HB 496

Criminal Law - Sexual Crimes - Definition of Consent and Repeal of Force

Sponsor: Emily Shetty (District 18)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 761 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring certain facts to be considered when determining whether a lack of consent exists for the purposes of determining certain sexual crimes; altering the elements of second-degree rape to remove the requirement of use of force or threat of force; and requiring the Maryland Judiciary to report to the General Assembly, beginning October 1, 2024, and each October 1 thereafter, certain data for the preceding calendar year, disaggregated by county and offender age, race, and sex.

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Testimony (37)

MGA witness list

FAV 32FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Isabal, Natalia	CARE To Stop Violence	Oral
FAV	Ahmed, Maria	Campus Advocates Respond and Educate (CARE)	Oral
FAV	Patashnick, Gavin	Cecil County State's Attorney's Office	Oral
FAV	Kunes, David	Delegate Emily Shetty	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	King, Joyce	Frederick County State's Attorney's Office	Oral + 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	Position only
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feinstein, Debbie	Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Tomasello, Beth	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Royster, Tondalayo	Montgomery County, Maryland Commission for Women	Written (PDF)
FAV	Highsmith, Lauren	Morgan State University Peer Educators	Written (PDF)
FAV	Welter, Jer	Office of the Attorney General	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rickard, Christine	Queen Anne's County State's Attorney's Office	Oral
FAV	Goldstein, Mathew	Secular Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Garth, Jessica	State's Attorney's Office for Prince George's County, Maryland	Oral
FAV	Bryant, Yasmine	Students Against Sexual Harassment and Assault	Oral
FAV	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Araya, Tania	TurnAround, Inc.	Oral
FAV	Artero, Reese	University of Maryland College Park - Student Government Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sidh, Shivani	University of Maryland, Student Government Association	Oral
FAV	Rafter, Andrea	Women's Law Center of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Choi, Minseo	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Shetty, Delegate Shettylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Position only
FAV	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Novak, Wendy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Of Maryland, Women's Caucus	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rodriguez, Aysia	Individual	Oral
FAV	Young, Bethany	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Jones, Brenda	Families Advocating Intelligent Registries (FAIR)	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	DuFour, Christine	Jezic and Moyse, LLC and MCDAA	Oral
UNF	Teahan, Margaret	MCDAA	Oral
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Buchanan, November	Morgan State University Peer Educators	Written (PDF)