Created: 1/3/2025 9:51 AM
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Overview
11:00 AM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
Organizational Meeting
Created: 1/3/2025 9:51 AM
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Briefing
1:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
Briefing by the Maryland State Police Gun Center
Created: 1/3/2025 9:51 AM
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Briefing
11:00 AM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
Briefing on Noneconomic Damages - DLS Presentation
DLS Report on Noneconomic Damages
NCSL Presentation
Department of Legislative Services
Heather Morton, National Conference of State Legislatures
Created: 1/3/2025 9:51 AM
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Briefing
11:00 AM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
Briefing on Drones in Policing
Montgomery County Police Department
Jay Stanley - Senior Policy Analyst, Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, ACLU
Created: 1/3/2025 9:51 AM
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Briefing
11:00 AM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
Briefing on Felony Murder
Mona Sahaf, Vera Institute of Justice
(Added - 1/9/2025 9:23 AM)
Maryland Office of the Public Defender
Maryland State's Attorneys' Association
Created: 1/10/2025 2:22 PM
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Bill Hearing
1:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
** Bill Sponsor testimony limited to 3 minutes. All others limited to 2 minutes. **
HB0202
Del Nawrocki
Criminal Law - Fraud - Conveyance, Lease, or Possession of Residential Real Property
HB0179
Del Toles, et al
Organized Retail Theft Act of 2025
HB0014
Del Conaway
Criminal Procedure - Theft - Notification of Victims and Victims' Representatives
HB0064
Del Conaway
Theft of Mail and Packages and Victim Notification
HB0079
Del Conaway
Criminal Law - Mailing of Fake, Fraudulent, or Altered Documents - Prohibition
HB0109
Del Conaway
Criminal Law - Misdemeanor Theft - Statute of Limitations
HB0126
Del Conaway
Criminal Law - Theft - Mail and Packages (Porch Piracy Act of 2025)
HB0135
Del Conaway
Criminal Law - Theft - Mail and Packages (Porch Piracy Act of 2025)
HB0143
Del Conaway
Criminal Law - Theft - Mail and Packages (Porch Piracy Act of 2025)
HB0154
Del Conaway
Criminal Law - Fraud - Possession of Residential Real Property
HB0164
Del Conaway
Criminal Law – Fraud – Possession of Residential Real Property
HB0177
Del Conaway
Criminal Law - Theft and Opening of Mail and Packages
HB0210
Del Conaway
Criminal Law - Theft - Mail and Packages (Porch Piracy Act of 2025)
HB0269
Del Conaway
Criminal Law - Petty Theft - Statute of Limitations
HB0280
Del Conaway
Criminal Law - Theft - Mail and Packages (Porch Piracy Act of 2025)
HB0291
Del Conaway
Criminal Law - Taking and Breaking Open Letters - Penalty
Created: 1/10/2025 2:22 PM
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Bill Hearing
1:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
** Bill Sponsor testimony limited to 3 minutes. All others limited to 2 minutes. **
HB0249
Del Palakovich Carr
Residential Real Property - Local Limits on Summoning Law Enforcement or Emergency Services
HB0240
Del Young
Courts - Maryland Judicial Public Text Messaging System - Report
HB0074
Del Foley
Legal Advertisement or Legal Notice - Publication in Newspaper or Newspaper in General Circulation - Digital Newspapers
HB0261
Del Forbes
Estates and Trusts - Priority of Claims on an Estate - Unpaid Child Support
HB0252
Del Conaway
Real Property - Actions for Wrongful Detainer - Required Postings
HB0027
Del Cardin
Estates and Trusts - Compensation of Guardians of Property and Trustees
HB0050
Del Cardin
Estates and Trusts - Spousal Lifetime Access Trusts
HB0088
Del Cardin
Estates and Trusts - Maryland Trust Decanting Act - Notification and Document Transmittal
HB0146
Del Cardin
Estates and Trusts - Resignation of Trustee - Notice
Created: 1/10/2025 2:22 PM
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Bill Hearing
1:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
11:00 AM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
** Hearing will begin at 11am or 30 minutes after the conclusion of the floor session. Bill Sponsor Testimony limited to 3 minutes. All others limited to 2 minutes. **
HB0152
Del Kaufman
Family Law – Child Custody Evaluators – Qualifications
HB0089
Del Embry
Criminal Law - Crimes Relating to Animals - Conviction and Sentencing
HB0241
Del Simpson
Marriage - Confidential Communication
HB0236
Del Valentine
Peace Orders - Intentional Visual Surveillance
HB0223
Del Crutchfield
Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations ("Know Before They Knock" Family Right to Notice Act)
(Removed - 1/13/2025 4:29 PM)
Created: 1/10/2025 11:03 AM
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Briefing
Wednesday, January 15, 2025 1:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 120, Annapolis, MD
2:30 PM - Department of Legislative Services Building, Joint Hearing Room, Annapolis, MD
Joint with the House Appropriations Committee
Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services on Parole and Probation
Created: 1/10/2025 10:29 AM
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Briefing
11:00 AM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
Fiscal Briefing
Created: 1/10/2025 2:22 PM
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Bill Hearing
1:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
** Bill Sponsor testimony limited to 3 minutes. All others limited to 2 minutes **
HB0187
Del Kaufman, et al
Criminal Law - Benefits Exploitation
HB0021
Del Addison
Criminal Procedure – District Court Commissioners and False Statements
HB0039
Del Fair, et al
Public Health - Prohibition on Transfer of Human Immunodeficiency Virus - Repeal
HB0289
Del Metzgar
Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services - Incarcerated Individual Apprenticeship Program
HB0283
Del Young
Public Safety - Safe Neighborhoods - Pilot Program
HB0198
Del Young
Criminal Procedure - Crime Solvers Reward Fund - Establishment
(Jointly assigned to Judiciary\Appropriations)
HB0259
Chr JUD (Dept)
Public Safety - Statewide DNA Database System, DNA Collection, and Penalties - Alterations
HB0123
Chr JUD (Dept)
Maryland Correctional Training Commission – Membership
HB0136
Chr JUD (Dept)
Criminal Procedure - Sexual Assault Exam and Treatment Reimbursement
HB0022
Del Valentine
Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services - Study on Location of Individuals Prior to and Following Incarceration
HB0281
Del Embry
Criminal Procedure - Admission of Out-of-Court Statements - Assault in the Second Degree
HB0130
Del Simpson
Intercepted Communications - Penalty
HB0195
Del Cardin
Criminal Procedure - Incompetency to Stand Trial Dismissal
HB0260
Del Cardin
Criminal Law - Drug Paraphernalia - Prohibitions and Penalties
HB0026
Del Healey
Public Safety - Missing Person Reports - Collection and Publication
(Removed - 1/15/2025 11:15 AM)
HB0058
Chr JUD (Dept)
Public Safety - Rape Kit Collection, Testing, and Tracking Grant Fund - Alterations
(Removed - 1/21/2025 12:37 PM)
Created: 1/10/2025 2:22 PM
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Bill Hearing
1:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
** Bill Sponsor testimony limited to 3 minutes. All others limited to 2 minutes. **
HB0070
Chr JUD (Dept)
Drunk and Drug-Impaired Driving and Failure to Remain at the Scene - Revocation of Driver's License
HB0189
Chr JUD (Dept)
Drunk Driving - Commercial Driver's Licenses - Disqualification From Driving
HB0229
Del Chisholm, et al
Real Property - Holding Over - Expedited Hearing and Service of Summons for Active Duty Service Members
HB0171
Del Valentine
Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Expiration and Renewal Periods for Retired Law Enforcement Officer
HB0271
Del Addison
Real Property - Expedited Wrongful Detainer Proceedings - Property for Sale or Lease
(Removed - 1/24/2025 1:15 PM)
HB0180
Del Addison
Public Safety - Gun Violence Victim Relocation Program - Establishment
(Removed - 1/29/2025 10:36 AM)
Created: 1/10/2025 2:22 PM
Thursday, January 30, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Bill Hearing
1:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
HB0246
Chr JUD (Dept)
Human Services - Adult Protective Services
HB0243
Del Boyce
Family Law - Adoption of an Adult
HB0165
Del Acevero
Custodial Interrogation of Minors - Admissibility of Statements
HB0120
Del Taveras
Family Law - Child Support - Capacity of Minors to File Action
HB0275
Del Crutchfield
Family Law - Child Support - Multifamily Adjustment
(Removed - 1/21/2025 1:56 PM)
** Bill Sponsor testimony limited to 3 minutes. All others limited to 2 minutes. **
Created: 1/17/2025 1:37 PM
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Bill Hearing
1:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
** Bill Sponsor testimony limited to 3 minuted. All others limited to 2 minutes.**
HB0005
Del Wilson
Criminal Law - Child Pornography - Artificial Intelligence Software
HB0401
Del Roberson, et al
State Correctional Facilities - Incarcerated Individuals - Costs of Telephone Communications
HB0445
Del Hill
Criminal Law - Interference With a Public Safety Answering Point - Penalties
HB0444
Del Hill
Criminal Law – Interference With Critical Infrastructure or a Public Safety Answering Point – Penalties
HB0392
Del Bartlett, et al
Evidence - Interception of Oral Communications - Fair Housing Testing
HB0301
Del Moon
Criminal Procedure - Forensic Genetic Genealogical DNA Analysis and Search - Affidavit for Judicial Authorization
HB0302
Del Moon
Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Statement of Charges - Human Service Workers
HB0413
Dels Moon and Clippinger
Criminal Law - Controlled Dangerous Substances and Firearms
HB0380
Del Williams
Criminal Law - Prohibition on Sale of Contraceptives and Contraceptive Devices by Vending Machine in School - Repeal
HB0314
Dels Grammer and Bartlett
Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Intercepted Communications - Admissibility of Evidence
HB0374
Del Grammer, et al
Correctional Services - Diminution Credits - First-Degree Murder
HB0437
Del Crutchfield
Criminal Law - Visual Surveillance With Prurient Intent - Private Place
HB0364
Dels Simpson and Acevero
Criminal Law - Child Pornography - Prohibitions and Penalties
HB0190
Del Bartlett, et al
Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole
(Removed - 1/29/2025 12:26 PM)
HB0311
Del Bartlett, et al
Correctional Services - Medical Parole - Life Imprisonment
(Removed - 1/29/2025 12:26 PM)
HB0312
Dels Cardin and Bartlett
Criminal Procedure - Incompetency to Stand Trial
(Removed - 2/3/2025 8:33 AM)
Created: 1/17/2025 1:37 PM
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Bill Hearing
1:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
2:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
** Bill Sponsor testimony limited to 3 minutes. All others limited to 2 minutes. **
HB0388
Dels Roberson and Crutchfield
Vehicle Laws - Drunk and Drugged Driving - Points Assessments
HB0438
Del Bartlett, et al
Civil Actions - Tortious Injury to or Death of Pet - Compensatory Damages
HB0310
Del Cardin
Estates and Trusts - Fiduciaries - Attorney-Client Privilege
HB0315
Del Cardin
Task Force to Study Fiduciary Adjudication in Maryland
HB0336
Del Grammer
Firearms - Right to Purchase, Own, Possess, and Carry
HB0354
Del Grammer
Criminal Law - Prohibitions on Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting a Handgun - Penalties
HB0361
Del Grammer, et al
Reckless and Negligent Driving - Death of Another - Must-Appear Violation (Sherry and Christian's Law)
HB0394
Del Grammer, et al
Civil Actions - Distribution of Obscene Material to Minors and Age Verification Information
HB0113
Del Ziegler, et al
Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
(Removed - 1/17/2025 2:20 PM)
HB0307
Dels Bartlett and S. Johnson
Boating Accidents - Duty to Remain at the Scene, Render Assistance, and Provide Information - Penalties
(Removed - 1/21/2025 2:37 PM)
Created: 1/17/2025 1:38 PM
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Bill Hearing
1:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
** Bill Sponsor testimony limited to 3 minutes. All others limited to 2 minutes. **
HB0293
Dels Pippy and Simpson
Criminal Procedure - Child Victims - Testimony in Child Abuse Cases
HB0323
Del Forbes
Domestic Partnership and Marriage - Required Information
HB0366
Del Embry
Juvenile Law - Police Record Concerning a Child - Confidentiality Exception
HB0441
Del Simpson, et al
Minors Convicted as Adults - Sentencing - Transfer to Juvenile Court
HB0442
Del Simpson, et al
Criminal Procedure - Victims and Witnesses - Out of Court Statement of Child to Forensic Interviewer
HB0408
Prince George's County Delegation
Prince George's County - Coordinated Youth Violence Review and Response Team PG 301-25
(Removed - 1/28/2025 12:19 PM)
Created: 1/27/2025 3:28 PM
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Bill Hearing
1:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
** In the event of inclement weather, witnesses may reach out to the committee to switch their testimony from in-person to virtual prior to 11am on Tuesday, 2/11. **
HB0604
The Spkr (Atty Gen Ofc)
Vulnerable and Senior Adults - Theft of Property by Caregiver, Family Member, or Household Member - Prohibition
HB0674
Del Kaufman, et al
Criminal Law – Concealment of Death and Disturbing and Dismembering Human Remains
HB0703
Del Kaufman, et al
Criminal Procedure - Diagnosis of Developmental Disability or Intellectual Disability - Evidence
HB0613
Del Guyton, et al
Criminal Procedure - Protection of Identity of Victim of Sexual Assault
HB0305
Del Rosenberg
Criminal Law - Interference With Access to or Egress From a Religious Facility - Prohibition
HB0616
Del Hutchinson, et al
Criminal Law - Destroying Funerary Objects and Cemetery Elements - Statute of Limitations and Prohibition
HB0485
Del T. Morgan, et al
St. Mary's County - Corrections
HB0560
Del Holmes
Criminal Law – Fraud – Possession of Residential Real Property
HB0589
Dels Grammer and Arikan
Artificial Intelligence - Causing Injury or Death - Civil and Criminal Liability
HB0706
Del Grammer
Intercepted Communications - Statute of Limitations and Penalties
HB0462
Del Schmidt, et al
Criminal Law - Second Degree Assault - Sports Official
HB0556
Del Simpson, et al
Drug Paraphernalia for Administration - Decriminalization
HB0544
Del Moon
Criminal Law - Third-Degree Assault
HB0677
Del Toles, et al
Criminal Procedure - Out of Court Statements - Vulnerable Adult Victims and Witnesses
HB0675
Del Bartlett, et al
Public Safety - Rape Kit Testing Grant Fund - Alterations
HB0591
Del Embry, et al
Statute of Limitations - Prosecution or Enforcement of Local Consumer Protection Codes
HB0646
Del Taylor, et al
Task Force on the Creation of a Division of Returning Citizens and Expanded Reentry Services - Extension of Report Deadline and Task Force
HB0518
Del Grammer
General Assembly - Criminal Offenses - Mens Rea Requirement
(Removed - 2/6/2025 1:58 PM)
* All Bills are subject to the 3/2 rule 3 minutes sponsor and 2 minutes for witnesses *
Created: 1/27/2025 3:28 PM
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Bill Hearing
1:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
Due to the inclement weather forecast for today, Feb. 12, witnesses who have signed up for in-person oral testimony may contact the committee to switch to virtual testimony and receive a virtual link. These requests must be made by 11:00 a.m. on Feb. 12.
