HB 590

Criminal Law – Sexual Crimes – Repeal of Spousal Defense (Love Is No Defense to Sexual Crimes)

Sponsor: Charlotte Crutchfield (District 19)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: First Reading Judicial Proceedings (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Repealing a certain prohibition on prosecuting a person for rape or a certain sexual offense against a victim who was the person's legal spouse at the time of the alleged rape or sexual offense.

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Testimony (15)

MGA witness list

FAV 14FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Riley, Joseph	Caroline Co State's Attorney	Position only
FAV	Lennig, Dorothylobbyist	House of Ruth	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lennig, Dorothylobbyist	House of Ruth	Position only
FAV	Smith, Michelle	MSBA - Section of Family Law	Position only
FAV	VanRoden, Chris	MSBA Family Law Section	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jordan, Lisaelobbyist	Md. Coalition Against Sexual Assault	Position only
FAV	Feinstein, Debbie	Montgomery Co SAO MSAA	Position only
FAV	Williams, Carrie	Office of the Attorney General	Position only
FAV	Wilkerson, Alicelobbyist	PANDA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ruth, Laure	Women's Law Center of MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ruth, Laure	Women's Law Center of Maryland	Position only
FAV	Ruth, Laure	Womens Law Center of Maryland	Position only
FAV	philip, diana	naral pro choice maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Crutchfield, Delegate Crutchfieldlegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Oral