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IntroducedSep 15, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 18, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 09, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Criminal Procedure - Expungement - No Finding and Case Terminated Without Finding
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 09, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 187
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 133
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Conaway
- Jacobs
- Pasteur
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Stinnett
- Adams
- Cullison
- Johnson, S.
- Phillips
- Stonko
- Addison
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Pippy
- Szeliga
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Kaufman
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Alston
- Edelson
- Kerr
- Qi
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kipke
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Anderson
- Fair
- Korman
- Reilly
- Toles
- Arentz
- Feldmark
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Tomlinson
- Arikan
- Fennell
- Lewis
- Roberts
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Fisher
- Long, J.
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Baker
- Foley
- Long, R.
- Rose
- Valentine
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Lopez
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Mangione
- Ross
- Watson
- Beauchamp
- Grammer
- Martinez
- Ruff
- Wells
- Behler
- Griffith
- McCaskill
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- McComas
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Guzzone
- Metzgar
- Schindler
- Williams
- Boyce
- Harrison
- Miller
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Buckel
- Hartman
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Cardin
- Hill
- Moon
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Chang
- Hinebaugh
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Morgan, M.
- Smith
- Woorman
- Chisholm
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Solomon
- Wu
- Ciliberti
- Howard
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
- Young
- Clippinger
- Hutchinson
- Odom
- Stein
- Ziegler
- Coley
- Ivey
- Palakovich Carr
NO: 0
YES: 132
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Jacobs
- Nkongolo
- Stein
- Acevero
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Odom
- Stewart
- Adams
- Ebersole
- Johnson, S.
- Palakovich Carr
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Edelson
- Jones, D.
- Pasteur
- Stonko
- Allen
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Patterson
- Szeliga
- Amprey
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Phillips
- Taveras
- Anderson
- Feldmark
- Kerr
- Pippy
- Taylor
- Arentz
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Pruski
- Terrasa
- Arikan
- Fisher
- Korman
- Qi
- Toles
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Lehman
- Queen
- Tomlinson
- Baker
- Forbes
- Lewis
- Reilly
- Turner
- Barnes
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, J.
- Roberson
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Ghrist
- Long, R.
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Beauchamp
- Grammer
- Lopez
- Rose
- Vogel
- Behler
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ross
- Wells
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Buckel
- Harrison
- McComas
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Cardin
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Sample-Hughes
- Wims
- Chang
- Healey
- Miller
- Schindler
- Wivell
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wolek
- Chisholm
- Hinebaugh
- Moon
- Shetty
- Woods
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Woorman
- Coley
- Hornberger
- Morgan, M.
- Simpson
- Wu
- Conaway
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Solomon
- Young
- Crosby
- Hutchinson
- Nawrocki
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
- Ivey
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 4
YES: 41
- Mr. President
- Gile
- Jackson
- Love
- Simonaire
- Augustine
- Guzzone
- James
- Mautz
- Smith
- Bailey
- Harris
- Jennings
- McCray
- Sydnor
- Brooks
- Hayes
- Kagan
- McKay
- Waldstreicher
- Carozza
- Henson
- King
- Muse
- Washington, M.
- Corderman
- Hershey
- Kramer
- Ready
- Watson
- Feldman
- Hester
- Lam
- Rosapepe
- West
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Lewis Young
- Salling
- Zucker
- Gallion
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 3
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- House Concurs Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (132-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (41-0)
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable with Amendments {983028/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Judicial Proceedings
- Mar 18, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (133-0)
- Mar 17, 2026 | House
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Mar 16, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 14, 2026 | House
- First Reading Judiciary
- Sep 15, 2025 | House
- Pre-filed
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Criminal Procedure - Expungement - No Finding and Case Terminated Without FindingPDF
- Text - Racial Equity Impact NotePDF
- Text - Third - Criminal Procedure - Expungement - No Finding and Case Terminated Without FindingPDF
- Amendments {983028/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Criminal Procedure - Expungement - No Finding and Case Terminated Without FindingPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - JudiciaryPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial ProceedingsPDF
- Video: JudiciaryHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Delegate Taylor, Delegate Taylor
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Phillips, N. Scott (Legislative Black Caucus of MD)
- JUD Testimony, FWA -- Brown, Kirsten (Maryland State's Attorneys' Association)
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- McDermott, Meaghan (Maryland Legal Aid)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Sarro, Lisa (Community Legal Services)
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Rothstein, Melissa
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Harris, Rhea (OAG)
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Wilt, Laura (Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Pruitt, Lauren (FreeState Justice)
- JUD Testimony, FWA -- Link, Sean (Maryland Office of the Public Defender)

