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MD HB 397

died on adjournment

Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Failure to Obey a Court Order to Report to Confinement

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did MD HB 397 pass?

No. MD HB 397 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 (2026-01-29): Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.

What is MD HB 397 about?

MD HB 397 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Failure to Obey a Court Order to Report to Confinement”.

Who sponsors MD HB 397?

Grammer is the primary sponsor of MD HB 397.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-29 — Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Grammerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-22

    First Reading Judiciary

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-29

    Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.

Versions

  • Racial Equity Impact NoteCompare
  • First - Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Failure to Obey a Court Order to Report to ConfinementCompare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

  • Prior session: HB 318not in this corpus

Official source

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0397?ys=2026RS

Attribution

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