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SB 49

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Criminal Law - Person in a Position of Authority - Sexual Offenses With a Minor

Sponsor: Chris West (District 42)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 1/19 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the definition of 'person in a position of authority' for purposes of a certain prohibition against engaging in a sexual act, sexual contact, or vaginal intercourse with a minor to include an individual under contract with a child care facility, certain commercial or nonprofit instructional programs, sports, scouting, recreational activities, camps, religious institutions, or any unit of government; prohibiting a certain violation from being considered a lesser included crime of another crime; etc.

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Testimony (16)

MGA witness list
FAV 16Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVOrtiz, JeanettelobbyistAACPSWritten (PDF)
FAVShellenberger, ScottBaltimore County State's Attorney's OfficeOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMarsh, KathrynCharles County State's Attorney's OfficeOral + Written (PDF)
FAVLane, WendyCoalition to Protect Maryland's Children (CPMC)Written (PDF)
FAVCarpenter, LindseyFrederick County State's Attorney's OfficeOral
FAVProctor, SarahGovernment - State's Attorneys OfficeOral
FAVWoolums, JohnlobbyistMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationWritten (PDF)
FAVJordan, Lisae ClobbyistMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVFeinstein, DebbieMontgomery County State's Attorney's OfficeOral + Written (PDF)
FAVGoldstein, MathewSecular MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVRuth, LaureWomen's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.Position only
FAVApple, ChrisIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVGarner, RobertIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVHencke, KevinIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVKasemeyer, PamIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator West, Senator WestlegislatorIndividualOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVOrtiz, JeanetteAACPSRegistered for: Johns Hopkins
FAVWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education
FAVJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault