MD HB450 | 2026 | Regular Session

Status

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 32-4)
Status: Engrossed on April 9 2026 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-04-13 - Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Summary

Prohibiting a court or a party in a criminal or juvenile delinquency case from disclosing or allowing inspection of a certain court filing or record to a nonparty unless the court or the party redacts certain identifying information relating to a certain victim of sexual assault or victim of stalking that appears in the filing or record, subject to a certain exception; providing for disclosure or inspection of a certain record or filing by a certain health occupations board; etc.

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Title

Criminal Procedure - Protection of Identity of Victim of Sexual Assault or Stalking

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-04-09 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 131 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 5) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-04-13SenateFavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
2026-04-10SenateRereferred to Judicial Proceedings
2026-04-09SenateReferred Rules
2026-04-09HouseThird Reading Passed (131-0)
2026-04-08HouseSecond Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-04-08HouseFavorable with Amendments {413722/1 Adopted
2026-04-08HouseFavorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
2026-01-29HouseHearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-01-23HouseFirst Reading Judiciary

Same As/Similar To

SB294 (Crossfiled) 2026-05-12 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 542

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
Criminal Procedure11301(n/a)See Bill Text

Maryland State Sources


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