Legislation - HB0544

Title: Criminal Law - Sexual Extortion, Stalking, and Revenge Porn - Statute of Limitations and In Banc Review
Sponsored by: Delegates Atterbeary, Crutchfield, Forbes, Grammer, Pasteur, Simpson, Stein, Toles, Arikan, Kaufman, and Williams
Status: In the House - Returned Passed
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

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.

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Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

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Cross-filed with: SB0391

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2024

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/24/2024 Legislative Date 1/24/2024 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Criminal Law - Sexual Extortion, Stalking, and Revenge Porn - Statute of Limitations and In Banc Review Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/30/2024 Legislative Date 1/30/2024 Action Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2024 Legislative Date 3/16/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2024 Legislative Date 3/07/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments {683822/1 Adopted Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2024 Legislative Date 3/07/2024 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Criminal Law - Sexual Extortion, Stalking, and Revenge Porn - Statute of Limitations and In Banc Review Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2024 Legislative Date 3/09/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (137-0) Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2024 Legislative Date 3/04/2024 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 49AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/29/2024 Legislative Date 3/29/2024 Action Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/01/2024 Legislative Date 3/15/2024 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 60 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2024 Legislative Date 3/18/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 63 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/04/2024 Legislative Date 3/22/2024 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/24/2024	1/24/2024	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Criminal Law - Sexual Extortion, Stalking, and Revenge Porn - Statute of Limitations and In Banc Review
House	1/30/2024	1/30/2024	Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2024	3/16/2024	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House	3/16/2024	3/07/2024	Favorable with Amendments {683822/1 Adopted	46 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2024	3/07/2024	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	46 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Criminal Law - Sexual Extortion, Stalking, and Revenge Porn - Statute of Limitations and In Banc Review
House	3/18/2024	3/09/2024	Third Reading Passed (137-0)	48 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2024	3/04/2024	Referred Judicial Proceedings	49AClick to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/29/2024	3/29/2024	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	4/01/2024	3/15/2024	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	60 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/03/2024	3/18/2024	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	63 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/04/2024	3/22/2024	Returned Passed	61 Click to view Recorded Media

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