SB 758

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

Sponsor: Senator KellyCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (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 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 certain information to the General Assembly by October 1, 2024, and each October 1 thereafter.

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Testimony (42)

MGA witness list

FAV 35FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Isabal, Natalia	CARE To Stop Violence	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ahmed, Maria	Campus Advocates Respond and Educate (CARE)	Oral
FAV	King, Joyce	Frederick County State's Attorney's Office	Oral
FAV	Reynolds-Dominguez, Camilalobbyist	FreeState Justice	Position only
FAV	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Morgan, Jessica	Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
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	Welter, Jer	Office of the Attorney General	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Braveboy, Aisha	Prince George's County State's Attorney	Oral
FAV	Rickard, Christine	Queen Anne's County State's Attorney's Office	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Montague, Mollie	RAINN	Written (PDF)
FAV	Goldstein, Mathew	Secular Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bates, Ivan	State's Attorney for Baltimore City	Oral + Written (PDF)
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	Sidh, Shivani	University of Maryland, Student Government Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Patterson, Delegate Edith	Women Legislators of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	OMalley, Catherine	Women's Law Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Towne, Ezra	self	Written (PDF)
FAV	Choi, Minseo	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Godinez, Samantha	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Position only
FAV	Johnson, Jennifer	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kelly, Senator Ariana	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mercer, Jenniferlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Murphy, Holly	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Novak, Wendy	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rodriguez, Aysia	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Kelly, Senator Kellylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Young, Bethany	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Jones, Brenda	Families Advocating Intelligent Registries (FAIR)	Written (PDF)
UNF	DuFour, Christine	Jezic and Moyse, LLC and MCDAA	Oral
UNF	Teahan, Margaret	MCDAA	Oral
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Oral
FWA	Ritter, Jennifer	Howard County State's Attorney's Office	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Kirsch, Anne	PREPARE	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Harris, Mrs.	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

Campus Advocates Respond and Educate (CARE)FAV 1

CARE To Stop ViolenceFAV 1

Families Advocating Intelligent Registries (FAIR)UNF 1

Frederick County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

FreeState JusticeFAV 1

Howard County State's Attorney's OfficeFWA 1

Jezic and Moyse, LLC and MCDAAUNF 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)FAV 1

Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)FAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1

MCDAAUNF 1

Montgomery County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

Montgomery County, Maryland Commission for WomenFAV 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralFAV 1

PREPAREINFO 1

Prince George's County State's AttorneyFAV 1

Queen Anne's County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

RAINNFAV 1

Secular MarylandFAV 1

selfFAV 1

State's Attorney for Baltimore CityFAV 1

Students Against Sexual Harassment and AssaultFAV 1

The Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectFAV 1

TurnAround, Inc.FAV 1

University of Maryland, Student Government AssociationFAV 1

Women Legislators of MarylandFAV 1

Women's Law CenterFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVReynolds-Dominguez, CamilaFreeState JusticeRegistered for: FreeState Justice

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

FAVMercer, JenniferRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence