SB 360

Enacted

Revenge Porn - Definition of Visual Representation and Civil Action

Sponsor: Katie Fry Hester (District 9)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Civil Actions and ProceduresStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 219 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Defining the term 'visual representation' as it relates to the crime of revenge porn to be an unaltered image of the person or an image created with or without using other existing depictions of the person that is indistinguishable from the person, from the perspective of an ordinary person; and authorizing a person to bring a civil action for revenge porn.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 20FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	King, Joyce	Frederick County State's Attorney's Office	Oral
FAV	Hausner, Deena	House of Ruth Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cairns, Peggy	Maryland Coalition Against Pornography	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Fry Hester, Katie	Maryland Senate	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fry Hester, Katie	Maryland Senate	Written (PDF)
FAV	OMalley, Catherine	Women's Law Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	OMalley, Catherine	Women's Law Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dardis, Christina	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hamilton, Rebecca	Individual	Position only
FAV	Kaur, Jasheen	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Mauer, William	Individual	Position only
FAV	Mercer, Jenniferlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Hester, Senator Hesterlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Hester, Senator Hesterlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Zacker, Jeremy	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Zacker, Jeremy	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Ruth, Laure	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Written (PDF)
FWA	Ruth, Laure	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Written (PDF)