SEXUAL OFFENSES

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 54

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  HB 4

  Status as of March 28, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker and Delegates Vallario, Brown, Hixson, Petzold, Anderson, Aumann, Barkley, Bartlett, Barve, Bates, Benson, Bobo, Bohanan, Boschert, Boteler, Bozman, Branch, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, Cadden, Cane, Cardin, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Cluster, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, C. Davis, D. Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gaines, Gilleland, Glassman, Goldwater, Goodwin, Griffith, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Hogan, Hubbard, Impallaria, James, Jameson, Jennings, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kelley, Kelly, King, Kirk, Kohl, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Leopold, Levy, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, McMillan, Menes, Miller, Minnick, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, O'Donnell, Paige, Parker, Parrott, Patterson, Pendergrass, Proctor, Pugh, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Shank, Shewell, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stern, Stocksdale, Stull, Taylor, Trueschler, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vaughn, Weir, Weldon, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Sexual Offenders - Supervision, Notifications, and Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 61

  Status as of January 25, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Quinter, Montgomery, DeBoy, F. Turner, Sophocleus, Burns, Dumais, Howard, Trueschler, McMillan, Hogan, Shewell, Cryor, and Rudolph

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Crimes of Violence - Sexual Abuse of a Child

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 110

  Status as of February 3, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boschert and Love

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Crime Against a Child or Vulnerable Adult - Penalty

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 181

  Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Marriott (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Delegates Anderson, C. Davis, Doory, Goodwin, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Kirk, Krysiak, McHale, McIntosh, Oaks, Paige, Pugh, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Sex Offenders - Electronic Tracking and Movement Restrictions - Penalties for Violating Registration Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 183

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 300

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shewell, Bartlett, Cluster, Cryor, Dumais, Eckardt, Edwards, Elmore, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Krebs, Mayer, Miller, Quinter, Shank, Stocksdale, Stull, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Sexual Abuse of a Minor

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 185

  Status as of January 25, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shewell, Bartlett, Cluster, Cryor, Dumais, Eckardt, Edwards, Elmore, Glassman, Hogan, Krebs, Mayer, McKee, Miller, Shank, Stull, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Marriage - Confidential Communications - Child Abuse or Sexual Crime Involving a Minor Victim

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 241

  Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Minnick, Benson, Bohanan, Kelly, Kullen, Menes, Miller, Vallario, and Weir

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Sex Offenders - Electronic Tracking Bracelets

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 290

  Status as of February 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pendergrass and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Sexual Offenses by Health Care Practitioners

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 304

  Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Aumann, Bartlett, Boschert, Boteler, Cluster, Cryor, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Kohl, Krebs, Leopold, Mayer, McComas, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Parrott, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Taylor, Weir, Weldon, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Sexual Offender Compliance and Enforcement in Maryland Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 320

  Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Aumann, Bartlett, Boschert, Boteler, Cluster, Cryor, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Kohl, Krebs, Kullen, Leopold, Levy, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, Miller, Morhaim, Myers, O'Donnell, Parrott, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Weir, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Crimes - Victim and Witness Intimidation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 353

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 317

  Sponsored By

  Charles County Delegation

  Entitled

  Teachers and School Administrators - Sexual Contact with Students - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 361

  Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Charles County Delegation

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Sexual Act - Definition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 530

  Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haynes, Anderson, Bromwell, Burns, Cane, Doory, Gaines, Goodwin, Hammen, Holmes, Kelley, Kirk, Kullen, Lee, Marriott, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pugh, Sophocleus, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Crimes - Sexual Offense Against Minor Committed on School Grounds or in a Recreation Area - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 531

  Status as of March 24, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates King, Boschert, Bronrott, Cryor, Dumais, Feldman, Griffith, Kaiser, Lawton, Madaleno, Montgomery, Murray, Patterson, Simmons, Stern, Bartlett, Bozman, C. Davis, Elmore, Gilleland, Goodwin, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Howard, King, Marriott, McKee, Myers, Ramirez, and Ross

  Entitled

  Education - Contractors and Registered Sexual Offenders - Prohibitions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 541

  Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Brown

  Entitled

  Evidence - Separate Act of Sexual Misconduct Involving a Minor - Admissibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 655

  Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Prostitution and Pandering - Seizure and Forfeiture

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 706

  Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shank, Frank, and Kelly

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Crimes of Violence - Sexual Abuse of a Minor and Continuing Course of Conduct with a Child

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 778

  Status as of April 11, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 102

  Sponsored By

  Harford County Delegation

  Entitled

  Legislative Community Initiatives Loan of 2004 - Sexual Assault/Spouse Abuse Resource Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 797

  Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Abuse and Sexual Abuse Investigations - Use of Videotape

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 876

  Status as of March 7, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kelley, Anderson, Benson, Conroy, D. Davis, Dumais, Frush, Haynes, Healey, Howard, Lee, McMillan, Menes, Morhaim, Niemann, Parker, Patterson, Petzold, Shank, Simmons, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Residential Real Property Sales - Notice Requirements - Sexual Offenders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 942

  Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cryor, Barkley, DeBoy, Gilleland, Goldwater, James, Kach, King, Kohl, McDonough, McHale, Rudolph, Sophocleus, Stern, and Trueschler

