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Bills/2025 Regular Session

HB 260

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Criminal Law - Drug Paraphernalia - Prohibitions and Penalties

Sponsor: Jon S. Cardin (District 11B)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 180 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the penalties for a person using or possessing with intent to use, delivering or selling under certain circumstances, or manufacturing or possessing with intent to deliver or sell under certain circumstances drug paraphernalia to inject, ingest, inhale, or otherwise introduce into the human body a controlled dangerous substance; removing intent to administer a controlled dangerous substance from a certain list of intents; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 13FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVArikat, Loraine1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastWritten (PDF)
FAVCardin, Jon S.Delegate, House of DelegatesOral + Written (PDF)
FAVWilliams, KrystalMD Office of the Public DefenderWritten (PDF)
FAVBogdan, HenrylobbyistMaryland NonprofitsPosition only
FAVKeller, EmilyMaryland's Office of Overdose ResponseWritten (PDF)
FAVKeller, EmilyMaryland's Office of Overdose ResponseWritten (PDF)
FAVClark, TiffanyOffice of the Attorney GeneralWritten (PDF)
FAVBradford, TimothyOffice of the Public DefenderWritten (PDF)
FAVBradford, TimothyOffice of the Public DefenderOral
FAVSWASC, UMSocial Work Advocates for Social ChangeWritten (PDF)
FAV(MD), State of MarylandIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Cardin, Delegate CardinlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVDelegate Cardin, Delegate CardinlegislatorIndividualOral
UNFTibbals, TrudyIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFTibbals, TrudyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWALynch, MeghanMaryland Department of HealthWritten (PDF)
FWAWilliamson, MarotMaryland State's Attorney AssociationOral

Organizations on record

1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastFAV 1
Delegate, House of DelegatesFAV 1
Maryland Department of HealthFWA 1
Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1
Maryland State's Attorney AssociationFWA 1
Maryland's Office of Overdose ResponseFAV 2
MD Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1
Office of the Attorney GeneralFAV 1
Office of the Public DefenderFAV 2
Social Work Advocates for Social ChangeFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits