Maryland House Bill 1346

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 27-2)
Status: Introduced on February 7 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-10 - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Hearing: Mar 6 @ 1:00 pm House Judiciary Hearing
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishing that the creative expression of a criminal defendant or juvenile respondent is not admissible against the defendant or respondent unless the court makes certain findings; establishing that the creative expression of a defendant or respondent is admissible in juvenile proceedings for certain purposes; and defining "creative expression" to mean the expression or application of creativity or imagination in the production or arrangement of forms, sounds, words, movements, or symbols.

Criminal Procedure - Evidence - Protecting the Admissibility of Creative Expression (PACE Act)

Del. Marlon Amprey [D]	Del. Karen Toles [D]	Del. Gabriel Acevero [D]	Del. Adrian Boafo [D]
Del. Christopher Bouchat [R]	Del. Frank Conaway [D]	Del. Charlotte Crutchfield [D]	Del. Debra Davis [D]
Del. Elizabeth Embry [D]	Del. Kris Fair [D]	Del. Kevin Harris [D]	Del. Julian Ivey [D]
Del. Robbyn Lewis [D]	Del. Jeffrie Long [D]	Del. Ashanti Martinez [D]	Del. Aletheia McCaskill [D]
Del. Scott Phillips [D]	Del. Kent Roberson [D]	Del. Malcolm Ruff [D]	Del. Sheila Ruth [D]
Del. Gary Simmons [D]	Del. Karen Simpson [D]	Del. Stephanie Smith [D]	Del. Kym Taylor [D]
Del. Chris Tomlinson [R]	Del. Veronica Turner [D]	Del. Jheanelle Wilkins [D]	Del. Nicole Williams [D]
Del. Caylin Young [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-10	House	Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.
2025-02-07	House	First Reading Judiciary

HB1429 (Carry Over) 2024-02-13 - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
SB1001 (Crossfiled) 2025-02-10 - First Reading Senate Rules

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Courts and Judicial Proceedings	10	926	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1346?ys=2025RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1346f.pdf