Maryland 2026

SB 475

Criminal Procedure - Evidence - Protecting Artists' Creative Expression (PACE Act)

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Measure details

Jurisdiction: Maryland
Session: 2026
Chamber: upper
Classification: bill
Subjects: Art, Music, and Cultural Affairs, Criminal Law - Procedures, Defendants, Evidence, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency, Mental and Behavioral Health
Introduced / first action: 2026-02-02 00:00:00

2026-05-12 00:00:00
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 517
executive-signature
2026-04-09 00:00:00
Passed Enrolled
2026-04-09 00:00:00
Third Reading Passed
passage
2026-04-09 00:00:00
Senate Concurs House Amendments
2026-04-08 00:00:00
Third Reading Passed
passage
2026-04-06 00:00:00
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-04-06 00:00:00
Favorable with Amendments {
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2026-04-06 00:00:00
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-24 00:00:00
Referred Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-03-23 00:00:00
Third Reading Passed
passage
2026-03-23 00:00:00
Second Reading Passed
2026-03-23 00:00:00
Favorable Adopted
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-23 00:00:00
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-09 00:00:00
Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.
2026-02-09 00:00:00
Hearing canceled
2026-02-04 00:00:00
Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-02 00:00:00
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
referral-committee

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