HB0434
Del Rosenberg, et al
Courts - Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation
HB0435
Del Roberson, et al
Courts - Jury Service - Disqualification
HB0660
Del Terrasa, et al
Estates and Trusts - Register of Wills - Admission of Copy of Executed Will
HB0756
Del J. Long
Petition for Guardianship of the Property of Alleged Disabled Person - Stay of Civil Actions and Proceedings
(Added - 1/28/2025 1:24 PM)
HB0487
Del Mireku-North
Unhoused Individuals - Rights, Civil Action, and Affirmative Defense
HB0786
Chr JUD (Md Jud)
Appellate Court of Maryland - Sessions at Educational Institutions
(Added - 2/7/2025 12:43 PM)
HB0787
Chr JUD (Md Jud)
Courts - State Reporter - Publication of Cases
(Added - 2/7/2025 12:43 PM)
HB0788
Chr JUD (Md Jud Conf)
Judiciary Department - Commission on Judicial Disabilities - Temporary Appointment
(Added - 2/7/2025 12:43 PM)
HB0789
Chr JUD (Md Jud)
Courtroom Security - Minimum Adequate Security Standard
(Added - 2/7/2025 12:43 PM)
HB0864
Chr JUD (Md Jud Conf), et al
St. Mary's County - Judgeships - Circuit Courts
(Added - 2/7/2025 12:43 PM)
HB0778
Chr JUD (Md Jud Conf)
Circuit Court Judges - Selection and Retention Elections
(Jointly assigned to Judiciary\Ways and Means)
(Added - 1/30/2025 12:37 PM)
HB0044
Del Wu
Election Law - Circuit Court Judges - Nonpartisan Elections
(Jointly assigned to Judiciary\Ways and Means)
HB0635
Del Phillips, et al
Motor Vehicles - Secondary Enforcement and Admissibility of Evidence
(Jointly assigned to Judiciary\Environment and Transportation)
HB0625
Del Phillips, et al
Real Property - Transfer-on-Death Deed - Establishment
(Jointly assigned to Judiciary\Ways and Means)
HB0592
Del Phillips, et al
Prohibited Possession of Firearms - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Respondents
HB0623
Del Embry
Estates and Trusts - Estate Administration - Publication of Notice
(Added - 1/28/2025 1:24 PM)
HB0629
Del Bartlett, et al
Civil Actions - Immunity - Disclosure of Allegations of Sexually Assaultive Behavior (Stop Silencing Survivors Act)
HB0353
Del Grammer, et al
Public Safety - Handgun Permit Requirement - Repeal (Maryland's Constitutional Carry Act of 2025)
Created: 2/7/2025 12:43 PM
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Civil Law and Procedure Subcommittee - Bill Hearing
12:00 PM - Zoom / YouTube
HB0074
Del Foley
Legal Advertisement or Legal Notice - Publication in Newspaper or Newspaper in General Circulation - Digital Newspapers
HB0088
Del Cardin
Estates and Trusts - Maryland Trust Decanting Act - Notification and Document Transmittal
HB0146
Del Cardin
Estates and Trusts - Resignation of Trustee - Notice
HB0249
Del Palakovich Carr
Residential Real Property - Local Limits on Summoning Law Enforcement or Emergency Services
HB0261
Del Forbes
Estates and Trusts - Priority of Claims on an Estate - Unpaid Child Support
Created: 1/27/2025 3:28 PM
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Bill Hearing
1:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
** Bill Sponsor testimony limited to 3 minutes. All others limited to 2 minutes. **
HB0223
Del Crutchfield
Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations ("Know Before They Knock" Family Right to Notice Act)
HB0542
Del Crutchfield
Adult Protective Services - Investigations and Disclosure of Information
HB0533
Del Crutchfield
Peace Orders and Protective Orders – Military Protection Orders
HB0497
Del Stewart
Residential Child Care Programs - Transportation Companies - Regulation (Preventing Abduction in Youth Transport Act of 2025)
HB0456
Del Spiegel, et al
Civil Actions - Child Nonsexual Abuse and Neglect - Damages and Statute of Limitations
HB0522
Del Taveras, et al
Department of Juvenile Services - Rehabilitation Services - Funding
HB0526
Del Miller, et al
Primary and Secondary Education - Definition and Notification of Reportable Offense - Alterations
(Removed - 2/6/2025 4:46 PM)
Created: 2/12/2025 1:09 PM
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Voting Session
2:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
Voting List
Created: 2/10/2025 8:24 PM
Monday, February 17, 2025
Criminal Law and Procedure Subcommittee - Bill Hearing
2:00 PM - Zoom / YouTube
HB0021
Del Addison
Criminal Procedure – District Court Commissioners and False Statements
HB0437
Del Crutchfield
Criminal Law - Visual Surveillance With Prurient Intent - Private Place
(Added - 2/11/2025 1:31 PM)
Created: 2/6/2025 5:23 PM
Monday, February 17, 2025
Public Safety Subcommittee - Bill Hearing
Monday, February 10, 2025 4:00 PM - Zoom / YouTube
4:00 PM - Zoom / YouTube
HB0154
Del Conaway
Criminal Law - Fraud - Possession of Residential Real Property
HB0164
Del Conaway
Criminal Law – Fraud – Possession of Residential Real Property
HB0202
Del Nawrocki
Criminal Law - Fraud - Conveyance, Lease, or Possession of Residential Real Property
HB0281
Del Embry
Criminal Procedure - Admission of Out-of-Court Statements - Assault in the Second Degree
HB0560
Del Holmes
Criminal Law – Fraud – Possession of Residential Real Property
(Added - 2/17/2025 1:15 PM)
Created: 1/31/2025 9:26 AM
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Bill Hearing
1:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
11:00 AM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
** Bill Sponsor testimony limited to 3 minutes. All others limited to 2 minutes. **
HB0940
Del Kaufman, et al
Criminal Procedure - Probation Before Judgment - Defendants Diagnosed With Autism or Intellectual Disabilities
(Added - 1/31/2025 12:31 PM)
HB0853
Del Pasteur, et al
Criminal Procedure - Petition to Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act)
HB1398
Del Tomlinson, et al
Criminal Law - Distribution of Heroin or Fentanyl Causing Serious Bodily Injury or Death (Victoria, Scottie, Ashleigh, and Yader's Law)
(Added - 2/7/2025 1:21 PM)
HB0775
Del Otto, et al
Correctional Services - Death of Incarcerated Individual - Notification
HB1116
Del Healey
Public Safety - State Clearinghouse for Missing Persons
(Added - 2/5/2025 1:08 PM)
HB0877
Del Amprey
Prison Education Delivery Reform Commission - Reporting and Sunset Extension
HB0803
Del Pippy, et al
Criminal Law - Revenge Porn - Computer-Generated Visual Representation
HB0734
Del Buckel, et al
Real Time for Violent Crime Act
HB1081
Del Boafo, et al
Criminal Law - Masked Intimidation - Prohibition (Unmask Hate Act)
(Added - 2/5/2025 1:08 PM)
HB0805
Del Solomon, et al
Criminal Law - Mail and Package Theft
HB0837
Del Mireku-North, et al
Task Force to Study Forced Infant Separation From Incarcerated Individuals
HB0779
Chr JUD (Dept)
Correctional Services - Medication Review Committee - Administration of Psychotropic Medication to an Incarcerated Individual
HB0810
Del Grammer, et al
Public Safety - Lethality Assessment Protocol
HB1060
Del Crutchfield
Judicial and Public Safety for Service Members Act
(Added - 2/5/2025 1:08 PM)
HB0943
Del Toles
Criminal Law - Crimes of Malicious or Fraudulent Burning - Prohibitions and Penalties
(Added - 1/31/2025 12:31 PM)
HB1074
Del Toles
Criminal Law - Gift Card Crimes
(Added - 2/5/2025 1:08 PM)
HB1073
Dels Toles and J. Long
Criminal Law - Theft - Mail and Packages (Porch Piracy Act of 2025)
(Added - 2/5/2025 1:08 PM)
HB1000
Del Simmons, et al
Criminal Law - Human Remains, Pet Remains, and Cemeteries - Prohibitions
(Jointly assigned to Judiciary\Health and Government Operations)
(Added - 1/31/2025 12:31 PM)
HB0955
Del Wilson
