MD HB442 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 22 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-04-22 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 147
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 22 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-04-22 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 147
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
Expanding the evidentiary rule on the admissibility of out of court statements made by child victims or witnesses to make admissible an out of court statement made by a child to a forensic interviewer.
Title
Criminal Procedure - Victims and Witnesses - Out of Court Statement of Child to Forensic Interviewer
Sponsors
| Del. Karen Simpson [D] | Del. Gabriel Acevero [D] | Del. Christopher Bouchat [R] | Del. Kris Fair [D] |
| Del. Ken Kerr [D] | Del. April Fleming Miller [R] | Del. Chris Tomlinson [R] |
Roll Calls
2025-04-02 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-06 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 134 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-03-06 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 134 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-22 | House | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 147 |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Returned Passed |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Third Reading Passed (47-0) |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | Second Reading Passed |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | Favorable Adopted |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings |
| 2025-03-07 | Senate | Referred Judicial Proceedings |
| 2025-03-06 | House | Third Reading Passed (134-0) |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed |
| 2025-03-03 | House | Favorable Report by Judiciary |
| 2025-01-17 | House | Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2025-01-16 | House | First Reading Judiciary |
Same As/Similar To
SB333 (Crossfiled) 2025-04-22 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 148
Subjects
Child Abuse and Neglect
Children (4-12)
Criminal Law - Procedures
Evidence
forensics
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Sexual Offenses
Testimony
Victims
Violence
Witnesses
Children (4-12)
Criminal Law - Procedures
Evidence
forensics
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Sexual Offenses
Testimony
Victims
Violence
Witnesses
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Procedure | 11 | 304 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
