Maryland House Bill 499

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-0)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-22 - First Reading Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Altering certain provisions of law relating to waiting periods for the filing of certain petitions for expungement to authorize the filing of a petition a certain amount of time after the completion of the sentence; adding to the list of misdemeanor convictions that a person may expunge under certain circumstances; prohibiting the Maryland Judiciary Case Search from in any way referring to the existence of a charge of possession of cannabis if the conviction was later pardoned by the Governor; etc.

Criminal Records - Expungement and Maryland Judiciary Case Search (Expungement Reform Act of 2025)

Del. Nick Allen [D]	Del. Marlon Amprey [D]	Del. Sandy Bartlett [D]	Del. Adrian Boafo [D]
Del. Diana Fennell [D]	Del. Kevin Harris [D]	Del. Dana Jones [D]	Del. Jeffrie Long [D]
Del. Julie Palakovich Carr [D]	Del. Scott Phillips [D]	Del. Malcolm Ruff [D]	Del. Karen Simpson [D]
Del. Dana Stein [D]	Del. Deni Taveras [D]	Del. Kym Taylor [D]	Del. Karen Toles [D]
Del. Veronica Turner [D]	Del. Joe Vogel [D]	Del. Jennifer White Holland [D]	Del. Jheanelle Wilkins [D]
Del. Nicole Williams [D]	Del. Greg Wims [D]	Del. Jamila Woods [D]	Del. Teresa Woorman [D]
Del. Chao Wu [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-22	House	First Reading Judiciary

SB432 (Crossfiled) 2025-01-24 - Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Criminal Procedure	10	101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Criminal Procedure	10	105	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Criminal Procedure	10	110	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Criminal Procedure	10	401	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0499?ys=2025RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0499f.pdf