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HB 670

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Criminal Law - Child Pornography - Prohibitions and Penalties

Sponsor: Gabriel M. Moreno (District 13)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting a person from possessing more than 100 images of certain child pornography or possessing or viewing images of certain child pornography depicting a minor or an individual indistinguishable from an actual and identifiable child under the age of 13 years; providing that a violation of the Act is a felony and on conviction a violator is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years; and providing that a sentence under the Act may be separate from and consecutive to or concurrent with a sentence imposed for certain other crimes.

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Testimony (20)

MGA witness list
FAV 16FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVPatashnick, GavinCecil County State's Attorney's OfficeOral
FAVPhilip, DianaCoalition to Protect Maryland's ChildrenWritten (PDF)
FAVCairns, PeggyMaryland Coalition Against PornographyOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCavanaugh, JodiMaryland Coalition Against Sexual AssaultOral
FAVJordan, Lisae ClobbyistMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Written (PDF)
FAVWilt, LauraMaryland Crime Victims' Resource CenterWritten (PDF)
FAVRuth, LaureMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceWritten (PDF)
FAVBrown, KirstenMaryland State's Attorneys' AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVHandley, GrantTown of North EastWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Moreno, Delegate MorenolegislatorIndividualOral
FAVMcGraw, HeatherIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVPayne, ZacharyIndividualOral
FAVPierce, CourtneyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSacks, DawnIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSchrock, YdelkaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVVetusi, LoretteIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFPrice, SuzanneConcerned CitizenPosition only
UNFWatts, KimberleeMaryland Office of the Public DefenderOral + Written (PDF)
UNFTibbals, TrudyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAGravely, LisaIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault