HB0491 — Criminal Procedure - Victims of Sexually Assaultive Behavior - Request for Verbal Acknowledgement
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 27, 2026. Enacted.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Prohibiting a law enforcement agency from making a certain request for verbal acknowledgement in an interaction with a person suspected to have been subjected to sexually assaultive behavior or who claims to have been subjected to sexually assaultive behavior.
Bill Text
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Read HB0491 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate N. Scott Phillips · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 187 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate N. Scott Phillips Democrat
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (187)
187 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 187 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 21 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 83% | 0% | 0% | 17% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 86 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Republican | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 128 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0491 do?
- Prohibiting a law enforcement agency from making a certain request for verbal acknowledgement in an interaction with a person suspected to have been subjected to sexually assaultive behavior or who claims to have been subjected to sexually assaultive behavior.
- Who sponsors HB0491?
- HB0491 is sponsored by Delegate N. Scott Phillips (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0491?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 27, 2026. Enacted.
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