2024 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB892: Criminal Law - Benefits Exploitation

Legislative Summary

Prohibiting a person from knowingly recruiting, harboring, transporting, or obtaining an individual for the purpose of appropriating the government benefits of an individual for the benefit of the person or another through deception, coercion, exploitation, isolation, or any other means; prohibiting a person from aiding, abetting, or conspiring with one or more persons to violate a certain provision of the Act; establishing that a violation of the Act is a felony; etc.

Bill History

2/2/2024
First Reading Judiciary
House of Delegates
2/6/2024
Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/16/2024
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/16/2024
Favorable with Amendments {573129/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/16/2024
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/18/2024
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
House of Delegates
3/18/2024
Referred Judicial Proceedings
Senate
3/20/2024
Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 573129/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 573129/1 Adopted

3/16/2024Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/18/2024
137
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED