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Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Intercepted Communications - Admissibility of Evidence

Sponsor: Sara Love (District 16)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing a person to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication that is a recording or part of a recording of the commission or attempted commission of a certain crime; providing that the contents of a certain intercepted communication and evidence derived from the communication may be received in evidence in a criminal trial or hearing before the District Court or circuit court under certain circumstances; and providing for a certain affirmative defense to a charge under the wiretap statute.

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Testimony (26)

MGA witness list
FAV 19FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 3Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVCordero, RebeccaCalvert County State's Attorney's OfficeWritten (PDF)
FAVCordero, RebeccaCalvert County State's Attorney's OfficeWritten (PDF)
FAVJordan, Lisae ClobbyistMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVJordan, Lisae ClobbyistMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVRodriguez, AmandaMaryland Human Trafficking Task Force/ TurnAround, Inc.Written (PDF)
FAVRodriguez, AmandaMaryland Human Trafficking Task Force/ TurnAround, Inc.Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVRuth, LaureMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceWritten (PDF)
FAVRuth, LaureMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceWritten (PDF)
FAVLove, SaraMaryland State SenatorWritten (PDF)
FAVLove, SaraMaryland State SenatorWritten (PDF)
FAVFeinstein, DebbieMontgomery County State's Attorney's OfficeOral + Written (PDF)
FAVFeinstein, DebbieMontgomery County State's Attorney's OfficeOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDavid, SarahOffice of the State ProsecutorWritten (PDF)
FAVKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
FAVKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
FAVDietz, PhyllisIndividualPosition only
FAVMeyerovich, MarkIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator Love, Senator LovelegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Love, Senator LovelegislatorIndividualOral
UNFJohnson, DaralobbyistAmerican Civil Liberties Union of MarylandWritten (PDF)
UNFGross, KennethIndividualPosition only
FWAOMalley, CatherineWomen's Law CenterWritten (PDF)
FWAOMalley, CatherineWomen's Law CenterWritten (PDF)
INFOVormelker, WillMaryland JudiciaryWritten (PDF)
INFOHilliard, ElizabethMaryland Office of the Public DefenderWritten (PDF)
INFOEmerson, JessicaThe Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault
FAVJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault
UNFJohnson, DaraAmerican Civil Liberties Union of MarylandRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland