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type: "Bill"
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title: "Criminal Procedure - Sexual Assault Victims' Rights - Disposal of Rape Kit Evidence and Notification"
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description: "Criminal Procedure - Sexual Assault Victims' Rights - Disposal of Rape Kit Evidence and Notification"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
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legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
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session: "2017"
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identifier: "HB 255"
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citation: "Maryland HB 255 (2017)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Criminal Law - Procedure", "Administrative Agencies", "Assault", "Chemical Tests", "Disclosure", "Evidence", "Health", "Health Occupations", "Hospitals", "Human Rights", "Law Enforcement", "Notices", "Records", "Sexual Offenses", "Victims"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Hettleman"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2017-01-23"
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last_action: "2017-04-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ac98b79e-ce5a-4a91-96e2-4bf3d1e5b674"
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source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?id=HB255&stab=01&pid=billpage&tab=subject3&ys=2017rs"
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source_hash: "86bc7a78e8be5b511abe5e59d4d343bdf21f3fbb2eda68641eee3b946c4e9acd"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
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---
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# Maryland HB 255 (2017) — Criminal Procedure - Sexual Assault Victims' Rights - Disposal of Rape Kit Evidence and Notification
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/bills/hb/hb0255f.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **45–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Third Reading — **139–0** (pass) · legislature
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## Sponsors
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- Hettleman — primary (person)
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- A. Miller — cosponsor (person)
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- Anderson — cosponsor (person)
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- Angel — cosponsor (person)
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- Atterbeary — cosponsor (person)
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- Aumann — cosponsor (person)
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- B. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
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- Barkley — cosponsor (person)
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- Barron — cosponsor (person)
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- Bromwell — cosponsor (person)
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- Brooks — cosponsor (person)
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- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
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- Chang — cosponsor (person)
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- Clippinger — cosponsor (person)
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- Conaway — cosponsor (person)
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- Davis — cosponsor (person)
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- Dumais — cosponsor (person)
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- Ebersole — cosponsor (person)
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- Fennell — cosponsor (person)
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- Frick — cosponsor (person)
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- Gutierrez — cosponsor (person)
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- Hayes — cosponsor (person)
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- Jackson — cosponsor (person)
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- Jones — cosponsor (person)
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- K. Young — cosponsor (person)
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- Kaiser — cosponsor (person)
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- Kelly — cosponsor (person)
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- Kipke — cosponsor (person)
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- Korman — cosponsor (person)
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- Krimm — cosponsor (person)
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- Lafferty — cosponsor (person)
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- Lam — cosponsor (person)
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- Lierman — cosponsor (person)
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- Luedtke — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Washington — cosponsor (person)
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- McCray — cosponsor (person)
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- McIntosh — cosponsor (person)
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- Miele — cosponsor (person)
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- Moon — cosponsor (person)
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- Morales — cosponsor (person)
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- Morhaim — cosponsor (person)
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- P. Young — cosponsor (person)
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- Pena-Melnyk — cosponsor (person)
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- Platt — cosponsor (person)
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- Queen — cosponsor (person)
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- R. Lewis — cosponsor (person)
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- Rosenberg — cosponsor (person)
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- Sanchez — cosponsor (person)
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- Sophocleus — cosponsor (person)
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- Stein — cosponsor (person)
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- Sydnor — cosponsor (person)
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- Tarlau — cosponsor (person)
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- Valentino-Smith — cosponsor (person)
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- West — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-01-23** First Reading Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2017-01-23** Hearing 2/07 at 1:00 p.m.
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- **2017-01-25** Hearing canceled
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- **2017-01-26** Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
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- **2017-03-06** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-03-07** Favorable with Amendments {882716/1 Report Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-03-07** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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- **2017-03-09** Third Reading Passed (139-0) `passage`
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- **2017-03-10** First Reading Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
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- **2017-03-30** Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-03-30** Favorable Report Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-03-30** Second Reading Passed
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- **2017-04-07** Third Reading Passed (45-0) `passage`
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- **2017-04-07** Returned Passed
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- **2017-04-18** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 159 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ac98b79e-ce5a-4a91-96e2-4bf3d1e5b674`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).
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