---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Procedure - Forensic Genetic Genealogical DNA Analysis, Searching, Regulation, and Oversight"
description: "Criminal Procedure - Forensic Genetic Genealogical DNA Analysis, Searching, Regulation, and Oversight"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 240"
citation: "Maryland HB 240 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shetty"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-10-30"
last_action: "2021-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2068a9df-e7bd-41a9-91df-419014211ce6"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0240?ys=2021RS&search=True"
source_hash: "9f882a92c4a25bed39595bdb946033a3163259ea4ec8aa6b5360d0d7b219b745"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland HB 240 (2021) — Criminal Procedure - Forensic Genetic Genealogical DNA Analysis, Searching, Regulation, and Oversight

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - Criminal Procedure - Forensic Genetic Genealogical DNA Analysis, Searching, Regulation, and Oversight** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_681_hb0240e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Criminal Procedure - Forensic Genetic Genealogical DNA Analysis, Searching, Regulation, and Oversight** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0240e.pdf)
3. **First - Criminal Procedure - Forensic Genetic Genealogical DNA Analysis, Searching, Regulation, and Oversight** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0240f.pdf)
4. **Third - Criminal Procedure - Forensic Genetic Genealogical DNA Analysis, Searching, Regulation, and Oversight** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0240t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading (Amend) — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **132–0** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **136–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Shetty — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-10-30** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2021-01-13** First Reading Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-31** Hearing 2/23 at 1:30 p.m.
- **2021-03-19** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-19** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-19** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2021-03-20** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-22** Referred Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-10** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-10** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-10** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2021-04-12** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-12** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2021-04-12** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-12** Passed Enrolled
- **2021-05-30** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 681 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2068a9df-e7bd-41a9-91df-419014211ce6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).