SB 407

Criminal Law - Sexual Offense by a Person in a Position of Authority

Sponsor: Dawn Gile (District 33)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the penalty for a subsequent conviction of sexual offense by a person in a position of authority; prohibiting a certain person in a position of authority from committing a certain violation involving a child at least 6 years younger than the person in a position of authority; prohibiting a person who has been previously convicted of a certain crime from committing a certain violation; adding sexual offense by a person in a position of authority as a predicate crime for sexual solicitation of a minor; etc.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list

FAV 17FavorableUNF 2Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Philip, Diana	Coalition to Protect Maryland's Children	Written (PDF)
FAV	King, Joyce	Frederick County State's Attorney's Office	Oral
FAV	Murphy, JD	MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)	Position only
FAV	Gile, Dawn	MD Senate	Written (PDF)
FAV	Myers, Wendy	Maryland Children's Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rodriguez, Amanda	Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force/ TurnAround, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ruth, Laure	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feinstein, Debbie	Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office	Oral
FAV	OMalley, Catherine	Women's Law Center	Position only
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Juhasz, Katherine	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Juhasz, Katie	Individual	Position only
FAV	Mauer, William	Individual	Position only
FAV	Rosenberg, Adam	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Gile, Senator Gilelegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Jones, Brenda	Families Advocating Intelligent Registries (FAIR)	Written (PDF)
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

Coalition to Protect Maryland's ChildrenFAV 1

Families Advocating Intelligent Registries (FAIR)UNF 1

Frederick County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

Maryland Children's AllianceFAV 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)FAV 1

Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force/ TurnAround, Inc.FAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1

MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)FAV 1

MD SenateFAV 1

Montgomery County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

Women's Law CenterFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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