2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB468: Petitions for Emergency Evaluation (Arnaud and Magruder Memorial Act)

Legislative Summary

Specifying that a petition for emergency evaluation is effective for 5 days after being endorsed by a certain court; authorizing a court, on a certain motion and for good cause shown, to extend a petition for up to 5 days at a time, not to exceed a total of 30 days; requiring the court to include the date the petition expires on the petition; and authorizing peace officers to use reasonable and necessary force when executing a petition.

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Bill History

1/20/2025
First Reading Health and Government Operations and Judiciary
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Health and Government Operations)
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Hearing canceled (Health and Government Operations)
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m. (Health and Government Operations)
House of Delegates
3/3/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/4/2025
Favorable with Amendments {163327/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/4/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/6/2025
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Referred Finance Judicial Proceedings
Senate
3/13/2025
Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance)
Senate

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 163327/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 163327/1 Adopted

3/4/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

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