Forged Digital Likenesses - Distribution - Prohibition
(Removed - 2/7/2025 12:23 PM)
** Bill hearings will begin at 11am or one hour after the end of the floor session. Please listen for floor announcements. **
Created: 1/31/2025 9:27 AM
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Bill Hearing
1:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
11:00 AM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
HB0113
Del Ziegler, et al
Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
HB0977
Del Crosby
Criminal Law - Manslaughter by Vehicle or Vessel - Increased Penalties (Jamari's Law)
(Added - 2/4/2025 11:32 AM)
HB0883
Del Wims
Criminal Law - Motor Vehicle or Vessel - Criminal Negligence
HB0818
Del Ruff, et al
Award of Attorney's Fees and Expenses - Violation of Maryland Constitutional Right
HB0670
Del Lopez, et al
Civil Actions - Unsolicited Obscene Material
HB0663
Del Lopez, et al
Civil Actions - Sexual Deepfake Representations and Revenge Porn
HB0796
Del J. Long, et al
Real Property – Filing Fee for Residential Mortgage Foreclosure – Increase
HB0085
Del Mangione
State and Local Government - Sanctuary Policies and Enforcement of Federal Immigration Law (Rachel Morin Act)
HB0594
Del Embry, et al
Civil Actions - Motor Vehicle Accidents Involving Vulnerable Individuals - Comparative Negligence
HB0713
Del Simmons, et al
Public Safety - Distribution of Literature to Purchasers of Firearms and Ammunition
HB0676
Del Schmidt, et al
Boating Accidents - Duty to Remain at the Scene, Render Assistance, and Provide Information - Penalties
** Bill hearings will begin at 11am or one hour after the end of the floor session. Please listen for floor announcements. **
Created: 2/17/2025 5:28 PM
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Voting Session
11:00 AM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
Voting List
** Voting Session will begin approximately one hour after the conclusion of the floor session. **
Created: 1/31/2025 9:27 AM
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Bill Hearing
11:00 AM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
1:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
** Bill hearings will begin immediately following the voting session. **
HB0950
Del Wilson
Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Reports and Records
(Added - 2/7/2025 1:03 PM)
HB1191
Del McComas, et al
Family Law - Child Custody - Determinations
(Added - 2/7/2025 2:21 PM)
HB1209
Dels McComas and Grammer
Child Abuse and Neglect - Reports and Records - Disclosure
(Added - 2/7/2025 2:21 PM)
HB1205
Del Wivell, et al
Family Law - Prospective Foster Care Parents and Out-of-Home Placements
(Added - 2/7/2025 2:21 PM)
HB0649
Del Szeliga, et al
Family Law - Children in Foster Care - Background Information
HB0721
Dels Addison and Young
Family Law - Grandparent Visitation
HB0847
Del McCaskill, et al
Criminal Procedure - Domestic Violence Offender Registry
HB0218
Chr JUD (Dept)
Family Law – Child Support
HB1050
Del Bartlett, et al
Family Law - Protective Orders - Surrender of Firearms
(Added - 2/5/2025 2:54 PM)
HB0681
Del Toles, et al
Child Support - Driver's License Suspension for Arrearages and Court Orders
HB0944
Del Toles
Family Law - Children in Need of Assistance and Termination of Parental Rights
(Added - 1/31/2025 3:05 PM)
HB0110
Dels Simpson and Taylor
Child Support - Suspension of Driver's Licenses
HB1165
Del Phillips, et al
Family Law - Child Custody and Visitation - Visitation Reevaluations and Remedies
(Added - 2/7/2025 2:21 PM)
HB0929
Del Simpson, et al
Family Law - Permanent Protective Orders - Consent
(Added - 1/31/2025 3:05 PM)
HB0275
Del Crutchfield
Family Law - Child Support - Multifamily Adjustment
(Added - 2/6/2025 12:52 PM)
HB0924
Del Wilson
Family Law - Child Custody Evaluators - Qualifications
(Removed - 2/7/2025 1:02 PM)
HB1378
Del Wilson
Child Sexual Abuse Claims Against the State - Time Limitation
(Removed - 2/17/2025 8:31 AM)
Created: 2/18/2025 3:05 PM
Friday, February 21, 2025
Civil Law and Procedure Subcommittee - Bill Hearing
12:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
12:00 PM - Zoom / YouTube
HB0315
Del Cardin
Task Force to Study Fiduciary Adjudication in Maryland
HB0623
Del Embry
Estates and Trusts - Estate Administration - Publication of Notice
HB0756
Del J. Long
Petition for Guardianship of the Property of Alleged Disabled Person - Stay of Civil Actions and Proceedings
HB0788
Chr JUD (Md Jud Conf)
Judiciary Department - Commission on Judicial Disabilities - Temporary Appointment
HB0074
Del Foley
Legal Advertisement or Legal Notice - Publication in Newspaper or Newspaper in General Circulation - Digital Newspapers
HB0261
Del Forbes
Estates and Trusts - Priority of Claims on an Estate - Unpaid Child Support
HB0392
Del Bartlett, et al
Evidence - Interception of Oral Communications - Fair Housing Testing
Created: 2/18/2025 10:55 AM
Monday, February 24, 2025
Family and Juvenile Law Subcommittee - Bill Hearing
10:00 AM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
10:00 AM - Zoom / YouTube
HB0236
Del Valentine
Peace Orders - Intentional Visual Surveillance
HB0442
Del Simpson, et al
Criminal Procedure - Victims and Witnesses - Out of Court Statement of Child to Forensic Interviewer
HB0542
Del Crutchfield
Adult Protective Services - Investigations and Disclosure of Information
HB0218
Chr JUD (Dept)
Family Law – Child Support
(Added - 2/23/2025 9:30 PM)
HB1209
Dels McComas and Grammer
Child Abuse and Neglect - Reports and Records - Disclosure
(Added - 2/23/2025 9:30 PM)
Created: 2/18/2025 4:22 PM
Monday, February 24, 2025
Criminal Law and Procedure Subcommittee - Bill Hearing
2:00 PM - Zoom / YouTube
HB0021
Del Addison
Criminal Procedure – District Court Commissioners and False Statements
HB0259
Chr JUD (Dept)
Public Safety - Statewide DNA Database System, DNA Collection, and Penalties - Alterations
HB0437
Del Crutchfield
Criminal Law - Visual Surveillance With Prurient Intent - Private Place
Created: 2/20/2025 10:56 AM
Monday, February 24, 2025
Public Safety Subcommittee - Bill Hearing
4:00 PM - Zoom / YouTube
HB0604
The Spkr (Atty Gen Ofc)
Vulnerable and Senior Adults - Theft of Property by Caregiver, Family Member, or Household Member - Prohibition
Created: 2/10/2025 9:19 AM
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Bill Hearing
1:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
** Bill sponsor testimony limited to 3 minutes. All others limited to 2 minutes except reintroduced bills. **
HB0139
Del Young
Public Safety - Police Accountability - Deadline for Completion of Investigation
HB0186
Del Young
Police Discipline - Trial Board Composition
HB0122
Del Young
Public Safety - Police Accountability - Police Officer Complainant
HB0985
Del Young, et al
Police Discipline - Administrative Charging Committees - Additional Charging Committee
HB0255
Del Acevero
No-Knock Warrants
** Reintroduction testimony limited to 2 minutes per sponsor and 1 minute for all others. **
HB1435
Del Acevero, et al
Public Safety - Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Prohibition Against Certain Affiliation or Support by Police Officers
** Reintroduction testimony limited to 2 minutes per sponsor and 1 minute for all others. **
HB0836
Del Davis
County Police Accountability Boards - Investigation of Complaints of Police Misconduct
** Reintroduction testimony limited to 2 minutes per sponsor and 1 minute for all others. **
HB0885
