2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB92: Peace Orders and Criminal Harassment - Intentional Visual Surveillance

Legislative Summary

Expanding the relief that may be included in a final peace order; altering the acts that constitute criminal harassment to include certain visual surveillance of an area of another person's residence where the other has a reasonable expectation of privacy; and providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction for a first offense is subject to imprisonment of up to 90 days or a fine of $500 or both, and for a second or subsequent offense, imprisonment of up to 180 days or a fine of $1,000 or both.

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Bill History

10/7/2024
Pre-filed
Senate
1/8/2025
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Senate
1/9/2025
Hearing 1/15 at 12:00 p.m.
Senate
2/10/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate
2/12/2025
Favorable with Amendments {523023/1 Adopted
Senate
2/12/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
2/18/2025
Third Reading Passed (44-0)
Senate
2/19/2025
Referred Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/31/2025
Favorable Report by Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/31/2025
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
Third Reading Passed (130-0)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Returned Passed
Senate

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 523023/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 523023/1 Adopted

2/12/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
4/1/2025
130
Yea
0
Nay
6
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
2/18/2025
44
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/2/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text2/12/2025117.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/2/202593.3 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197056.3 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197059.5 KB