HB 412

Did not advance

Criminal Law - Sexual Crimes - Consent and Second-Degree Rape

Sponsor: Emily Shetty (District 18)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring certain facts to be considered when determining whether a lack of consent exists for the purposes of certain sexual crimes; and altering the elements of second-degree rape to remove the requirement of use of force or threat of force.

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Testimony (32)

MGA witness list

FAV 26FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Snyder, Abigaillobbyist	Baltimore Jewish Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	King, Joyce	Frederick County State's Attorney's Office	Oral
FAV	Smith, Samuel	GBMC and Towson University	Oral
FAV	Lennig, Dorothylobbyist	House of Ruth MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Patashnick, Gavin	MSAA/Cecil County SAO	Oral
FAV	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rodriguez, Amanda	Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force/ TurnAround, Inc.	Position only
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feinstein, Debbie	Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office	Oral
FAV	Koravos, JoAnne	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tomasello, Beth	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sell, Jessie	Notre Dame of Maryland University	Written (PDF)
FAV	Volkart, Dawn	Owls in ACTION Bystander Intervention at Harford Community College	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ajamian, Hanah	PSA	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.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Apple, Chris	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Shetty, Delegate Shettylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Dzekunov, Anna	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Position only
FAV	Martin, Rolicia	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Newlin, Paris	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shetty, Emily	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Thorne, Caroline	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Vallatharasu, Aadhiti	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	DuFour, Christine	Jezic and Moyse, LLC	Oral
UNF	Giannetti , Johnlobbyist	MCDAA - Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Fortuna, Edie	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Oral
FWA	Pruitt, Lauren	FreeState Justice	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Welter, Jer	Office of the Attorney General	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Baltimore Jewish CouncilFAV 1

Frederick County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

FreeState JusticeFWA 1

GBMC and Towson UniversityFAV 1

House of Ruth MDFAV 1

Jezic and Moyse, LLCUNF 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)FAV 1

Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force/ TurnAround, Inc.FAV 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderUNF 1

MCDAA - Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' AssociationUNF 1

Montgomery County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 2

MSAA/Cecil County SAOFAV 1

Notre Dame of Maryland UniversityFAV 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralFWA 1

Owls in ACTION Bystander Intervention at Harford Community CollegeFAV 1

PSAFAV 1

Secular MarylandFAV 1

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

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

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVSnyder, AbigailBaltimore Jewish CouncilRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

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

UNFGiannetti , JohnMCDAA - Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' AssociationRegistered for: Stellar IT Maryland; Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association