SB 512

Enacted

Criminal Law - Stalking - Penalties

Sponsor: William C. Smith, Jr. (District 20)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 429 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Increasing the penalties for stalking to a period of imprisonment of up to 10 years or a fine of up to $10,000 or both if the victim had a protective order in effect against the defendant at the time of the offense or the defendant had previously been convicted of stalking.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list

FAV 17FavorableUNF 2Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Price, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only
FAV	Gomulka, Brooke	Frederick County State's Attorney's Office	Position only
FAV	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	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	Rodriguez, Amanda	Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force/ TurnAround, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feinstein, Debbie	Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Feinstein, Debbie	Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Aumen, Abigail	Washington County State's Attorney's Office	Oral
FAV	OMalley, Catherine	Women's Law Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	OMalley, Catherine	Women's Law Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Senator Smith, Senator Smithlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Smith, Senator Smithlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Position only
FAV	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Position only
UNF	Hilliard, Elizabeth	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)
UNF	Hilliard, Elizabeth	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)