MD HB293 | 2025 | Regular Session
Note: Carry Over of previous HB141
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-5)
Status: Passed on April 22 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-04-22 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 150
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-5)
Status: Passed on April 22 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-04-22 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 150
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
Altering a certain requirement under which a court is authorized to order that the testimony of a child victim be taken outside a courtroom and shown in the courtroom by closed circuit television in certain child abuse cases; requiring the testimony of a child victim taken by closed circuit television within the courthouse be in a setting that reasonably mitigates the likelihood the child victim will suffer emotional distress; etc.
Title
Criminal Procedure - Child Victims - Testimony in Child Abuse Cases
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-04-07 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-14 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 140 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-03-14 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 140 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-22 | House | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 150 |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Returned Passed |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | Third Reading Passed (47-0) |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | Second Reading Passed |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | Favorable Adopted |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings |
| 2025-03-17 | Senate | Referred Judicial Proceedings |
| 2025-03-14 | House | Third Reading Passed (140-0) |
| 2025-03-13 | House | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2025-03-13 | House | Favorable with Amendments {713928/1 Adopted |
| 2025-03-13 | House | Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary |
| 2025-01-17 | House | Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2025-01-09 | House | First Reading Judiciary |
Same As/Similar To
SB274 (Crossfiled) 2025-04-22 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 151
HB141 (Carry Over) 2024-03-13 - Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m.
HB141 (Carry Over) 2024-03-13 - Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m.
Subjects
Child Abuse and Neglect
Communications
Criminal Law - Procedures
defendants
Electronic Communication
Mental and Behavioral Health
Minors
Privacy
Television
Testimony
Victims
Communications
Criminal Law - Procedures
defendants
Electronic Communication
Mental and Behavioral Health
Minors
Privacy
Television
Testimony
Victims
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Procedure | 11 | 303 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
