Maryland House Bill 683 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 8)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-02-10 - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibiting the parent, guardian, or custodian of a child from intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or negligently acting or failing to act in a manner that results in the child committing a crime or delinquent act; requiring an individual convicted under the Act to participate in certain proceedings and programs and establishing the failure to do so as contempt of court; and requiring the court to order a parent, guardian, or custodian to pay certain court costs and restitution related to a child's crime or delinquent act.

Criminal Law - Criminal or Delinquent Act of a Child - Liability of a Parent, Guardian, or Custodian

Del. Robin Grammer [R]	Del. Lauren Arikan [R]	Del. Brian Chisholm [R]	Del. Mark Fisher [R]
Del. Susan McComas [R]	Del. Matt Morgan [R]	Del. Ryan Nawrocki [R]	Del. Kathy Szeliga [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-10	House	Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
2025-01-24	House	First Reading Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Courts and Judicial Proceedings	3	8A-28	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Courts and Judicial Proceedings	3	8A-29	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Criminal Procedure	11	604	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Criminal Law	1	403	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0683?ys=2025RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0683f.pdf