2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB674: 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

1/24/2025
First Reading Judiciary
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/14/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/14/2025
Favorable with Amendments {933829/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/14/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/14/2025
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Referred Judicial Proceedings
Senate
4/4/2025
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate
4/4/2025
Favorable Adopted
Senate
4/4/2025
Second Reading Passed
Senate
4/5/2025
Third Reading Passed (42-0)
Senate
4/7/2025
Returned Passed
House of Delegates

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 933829/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 933829/1 Adopted

3/14/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/14/2025
138
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/7/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/14/202591.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/24/202582.8 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197059.5 KB
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