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Judiciary Committee

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Chair
Delegate J. Sandy Bartlett
Vice Chair
Delegate Debra Davis
Address
100 Taylor House Office Building
101 Taylor House Office Building
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Phone
410-841-3488
Toll-free in MD: 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3488
Contact
Email
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Staff
Lauren C. Nestor, Claire E. Rossmark, and Holly N. Vandegrift; Dept. of Legislative Services
Assistant to Chair: Hunter C. Marsh
Issue Areas
Judicial administration and court structure
Legal profession
Correctional facilities and services
Criminal and civil laws, penalties, immunities, and procedures
Juvenile justice
Public safety
Family law
Drunk and drugged driving and incarcerable motor vehicle offenses
Trusts and estates
Further Information
Witness Guidelines and Committee FAQs
2024 End of Session Letter
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Legislation Sponsorship Type Sort Chamber Sort
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0010 (SB0064)
Title
Legal Advertisement or Legal Notice - Publication in Newspaper or Newspaper in General Circulation - Digital Newspapers
Sponsor
Delegate Foley
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0011
Title
Anne Arundel County - Sheriff - Appointment of Majors
Sponsor
Delegate Simmons
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0012
Title
Juvenile Sex Offender Registry - Qualifying Offenses and Access
Sponsor
Delegate Griffith
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0016
Title
Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission - Members and Hearing Examiners
Sponsor
Delegate Phillips
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0017
Title
Estates and Trusts - Venue for Administrative and Judicial Probate and Application of Inheritance Tax
Sponsor
Delegate Cardin
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0025
Title
Family Law - Grandparent Visitation
Sponsor
Delegate Addison
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0031
Title
Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause
Sponsor
Delegate Cardin
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0032
Title
Local Law Enforcement Vehicles - Requirements - Automated External Defibrillators
Sponsor
Delegate Simmons
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0048
Title
Family Law - Children in Need of Assistance and Termination of Parental Rights (Right to Fight Act)
Sponsor
Delegate Toles
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0053
Title
Criminal Law – Nondomesticated Animal Prohibitions – Alterations
Sponsor
Delegate Lehman
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0059
Title
Real Property - Expedited Wrongful Detainer Proceedings - Property for Sale or Lease
Sponsor
Delegate Addison
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0065 (SB0131)
Title
Estates and Trusts - Fiduciaries - Attorney-Client Privilege
Sponsor
Delegate Cardin
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0081 (SB0055)
Title
Motor Vehicles - Police Stops - Secondary Enforcement and Excludable Evidence
Sponsor
Delegate Phillips
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0082 (SB0033)
Title
Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Exemption for Related Business Entities - Common Law Trusts
Sponsor
Delegate Cardin
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0083 (SB0020)
Title
Family and Law Enforcement Protection Act
Sponsor
Delegate Bartlett
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0084 (SB0138)
Title
Criminal Procedure - Sentencing - Domestic Violence as a Mitigating Factor (Providing Alternatives Through Healing for Justice-Involved Individuals (PATH) Act)
Sponsor
Delegate Smith
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0094
Title
Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Expiration and Renewal Periods for Retired Law Enforcement Officer
Sponsor
Delegate Valentine
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0095
Title
Family Law - Marriage License Applications - Appearance in Court
Sponsor
Delegate Simmons
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0104 (SB0049)
Title
Unhoused Individuals - Rights and Affirmative Defense
Sponsor
Delegate Mireku-North
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0111
Title
Family Law - Child Abuse - Definitions
Sponsor
Delegate Griffith
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0113
Title
Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Resisting Arrest and Making a False Statement to a Law Enforcement Officer
Sponsor
Delegate Phillips
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0114 (SB0110)
Title
Motor Vehicles - Accidents - Required Testing for Impaired Driving (Mateo's Law)
Sponsor
Delegate Allen
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0123
Title
School Systems - Reportable Offenses - Alterations
Sponsor
Delegate Griffith
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0126 (SB0027)
Title
Regulated Firearms - Seven-Day Waiting Period - Exceptions
