Maryland Senate Bill 689 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-4)
Status: Passed on April 18 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-04-18 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 24
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Prohibiting a person from knowingly taking, placing, harboring, persuading, inducing, or enticing another to provide services or labor by force, fraud, or coercion; prohibiting a person from knowingly receiving a benefit from the provision of services or labor induced by force, fraud, or coercion; prohibiting a person from knowingly aiding or conspiring with another to commit a violation of the Act; authorizing a State's Attorney or the Attorney General to prosecute a violation of the Act; providing certain penalties; etc.

Criminal Law - Labor Trafficking (Anti-Exploitation Act of 2019)

Sen. Susan Lee [D]	Sen. Sarah Elfreth [D]	Sen. Michael Hough [R]	Sen. William Smith [D]
Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher [D]	Sen. Chris West [R]	Sen. Robert Zirkin [D]	Sen. Jill Carter [D]
Sen. Bob Cassilly [R]	Sen. Katie Hester [D]	Sen. Justin Ready [R]	Sen. Mary Washington [D]

2019-03-27 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (134-0) (Y: 134 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2019-03-16 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Y: 47 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-18	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 24
2019-04-05	Senate	Returned Passed
2019-04-04	House	Third Reading Passed (134-0)
2019-04-03	House	Second Reading Passed
2019-04-03	House	Favorable Report Adopted
2019-04-03	House	Favorable Report by Judiciary
2019-03-19	House	Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-03-19	House	First Reading Judiciary
2019-03-18	Senate	Third Reading Passed (46-0)
2019-03-18	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2019-03-18	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {358674/1 Report Adopted
2019-03-18	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
2019-02-06	Senate	Hearing 2/22 at 12:00 p.m.
2019-02-04	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0689?ys=2019rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/sb/sb0689f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/sb/sb0689t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/Chapters_noln/CH_24_sb0689t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0009/sb0689_35867401.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/fnotes/bil_0009/sb0689.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/sb0689_jpr.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/Senate/0640.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/sb0689_jud.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/House/1321.pdf