MD SB858 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-2)
Status: Engrossed on March 15 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-04-08 - Third Reading Passed (134-0)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on March 15 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-04-08 - Third Reading Passed (134-0)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Authorizing a person to bring and maintain a civil action for defamation under certain circumstances; and altering the prohibition against revenge porn to prohibit a person from knowingly distributing a computer-generated visual representation that is indistinguishable from another actual and identifiable person under certain circumstances.
Title
Revenge Porn - Civil Action and Reporting Requirement
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-04-08 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 134 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-03-15 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-03-15 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-08 | House | Third Reading Passed (134-0) |
| 2024-04-06 | House | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2024-04-06 | House | Favorable with Amendments {453621/1 Adopted |
| 2024-04-06 | House | Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary |
| 2024-03-21 | House | Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2024-03-16 | House | Referred Judiciary |
| 2024-03-15 | Senate | Third Reading Passed (45-0) |
| 2024-03-14 | Senate | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2024-03-14 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments {213223/1 Adopted |
| 2024-03-13 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings |
| 2024-02-02 | Senate | Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2024-02-02 | Senate | First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
Subjects
Administrative Office of the Courts
Attorney General
Civil Actions
Civil Actions and Procedures
Damages
Digital Images
Evidence
Harassment
Libel and Slander
Pornography
Privacy
Reports
Threats
Victims
Attorney General
Civil Actions
Civil Actions and Procedures
Damages
Digital Images
Evidence
Harassment
Libel and Slander
Pornography
Privacy
Reports
Threats
Victims
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courts and Judicial Proceedings | 3 | 2301 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Courts and Judicial Proceedings | 3 | 2302 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Courts and Judicial Proceedings | 3 | 2303 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Courts and Judicial Proceedings | 3 | 2304 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Courts and Judicial Proceedings | 3 | 2305 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
