Legislation

Title: Criminal Law - Sexual Extortion, Stalking, and Revenge Porn - Statute of Limitations and In Banc Review
Sponsored by: Senators Kelly, Smith, Waldstreicher, Sydnor, West, Muse, Folden, James, McKay, Charles, and Carozza
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 772
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Altering the statute of limitations applicable to the crime of sexual extortion to be 5 years and 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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Cross-filed with: HB0544

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2024

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/18/2024 Legislative Date 1/18/2024 Action First Reading Judicial Proceedings 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 Senate Calendar Date 1/19/2024 Legislative Date 1/19/2024 Action Hearing 2/02 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/30/2024 Legislative Date 1/30/2024 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/30/2024 Legislative Date 1/30/2024 Action Hearing 2/02 at 10:30 a.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/27/2024 Legislative Date 2/27/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/28/2024 Legislative Date 2/18/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments {763523/1 Adopted Proceedings 34 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/28/2024 Legislative Date 2/18/2024 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 34 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 Senate Calendar Date 3/01/2024 Legislative Date 2/20/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (44-0) Proceedings 36 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/04/2024 Legislative Date 2/26/2024 Action Referred Judiciary Proceedings 36AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/29/2024 Legislative Date 3/29/2024 Action Favorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/29/2024 Legislative Date 3/16/2024 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 55 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/29/2024 Legislative Date 3/16/2024 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 55 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2024 Legislative Date 3/18/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (137-0) Proceedings 57 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2024 Legislative Date 3/17/2024 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/16/2024 Legislative Date 5/16/2024 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 772 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Criminal Law - Sexual Extortion, Stalking, and Revenge Porn - Statute of Limitations and In Banc Review Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	1/18/2024	1/18/2024	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
			Text - First - Criminal Law - Sexual Extortion, Stalking, and Revenge Porn - Statute of Limitations and In Banc Review
Senate	1/19/2024	1/19/2024	Hearing 2/02 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate	1/30/2024	1/30/2024	Hearing canceled
Senate	1/30/2024	1/30/2024	Hearing 2/02 at 10:30 a.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/27/2024	2/27/2024	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	2/28/2024	2/18/2024	Favorable with Amendments {763523/1 Adopted	34 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/28/2024	2/18/2024	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	34 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Criminal Law - Sexual Extortion, Stalking, and Revenge Porn - Statute of Limitations and In Banc Review
Senate	3/01/2024	2/20/2024	Third Reading Passed (44-0)	36 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/04/2024	2/26/2024	Referred Judiciary	36AClick to view Recorded Media
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/29/2024	3/29/2024	Favorable Report by Judiciary
House	3/29/2024	3/16/2024	Favorable Adopted	55 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/29/2024	3/16/2024	Second Reading Passed	55 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/02/2024	3/18/2024	Third Reading Passed (137-0)	57 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/03/2024	3/17/2024	Returned Passed	62 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/16/2024	5/16/2024	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 772
			Text - Chapter - Criminal Law - Sexual Extortion, Stalking, and Revenge Porn - Statute of Limitations and In Banc Review

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