Maryland House Bill 129

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-16 - Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary)
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requiring certain service providers to provide the location information for an electronic device to a law enforcement agency or public safety answering point under exigent circumstances; prohibiting a law enforcement agency from obtaining more than 48 hours of location information for an electronic device; prohibiting a person from being held civilly liable for making certain required disclosures; and requiring the Department of State Police to collect and disseminate certain information under certain circumstances.

Criminal Procedure - Location Information - Exigent Circumstances (Kelsey Smith Act for Maryland)

Del. Nicole Williams [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-16	House	Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary)
2024-01-10	House	First Reading Judiciary and Economic Matters
2023-09-21	House	Pre-filed

HB1053 (Carry Over) 2022-02-11 - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary) and Hearing canceled (Economic Matters)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Criminal Procedure	1	203.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Criminal Procedure	1	203.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0129?ys=2024RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0129f.pdf