Maryland · House Bill 21 · 2025 Regular Session

Criminal Procedure – District Court Commissioners and False Statements

HB 21 Sponsored by Jackie Addison Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 8, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 8, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Prohibiting a District Court commissioner from issuing an arrest warrant to an individual other than a police officer or a State's Attorney; increasing the penalty for making a certain false statement or report to a certain governmental official or unit from 6 months to up to 3 years imprisonment; and retaining the maximum $500 fine.

Every action

3 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. House of DelegatesPre-filed
  2. CommitteeFirst Reading Judiciary · House of Delegates Judiciary Committee
  3. House of DelegatesHearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m.

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Maryland's official records (mgaleg.maryland.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.