Legislation - HB0674

Title: Criminal Law - Dismembering or Burying Human Remains With Intent to Conceal a Crime
Sponsored by: Delegates Kaufman, Allen, Lopez, McComas, T. Morgan, Phillips, Shetty, Taveras, Tomlinson, Wims, Woorman, Arikan, Taylor, Sample-Hughes, and Williams
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Prohibiting a person, with the intent to conceal a crime, from knowingly and willfully dismembering, destroying, removing, burying, disposing of, or obliterating by any means any portion of human remains; prohibiting a person from aiding or abetting another in committing a violation of the Act; and establishing that a violation of the Act is a felony with a penalty of imprisonment not exceeding 5 years.

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Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

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Cross-filed with: SB0394

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/24/2025 Legislative Date 1/24/2025 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Criminal Law – Concealment of Death and Disturbing and Dismembering Human Remains Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/27/2025 Legislative Date 1/27/2025 Action Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2025 Legislative Date 3/14/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2025 Legislative Date 3/04/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {933829/1 Adopted Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2025 Legislative Date 3/04/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Criminal Law - Dismembering or Burying Human Remains With Intent to Conceal a Crime Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2025 Legislative Date 3/05/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (138-0) Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2025 Legislative Date 2/28/2025 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/24/2025	1/24/2025	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Criminal Law – Concealment of Death and Disturbing and Dismembering Human Remains
House	1/27/2025	1/27/2025	Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/14/2025	3/14/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House	3/14/2025	3/04/2025	Favorable with Amendments {933829/1 Adopted	44 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/14/2025	3/04/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	44 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Criminal Law - Dismembering or Burying Human Remains With Intent to Conceal a Crime
House	3/14/2025	3/05/2025	Third Reading Passed (138-0)	45 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/17/2025	2/28/2025	Referred Judicial Proceedings	48 Click to view Recorded Media

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