SB 33

Criminal Law - Sexual Crimes - Fourth-Degree Sexual Offense and Spousal Defense

Sponsor: Senator LeeCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Conference Committee Appointed (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the definition of 'sexual contact'; and 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 (47)

MGA witness list

FAV 33FavorableFWA 10Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Shellenberger, Scott	Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Marsh, Kathryn	Charles County State's Attorney's Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lennig, Dorothylobbyist	House of Ruth MD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith, Michelle	MSBA FJLSC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Duncan, Essita	Maryland Commission for Women	Written (PDF)
FAV	Morgan, Jessica	Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	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 + Written (PDF)
FAV	riley, joseph	Maryland State's Attorneys Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
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	Tomasello, Beth	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	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	Ruth, Laure	Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.	Oral
FAV	Apple, Chris	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Chitalia, Suhani	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Position only
FAV	Lee, Susan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miicke , Sarahlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Lee, Senator Leelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Lee, Senator Leelegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Smith, Eric	Winning Strategies: Fatherhood, The Courts & Custody, Incorporated	Position only
UNF	aichenbaum, jeff	Individual	Position only
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Marsh, Kathryn	Charles County State's Attorney's Office	Position only
FWA	Lennig, Dorothylobbyist	House of Ruth MD	Written (PDF)
FWA	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Written (PDF)
FWA	Feinstein, Debbie	Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office	Position only
FWA	Williams, Carrie	Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FWA	Garth, Jessica	State's Attorney's Office for Prince George's County, Maryland	Position only
FWA	Goyette, Alexander	Tahirih Justice Center	Written (PDF)
FWA	Ruth, Laure	Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FWA	Chitalia, Suhani	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

Baltimore County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

Charles County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1FWA 1

House of Ruth MDFAV 1FWA 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)FAV 1FWA 1

Maryland Commission for WomenFAV 1

Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)FAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 2

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1FWA 1

Maryland State's Attorneys AssociationFAV 2

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 2

Montgomery CountyFAV 1

Montgomery County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 2FWA 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

MSBA FJLSCFAV 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralFAV 1FWA 1

Secular MarylandFAV 1

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

Tahirih Justice CenterFAV 1FWA 1

The Women's Law Center of MarylandFAV 1

Washington County State's AttorneyFAV 1

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

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

FAVMiicke , SarahRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

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

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

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