MD SB421 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-22 - Hearing 1/31 at 11:00 a.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Hearing: Jan 31 @ 11:00 am Senate Judicial Proceedings Hearing
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 21 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-22 - Hearing 1/31 at 11:00 a.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Hearing: Jan 31 @ 11:00 am Senate Judicial Proceedings Hearing
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Extending from 1 year to 3 years the statute of limitations for prosecutions relating to destroying funerary objects and other elements of a cemetery to begin at the time local authorities knew or reasonably should have known of the violation; and prohibiting a person from willfully destroying, damaging, defacing, or removing landscaping or part of the grounds of a cemetery.
Title
Criminal Law - Destroying Funerary Objects and Cemetery Elements - Statute of Limitations and Prohibition
Sponsors
| Sen. Mike McKay [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-22 | Senate | Hearing 1/31 at 11:00 a.m. |
| 2025-01-21 | Senate | First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
Same As/Similar To
HB616 (Crossfiled) 2025-01-23 - First Reading Judiciary
Subjects
Cemeteries
Crimes and Punishments
Criminal Law - Procedures
Monuments and Memorials
Penalties and Sentences
Property Damage
Statutes of Limitation
Crimes and Punishments
Criminal Law - Procedures
Monuments and Memorials
Penalties and Sentences
Property Damage
Statutes of Limitation
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courts and Judicial Proceedings | 5 | 106 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Criminal Law | 10 | 404 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Maryland State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0421?ys=2025RS |
| Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0421f.pdf |