Sponsor
Delegate Pippy
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0130
Title
Criminal Law - Deed Fraud - Prohibition, Deed Fraud Prevention Grant Fund, and Task Force to Study Deed Fraud
Sponsor
Delegate Ruff
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0131
Title
Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Adverse Actions and Removal From Maryland Electronic Courts (MDEC) System
Sponsor
Delegate Moon
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0132
Title
Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Intercepted Communications - Admissibility of Evidence
Sponsor
Delegate Grammer
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0134
Title
Family Law - Incapacitated or Protected Persons - Petition for Visitation
Sponsor
Delegate Vogel
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0137 (SB0222)
Title
Family Law - Child Custody Evaluators - Qualifications
Sponsor
Delegate Kaufman
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0138 (SB0230)
Title
Criminal Law - Third-Degree Sexual Offense - Burglary
Sponsor
Delegate Bartlett
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0142 (SB0016)
Title
Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits
Sponsor
Delegate Taylor
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0150
Title
Circuit Court Judges - Selection and Retention Elections
Sponsor
Delegate Cardin
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0155 (SB0001)
Title
Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Prohibition on Face Coverings
Sponsor
Delegate Williams
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0159 (SB0171)
Title
Mail Theft
Sponsor
Delegate Solomon
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0165
Title
Courts - Sheriffs' Salaries - Alterations
Sponsor
Delegate Bouchat
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0169
Title
Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Good Cause
Sponsor
Delegate Ruff
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0171
Title
Criminal Law - Drug Trafficking Crime - Definition
Sponsor
Delegate Valentine
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0172
Title
Municipalities - Enforcement Officers - Body-Worn Cameras
Sponsor
Delegate Schindler
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0174 (SB0145)
Title
Motor Vehicles and Marine Vessels - Transfer-on-Death Designations
Sponsor
Delegate Cardin
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0180 (SB0067)
Title
Criminal Procedure - Incompetency to Stand Trial Dismissal
Sponsor
Delegate Cardin
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0184 (SB0008)
Title
Criminal Law - Identity Fraud - Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake Representations
Sponsor
Delegate Pasteur
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0185
Title
Estates and Trusts - Spousal Lifetime Access Trusts
Sponsor
Delegate Cardin
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0187
Title
Criminal Procedure - Expungement - No Finding and Case Terminated Without Finding
Sponsor
Delegate Taylor
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0198
Title
School Systems - Reportable Offenses - Notification of Student as Suspect
Sponsor
Delegate Griffith
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0199
Title
Estates - Maryland Uniform Simultaneous Death Act
Sponsor
Delegate Crosby
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0205
Title
Violent Criminals - Parole Limitation and Legislative Testimony Removal (Sexual Offender Accountability and Victim Protection Act)
Sponsor
Delegate Bouchat
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0208
Title
Courts - Evidence - Proof of Ownership of Real Property
Sponsor
Delegate Griffith
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0213 (SB0180)
Title
Evidence – Interception of Oral Communications – Fair Housing Testing
Sponsor
Delegate Bartlett
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0216 (SB0140)
Title
Criminal Law - Benefits Exploitation
Sponsor
Delegate Kaufman
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0223
Title
Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention - Resources, Tools, and Educational Materials
Sponsor
Delegate Lopez
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0281
Title
Family Law - Child Care Providers - Criminal Background Investigations
Sponsor
Judiciary Committee
5 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0282 (SB0182)
Title
Adult Protective Services – Modifications
Sponsor
Chair, Judiciary Committee
5 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0283 (SB0052)
Title
Property Insurance - Settlement of Claims and Notices
Sponsor
Chair, Judiciary Committee
5 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0284 (SB0160)
Title
Public Safety - Licensed Firearms Dealers - Notification Regarding Potential Compromise of Security Features
Sponsor
Chair, Judiciary Committee
5 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0285 (SB0210)
Title
Correctional Services - Home Detention - Monitoring and Security
Sponsor
Judiciary Committee
