---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records (REDEEM Act of 2023)"
description: "Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records (REDEEM Act of 2023)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 37"
citation: "Maryland SB 37 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Waldstreicher"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-11-17"
last_action: "2023-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/da93a379-f3f7-41c5-b357-e9e3ff9e066c"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0037?ys=2023RS&search=True"
source_hash: "5229772d6920b22b33a24b48f3cb5817415d75fd4c11932aef81c1b3800a1ab3"
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 SB 37 (2023) — Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records (REDEEM Act of 2023)

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records (REDEEM Act of 2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_683_sb0037e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records (REDEEM Act of 2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0037e.pdf)
3. **First - Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Waiting Periods (REDEEM Act of 2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0037f.pdf)
4. **Racial Equity Impact Note** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/Pubs/BudgetFiscal/2023RS-SB0037-REIN.pdf)
5. **Third - Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Waiting Periods (REDEEM Act of 2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0037t.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Waldstreicher — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-11-17** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2023-01-11** First Reading Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-16** Hearing 2/02 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-03-02** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-03** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-03** Motion Laid Over (Senator Ready) Adopted
- **2023-03-07** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-07** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-03-09** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-03-10** Referred Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-22** Hearing 4/04 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-04-05** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-05** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-05** Motion Special Order until 4/6 (Delegate Buckel) Adopted
- **2023-04-06** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-04-06** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-07** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2023-04-07** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-07** Passed Enrolled
- **2023-05-16** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 683 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/da93a379-f3f7-41c5-b357-e9e3ff9e066c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).