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2026 Regular Session

HB449

Juvenile Justice Restoration Act

Altering a certain provision of law authorizing a law enforcement officer to conduct an otherwise lawful custodial interrogation of a child if the child's parent, guardian, or custodian consents to the custodial interrogation of the child without the child's consultation with an attorney.

Current disposition
Introduced in House
Last status date
February 23, 2026
Last status update
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Author
Stuart Schmidt
Co-sponsors
Christopher AdamsKevin AndersonSteven ArentzTerry BakerBarry BeauchampJason BuckelBarrie CilibertiJeff GhristMichael GriffithWayne HartmanJim HinebaughKevin HornbergerSeth HowardTom HutchinsonJay JacobsNicholaus KipkeBob LongNino MangioneSusan McComasRic MetzgarApril Fleming MillerTodd MorganLaToya NkongoloJesse PippyTeresa ReillyApril RoseChris TomlinsonWilliam Wivell

Legislative progress

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Introduced in House January 23, 2026
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Instrument history

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  1. House Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
  2. House Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
  3. House First Reading Judiciary
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
2090922
LegiScan session ID
2240
Source file
var/states/maryland/source/legiscan/2240-842f860f45b5/bill/HB449.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:49:46+00:00