Maryland Senate Bill 112

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-2)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-09 - Hearing 1/16 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibits a person from intentionally causing physical injury to another if the person knows or has reason to know that the other is an official, an umpire, a referee, or a judge officiating at a sporting event; authorizes a police officer to arrest a person without a warrant if the police officer has probable cause to believe that the person has committed a certain assault; and establishing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor of assault in the second degree and is subject to certain penalties.

Criminal Law - Second Degree Assault - Sports Official

Sen. Justin Ready [R]	Sen. Jack Bailey [R]	Sen. Mary Carozza [R]	Sen. Katherine Klausmeier [D]
Sen. Johnny Mautz [R]	Sen. Johnny Salling [R]	Sen. Ron Watson [D]	Sen. Chris West [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-09	Senate	Hearing 1/16 at 1:00 p.m.
2025-01-08	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2024-10-25	Senate	Pre-filed

SB842 (Carry Over) 2024-02-02 - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
HB462 (Crossfiled) 2025-01-20 - First Reading Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Criminal Procedure	2	203	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Criminal Law	3	203	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0112?ys=2025RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0112f.pdf