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Maryland House of DelegatesSB 323

Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction, Detention, and Confinement (Youth Charging Reform Act)

Passed 88–37Party-line

What it does: Expands juvenile court jurisdiction by repealing exceptions that send certain cases against minors straight to adult court, requires pretrial detention of children in specified cases, and limits holding children in adult jails or near incarcerated adults, with reporting requirements. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)

Question before the chamber: Third Reading (SB) Calendar No.24 · On Third Reading · FLA Del. Buckel /393423/1 Motion to Lay Over Motion to Not Allow

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The tally

Yes 88 · No 37 · Not voting 16

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
PartyYesNoNot voting
Democrats88113
Republicans0363

Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted no. 1 member voted against their party’s majority.

Voted against their party’s majority

The full roll (141)

Yes 88

No 37

Not voting 16

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.