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MD HB 171

died on adjournment

Criminal Law - Drug Trafficking Crime - Definition

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did MD HB 171 pass?

No. MD HB 171 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-16): Hearing 1/27 at 2:00 p.m.

What is MD HB 171 about?

MD HB 171 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Criminal Law - Drug Trafficking Crime - Definition”.

Who sponsors MD HB 171?

Simmons, Valentine are the primary sponsors of MD HB 171.

Introduced
2025-10-31
Latest action
2026-01-16 — Hearing 1/27 at 2:00 p.m.
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Simmonsprimary
  • Valentineprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-10-31

    Pre-filed

    introduction

  2. 2026-01-14

    First Reading Judiciary

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-16

    Hearing 1/27 at 2:00 p.m.

Versions

  • First - Criminal Law - Drug Trafficking Crime - DefinitionCompare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

  • Prior session: HB 1202not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: SB 406

Official source

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:23:32.621655Z

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