Maryland Senate Bill 768 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on April 9 2022 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-04-09 - Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
Pending: House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Altering procedures that a law enforcement officer is required to follow when the law enforcement officer has reason to believe that a child who has been detained is a victim of sex trafficking or a victim of human trafficking; providing that in a criminal proceeding where the defendant is a minor or a delinquency proceeding against a child it is an affirmative defense of duress to certain offenses if the defendant or child committed the offense as a direct result of sex trafficking or being a victim of human trafficking; etc.

Criminal Law - Victims of Child Sex Trafficking and Human Trafficking - Safe Harbor and Service Response

Sen. Susan Lee [D]

Sen. Ron Watson [D]

2022-04-09 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 43 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-04-09	House	Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
2022-04-09	Senate	Third Reading Passed (43-0)
2022-04-09	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2022-04-09	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {313924/1 Adopted
2022-04-09	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
2022-02-09	Senate	Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m.
2022-02-07	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

SB768 (Carry Over) 2022-04-09 - Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
HB833 (Crossfiled) 2022-04-11 - Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Hershey) Adopted

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Courts and Judicial Proceedings	3	8A-01	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Courts and Judicial Proceedings	3	8A-14	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Criminal Procedure	8	302	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Criminal Law	1	402	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Family Law	5	701	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0768?ys=2022RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/sb/sb0768f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/sb/sb0768t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/amds/bil_0008/sb0768_31392401.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/votes_comm/sb0768_jpr.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/votes/Senate/1211.pdf