2025 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB442: 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
1/16/2025
First Reading Judiciary
House of Delegates
1/17/2025
Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/3/2025
Favorable Report by Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/4/2025
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
House of Delegates
3/6/2025
Third Reading Passed (134-0)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Referred Judicial Proceedings
Senate
3/26/2025
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate
3/26/2025
Favorable Adopted
Senate
3/26/2025
Second Reading Passed
Senate
4/2/2025
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Senate
4/2/2025
Returned Passed
House of Delegates
4/22/2025
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 147
House of Delegates
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
3/6/2025
134
Yea
0
Nay
5
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/22/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sponsors
Democrat: 4
Republican: 3
Primary Sponsor
Karen Simpson
Democrat