Judiciary Committee
📅 Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM
📍 House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
House committee
Judiciary Committee
Official meetings and agendas
Judiciary Committee
📅 Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 1:30 PM
📍 House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
Committee members
Bills pending in this committee
HB332
Civil Actions - Violation of Constitutional Rights (No Kings Act)
March 30, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
SB689
Task Force on the Creation of a Division of Returning Citizens and Expanded Reentry Services - Requirement Alterations and Extension of Report Deadline (Bri's Law)
March 26, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
SB661
Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Intercepted Communications - Admissibility of Evidence
March 26, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
SB533
Frederick County - Sheriff - Salary
March 26, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
SB483
Criminal Procedure - Automated Shielding (Clean Slate Act of 2026)
March 26, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
SB464
Commission to Examine the Expungement Laws of Maryland
March 26, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
SB351
Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance - Use of Programs That Measure the Operation of an Insured Vehicle
March 26, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
SB310
Criminal Records - Maryland Judiciary Case Search - Traffic Violation by a Minor
March 26, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
SB202
Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause
March 26, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
SB620
Criminal Law - Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting a Handgun - Prior Convictions
March 24, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
SB471
Circuit Court Clerks and Registers of Wills – Maximum Salary
March 20, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1605
Compensation for Individuals Erroneously Convicted - County Cost-Sharing - Repeal
March 20, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1568
Local Government - Animal Control - Dogs At Large (Dog Leash Laws)
March 12, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1541
Workgroup to Study Extreme Risk Protective Orders (Sagar Ghimire Act)
March 12, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1366
Family Law - Final Protective Orders - Duration
March 12, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1363
Criminal Procedure - Domestic Violence Offenders - Registration
March 12, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB832
Public Safety - State Law Enforcement Agencies - Hiring Restriction (ICE Breaker Act)
March 11, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB630
Correctional Services - Immigration Detention Facilities - Original Design and Construction
March 11, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB385
Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Evidence - Rebuttable Presumption of Medical Bills
March 11, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB361
Queen Anne’s County – Circuit Court Judgeships
March 11, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1553
Estates and Trusts - Guardianship of the Person of a Disabled Person - Emergency and Temporary Guardianship Petitions
March 11, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1536
Maryland Enforcement Limits and Transparency (MELT) Act
March 11, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1471
Consumer Protection - Identity Theft Debt
March 11, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1417
Public Safety - Handgun Permit Requirement - Repeal (Maryland Constitutional Carry Act)
March 11, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1394
Criminal Law – Homicide by Motor Vehicle or Vessel – Restitution to Child (Bentley’s Law)
March 11, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1306
Assisted Outpatient Treatment - Surrender or Seizure of Firearms
March 11, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1198
Civil Actions - Coerced Debt - Debtor Protections
March 11, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1184
Civil Actions - Nonprofit Organizations - Unauthorized Support of Israeli Settlement Activity (Not On Our Dime Act)
March 11, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1123
Criminal Law - Minor's Access to Firearms - Penalty
March 11, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1608
Public Safety - Firearms - Storage Requirements
March 10, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1586
Protective Orders - Coercive Control
March 10, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB987
Public Safety - Maryland Violence Intervention and Prevention Program Fund - Alterations (Community Safety and Intervention Funding Act)
March 9, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
SB222
Family Law - Child Custody Evaluators - Qualifications
March 6, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1564
Public Health - Drugs and Medical Devices Used in Death Sentences - Prohibition
February 20, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB495
Criminal Procedure - Immigration Arrest - Immunity in Connection With Court Proceeding
February 16, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1583
Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance - Fairness and Affordability Study
February 16, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1575
Correctional Services and Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act)
February 16, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1571
Real Property - Access to Counsel in Evictions Program and Mobile Home Parks
February 16, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1542
Public Health - Goods, Services, or Technologies Used in Death Sentences - Prohibition
February 16, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1511
Public Safety - State Clearinghouse for Missing Persons
February 16, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1484
Child Sex Offenders - Plea Agreements and Places for Children
February 16, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1415
Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Identification
February 16, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1406
Criminal Law - Self-Defense - Prior Acts by Victim
February 16, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1392
Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Quotas (Community-Oriented Policing Act)
February 16, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1386
Criminal Law - Distribution of Heroin or Fentanyl Causing Death or Serious Bodily Injury (Victoria, Scottie, Ashleigh, and Yader's Law)
February 16, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1361
Criminal Law - Controlled Dangerous Substances and Criminal Organizations
February 16, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1359
Police Pursuits of Fleeing Suspects - Standards (Dimeka Thornton Act)
February 16, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1347
Task Force to Study Postrelease Services and Requirements (Bri's Law)
February 16, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1339
Handgun Roster Reform
February 16, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1319
Public Safety - Militia - Active Duty Combat (Defend the Guard)
February 16, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1309
Commission to Review and Assess Racial Disparities in the State Criminal Justice System - Establishment
February 16, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1262
Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Restrictions
February 16, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1189
Property and Casualty Insurance - Distribution of Premium Tax Proceeds to State Disaster Recovery Fund
