGSFAV 1

Maryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)FAV 2

MD Dept of Veterans AffairsFAV 2

Office of Senator SimonaireFAV 1

Senator Simonaire's OfficeFAV 1

The American LegionFAV 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGilmore , DeniseAFSCME MarylandRegistered for: AFSCME Maryland Council 3; AFSCME Council 3

FAVWoolums, JohnDGSRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education

FAVWoolums, JohnDepartment of General ServicesRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education

FAVDragics, DAVIDMaryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)Registered for: Maryland Military Coalition