Maryland Senate Bill 789 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 16 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-16 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 703
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Altering requirements for the storage and preservation of sexual assault evidence collection kits; requiring sexual assault evidence collection kits collected before January 1, 2000, to be retained and transferred in a certain manner; and requiring the Maryland Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Policy and Funding Committee, on or before December 1, 2023, to issue a report to the Governor and the General Assembly making certain recommendations, in consultation with the Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General.

Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits - Preservation and Storage

Sen. Shelly Hettleman [D]

2023-04-06 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 138 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-03-17 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-16	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 703
2023-04-07	Senate	Returned Passed
2023-04-06	House	Third Reading Passed (138-0)
2023-04-06	House	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2023-04-06	House	Favorable Report by Judiciary
2023-03-22	House	Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
2023-03-20	House	Referred Judiciary
2023-03-17	Senate	Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2023-03-16	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2023-03-16	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {253924/1 Adopted
2023-03-16	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
2023-02-14	Senate	Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m.
2023-02-06	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

HB758 (Crossfiled) 2023-05-16 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 702

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Criminal Procedure	11	926	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0789?ys=2023RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0789f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0789t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_703_sb0789t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/amds/bil_0009/sb0789_25392401.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes_comm/sb0789_jpr.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes_comm/sb0789_jud.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/Senate/0580.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/House/1154.pdf