MD HB544 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-2)
Status: Passed on May 16 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-16 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 773
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-2)
Status: Passed on May 16 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-16 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 773
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
Altering the statute of limitations applicable to the crime of sexual extortion to be 5 years; altering the statute of limitations applicable to the crime of stalking to be 10 years; providing that the State may institute a prosecution for revenge porn at any time; and providing that, for purposes of the Maryland Constitution, a person who commits revenge porn shall be deemed to have committed a misdemeanor whose punishment is confinement in the penitentiary and may reserve a point or question for a certain in banc review.
Title
Criminal Law - Sexual Extortion, Stalking, and Revenge Porn - Statute of Limitations and In Banc Review
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-04-03 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-18 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 137 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-03-18 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 137 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-16 | House | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 773 |
| 2024-04-04 | House | Returned Passed |
| 2024-04-03 | Senate | Third Reading Passed (47-0) |
| 2024-04-01 | Senate | Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed |
| 2024-03-29 | Senate | Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings |
| 2024-03-18 | Senate | Referred Judicial Proceedings |
| 2024-03-18 | House | Third Reading Passed (137-0) |
| 2024-03-16 | House | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2024-03-16 | House | Favorable with Amendments {683822/1 Adopted |
| 2024-03-16 | House | Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2024-01-24 | House | First Reading Judiciary |
Same As/Similar To
SB391 (Crossfiled) 2024-05-16 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 772
Subjects
Crimes and Punishments
Criminal Law - Procedures
Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Extortion
Harassment
Penalties and Sentences
Pornography
Statutes of Limitation
Criminal Law - Procedures
Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Extortion
Harassment
Penalties and Sentences
Pornography
Statutes of Limitation
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courts and Judicial Proceedings | 5 | 106 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Criminal Law | 3 | 709 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Criminal Law | 3 | 802 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Criminal Law | 3 | 809 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
