2025 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
SB333: Criminal Procedure - Victims and Witnesses - Out of Court Statement of Child to Forensic Interviewer
Legislative Summary
Expanding the evidentiary rule on the admissibility of out of court statements made by child victims or witnesses to make admissible an out of court statement made by a child to a forensic interviewer.
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Bill History
1/15/2025
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Senate
1/20/2025
Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
3/26/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate
3/26/2025
Favorable with Amendments {793826/1 Adopted
Senate
3/26/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
3/27/2025
Third Reading Passed (44-0)
Senate
3/28/2025
Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
House of Delegates
4/4/2025
Rereferred to Judiciary
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Favorable Report by Judiciary
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (133-0)
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Returned Passed
Senate
4/22/2025
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 148
Senate
Amendments
Favorable with Amendments 793826/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 793826/1 Adopted
3/26/2025Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
4/7/2025
133
Yea
0
Nay
8
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/22/2025)
Chamber
Senate
