Maryland House Bill 226 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-2)
Status: Passed on May 16 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-16 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 730
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Altering the definition of "person in a position of authority" applicable to sexual offense in the fourth degree; altering a certain prohibition against a certain person in a position of authority engaging in certain conduct to prohibit a person in a position of authority from engaging in a sexual act, sexual contact, or vaginal intercourse with a minor who is enrolled at a school or participating in a certain program for which the person in authority works; authorizing the imposition of a certain sentence; etc.

Criminal Law - Person in a Position of Authority - Sexual Offenses With a Minor

Del. Sara Love [D]	Del. Linda Foley [D]	Del. Dana Jones [D]	Sen. Ariana Kelly [D]
Del. Lesley Lopez [D]	Del. Julie Palakovich Carr [D]	Del. Edith Patterson [D]	Del. Sheila Ruth [D]
Del. Karen Simpson [D]	Del. Natalie Ziegler [D]	Del. Lauren Arikan [R]	Del. Sandy Bartlett [D]
Del. Elizabeth Embry [D]	Del. Aaron Kaufman [D]	Del. Rachel Munoz [R]	Del. Scott Phillips [D]
Del. Kym Taylor [D]	Del. Nicole Williams [D]

2023-04-10 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 140 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-07 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 43 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-03-09 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 138 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-16	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 730
2023-04-10	House	Passed Enrolled
2023-04-10	House	Third Reading Passed (140-0)
2023-04-10	House	House Concurs Senate Amendments
2023-04-07	Senate	Third Reading Passed (43-0)
2023-04-04	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2023-04-04	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {323925/1 Adopted
2023-04-03	Senate	Motion Special Order until 4/4 (Senator Smith) Adopted
2023-04-03	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {323925/1
2023-04-03	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
2023-03-10	Senate	Referred Judicial Proceedings
2023-03-09	House	Third Reading Passed (138-0)
2023-03-07	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2023-03-07	House	Favorable with Amendments {203420/1 Adopted
2023-03-06	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
2023-01-25	House	Hearing 2/07 at 1:00 p.m.
2023-01-23	House	First Reading Judiciary

SB21 (Crossfiled) 2023-04-10 - Third Reading Passed (135-0)
HB223 (Carry Over) 2022-01-14 - Hearing 1/25 at 1:00 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Criminal Law	3	308	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0226?ys=2023RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0226f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0226t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0226e.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_730_hb0226e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/amds/bil_0006/hb0226_20342001.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/amds/bil_0006/hb0226_32392501.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes_comm/hb0226_jud.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes_comm/hb0226_jpr.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/House/0270.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/House/1300.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/Senate/1151.pdf