MD SB758 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-4)
Status: Introduced on February 1 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-04-04 - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 1 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-04-04 - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring certain facts to be considered when determining whether a lack of consent exists for the purposes of certain sexual crimes; altering the elements of second-degree rape to remove the requirement of use of force or threat of force; and requiring the Maryland Judiciary to report certain information to the General Assembly by October 1, 2024, and each October 1 thereafter.
Title
Criminal Law - Sexual Crimes - Definition of Consent and Repeal of Force
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-04 | Senate | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2024-04-04 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments {963320/1 Adopted |
| 2024-04-03 | Senate | Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Smith) Adopted |
| 2024-04-03 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments {963320/1 |
| 2024-04-02 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings |
| 2024-02-01 | Senate | Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2024-02-01 | Senate | First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
Same As/Similar To
HB496 (Crossfiled) 2024-05-16 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 761
Subjects
Administrative Office of the Courts
Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Reports
Sexual Offenses
Sunset
Threats
Violence
Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Reports
Sexual Offenses
Sunset
Threats
Violence
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Law | 3 | 301.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Criminal Law | 3 | 304 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