5 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0286 (SB0038)
Title
Vehicle Laws - Ignition Interlock System Program - Required Participation
Sponsor
Chair, Judiciary Committee
5 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0287 (SB0220)
Title
Criminal Procedure - Lifetime Sexual Offender Supervision - Conditions, Violations, and Petitions for Discharge
Sponsor
Chair, Judiciary Committee
5 1
Bill/Chapter
(Cross/Chapter)
Title Sponsor Sponsorship Type Sort Chamber Sort Current Status Org Committees & Hearings Opp Committees & Hearings
HB0010 (SB0064) Legal Advertisement or Legal Notice - Publication in Newspaper or Newspaper in General Circulation - Digital Newspapers Delegate Foley 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0011 Anne Arundel County - Sheriff - Appointment of Majors Delegate Simmons 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0012 Juvenile Sex Offender Registry - Qualifying Offenses and Access Delegate Griffith 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0016 Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission - Members and Hearing Examiners Delegate Phillips 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0017 Estates and Trusts - Venue for Administrative and Judicial Probate and Application of Inheritance Tax Delegate Cardin 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0025 Family Law - Grandparent Visitation Delegate Addison 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0031 Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause Delegate Cardin 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0032 Local Law Enforcement Vehicles - Requirements - Automated External Defibrillators Delegate Simmons 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0048 Family Law - Children in Need of Assistance and Termination of Parental Rights (Right to Fight Act) Delegate Toles 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0053 Criminal Law – Nondomesticated Animal Prohibitions – Alterations Delegate Lehman 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0059 Real Property - Expedited Wrongful Detainer Proceedings - Property for Sale or Lease Delegate Addison 2 1 In the House - First Reading Economic Matters and Judiciary
Economic Matters
Judiciary
HB0065 (SB0131) Estates and Trusts - Fiduciaries - Attorney-Client Privilege Delegate Cardin 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0081 (SB0055) Motor Vehicles - Police Stops - Secondary Enforcement and Excludable Evidence Delegate Phillips 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary and Environment and Transportation
Judiciary
Environment and Transportation
HB0082 (SB0033) Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Exemption for Related Business Entities - Common Law Trusts Delegate Cardin 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0083 (SB0020) Family and Law Enforcement Protection Act Delegate Bartlett 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0084 (SB0138) Criminal Procedure - Sentencing - Domestic Violence as a Mitigating Factor (Providing Alternatives Through Healing for Justice-Involved Individuals (PATH) Act) Delegate Smith 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0094 Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Expiration and Renewal Periods for Retired Law Enforcement Officer Delegate Valentine 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0095 Family Law - Marriage License Applications - Appearance in Court Delegate Simmons 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0104 (SB0049) Unhoused Individuals - Rights and Affirmative Defense Delegate Mireku-North 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0111 Family Law - Child Abuse - Definitions Delegate Griffith 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0113 Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Resisting Arrest and Making a False Statement to a Law Enforcement Officer Delegate Phillips 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0114 (SB0110) Motor Vehicles - Accidents - Required Testing for Impaired Driving (Mateo's Law) Delegate Allen 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0123 School Systems - Reportable Offenses - Alterations Delegate Griffith 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means and Judiciary
Ways and Means
Judiciary
HB0126 (SB0027) Regulated Firearms - Seven-Day Waiting Period - Exceptions Delegate Pippy 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0130 Criminal Law - Deed Fraud - Prohibition, Deed Fraud Prevention Grant Fund, and Task Force to Study Deed Fraud Delegate Ruff 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0131 Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Adverse Actions and Removal From Maryland Electronic Courts (MDEC) System Delegate Moon 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0132 Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Intercepted Communications - Admissibility of Evidence Delegate Grammer 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0134 Family Law - Incapacitated or Protected Persons - Petition for Visitation Delegate Vogel 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0137 (SB0222) Family Law - Child Custody Evaluators - Qualifications Delegate Kaufman 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0138 (SB0230) Criminal Law - Third-Degree Sexual Offense - Burglary Delegate Bartlett 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0142 (SB0016) Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits Delegate Taylor 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0150 Circuit Court Judges - Selection and Retention Elections Delegate Cardin 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary and Government, Labor, and Elections