Del Hornberger, et al
Public Safety - Police Accountability - Investigation Records Relating to Unfounded and Exonerated Complaints
HB1361
Del Bhandari
Public Safety - Law Enforcement Agencies - Standardized Report Writing System (Maryland Statewide Law Enforcement Report Writing Standardization Act)
HB1293
Del Smith, et al
Baltimore City - Office of the Sheriff - Neighborhood Services Unit
(Added - 2/14/2025 8:23 PM)
HB0748
Del Schindler, et al
Municipalities - Enforcement Officers - Body-Worn Cameras
HB0478
Washington County Delegation
Hagerstown Community College Police Force - Jurisdiction
(Added - 2/13/2025 8:59 AM)
HB1123
Dels Bartlett and Charkoudian
Correctional Services - Medical and Elder Parole
(Added - 2/17/2025 1:11 PM)
HB0190
Del Bartlett, et al
Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole
** Reintroduction testimony limited to 2 minutes per sponsor and 1 minute for all others. **
(Added - 2/17/2025 1:11 PM)
HB0311
Del Bartlett, et al
Correctional Services - Medical Parole - Life Imprisonment
** Reintroduction testimony limited to 2 minutes per sponsor and 1 minute for all others. **
(Added - 2/17/2025 1:11 PM)
HB0308
Dels Bartlett and S. Johnson
Criminal Law - Exception to Armed Trespass Prohibition - Retired Law Enforcement Officials
** Reintroduction testimony limited to 2 minutes per sponsor and 1 minute for all others. **
HB0954
Del Grammer, et al
Public Safety - State and Local Governments - Use of Unmanned Aircraft
HB0682
Del Grammer, et al
Public Safety - Persistent Aerial Surveillance
** Reintroduction testimony limited to 2 minutes per sponsor and 1 minute for all others. **
HB0687
Del Grammer, et al
Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Quotas (Community-Oriented Policing Act)
** Reintroduction testimony limited to 2 minutes per sponsor and 1 minute for all others. **
HB0537
Del Cardin, et al
Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause
** Reintroduction testimony limited to 2 minutes per sponsor and 1 minute for all others. **
HB0309
Del Cardin
Public Safety - Law Enforcement Agencies - Peer Support Programs
HB0238
Dels Cardin and Grammer
Public Safety - Police Accountability - Time Limit for Filing Administrative Charges
** Reintroduction testimony limited to 2 minutes per sponsor and 1 minute for all others. **
HB0669
Del Williams
Law Enforcement Officers - Body-Worn Cameras - Requirements
Created: 1/17/2025 12:46 PM
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Briefing
11:00 AM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
12:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
Briefing on OPEGA Performance Evaluation of the Department of Juvenile Services
OPEGA Report

OPEGA Presentation

DJS Presentation
Michael Powell, Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability
Secretary Vinny Schiraldi, Department of Juvenile Services
Created: 2/10/2025 9:19 AM
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Bill Hearing
1:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
HB1433
Del Toles, et al
Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction
(Jointly assigned to Judiciary\Ways and Means)
HB0658
Del Ebersole
Juvenile Services Education Board - Alterations
(Jointly assigned to Judiciary\Ways and Means)
HB0952
Del Griffith, et al
Juvenile Sex Offender Registry - Qualifying Offenses and Access
HB0873
Del Rosenberg
Juvenile Law - Juvenile Court Jurisdiction - Theft of a Motor Vehicle
HB1442
Del Edelson
Juveniles - Truancy Reduction Pilot Programs - Report
HB0652
Del Pippy, et al
Department of Juvenile Services - Employees - Prohibited Convictions
HB0814
Del Taylor
Department of Juvenile Services - Report on Youth Service Bureaus
HB1190
Del Crutchfield, et al
Criminal Law - Youth Accountability and Safety Act
HB0622
Del Tomlinson, et al
Juvenile Law - Custodial Interrogation (Juvenile Justice Restoration Act of 2025)
HB0638
Dels Grammer and Arikan
Juveniles - Sexual Offenses - Registration and Reporting Requirements
HB0683
Del Grammer, et al
Criminal Law - Criminal or Delinquent Act of a Child - Liability of a Parent, Guardian, or Custodian
HB0588
Del Grammer, et al
Juveniles - Reportable Offenses
HB1107
Del Bartlett, et al
Juvenile Law - Confinement and Restrictive Housing - Limitations
Created: 2/10/2025 9:19 AM
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Bill Hearing
1:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
HB0966
Del Cardin
Courts - Artificial Intelligence Evidence Clinic Pilot Program - Establishment
HB1222
Del Williams, et al
Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement (Maryland Values Act)
HB1431
Del Charkoudian, et al
State and Local Agencies - Enforcement of Federal Immigration Law - Restrictions on Access to Information (Maryland Data Privacy Act)
HB0868
Del Rosenberg, et al
Estates and Trusts - Interpretation of Wills - Evidence of Intent (Granny's Law)
HB1006
Del Wilkins, et al
Immigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Guidelines and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act)
HB0903
Del Buckel, et al
Courts - Global Warming and Climate Change - Prohibited Actions (Ratepayer Protection Act of 2025)
HB0860
Del Buckel
Public Nuisance - Common Carriers - Damage to Public Infrastructure
(Jointly assigned to Judiciary\Economic Matters)
HB0686
Del Solomon, et al
Victims and Witnesses - U Nonimmigrant Status - Certification of Victim Helpfulness
HB1420
Del Woorman, et al
Registers of Wills - Identity Verification Without Government-Issued Identification
HB0579
Del Embry, et al
Criminal Procedure – U Nonimmigrant Status Petitions
HB0918
Del Clippinger
Estates and Trusts - Registers of Wills - Salary
HB1440
Del R. Lewis
Courts - Parental Accommodations
HB1011
The Spkr (Atty Gen Ofc)
Correctional Services - Private Detention Facilities - Deprivation of Rights, Privileges, and Immunities
(Removed - 2/18/2025 10:34 AM)
HB1378
Del Wilson
Child Sexual Abuse Claims Against the State - Time Limitation
(Removed - 2/24/2025 7:26 PM)
HB1158
Del Phillips
Civil Actions Against Firearm Industry Members - Private Right of Action
(Removed - 2/24/2025 7:29 PM)
Created: 2/26/2025 12:40 PM
Friday, February 28, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Voting Session
12:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
Voting List
Created: 2/26/2025 12:53 PM
Friday, February 28, 2025
Civil Law and Procedure Subcommittee - Bill Hearing
1:00 PM - Zoom / YouTube
HB0074
Del Foley
Legal Advertisement or Legal Notice - Publication in Newspaper or Newspaper in General Circulation - Digital Newspapers
HB0392
Del Bartlett, et al
Evidence - Interception of Oral Communications - Fair Housing Testing
HB0623
Del Embry
Estates and Trusts - Estate Administration - Publication of Notice
HB0660
Del Terrasa, et al
Estates and Trusts - Register of Wills - Admission of Copy of Executed Will
Created: 2/25/2025 10:52 AM
Friday, February 28, 2025
Criminal Law and Procedure Subcommittee - Bill Hearing
Monday, March 3, 2025 12:00 PM - Zoom / YouTube
3:00 PM - Zoom / YouTube
HB0021
Del Addison
Criminal Procedure – District Court Commissioners and False Statements
HB0259
Chr JUD (Dept)
Public Safety - Statewide DNA Database System, DNA Collection, and Penalties - Alterations
HB0877
Del Amprey
Prison Education Delivery Reform Commission - Reporting and Sunset Extension
(Added - 2/25/2025 9:42 PM)
Created: 2/25/2025 6:33 PM
Monday, March 3, 2025
Family and Juvenile Law Subcommittee - Bill Hearing
