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Bills/2023 Regular Session

HB 233

Did not advanceCrossfile SB 226
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Criminal Law - Child Pornography - Accessing and Intentionally Viewing

Sponsor: Robin L. Grammer, Jr. (District 6)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting a person from knowingly or intentionally accessing and intentionally viewing a certain visual representation of a child under the age of 16 years.

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Testimony (21)

MGA witness list
FAV 19FavorableUNF 2Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVShellenberger, ScottBaltimore County State's Attorney's OfficeOral
FAVKing, JoyceFrederick County State's Attorney's OfficeOral
FAVCairns, PeggyMaryland Coalition Against PornographyOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKay, BrikenaMaryland Coalition Against PornographyOral
FAVJordan, Lisae ClobbyistMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVKemerer, HannibalOffice of Attorney GeneralWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Grammer, Delegate GrammerlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVDiefenbach, KlausIndividualPosition only
FAVDiefenbach, LindaIndividualPosition only
FAVDitraglia, FrankIndividualPosition only
FAVElbourn, JamesIndividualPosition only
FAVLee, MickeyIndividualPosition only
FAVLewis, HeatherIndividualOral
FAVPedersen, StacyIndividualPosition only
FAVSirkel, RobinIndividualPosition only
FAVWilliams, PeggyIndividualPosition only
FAVbrenner, lorettaIndividualPosition only
FAVmcavoy, vinceIndividualOral
FAVsirkel, jessIndividualPosition only
UNFGross, MichalMARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDEROral + Written (PDF)
UNFHilliard, ElizabethMaryland Office of the Public DefenderOral

Organizations on record

Baltimore County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1
Frederick County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1
Maryland Coalition Against PornographyFAV 2
Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)FAV 1
Maryland Office of the Public DefenderUNF 1
MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDERUNF 1
Office of Attorney GeneralFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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