Maryland Senate Bill 842 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 7-3)
Status: Introduced on February 2 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-02 - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibiting a person from intentionally causing physical injury to another if the person knows or has reason to know that the other is an official, umpire, referee, or judge officiating at a sporting event; authorizing 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 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. Dawn Gile [D]
Sen. Stephen Hershey [R]	Sen. Katherine Klausmeier [D]	Sen. Johnny Mautz [R]	Sen. Johnny Salling [R]
Sen. Ron Watson [D]	Sen. Chris West [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-02	Senate	Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
2024-02-02	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

SB842 (Carry Over) 2024-02-02 - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
SB28 (Carry Over) 2021-01-26 - Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
HB1469 (Crossfiled) 2024-02-14 - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

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/SB0842?ys=2024RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0842f.pdf