HB 248

Protective Orders - Relief Eligibility - Rape and Sexual Offenses

Sponsor: Delegate AtterbearyCommittee: JudiciarySubject: Family LawStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 132 (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Removing rape and certain sexual offenses from the list of offenses alleged to have been committed by a certain respondent against a certain victim for which a peace order petition may be filed under certain circumstances; and altering the definition of 'person eligible for relief' for purposes of certain provisions of law relating to domestic violence protective orders to include an individual who alleges the commission of certain acts against the individual by a certain respondent.

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Testimony (21)

MGA witness list

FAV 20FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	WILLIAMS, CARRIE	ATTORNEY GENERAL	Written (PDF)
FAV	Byrne, Julia	Baltimore County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lennig, Dorothylobbyist	House of Ruth	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Katz, Amanda	Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jordan, Lisaelobbyist	MCASA	Position only
FAV	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	MCASA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mansfield, Andrealobbyist	MD Chiefs and Sherrifs	Written (PDF)
FAV	Morrissey, Chief Judge	MD Judiciary	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith, Michelle	MSBA	Position only
FAV	Renart, Daniel	MSBA Family Law Section	Written (PDF)
FAV	Siri, Michellelobbyist	Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women	Written (PDF)
FAV	Siri, Michellelobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Position only
FAV	Morningstar, Sara	MoCo	Written (PDF)
FAV	Drew, Nicole	MontgomeryCty Commission for Women	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ruth, Laure	Women's Law Center	Position only
FAV	Ruth, Laure	Women's Law Center of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	baranauskas, andy	goccp	Written (PDF)
FAV	dean, karen	md state's attys	Oral
FAV	engler, brett	md state's attys	Oral
FAV	Delegate Atterbeary, Delegate Atterbearylegislator	Individual	Position only
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Oral

Organizations on record

ATTORNEY GENERALFAV 1

Baltimore County GovernmentFAV 1

goccpFAV 1

House of RuthFAV 1

Jewish Coalition Against Domestic AbuseFAV 1

Maryland Legislative Agenda for WomenFAV 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1

MCASAFAV 2

MD Chiefs and SherrifsFAV 1

MD JudiciaryFAV 1

md state's attysFAV 2

MoCoFAV 1

MontgomeryCty Commission for WomenFAV 1

MSBAFAV 1

MSBA Family Law SectionFAV 1

Women's Law CenterFAV 1

Women's Law Center of MarylandFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVLennig, DorothyHouse of RuthRegistered for: House of Ruth Maryland

FAVJordan, LisaeMCASARegistered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault

FAVJordan, Lisae CMCASARegistered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault

FAVMansfield, AndreaMD Chiefs and SherrifsRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…

FAVSiri, MichelleMaryland Legislative Agenda for WomenRegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.

FAVSiri, MichelleMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.