2024 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
SB391: Criminal Law - Sexual Extortion, Stalking, and Revenge Porn - Statute of Limitations and In Banc Review
Legislative Summary
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.
Bill History
1/18/2024
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Senate
1/19/2024
Hearing 2/02 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
1/30/2024
Hearing canceled
Senate
1/30/2024
Hearing 2/02 at 10:30 a.m.
Senate
2/27/2024
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate
2/28/2024
Favorable with Amendments {763523/1 Adopted
Senate
2/28/2024
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
3/1/2024
Third Reading Passed (44-0)
Senate
3/4/2024
Referred Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/29/2024
Favorable Report by Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/29/2024
Favorable Adopted
House of Delegates
3/29/2024
Second Reading Passed
House of Delegates
4/2/2024
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
House of Delegates
4/3/2024
Returned Passed
Senate
5/16/2024
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 772
Senate
Amendments
Favorable with Amendments 763523/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 763523/1 Adopted
2/28/2024Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
4/2/2024
137
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/1/2024
44
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/16/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session