HB 860 — Maryland

Petitions for Emergency Evaluation (Arnaud and Magruder Memorial Act)

Specifying that a petition for emergency evaluation is effective for 5 days after being endorsed by a certain court; authorizing a court, on a certain motion and on certain findings, to extend a petition for up to 5 days at a time, not to exceed a total of 30 days from the date the petition was endorsed by the court; and authorizing peace officers to act in accordance with best practices on how to take an emergency evaluee to an emergency facility and, if deemed necessary, to be joined by a mobile crisis team when executing a petition.

Latest action: Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) · Mar 24, 2026

Synopsis written by the legislature's own staff, as published on the official bill page. Status label is derived from the recorded actions. The full text below is the record.

Committees: Health (House of Delegates); Judiciary (House of Delegates); Finance (Senate); Judicial Proceedings (Senate)

Updated Mar 30, 2026