HB 209

Criminal Law – Unnatural or Perverted Sexual Practice – Repeal

Sponsor: David Moon (District 20)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: First Reading Judicial Proceedings (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Repealing the crime of unnatural or perverted sexual practice.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list

FAV 14FavorableUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Position only
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	JOTF	Position only
FAV	Johnson, Devon	Lambda Legal	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Patashnick, Gavin	MSAA	Oral
FAV	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Clark, Bradley	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kroll, Steven	Maryland State's Attorneys' Association	Oral
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	Oral
FAV	Ruth, Laure	Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Moon, Delegate Moonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Hoffman, C.P.	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Smith, Eric	Winning Strategies: Fatherhood, The Courts & Custody, Incorporated	Position only
UNF	Berkemeier, Tim	Individual	Position only
UNF	aichenbaum, jeff	Individual	Position only
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Bevan-Dangel, Jenniferlobbyist	Humane Society of the United States	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

DoTheMostGoodFAV 1

Humane Society of the United StatesINFO 1

JOTFFAV 1

Lambda LegalFAV 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)FAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

Maryland State's Attorneys' AssociationFAV 1

MSAAFAV 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralFAV 1

Secular MarylandFAV 1

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

Winning Strategies: Fatherhood, The Courts & Custody, IncorporatedUNF 1

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

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDews, ChristopherJOTFRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…

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

INFOBevan-Dangel, JenniferHumane Society of the United StatesRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Humane Society of the United States; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Humane World for Animals