HB 153

Criminal Law - Sexual Crimes - Repeal of Spousal Defense

Sponsor: Charlotte Crutchfield (District 19)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Special Order until later today (Senator Ferguson) Adopted (as of Nov 15, 2022)

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 (33)

MGA witness list

FAV 31FavorableUNF 2Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Marsh, Kathryn	Charles County State's Attorney's Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Position only
FAV	Lennig, Dorothylobbyist	House of Ruth MD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith, Michelle	MSBA FJLSC	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Morgan, Jessica	Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	riley, joseph	Maryland State's Attorneys Association	Oral
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feinstein, Debbie	Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Inderfurth, Ashley	Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office	Oral
FAV	Koravos, JoAnne	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pope, Jeremiah	Office of Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Williams, Carrie	Office of the Attorney General	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Goldstein, Mathew	Secular Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Garth, Jessica	State's Attorney's Office for Prince George's County, Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Goyette, Alexander	Tahirih Justice Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Siri, Michellelobbyist	The Women's Law Center of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cirincion, Gina	Washington County State's Attorney	Oral
FAV	Apple, Chris	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Chitalia, Suhani	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Crutchfield, Delegate Crutchfieldlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Libbee, Alan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miicke , Sarahlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Niebel, Gavin	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Piegari, Nicholas	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wise, Rebecca	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Smith, Eric	Winning Strategies: Fatherhood, The Courts & Custody, Incorporated	Position only
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Charles County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

DoTheMostGoodFAV 1

House of Ruth MDFAV 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)FAV 1

Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)FAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1

Maryland State's Attorneys AssociationFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

Montgomery CountyFAV 1

Montgomery County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 2

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

MSBA FJLSCFAV 1

Office of Delegate Charlotte CrutchfieldFAV 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralFAV 1

Secular MarylandFAV 1

State's Attorney's Office for Prince George's County, MarylandFAV 1

Tahirih Justice CenterFAV 1

The Women's Law Center of MarylandFAV 1

Washington County State's AttorneyFAV 1

Winning Strategies: Fatherhood, The Courts & Custody, IncorporatedUNF 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

FAVMehu, NatashaMayor's Office of Government RelationsRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…

FAVSiri, MichelleThe Women's Law Center of MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.

FAVBagwell, AshlieRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine…

FAVElliott, RobynRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition…

FAVMiicke , SarahRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council