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MD HB 475

died on adjournment

Department of Juvenile Services - Employees - Prohibited Convictions (Juvenile Offender Protection Act)

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did MD HB 475 pass?

No. MD HB 475 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 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.

What is MD HB 475 about?

MD HB 475 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Department of Juvenile Services - Employees - Prohibited Convictions (Juvenile Offender Protection Act)”.

Who sponsors MD HB 475?

Kipke, Jacobs, Wivell and 27 others are the primary sponsors of MD HB 475.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-29 — Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Kipkeprimary
  • Jacobsprimary
  • Wivellprimary
  • Valentineprimary
  • Tomlinsonprimary
  • Roseprimary
  • Reillyprimary
  • Nkongoloprimary
  • T. Morganprimary
  • Millerprimary
  • Metzgarprimary
  • McComasprimary
  • Mangioneprimary
  • R. Longprimary
  • Hutchinsonprimary
  • Howardprimary
  • Hornbergerprimary
  • Hinebaughprimary
  • Hartmanprimary
  • Griffithprimary
  • Ghristprimary
  • Cilibertiprimary
  • Buckelprimary
  • Bouchatprimary
  • Beauchampprimary
  • Bakerprimary
  • Arentzprimary
  • Andersonprimary
  • Adamsprimary
  • Pippyprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-29

    Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.

  2. 2026-01-23

    First Reading Judiciary

    referral-committee

Versions

  • Racial Equity Impact NoteCompare
  • First - Department of Juvenile Services - Employees - Prohibited Convictions (Juvenile Offender Protection Act)Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: HB 652not in this corpus

Official source

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0475?ys=2026RS

Attribution

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