2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB394: Criminal Law - Dismembering or Burying Human Remains With Intent to Conceal a Crime

Legislative Summary

Prohibiting a person, with the intent to conceal a crime, from knowingly and willfully dismembering, destroying, removing, burying, disposing of, or obliterating by any means any portion of human remains; prohibiting a person from aiding or abetting another in committing a violation of the Act; and establishing that a violation of the Act is a felony with a penalty of imprisonment not exceeding 5 years.

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Bill History

1/17/2025
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Senate
1/22/2025
Hearing 1/31 at 11:00 a.m.
Senate
1/28/2025
Hearing canceled
Senate
1/28/2025
Hearing 1/31 at 10:00 a.m.
Senate
4/4/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate
4/4/2025
Favorable with Amendments {133820/1 Adopted
Senate
4/4/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
4/4/2025
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Senate
4/5/2025
Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
House of Delegates

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 133820/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 133820/1 Adopted

4/4/2025Adopted

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Rules and Executive Nominations(House of Delegates)

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Jack Bailey
Jack Bailey
Republican

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text4/4/202589.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/17/202581.8 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197056.4 KB