2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB343: State's Attorneys - Reconstitution of Task Force to Study Transparency Standards for State's Attorneys

Legislative Summary

Reconstituting the Task Force to Study Transparency Standards for State's Attorneys; and requiring the Task Force to develop processes by which prosecutors can collect information and determine what information should be made public and what information may be kept private, examine existing policies of State's Attorneys' offices across the State relating to transparency of data, the charging of crimes, and sentencing; and identify sustainable funding sources to implement the Task Force's recommendations.

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Bill History

1/16/2025
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Senate
1/20/2025
Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
3/14/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate
3/14/2025
Favorable with Amendments {243425/1 Adopted
Senate
3/14/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
3/17/2025
Third Reading Passed (34-10)
Senate
3/17/2025
Referred Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/19/2025
Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 243425/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 243425/1 Adopted

3/14/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/17/2025
34
Yea
10
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/17/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Judiciary(House of Delegates)

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Charles Sydnor
Charles Sydnor
Democrat

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/14/2025145.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/16/2025118.1 KB
Analysis
Analysis1/1/1970295.3 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197056.3 KB