---
type: "Bill"
title: "Juvenile Justice Reform"
description: "Juvenile Justice Reform"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 459"
citation: "Maryland HB 459 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Clippinger"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-01-20"
last_action: "2022-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3630c20a-2b59-4e10-b310-84b5d03e4a32"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0459?ys=2022RS&search=True"
source_hash: "2019e1e82112ba16e7bf14b540b9f19c4ce133a5a2263e41f93b0a9446b41093"
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 459 (2022) — Juvenile Justice Reform

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Juvenile Justice Reform** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/Chapters_noln/CH_42_hb0459e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Juvenile Justice Reform** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0459e.pdf)
3. **First - Juvenile Justice Reform** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0459f.pdf)
4. **Racial Equity Impact Note** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/Pubs/BudgetFiscal/2022RS-HB0459-REIN.pdf)
5. **Third - Juvenile Justice Reform** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0459t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **93–38** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **90–43** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **29–17** (pass) · upper
- FLA Del. Szeliga /123225/1 — **38–87** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Clippinger — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-20** First Reading Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-27** Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2022-02-21** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-22** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-22** Motion Special Order until 2/23 (Delegate Szeliga) Adopted
- **2022-02-23** Floor Amendment {
- **2022-02-23** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2022-02-25** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-02-28** Referred Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-31** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-31** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-31** Motion Laid Over (Senator Cassilly) Adopted
- **2022-03-31** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-31** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2022-04-01** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-04-01** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2022-04-01** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-04-01** Passed Enrolled
- **2022-04-09** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(b) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 42 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3630c20a-2b59-4e10-b310-84b5d03e4a32`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).