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HB 1511

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Public Safety - State Clearinghouse for Missing Persons

Sponsor: Anne Healey (District 22)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Renaming and transferring the State Clearinghouse for Missing Children to be the State Clearinghouse for Missing Persons; requiring the Department of State Police to study the Department's capacity to report about persons who have disappeared from, or are thought to be located in, Maryland to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System; and requiring the Department to submit its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2026.

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Testimony (2)

MGA witness list
FAV 2Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVDelegate Healey, Delegate HealeylegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHealey, AnneIndividualWritten (PDF)