SB 333

Criminal Procedure - Victims and Witnesses - Out of Court Statement of Child to Forensic Interviewer

Sponsor: Chris West (District 42)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 148 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Expanding the evidentiary rule on the admissibility of out of court statements made by child victims or witnesses to make admissible an out of court statement made by a child to a forensic interviewer.

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MGA witness list

FAV 13FavorableUNF 4Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Shellenberger, Scott	Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gravely, Kathryn	Center For Hope	Written (PDF)
FAV	Philip, Diana	Coalition to Protect Maryland's Children	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fitzwater, Jessica	Frederick County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	King, Joyce	Frederick County State's Attorney's Office	Oral
FAV	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ruth, Laure	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Position only
FAV	Feinstein, Debbie	Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office	Oral
FAV	West, Christopher	Senator Chris West	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator West, Senator Westlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Position only
UNF	Stofa, Tamara	Office of the Public Defender	Oral
UNF	Taylor, Vanita	Office of the Public Defender	Oral
UNF	Khalfani, Natasha	Office of the Public Defender Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Phelps Jr, Ken	The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)