SB0465 — Criminal Procedure - Admission of Out-of-Court Statements - Assault in the Second Degree
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 02, 2026. Enacted.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (1 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Providing that during the trial of a criminal case in which a defendant is charged with an assault in the second degree, a certain statement is not excluded by the hearsay rule if the statement is offered against a party that has engaged in, directed, or conspired to commit wrongdoing that was intended to and did procure the unavailability of the declarant of the statement, under certain circumstances.
Bill Text
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Read SB0465 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Senator Mary-Dulany James · Primary
- Senator Justin Ready · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 186 not signed on · 6 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Senator Mary-Dulany James Democrat
Co-sponsors (1)
- Senator Justin Ready Republican
Not signed on (186)
186 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Democrat | 76 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| Republican | 29 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 115 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
| % of votes cast | 82% | 1% | 0% | 17% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 22 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 38 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 81% | 11% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (47)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB0465 do?
- Providing that during the trial of a criminal case in which a defendant is charged with an assault in the second degree, a certain statement is not excluded by the hearsay rule if the statement is offered against a party that has engaged in, directed, or conspired to commit wrongdoing that was intended to and did procure the unavailability of the declarant of the statement, under certain circumstances.
- Who sponsors SB0465?
- SB0465 is sponsored by Senator Mary-Dulany James (Democrat) and Senator Justin Ready (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB0465?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 02, 2026. Enacted.
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