# Maryland HB 0312: Criminal Procedure - Incompetency to Stand Trial

Maryland HB 0312, Criminal Procedure - Incompetency to Stand Trial, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jon S. Cardin (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-17 (Withdrawn by Sponsor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0312
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Criminal Procedure - Incompetency to Stand Trial
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-10
- Last action: 2025-02-17, Withdrawn by Sponsor
- Sponsor: Jon S. Cardin (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Criminal Law - Procedures, Courts -see also- AppCt; Circuit; District; Orphans'; etc., Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc., Defendants, Mental and Behavioral Health -see also- Aut; Cogn; Dev; etc., Murder -see also- Homicide; Manslalughter, Sexual Offenses, Time, Trials, Victims -see also- Criminal Injuries Compensation, Violence -see also- Domestic Violence; Hate Crimes
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jon S. Cardin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: J. Sandy Bartlett (Democratic), House

## Actions (4)

- 2025-02-17: Withdrawn by Sponsor (House)
- 2025-02-03: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2025-01-17: Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-10: First Reading Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- First Reading, 2025-01-10: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0312f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0312f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0312-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).