2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB187: 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.

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Bill History

10/18/2024
Pre-filed
House of Delegates
1/8/2025
First Reading Judiciary
House of Delegates
1/10/2025
Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(10/18/2024)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Judiciary(House of Delegates)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/3/2025114.5 KB