  Entitled

  Restrictions on Sex Offenders - Residential Proximity to and Entering School and Park Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 996

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Petzold and Lawton

  Entitled

  Trafficking of Persons and Involuntary Servitude

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1147

  Status as of March 25, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Menes, Anderson, Bromwell, DeBoy, Gutierrez, King, Malone, Mayer, Petzold, Quinter, Rosenberg, and Simmons

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse - Extension of Time to File Action

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1148

  Status as of March 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Menes, Anderson, Malone, Bromwell, DeBoy, Gutierrez, King, Mayer, Petzold, Quinter, Rosenberg, Simmons, Hubbard, McIntosh, Frush, Brown, Barve, Howard, Jones, Hixson, Hammen, Franchot, Jameson, Kullen, Zirkin, Morhaim, Cardin, G. Clagett, Bobo, Patterson, Healey, Bozman, Pugh, Marriott, Niemann, V. Clagett, Haynes, Murray, Taylor, Parker, V. Turner, F. Turner, Barkley, Oaks, Mandel, Proctor, Bronrott, Pendergrass, Nathan-Pulliam, Kaiser, McHale, Griffith, James, Cadden, Vaughn, Vallario, Moe, and Donoghue

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse - Statute of Limitations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Senate Rules

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  HB 1199

  Status as of March 28, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel, Aumann, Cluster, Costa, Dwyer, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Kelley, Mayer, McConkey, Miller, Minnick, Shank, Simmons, Sophocleus, Sossi, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study the Feasibility of Establishing a Correctional Facility for the Incarceration and Treatment of Sex Offenders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1225

  Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Quinter

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Crimes Against the Elderly - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1282

  Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Sophocleus, Benson, Bohanan, Boschert, Bromwell, Cadden, V. Clagett, Costa, Dwyer, Elmore, Gilleland, Kach, Leopold, Love, McConkey, Minnick, Quinter, and Smigiel

  Entitled

  Education - Public Schools - Trespass

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1401

  Status as of March 21, 2006: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates O'Donnell, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Cluster, Cryor, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kohl, Krebs, Leopold, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Myers, Parrott, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, and Stull

  Entitled

  Jessica's Law

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1572

  Status as of March 31, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Quinter, Simmons, Shank, Kelly, McComas, McMillan, and O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Sexual Offenders - Evaluation Before Sentencing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  SB 1

  Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, DeGrange, Dyson, Garagiola, Jimeno, Klausmeier, Stone, Forehand, Jacobs, Giannetti, and Mooney

  Entitled

  Registered Sexual Offenders - Supervision, Notifications, and Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 13

  Status as of January 11, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Sex Offender Registration - Failure to Register, Failure to Provide Written Notice, or Provision of False Information - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 14

  Status as of January 11, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Sex Offender Task Force

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 15

  Status as of January 11, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Abuse and Sexual Abuse of a Minor - Diminution Credits and Parole Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 16

  Status as of January 11, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Sexually Violent Predators - Registration and Commitment to a State Facility

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 20

  Status as of January 11, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Stone, Astle, Kelley, Mooney, Munson, Schrader, and Hogan

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Sex Offenders - Electronic Tracking and Movement Restrictions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 21

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Restrictions on Sex Offenders - Residential Proximity to and Entering School and Park Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 45

  Status as of January 11, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Violations of Offender Registration - Assisting an Offender

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 49

  Status as of January 11, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator DeGrange

  Entitled

  Sexually Violent Predators - Registration and Commitment to a State Facility

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 68

  Status as of January 26, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Crimes - Victim and Witness Intimidation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 111

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 235

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Education)

  Entitled

  Education - Nonpublic School Employees - Criminal Convictions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 159

  Status as of April 6, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin, Forehand, Garagiola, and Stone

  Entitled

  Evidence - Separate Act of Sexual Misconduct Involving a Minor - Admissibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 210

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Forehand, Greenip, Hogan, Hooper, Jimeno, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Mooney, Munson, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Child Sexual Offenders - Driver's License - Expiration and Renewal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 212

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Hooper, Kelley, Lawlah, Mooney, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Sentence Review - Child Sexual Offender - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 222

  Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Della, Garagiola, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, Schrader, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Crimes - Victim and Witness Intimidation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 237

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, Schrader, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Sexual Offender Compliance and Enforcement in Maryland Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 239

  Status as of March 6, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Greenip, Colburn, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Mooney, and Stone

  Entitled

  Family Law - Termination of Parental Rights - Child Conceived as the Result of Rape

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 242

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)

  Entitled

  Sex Offenders - Electronic Tracking and Movement Restrictions - Penalties for Violating Registration Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 297

  Status as of March 26, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Contraception Dispensing Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 422

  Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Sexual Offenses by Health Care Practitioners

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 467

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Crimes of Violence - Sexual Abuse of a Child

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 630

  Status as of April 2, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Trafficking of Persons and Involuntary Servitude

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 638

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jimeno and DeGrange

  Entitled

  Education - Public Schools - Trespass

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 661

  Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Abuse and Sexual Abuse Investigations - Use of Videotape

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 668

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Astle, Brochin, Dyson, Forehand, Giannetti, Haines, Jacobs, Klausmeier, and Mooney

  Entitled

  Education - Contractors with Criminal Convictions - Prohibitions on Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs