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IntroducedJan 27, 2026
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Family Law - Temporary and Final Protective Orders - Duration
Last Action See all actions
House • Mar 21, 2026: Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 497
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
Actions
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- Favorable with Amendments {833026/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 27, 2026 | House
- First Reading Judiciary
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Video: JudiciaryHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Vora, Amee (Maryland Legal Aid)
- JUD Testimony, UNF -- Vormelker, Will (Maryland Judiciary)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Sarro, Lisa (Community Legal Services)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Rattigan, Yuvelqui (Center For Hope)
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Jordan, Lisae C (Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA))
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Hausner, Deena (House of Ruth Maryland)
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Ruth, Laure (Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence)
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- OMalley, Catherine (Women's Law Center)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Morgan, Jessica (Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW))
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Rodriguez, Amanda (Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force/ TurnAround, Inc.)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Allyn, Rebecca (Gov's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, & Victim; Governor's Family Violence Council)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Simpson, Karen
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Madden, Brendan (MSBA FLSC)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Jones, Dana (Women Legislators of Maryland)



