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Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 688: Intercepted Communications - Penalty

Passed one chamber 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 688 is a bill introduced in the Maryland House on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Intercepted Communications - Penalty. Primary sponsor: Karen Simpson (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 19, 2026): Referred Judicial Proceedings.

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 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
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. Referred Judicial Proceedings
  2. Third Reading Passed
  3. Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
  4. Favorable Report by Judiciary
  5. Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
  6. First Reading Judiciary

Sources

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