HB 268

Did not advance

Criminal Trials - Spousal Privilege - Exception

Sponsor: Robin L. Grammer, Jr. (District 6)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProcedureStatus: Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing that the spouse of a person on trial for a crime may be compelled to testify as an adverse witness if the spouse and the person on trial married after the date on which the alleged crime for which the person is on trial occurred.

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Testimony (10)

MGA witness list

FAV 9FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Shellenberger, Scott	Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lennig, Dorothylobbyist	House of Ruth MD	Position only
FAV	Lennig, Dorothylobbyist	House of Ruth MD	Position only
FAV	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Position only
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ruth, Laure	Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Grammer, Delegate Grammerlegislator	Individual	Position only
FAV	Delegate Grammer, Delegate Grammerlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Baltimore County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

House of Ruth MDFAV 2

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)FAV 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 2

Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.FAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVLennig, DorothyHouse of Ruth MDRegistered for: House of Ruth Maryland

FAVJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault

FAVShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence