MD HB513 | 2026 | Regular Session

Maryland House Bill 513

Note: Carry Over of previous HB1452

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on January 27 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-01-29 - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Altering the definition of "sexual orientation" applicable to certain hate crime statutes; and defining "hate bias incident" applicable to a certain requirement that the Department of State Police collect, analyze, and report certain information provided by certain law enforcement agencies.

Title

Hate Crimes and Hate Bias - Definitions of Sexual Orientation and Hate Bias Incident

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-01-29	House	Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-01-27	House	First Reading Judiciary

Same As/Similar To

HB1452 (Carry Over) 2025-02-27 - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.

Subjects

Crimes and Punishments
Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Electronic Communication
Harassment
Hate Crimes
Law Enforcement
Public Safety
Reports
Sexual Orientation
State Police, Department of
Threats

Code Citations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Criminal Law	10	301	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Public Safety	2	307	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Maryland State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0513?ys=2026RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0513f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/Pubs/BudgetFiscal/2026RS-HB0513-REIN.pdf