Judiciary
Government, Labor, and Elections
HB0155 (SB0001) Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Prohibition on Face Coverings Delegate Williams 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0159 (SB0171) Mail Theft Delegate Solomon 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0165 Courts - Sheriffs' Salaries - Alterations Delegate Bouchat 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0169 Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Good Cause Delegate Ruff 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0171 Criminal Law - Drug Trafficking Crime - Definition Delegate Valentine 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0172 Municipalities - Enforcement Officers - Body-Worn Cameras Delegate Schindler 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0174 (SB0145) Motor Vehicles and Marine Vessels - Transfer-on-Death Designations Delegate Cardin 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0180 (SB0067) Criminal Procedure - Incompetency to Stand Trial Dismissal Delegate Cardin 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0184 (SB0008) Criminal Law - Identity Fraud - Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake Representations Delegate Pasteur 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0185 Estates and Trusts - Spousal Lifetime Access Trusts Delegate Cardin 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0187 Criminal Procedure - Expungement - No Finding and Case Terminated Without Finding Delegate Taylor 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0198 School Systems - Reportable Offenses - Notification of Student as Suspect Delegate Griffith 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means and Judiciary
Ways and Means
Judiciary
HB0199 Estates - Maryland Uniform Simultaneous Death Act Delegate Crosby 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0205 Violent Criminals - Parole Limitation and Legislative Testimony Removal (Sexual Offender Accountability and Victim Protection Act) Delegate Bouchat 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0208 Courts - Evidence - Proof of Ownership of Real Property Delegate Griffith 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0213 (SB0180) Evidence – Interception of Oral Communications – Fair Housing Testing Delegate Bartlett 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0216 (SB0140) Criminal Law - Benefits Exploitation Delegate Kaufman 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0223 Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention - Resources, Tools, and Educational Materials Delegate Lopez 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0281 Family Law - Child Care Providers - Criminal Background Investigations Judiciary Committee 5 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0282 (SB0182) Adult Protective Services – Modifications Chair, Judiciary Committee 5 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0283 (SB0052) Property Insurance - Settlement of Claims and Notices Chair, Judiciary Committee 5 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0284 (SB0160) Public Safety - Licensed Firearms Dealers - Notification Regarding Potential Compromise of Security Features Chair, Judiciary Committee 5 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0285 (SB0210) Correctional Services - Home Detention - Monitoring and Security Judiciary Committee 5 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0286 (SB0038) Vehicle Laws - Ignition Interlock System Program - Required Participation Chair, Judiciary Committee 5 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB0287 (SB0220) Criminal Procedure - Lifetime Sexual Offender Supervision - Conditions, Violations, and Petitions for Discharge Chair, Judiciary Committee 5 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
Denotes enacted legislation
As of:
Chair
Bartlett, J. Sandy
District 32
Anne Arundel County
Democrat
Vice Chair
Davis, Debra
District 28
Charles County
Democrat

Civil

Chair
Cardin, Jon S.
District 11B
Baltimore County
Democrat




Criminal

Chair
Phillips, N. Scott
District 10
Baltimore County
Democrat




Estates And Trusts

Chair
Embry, Elizabeth
District 43A
Baltimore City
Democrat




Family

Chair
Simpson, Karen
District 3
Frederick County
Democrat




Property And Casualty

Chair
Taylor, Kym
District 23
Prince George's County
Democrat




Public Safety

Chair
Williams, Nicole A.
District 22
Prince George's County
Democrat




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