2022 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB481: Drug Paraphernalia for Administration - Decriminalization

Legislative Summary

Repealing the prohibition against a person using or possessing with intent to use, delivering or selling under certain circumstances, or manufacturing or possessing with intent to deliver or sell under certain circumstances drug paraphernalia to inject, ingest, inhale, or otherwise introduce into the human body a controlled dangerous substance; altering a prohibition against a person possessing or distributing controlled paraphernalia under certain circumstances; etc.

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Bill History

1/21/2022
First Reading Judiciary
House of Delegates
2/3/2022
Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/7/2022
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/8/2022
Favorable with Amendments {923522/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/8/2022
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/10/2022
Third Reading Passed (97-40)
House of Delegates
3/11/2022
Referred Judicial Proceedings
Senate

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 923522/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 923522/1 Adopted

3/8/2022Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/10/2022
97
Yea
40
Nay
2
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED