2025 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB437: Criminal Law - Visual Surveillance With Prurient Intent - Modifications
Legislative Summary
Altering the definition of "private place" as it relates to the prohibition on conducting visual surveillance with prurient intent of an individual without the consent of the individual to include a residence; and altering the prohibition against conducting visual surveillance with prurient intent.
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Bill History
1/16/2025
First Reading Judiciary
House of Delegates
1/17/2025
Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/3/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/4/2025
Favorable with Amendments {493326/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/4/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/6/2025
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Referred Judicial Proceedings
Senate
3/27/2025
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate
3/27/2025
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
Senate
4/2/2025
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Senate
4/2/2025
Returned Passed
House of Delegates
4/22/2025
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 153
House of Delegates
Amendments
Favorable with Amendments 493326/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 493326/1 Adopted
3/4/2025Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
3/6/2025
136
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/22/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sponsors
Democrat: 8
Republican: 3
Primary Sponsor
Charlotte Crutchfield
Democrat