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Maryland · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 442: Criminal Procedure - Victims and Witnesses - Out of Court Statement of Child to Forensic Interviewer

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 442 is a bill introduced in the Maryland House on January 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Criminal Procedure - Victims and Witnesses - Out of Court Statement of Child to Forensic Interviewer. Primary sponsor: Chris Tomlinson (Republican), April Miller (Republican), Ken Kerr (Democratic), Kris Fair (Democratic), Christopher Bouchat (Republican), Gabriel Acevero (Democratic), Karen Simpson (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 22, 2025): Approved by the Governor - Chapter 147.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris TomlinsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse5
April MillerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Ken KerrPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Kris FairPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Christopher BouchatPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Gabriel AceveroPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Karen SimpsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse3

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Approved by the Governor - Chapter 147
  2. Returned Passed
  3. Third Reading Passed
  4. Second Reading Passed
  5. Favorable Adopted
  6. Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
  7. Referred Judicial Proceedings
  8. Third Reading Passed
  9. Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
  10. Favorable Report by Judiciary
  11. Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m.
  12. First Reading Judiciary

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source