HB 1452

Did not advance

Hate Crimes and Hate Bias - Definitions of Sexual Orientation and Hate Bias Incident

Sponsor: Joe Vogel (District 17)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the definition of 'sexual orientation' applicable to certain hate crime statutes; and defining 'hate bias incident' applicable to a certain requirement that the Department of State Police collect, analyze, and report certain information provided by certain law enforcement agencies.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 17FavorableUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Miicke, Sarahlobbyist	Baltimore Jewish Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Position only
FAV	Taylor, Ronnie	FreeState Justice	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	miller, deborahlobbyist	JCRC of Greater Washington	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dove, Spencer	Maryland Commission on Civil Rights	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Browning, Jeremy	Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frederick, Jennifer	Maryland Office of the Attorney General	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mizrahi, Jennifer	Mizrahi Family Charitable Fund	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gray, Michael	NAMI Maryland (National Alliance on Mental Illness)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cano, Christopherlobbyist	SEIU Local 500	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Vogel, Delegate Vogellegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Hollywood, Nicole	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Vogel, Joe	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Position only
INFO	Lilly, Colonel Orlando	Maryland Chiefs of Police	Oral

Organizations on record

Baltimore Jewish CouncilFAV 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

FreeState JusticeFAV 1

JCRC of Greater WashingtonFAV 1

Maryland Chiefs of PoliceINFO 1

Maryland Commission on Civil RightsFAV 1

Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ AffairsFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Attorney GeneralFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

Mizrahi Family Charitable FundFAV 1

NAMI Maryland (National Alliance on Mental Illness)FAV 1

SEIU Local 500FAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMiicke, SarahBaltimore Jewish CouncilRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

FAVmiller, deborahJCRC of Greater WashingtonRegistered for: Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington

FAVCano, ChristopherSEIU Local 500Registered for: SEIU Local 500