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Maryland · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 943: Criminal Law - Crimes of Malicious or Fraudulent Burning - Prohibitions and Penalties

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 943 is a bill introduced in the Maryland House on January 31, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Criminal Law - Crimes of Malicious or Fraudulent Burning - Prohibitions and Penalties. Primary sponsor: Karen Toles (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 22, 2025): Approved by the Governor - Chapter 189.

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 TolesPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse25

“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 189
  2. Returned Passed
  3. Third Reading Passed
  4. Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
  5. Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
  6. Referred Judicial Proceedings
  7. Third Reading Passed
  8. Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
  9. Favorable Report by Judiciary
  10. Hearing 2/18 at 11:00 a.m.
  11. Hearing canceled
  12. Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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