HB 600

Did not advance

Task Force on Preventing and Responding to Nonconsensual Sexual Imagery

Sponsor: Lesley J. Lopez (District 39)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Task Force on Preventing and Responding to Nonconsensual Sexual Imagery; and requiring the Task Force to report its legislative recommendations to the Government and the General Assembly by January 1, 2025.

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Testimony (18)

MGA witness list

FAV 15FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendments

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Iheme, Payton	Bumble Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	King, Joyce	Frederick County State's Attorney's Office	Oral
FAV	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Oral
FAV	Hilliard, Elizabeth	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Position only
FAV	Feinstein, Debbie	Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office	Oral
FAV	McDonald, Kate	National Women's Political Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dworak, Cecelia	University of Maryland Student Government Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sidh, Shivani	University of Maryland, Student Government Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Lopez, Delegate Lopezlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Hananel, Julia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Position only
FAV	Lopez, Lesley	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Thorne, Caroline	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Tisdale, Jennifer	Individual	Oral
FAV	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Position only
FWA	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Written (PDF)
FWA	Luedtke, Dawn	Montgomery County Council District 7	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Bumble Inc.FAV 1

Frederick County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)FAV 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFWA 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

Montgomery County Council District 7FWA 1

Montgomery County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

National Women's Political CaucusFAV 1

University of Maryland Student Government AssociationFAV 1

University of Maryland, Student Government AssociationFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVJordan, 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