Maryland Senate Bill 661

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-3)
Status: Engrossed on March 20 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-03-26 - Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Authorizing a person to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication that is a recording or part of a recording of the commission or attempted commission of a certain crime; providing that the contents of a certain intercepted communication and evidence derived from the communication may be received in evidence in a criminal trial or hearing before the District Court or circuit court under certain circumstances; and providing for a certain affirmative defense to a charge under the wiretap statute.

Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Intercepted Communications - Admissibility of Evidence

Sen. Sara Love [D]	Sen. Nick Charles [D]	Sen. Shaneka Henson [D]	Sen. Mike McKay [R]
Sen. William Smith [D]	Sen. Charles Sydnor [D]	Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher [D]	Sen. Chris West [R]
Sen. William Folden [R]	Sen. Mary James [D]	Sen. Anthony Muse [D]

2026-03-20 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 36 N: 2 NV: 3 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-26	House	Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-03-23	House	Referred Judiciary
2026-03-20	Senate	Third Reading Passed (36-2)
2026-03-20	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-03-20	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {643622/1 Adopted
2026-03-20	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
2026-02-12	Senate	Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-06	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Courts and Judicial Proceedings	10	402	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Courts and Judicial Proceedings	10	405	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0661?ys=2026RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0661f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0661t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/amds/bil_0001/sb0661_64362201.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes_comm/sb0661_jpr.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/Senate/0621.pdf