11:00 AM - Zoom / YouTube
HB0110
Dels Simpson and Taylor
Child Support - Suspension of Driver's Licenses
HB0366
Del Embry
Juvenile Law - Police Record Concerning a Child - Confidentiality Exception
HB0681
Del Toles, et al
Child Support - Driver's License Suspension for Arrearages and Court Orders
Created: 2/24/2025 11:48 AM
Monday, March 3, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Bill Hearing
1:00 PM - Zoom / YouTube
2:00 PM - Zoom / YouTube
** Full committee hearing conducted jointly with HGO. Please see HGO committee page for details. **
HB1328
Del Hill, et al
End-of-Life Option Act (The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings and the Honorable Shane E. Pendergrass Act)
(Jointly assigned to Health and Government Operations\Judiciary)
Created: 2/25/2025 5:26 PM
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Public Safety Subcommittee - Bill Hearing
12:00 PM - Zoom / YouTube
HB0674
Del Kaufman, et al
Criminal Law – Concealment of Death and Disturbing and Dismembering Human Remains
HB1060
Del Crutchfield
Judicial and Public Safety for Service Members Act
Created: 2/10/2025 9:25 AM
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Bill Hearing
1:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
** Bill hearings will begin one hour after the conclusion of the Public Safety Subcommittee. **
HB1084
Del Pena-Melnyk, et al
Correctional Services – Medication–Assisted Treatment Funding
(Jointly assigned to Judiciary\Health and Government Operations)
HB0499
The Spkr (Admin), et al
Criminal Records - Expungement and Maryland Judiciary Case Search (Expungement Reform Act of 2025)
HB1147
Del Embry
Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission - Improvements in Transparency and Equity
HB0365
Del Embry
Courts - Expunged Records - Disclosure
HB1156
Del Phillips
Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission - Members and Hearing Examiners
HB1157
Del Phillips
Correctional Services - Assessment of State Correctional System
HB0647
Del Phillips, et al
Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing
HB0055
Del Ruff, et al
Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Good Cause
HB1154
Del R. Long, et al
Correctional Services - Home Detention - Removal
HB1247
Del Otto
Correctional Services - Parole, Commutation of Sentence, Pardon, and Remission of Sentence - Notification
HB1356
Del Reilly, et al
Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Bail
HB1358
Del Reilly, et al
Criminal Procedure - Home Detention - Time Served Credits
HB0545
Del Moon, et al
Criminal Procedure - Automated Expungement
HB0621
Del Moon
Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Adverse Actions and Removal From Maryland Electronic Courts (MDEC) System
HB0777
Del Grammer
Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Effect
HB0318
Del Grammer
Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Failure to Obey a Court Order to Report to Confinement
HB1198
Del Crutchfield, et al
Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals (The Monica Cooper Prerelease Act)
HB0610
Del Taylor, et al
Criminal Procedure - Expungement - No Finding and Case Terminated Without Finding
HB1125
Del Clippinger
Workgroup on Home Detention Monitoring - Report Alterations and Data Collection
HB0190
Del Bartlett, et al
Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole
(Removed - 2/17/2025 1:11 PM)
HB0311
Del Bartlett, et al
Correctional Services - Medical Parole - Life Imprisonment
(Removed - 2/17/2025 1:11 PM)
HB1123
Dels Bartlett and Charkoudian
Correctional Services - Medical and Elder Parole
(Removed - 2/17/2025 1:11 PM)
* Bill Sponsor testimony limited to 3 minutes. All others limited to 2 minutes. *
Created: 3/3/2025 1:28 PM
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Family and Juvenile Law Subcommittee - Bill Hearing
12:00 PM - Zoom / YouTube
HB0366
Del Embry
Juvenile Law - Police Record Concerning a Child - Confidentiality Exception
HB0681
Del Toles, et al
Child Support - Driver's License Suspension for Arrearages and Court Orders
Created: 2/10/2025 9:25 AM
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Bill Hearing
1:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
3:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
** Bill sponsor testimony limited to 3 minutes. All others limited to 2 minutes. **
HB1287
Del Williams, et al
Criminal Law - Firearm Crimes - Convertible Pistols
HB0928
Del Crosby
Estates and Trusts - Wills - Married Couples and Registered Domestic Partnerships
HB1112
Del Hornberger, et al
PFAS Chemicals - Civil Actions and Prohibition on Consumer Product Sales
(Jointly assigned to Judiciary\Health and Government Operations)
HB1394
Del Acevero, et al
Civil Actions - Nonprofit Organizations - Unauthorized Support of Israeli Settlement Activity (Not On Our Dime Act)
(Added - 3/5/2025 11:46 AM)
HB0934
Del Lopez
Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention - Resources, Tools, and Educational Materials
HB0975
Del Arentz, et al
Queen Anne's County - Circuit Court Judgeships
HB1392
Del R. Long, et al
Vehicle Laws - Cannabis Use in Motor Vehicle With Minor Occupant - Prohibition
HB0271
Del Addison
Real Property - Expedited Wrongful Detainer Proceedings - Property for Sale or Lease
HB0180
Del Addison
Public Safety - Gun Violence Victim Relocation Program - Establishment
HB1188
Del Miller, et al
Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Cooperation
HB0403
Del Pippy, et al
Correctional Services - Transfers to Federal Authorities - Undocumented Immigrants (Protecting Marylanders From Violent Offenders Act of 2025)
HB0653
Del Szeliga, et al
Correctional Services - Transfers to Federal Authorities - Undocumented Immigrants (Protecting Marylanders From Violent Crime Act of 2025)
HB1445
Del Qi
Licensed Funeral Establishments - Provision of Fact Sheet on Real Property Ownership
HB1099
Dels Clippinger and Barnes
Civil Actions - Punitive Damage Awards - Surcharge
HB0982
Del Schmidt, et al
Gun Theft Felony Act of 2025
HB1197
Frederick County Delegation
Frederick County - Sheriff - Salary
HB1307
Del Chisholm, et al
Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Cooperation
(Removed - 2/10/2025 7:50 PM)
HB0916
Del Amprey
Criminal Law - Weapon Crimes - Transporting Firearm in Checked Bag on Public Transportation
(Removed - 3/5/2025 10:26 AM)
Created: 3/4/2025 2:50 PM
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Voting Session
2:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
5:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
Voting List
** Voting session will begin after the conclusion of bill hearings. **
Created: 2/10/2025 9:25 AM
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Bill Hearing
1:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
** Bill sponsor testimony limited to 3 minutes. All others limited to 2 minutes. **
HB1423
Del Crutchfield
Commission to Review and Assess Racial Disparities in the State Criminal Justice System - Establishment
HB1186
Del Miller, et al
Criminal Law - Causing Ingestion of an Abortion-Inducing Drug - Prohibition (Women's Freedom From Coercion Act)
(Added - 3/3/2025 3:47 PM)
HB1202
Del Valentine, et al
Criminal Law - Drug Trafficking Crime - Definition
HB1350
Del Arikan, et al
Criminal Law - Fourth Degree Sexual Offense - Out-of-State Convictions
HB1282
Del Tomlinson
Criminal Law - Uploading Criminal Activity on Social Media Application - Prohibition (MaKenzi's Law)
