2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB260: Criminal Law - Drug Paraphernalia - Prohibitions and Penalties

Legislative Summary

Altering the penalties for 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; removing intent to administer a controlled dangerous substance from a certain list of intents; etc.

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Bill History

10/31/2024
Pre-filed
House of Delegates
1/8/2025
First Reading Judiciary
House of Delegates
1/10/2025
Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Favorable with Amendments {623228/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Third Reading Passed (105-34)
House of Delegates
3/12/2025
Referred Judicial Proceedings
Senate
3/19/2025
Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
3/25/2025
Hearing canceled
Senate
3/25/2025
Hearing 3/25 at 2:00 p.m.
Senate
4/4/2025
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate
4/4/2025
Favorable Adopted
Senate
4/4/2025
Second Reading Passed
Senate
4/4/2025
Third Reading Passed (33-11)
Senate
4/5/2025
Returned Passed
House of Delegates
4/22/2025
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 180
House of Delegates

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 623228/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 623228/1 Adopted

3/11/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/11/2025
105
Yea
34
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/22/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text4/24/202598.4 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text3/11/2025112.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/3/2025106.3 KB
Analysis
Analysis1/1/1970276.6 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197059.5 KB
Vote Image
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