Maryland House Bill 1469

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 14 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-14 - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Pending: House Rules and Executive Nominations 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

Del. Stuart Schmidt [R]

Del. Gary Simmons [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-14	House	First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB842 (Crossfiled) 2024-02-02 - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
HB688 (Carry Over) 2021-03-09 - Withdrawn by Sponsor

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/HB1469?ys=2024RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb1469f.pdf