February 16, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1146
Crime of Violence - Medical Facilities and Places of Worship - Penalty (Sacred Places Safety Act)
February 16, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1131
Public Health - Pregnancy Loss - Prohibited Actions (Pregnancy Outcome Protection Act)
February 16, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1350
Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Reporting
February 13, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1209
Conversion Therapy - Prohibitions and Causes of Action
February 11, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1145
Juvenile Records - Access by Baltimore City Mayor's Office
February 11, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB710
Criminal Law - Display of Obscene Material to Minors
February 10, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1061
Criminal Law - Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting a Handgun - Prior Convictions
February 10, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1053
Criminal Law - Second Degree Assault - Sports Official
February 10, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1044
Criminal Procedure - Postconviction Release - Crimes Resulting in Death of Young Victim
February 10, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB942
Criminal Law - Interference of Custody Orders - Penalties
February 6, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB923
Family Law - Equity Courts - Care and Custody of Children (Uniform Nondiscrimination in Treatment and Evidence (UNITE) Act)
February 6, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB946
State Government - Governor's Appointments Office - Judicial Selection - Reporting
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB935
Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB924
Child Exploitation Material - Civil and Criminal Actions (Safe Kids Act)
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB906
Civil Actions - Punitive Damage Awards - Surcharge
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB890
Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations ("Know Before They Knock" Family Right to Notice Act)
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB885
Criminal Law - Causing Ingestion of an Abortion-Inducing Drug - Prohibition (Women's Freedom From Coercion Act)
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB873
Manslaughter by Vehicle or Vessel - Increased Penalties (Jamari's Law)
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB867
Real Property - Actions for Wrongful Detainer - Required Postings
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB863
Gun Theft Felony Act of 2026
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB858
Real Property - Wrongful Detainer Actions - Time of Hearing
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB847
Criminal Law - Fraud - Possession of Residential Real Property
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB835
Criminal Procedure - No-Knock Search Warrants
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB834
Family Law - Child Neglect Definition - Alteration
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB824
Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Conviction of Distribution of Controlled Dangerous Substance
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB820
Handgun Permits - Special Endorsement for Security Clearance Holders
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB819
Commission to Examine the Expungement Laws of Maryland
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB802
Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Intercepted Communications - Admissibility of Evidence
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB794
Public Safety - Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Prohibition Against Certain Affiliation or Support by Police Officers
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB793
Criminal Procedure - Theft - Notification of Victims and Victims' Representatives
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB792
Criminal Law - Theft - Mail and Packages (Porch Piracy Act of 2026)
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB788
Criminal Law - Theft - Mail and Packages (Porch Piracy Act of 2026)
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB787
Criminal Law - Theft - Mail and Packages (Porch Piracy Act of 2026)
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB786
Criminal Law - Theft - Mail and Packages (Porch Piracy Act of 2026)
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB782
Criminal Law - Taking and Breaking Open Letters - Penalty
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB767
Criminal Law - Theft and Opening of Mail and Packages
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB762
Law Enforcement – Use of Facial Recognition Technology – Images Captured by Camera Affixed to Dwelling Exterior
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB760
Criminal Law - Misdemeanor Theft - Statute of Limitations
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB759
Criminal Procedure - Motion to Reduce Duration of Sentence - Repeal of Sentencing Date Limitation
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB757
Theft of Mail and Packages and Victim Notification
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB756
Law Enforcement - Use of Facial Recognition Technology - Images Captured in Dwelling Interior
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB749
Criminal Procedure - Theft - Notification of Victims and Victims' Representatives
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB741
Firearms Dealers and Employees - Required Training and Exam
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB725
Correctional Services - Immigration Enforcement - Required Notice and Transfer
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB719
Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibition Against Sanctuary Policies
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB712
Civil Actions - Product Liability - Artificial Intelligence Systems
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB693
Civil Actions - Distribution of Obscene Material to Minors
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB686
Vehicle Laws - Eluding Police - Penalties (Zoey's Law)
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB675
Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Immigration Enforcement Agreements
February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB743
Private Home Detention Monitoring Agencies - Notification of Violation
February 4, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB722
Child Sexual Abuse Claims - Doctrine of Charitable Immunity - Abrogation
February 4, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB566
Criminal Law – Distribution of Students’ Personal Information – Prohibition
February 4, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB699
Maryland Use of Force Statute - Failure to Prevent Excessive Force or Render First Aid - Misdemeanor
February 2, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB697
Correctional Services - Diminution of a Term of Confinement
February 2, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB692
Criminal Law - Mail and Package Theft (Porch Piracy Act)
February 2, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB670
Criminal Law - Child Pornography - Prohibitions and Penalties
February 2, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB650
Civil Actions - Maryland Uniform Public Expression Protection Act
February 2, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB626
Custodial Interrogation of Minors - Admissibility of Statements (Exonerated 5 Act)
February 2, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB570
Foster Care – Adjacent County Applicants and Reporting Requirements
