---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits - Preservation and Storage"
description: "Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits - Preservation and Storage"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 789"
citation: "Maryland SB 789 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hettleman"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-06"
last_action: "2023-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8ac145f6-8d4c-4a5b-9f0e-18516fdb3c4a"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0789?ys=2023RS&search=True"
source_hash: "8b2a94662aaadf217b005fc53f8dcda4f95776f5c2152021e07812b9eaad8e46"
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 789 (2023) — Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits - Preservation and Storage

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits - Preservation and Storage** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_703_sb0789t.pdf)
2. **First - Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits - Preservation and Storage** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0789f.pdf)
3. **Third - Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits - Preservation and Storage** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0789t.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Hettleman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-06** First Reading Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14** Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-03-16** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-16** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-16** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-03-17** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-03-20** Referred Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-22** Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-04-06** Favorable Report by Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-06** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-06** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-07** Returned Passed
- **2023-05-16** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 703 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8ac145f6-8d4c-4a5b-9f0e-18516fdb3c4a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).