2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB274: Criminal Procedure - Child Victims - Testimony in Child Abuse Cases

Legislative Summary

Altering a certain requirement under which a court is authorized to order that the testimony of a child victim be taken outside a courtroom and shown in the courtroom by closed circuit television in certain child abuse cases; requiring the testimony of a child victim taken by closed circuit television within the courthouse be in a setting that reasonably mitigates the likelihood the child victim will suffer emotional distress; etc.

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Bill History

1/9/2025
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Senate
1/16/2025
Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
3/3/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate
3/4/2025
Favorable with Amendments {143521/1 Adopted
Senate
3/4/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
3/6/2025
Third Reading Passed (44-0)
Senate
3/7/2025
Referred Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/31/2025
Favorable Report by Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/31/2025
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
Returned Passed
Senate
4/22/2025
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 151
Senate

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 143521/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 143521/1 Adopted

3/4/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
4/1/2025
136
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/6/2025
44
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/22/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text4/24/202592.2 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text3/4/2025102.2 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/9/202597.3 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197056.3 KB
Vote Image
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