HB0408
Prince George's County Delegation
Prince George's County - Coordinated Youth Violence Review and Response Team PG 301-25
(Added - 2/24/2025 12:17 PM)
HB0492
Del Simpson, et al
Frederick County - County Employees and Volunteers - Criminal History Records Check
(Added - 2/13/2025 10:20 AM)
HB1349
Del Tomlinson, et al
Criminal Law - Unmanned Aircraft Systems - Trespass and Surveillance
HB1382
Del Bagnall
Public Health - Human Immunodeficiency Virus - Repeal of Prohibition on Transfer and Study
(Removed - 2/12/2025 3:09 PM)
HB1150
Del Martinez, et al
Criminal Law - Personal Identifying Information and Images of Individuals - Dissemination
(Removed - 2/27/2025 8:41 PM)
HB1164
Del Feldmark
Counties and Municipalities - Homelessness - Local Laws (Right to Rest Act)
(Removed - 2/27/2025 8:41 PM)
HB1248
Del Woorman, et al
Revenge Pornography and Intimate Visual Depictions - Prohibition and Removal
(Removed - 2/27/2025 8:41 PM)
HB1308
Del Alston, et al
Crime of Violence - Medical Facilities and Places of Worship - Penalty (Sacred Places Safety Act)
(Removed - 2/27/2025 8:41 PM)
HB1319
Del Rose, et al
Criminal Law - Theft - Redeemable Credit Points
(Removed - 2/27/2025 8:41 PM)
HB1346
Del Amprey, et al
Criminal Procedure - Evidence - Protecting the Admissibility of Creative Expression (PACE Act)
(Removed - 2/27/2025 8:41 PM)
HB1378
Del Wilson
Child Sexual Abuse Claims Against the State - Time Limitation
(Removed - 2/27/2025 8:41 PM)
HB1389
Del Young
Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act of Maryland
(Removed - 2/27/2025 8:41 PM)
HB1425
Del Wilson
Criminal Law - Identity Fraud - Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake Representations
(Removed - 2/27/2025 8:41 PM)
HB1452
Del Vogel
Hate Crimes and Hate Bias - Definitions of Sexual Orientation and Hate Bias Incident
(Removed - 2/27/2025 8:41 PM)
Created: 3/5/2025 5:22 PM
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Voting Session
2:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
Voting List
** Voting Session will begin immediately after the conclusion of the bill hearings. **
Created: 3/5/2025 2:22 PM
Monday, March 10, 2025
Civil Law and Procedure Subcommittee - Bill Hearing
11:00 AM - Zoom / YouTube
10:00 AM - Zoom / YouTube
HB0074
Del Foley
Legal Advertisement or Legal Notice - Publication in Newspaper or Newspaper in General Circulation - Digital Newspapers
HB1420
Del Woorman, et al
Registers of Wills - Identity Verification Without Government-Issued Identification
Created: 3/3/2025 6:37 PM
Monday, March 10, 2025
Criminal Law and Procedure Subcommittee - Bill Hearing
12:00 PM - Zoom / YouTube
11:00 AM - Zoom / YouTube
HB0805
Del Solomon, et al
Criminal Law - Mail and Package Theft
Created: 3/5/2025 7:34 PM
Monday, March 10, 2025
Public Safety Subcommittee - Bill Hearing
4:00 PM - Zoom / YouTube
12:00 PM - Zoom / YouTube
HB0674
Del Kaufman, et al
Criminal Law – Concealment of Death and Disturbing and Dismembering Human Remains
Created: 3/6/2025 1:03 PM
Monday, March 10, 2025
Family and Juvenile Law Subcommittee - Bill Hearing
1:00 PM - Zoom / YouTube
HB0246
Chr JUD (Dept)
Human Services - Adult Protective Services
HB0950
Del Wilson
Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Reports and Records
Created: 3/6/2025 2:37 PM
Monday, March 10, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Voting Session
2:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
Voting List
Created: 2/27/2025 8:43 PM
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Bill Hearing
1:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
** Bill Sponsor testimony limited to 3 minutes. All others limited to 2. **
HB1389
Del Young
Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act of Maryland
(Jointly assigned to Judiciary\Appropriations)
HB1401
Calvert County Delegation
Calvert County Commissioners - Prohibited Gatherings and Events
(Added - 3/4/2025 7:20 PM)
HB0831
Carroll County Delegation
Carroll County - Prospective Employees and Volunteers - Criminal History Records Check
(Added - 3/5/2025 4:38 PM)
HB1319
Del Rose, et al
Criminal Law - Theft - Redeemable Credit Points
HB1248
Del Woorman, et al
Revenge Pornography and Intimate Visual Depictions - Prohibition and Removal
HB1425
Del Wilson
Criminal Law - Identity Fraud - Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake Representations
HB1150
Del Martinez, et al
Criminal Law - Personal Identifying Information and Images of Individuals - Dissemination
HB1164
Del Feldmark
Counties and Municipalities - Homelessness - Local Laws (Right to Rest Act)
HB1346
Del Amprey, et al
Criminal Procedure - Evidence - Protecting the Admissibility of Creative Expression (PACE Act)
HB1308
Del Alston, et al
Crime of Violence - Medical Facilities and Places of Worship - Penalty (Sacred Places Safety Act)
HB1452
Del Vogel
Hate Crimes and Hate Bias - Definitions of Sexual Orientation and Hate Bias Incident
HB1186
Del Miller, et al
Criminal Law - Causing Ingestion of an Abortion-Inducing Drug - Prohibition (Women's Freedom From Coercion Act)
(Removed - 3/3/2025 3:47 PM)
HB1378
Del Wilson
Child Sexual Abuse Claims Against the State - Time Limitation
(Removed - 3/7/2025 12:54 PM)
Created: 3/11/2025 9:31 AM
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Voting Session
4:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
7:30 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
Voting List
Created: 3/11/2025 1:15 PM
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Family and Juvenile Law Subcommittee - Bill Hearing
1:00 PM - Zoom / YouTube
HB0110
Dels Simpson and Taylor
Child Support - Suspension of Driver's Licenses
HB1209
Dels McComas and Grammer
Child Abuse and Neglect - Reports and Records - Disclosure
(Added - 3/11/2025 5:26 PM)
Created: 3/10/2025 12:37 PM
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Public Safety Subcommittee - Bill Hearing
2:00 PM - Virtual Meeting
2:00 PM - Zoom / YouTube
HB0154
Del Conaway
Criminal Law - Fraud - Possession of Residential Real Property
HB0164
Del Conaway
Criminal Law – Fraud – Possession of Residential Real Property
HB0202
Del Nawrocki
Criminal Law - Fraud - Conveyance, Lease, or Possession of Residential Real Property
HB0560
Del Holmes
Criminal Law – Fraud – Possession of Residential Real Property
Created: 3/11/2025 1:14 PM
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Civil Law and Procedure Subcommittee - Bill Hearing
3:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
3:00 PM - Zoom / YouTube
HB0660
Del Terrasa, et al
Estates and Trusts - Register of Wills - Admission of Copy of Executed Will
HB1420
Del Woorman, et al
Registers of Wills - Identity Verification Without Government-Issued Identification
Created: 3/12/2025 12:13 PM
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Criminal Law and Procedure Subcommittee - Bill Hearing
3:45 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
HB0210
Del Conaway
Criminal Law - Theft - Mail and Packages (Porch Piracy Act of 2025)
Created: 3/12/2025 10:16 AM
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Voting Session
4:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
4:30 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
Voting List
Created: 3/13/2025 9:40 AM
Thursday, March 13, 2025
Public Safety Subcommittee - Bill Hearing
1:30 PM to 1:00 PM - Zoom / YouTube
2:15 PM - Zoom / YouTube
HB0164
Del Conaway
Criminal Law – Fraud – Possession of Residential Real Property
Created: 3/12/2025 10:41 PM
Thursday, March 13, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Voting Session
2:45 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
3:15 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
Voting List
Created: 3/13/2025 7:18 PM
Friday, March 14, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Voting Session
2:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
1:30 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
Voting List
Created: 3/14/2025 4:13 PM
Friday, March 14, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Voting Session
7:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
6:50 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
Created: 3/14/2025 7:55 PM
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Voting Session
9:15 AM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
Created: 3/19/2025 2:43 PM
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Bill Hearing
1:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
** Crossfiled bills heard in Judiciary will receive a sponsor only hearing. Non-crossfiled bills will receive a full hearing. **
SB0873
Sen Smith
Workgroup to Study Adoption of a Statute for Assault in the Third Degree
** Sponsor Only. **
SB0391
Sen Smith
Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Review of Report and Recommendations
SB0197
Chr JPR (Dept)
Maryland Correctional Training Commission - Membership
** Sponsor Only. **
SB0202
Chr JPR (Dept)
Public Safety - Statewide DNA Database System, DNA Collection, and Penalties - Alterations
** Sponsor Only. **
SB0432
The Pres (Admin), et al
Criminal Records – Expungement and Maryland Judiciary Case Search (Expungement Reform Act of 2025)
** Sponsor Only. **
SB0466
The Pres (Atty Gen Ofc), et al
Criminal Law - Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable and Senior Adults
** Sponsor Only. **
SB0081
Sen Kagan
Criminal Law - Interference With a Public Safety Answering Point - Penalties
** Sponsor Only. **
SB0343
Sen Sydnor
State's Attorneys - Reconstitution of Task Force to Study Transparency Standards for State's Attorneys
SB0421
Sen McKay
Criminal Law - Destroying Funerary Objects and Cemetery Elements - Statute of Limitations and Prohibition
** Sponsor Only. **
SB0455
Sen McKay, et al
Security Guard Agencies - Special Police Officers - Application for Appointment
SB0181
Sen Hettleman, et al
Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole
** Sponsor Only. **
SB0811
Sen James, et al
Task Force on the Creation of a Division of Returning Citizens and Expanded Reentry Services - Extension of Report Deadline and Task Force
** Sponsor Only. **
SB0533
Sen Folden, et al
Public Safety - Police Accountability - Time Limit for Filing Administrative Charges
** Sponsor Only. **
SB0046
Sen Watson, et al
Real Property - Wrongful Detainer Actions
** Sponsor Only. **
Created: 3/19/2025 2:43 PM
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Bill Hearing
1:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
3:15 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
SB0621
Chr JPR (Md Jud)
Courtroom Security - Minimum Adequate Security
** Sponsor Only. **
HB1378
Del Wilson
Child Sexual Abuse Claims Against the State - Time Limitation
(Added - 3/20/2025 1:16 PM)
SB0444
Sen Smith
Public Safety - Gun Buyback Programs - Destruction of Firearms
SB0443
Sen Smith, et al
Trafficking Regulated Firearms - Felony Classification
SB0828
Sen Smith
Immigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Access, Guidance, and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act)
** Sponsor Only. **
SB0977
Sen Lam
Enforcement of Federal Immigration Law - Restrictions on Access to Information (Maryland Data Privacy Act)
** Sponsor Only. **
SB0655
Sen Hester
Courts - Artificial Intelligence Evidence Clinic Pilot Program - Establishment
** Sponsor Only. **
SB0360
Sens Hester and Smith
Revenge Porn - Civil Action and Criminal Offense
SB0207
Chr JPR (Dept)
Drunk and Drug-Impaired Driving and Failure to Remain at the Scene - Revocation of Driver's License
** Sponsor Only. **
SB0123
Sen Simonaire
Boating Accidents - Duty to Stop at the Scene, Render Assistance, and Provide Information - Penalties
** Sponsor Only. **
SB0710
Sen King, et al
Criminal Law - Motor Vehicle - Criminal Negligence (Sergeant Patrick Keep Act)
** Sponsor Only. **
SB0271
Sen Jackson
Maryland Tort Claims Act - Employees of an Office of a Sheriff
SB0400
Sen Gile
Residential Child Care Programs - Transportation Companies - Regulation (Preventing Abduction in Youth Transport Act of 2025)
** Sponsor Only. **
SB0608
Sens Augustine and Smith
Criminal Procedure - U Nonimmigrant Status Petitions
** Sponsor Only. **
SB0080
Sens Kramer and Smith
Criminal Law - Animal Abuse or Neglect - Penalties
Created: 3/26/2025 5:13 PM
Friday, March 28, 2025
Family and Juvenile Law Subcommittee - Bill Hearing
12:30 PM - Zoom / YouTube
SB0400
Sen Gile
Residential Child Care Programs - Transportation Companies - Regulation (Preventing Abduction in Youth Transport Act of 2025)
Created: 3/26/2025 2:27 PM
Friday, March 28, 2025
Public Safety Subcommittee - Bill Hearing
1:30 PM - Zoom / YouTube
HB0883
Del Wims
Criminal Law - Motor Vehicle or Vessel - Criminal Negligence
Created: 3/26/2025 4:24 PM
Friday, March 28, 2025
Criminal Law and Procedure Subcommittee - Bill Hearing
2:30 PM - Zoom / YouTube
HB0663
Del Lopez, et al
Civil Actions - Sexual Deepfake Representations and Revenge Porn
HB0803
Del Pippy, et al
Criminal Law - Revenge Porn - Computer-Generated Visual Representation
HB1248
Del Woorman, et al
Revenge Pornography and Intimate Visual Depictions - Prohibition and Removal
SB0360
Sens Hester and Smith
Revenge Porn - Civil Action and Criminal Offense
Created: 3/27/2025 3:21 PM
Monday, March 31, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Voting Session
9:30 AM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
9:00 AM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
Voting List 14
Voting List 15
Created: 3/31/2025 4:55 PM
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Family and Juvenile Law Subcommittee - Bill Hearing
11:45 AM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
1:45 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
SB0400
Sen Gile
Residential Child Care Programs - Transportation Companies - Regulation (Preventing Abduction in Youth Transport Act of 2025)
HB0497
Del Stewart
Residential Child Care Programs - Transportation Companies - Regulation (Preventing Abduction in Youth Transport Act of 2025)
Created: 3/31/2025 4:28 PM
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Voting Session
12:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
2:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
Voting List 16
Created: 4/1/2025 5:35 PM
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Voting Session
9:00 AM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
Voting List 17
Created: 4/2/2025 11:04 AM
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Voting Session
2:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
2:30 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
Created: 4/3/2025 11:58 AM
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Judiciary Committee - Voting Session
2:30 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
2:45 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
Voting List 18