2023 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB412: Criminal Law - Sexual Crimes - Consent and Second-Degree Rape
Legislative Summary
Requiring certain facts to be considered when determining whether a lack of consent exists for the purposes of certain sexual crimes; and altering the elements of second-degree rape to remove the requirement of use of force or threat of force.
Bill History
1/30/2023
First Reading Judiciary
House of Delegates
2/1/2023
Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/30/2023)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Judiciary(House of Delegates)
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 45
Primary Sponsor
Emily Shetty
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (44)
Nick Allen
Democrat
Vanessa Atterbeary
Democrat
Heather Bagnall
Democrat
Ben Barnes
Democrat
Sandy Bartlett
Democrat
Harry Bhandari
Democrat
Regina Boyce
Democrat
Lorig Charkoudian
Democrat
Charlotte Crutchfield
Democrat
Bonnie Cullison
Democrat
Debra Davis
Democrat
Elizabeth Embry
Democrat
Kris Fair
Democrat
Jessica Feldmark
Democrat
David Fraser-hidalgo
Democrat
Brooke Grossman
Democrat
Michele Guyton
Democrat
Pam Guzzone
Democrat
Terri Hill
Democrat
Julian Ivey
Democrat
Dana Jones
Democrat
Aaron Kaufman
Democrat
Ariana Kelly
Democrat
Jeffrie Long
Democrat
Lesley Lopez
Democrat
Sara Love
Democrat
Bernice Mireku-North
Democrat
David Moon
Democrat
Julie Palakovich Carr
Democrat
Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Democrat
Kirill Reznik
Democrat
Sheila Ruth
Democrat
Karen Simpson
Democrat
Jared Solomon
Democrat
Vaughn Stewart
Democrat
Jen Terrasa
Democrat
Karen Toles
Democrat
Kriselda Valderrama
Democrat
Joe Vogel
Democrat
Alonzo Washington
Democrat
Melissa Wells
Democrat
Jheanelle Wilkins
Democrat
Nicole Williams
Democrat
Natalie Ziegler
Democrat