---
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: "HB 758"
citation: "Maryland HB 758 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bartlett", "Cardin"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-08"
last_action: "2023-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f3cc8448-1b4c-44a9-84df-36ed535d49fd"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0758?ys=2023RS&search=True"
source_hash: "edcc94acab9177a76d1315b25dd5336b3b00082025c31a94802a88ab62192c66"
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 758 (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_702_hb0758e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits - Preservation and Storage** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0758e.pdf)
3. **First - Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits - Preservation and Storage** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0758f.pdf)
4. **Third - Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits - Preservation and Storage** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0758t.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bartlett — primary (person)
- Cardin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-08** First Reading Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-09** Hearing 3/02 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-03-16** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-16** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-16** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-03-18** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-03-20** Referred Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-03** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-03** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-03** Motion Special Order until 4/4 (Senator Smith) Adopted
- **2023-04-04** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-04** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-04-07** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-10** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2023-04-10** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-10** Passed Enrolled
- **2023-05-16** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 702 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f3cc8448-1b4c-44a9-84df-36ed535d49fd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).