February 2, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB631
Criminal Law - Threats Against State or Local Official - Penalties
January 30, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB592
Task Force to Study Forced Infant Separation From Incarcerated Individuals
January 30, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB572
Attorney General Actions and Climate Crimes Accountability Fund (Climate Crimes Accountability Act)
January 30, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB81
Motor Vehicles - Police Stops - Secondary Enforcement and Excludable Evidence
January 29, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB551
Criminal Law - Drug Paraphernalia and Controlled Paraphernalia Prohibitions - Repeal
January 29, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB544
Vehicle Laws - Cannabis Use in Motor Vehicle With Minor Occupant - Prohibition
January 29, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB527
Correctional Services - Home Detention - Removal
January 29, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB526
Civil Actions - Settlement Agreements - Payment and Release
January 29, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB513
Hate Crimes and Hate Bias - Definitions of Sexual Orientation and Hate Bias Incident
January 29, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB508
Public Safety - Police Accountability - Investigation Records Relating to Not Administratively Charged, Unfounded, and Exonerated Complaints
January 29, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB507
Qualifying Nonprofit Organizations - Incarcerated Individual Training and Reentry Grant Fund - Extension
January 29, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB481
Family Law - Denial or Interference With Visitation Rights
January 29, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB475
Department of Juvenile Services - Employees - Prohibited Convictions (Juvenile Offender Protection Act)
January 29, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB471
Public Safety - State and Local Governments - Use of Unmanned Aircraft
January 29, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB465
Civil Actions - Immunity - Disclosure of Allegations of Sexually Assaultive Behavior (Stop Silencing Survivors Act)
January 29, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB464
Criminal Procedure - No-Knock Search Warrants - Repeal
January 29, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB463
First Degree Murder - Diminution Credits - Prohibition
January 29, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB414
Courts - Jury Service - Disqualification
January 29, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB409
Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction (Youth Charging Reform Act)
January 29, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB398
Public Safety - Persistent Aerial Surveillance
January 29, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB397
Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Failure to Obey a Court Order to Report to Confinement
January 29, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB362
Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Effect
January 29, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB360
Criminal Procedure - Automated Expungement (Clean Slate Act of 2026)
January 29, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB349
Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Use of Body-Worn Cameras
January 29, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB32
Local Law Enforcement Vehicles - Requirements - Automated External Defibrillators
January 29, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB31
Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause
January 29, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB213
Evidence – Interception of Oral Communications – Fair Housing Testing
January 29, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB169
Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Good Cause
January 29, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB155
Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Prohibition on Face Coverings
January 29, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB150
Circuit Court Judges - Selection and Retention Elections
January 29, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB132
Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Intercepted Communications - Admissibility of Evidence
January 29, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB131
Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Adverse Actions and Removal From Maryland Electronic Courts (MDEC) System
January 29, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB113
Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Resisting Arrest and Making a False Statement to a Law Enforcement Officer
January 29, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB84
Criminal Procedure - Sentencing - Domestic Violence as a Mitigating Factor (Providing Alternatives Through Healing for Justice-Involved Individuals (PATH) Act)
January 22, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB389
Juveniles - Detention and Confinement - Limitations on Juvenile Contact With Incarcerated Adults
January 22, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB384
Child Support - Capacity of Minors to Initiate and Defend an Action
January 22, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB142
Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits
January 22, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB134
Family Law - Incapacitated or Protected Persons - Petition for Visitation
January 22, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB375
Estates and Trusts - Interpretation of Wills - Evidence of Intent (Granny's Law)
January 21, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB365
Firearms - Right to Purchase, Own, Possess, and Carry
January 21, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB48
Family Law - Children in Need of Assistance and Termination of Parental Rights (Right to Fight Act)
January 16, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB309
Judicial Facilities - Stops, Detentions, and Arrests - Limitations
January 16, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB283
Property Insurance - Settlement of Claims and Notices
January 16, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB25
Family Law - Grandparent Visitation
January 16, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB208
Courts - Evidence - Proof of Ownership of Real Property
January 16, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB184
Criminal Law - Identity Fraud - Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake Representations
January 16, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB180
Criminal Procedure - Incompetency to Stand Trial Dismissal
January 16, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB171
Criminal Law - Drug Trafficking Crime - Definition
January 16, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB165
Courts - Sheriffs' Salaries - Alterations
January 16, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB138
Criminal Law - Third-Degree Sexual Offense - Burglary
January 16, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB137
Family Law - Child Custody Evaluators - Qualifications
January 16, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB126
Regulated Firearms - Seven-Day Waiting Period - Exceptions
January 16, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB12
Juvenile Sex Offender Registry - Qualifying Offenses and Access
January 16, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB114
Motor Vehicles - Accidents - Required Testing for Impaired Driving (Mateo's Law)
January 16, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB104
Unhoused Individuals - Rights and Affirmative Defense
January 16, 2026Pending: House Judiciary