Maryland Senate Bill 784 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 7 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-09 - Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Making certain violations relating to the use or possession of certain de minimis quantities of certain controlled dangerous substances a civil offense rather than a misdemeanor; altering a certain provision of law to require a court to order a person who commits a certain violation, regardless of the age of the person, to attend a certain drug education program, refer the person to an assessment for mental health or substance use disorder, and refer the person to substance use or mental health treatment under certain circumstances; etc.

Criminal Law - Use or Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance - De Minimis Quantity

Sen. Jill Carter [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-09	Senate	Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m.
2022-02-07	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

HB488 (Carry Over) 2021-01-18 - Hearing 2/02 at 1:30 p.m.
HB1054 (Crossfiled) 2022-02-14 - Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Criminal Law	5	601	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Criminal Law	5	601.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0784?ys=2022RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/sb/sb0784f.pdf