HB0501 — Criminal Law - Sexual Offense by a Person in a Position of Authority
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.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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11 sponsors
1 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (9 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Altering the penalty for a subsequent conviction of sexual offense by a person in a position of authority; prohibiting a certain person in a position of authority from committing a certain violation involving a child at least 6 years younger than the person in a position of authority; prohibiting a person who has been previously convicted of a certain crime from committing a certain violation; adding sexual offense by a person in a position of authority as a predicate crime for sexual solicitation of a minor; etc.
Bill Text
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Read HB0501 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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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Schmidt · Cosponsor
- Delegate J. Sandy Bartlett · Primary
- Delegate Dylan Behler · Cosponsor
- Delegate Elizabeth Embry · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kris Fair · Cosponsor
- Delegate Susan K. McComas · Cosponsor
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur · Cosponsor
- Delegate N. Scott Phillips · Cosponsor
- Delegate Andrew C. Pruski · Cosponsor
- Delegate Gary Simmons · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 177 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate J. Sandy Bartlett Democrat
Co-sponsors (10)
- Delegate Schmidt
- Delegate Dylan Behler Democrat
- Delegate Elizabeth Embry Democrat
- Delegate Kris Fair Democrat
- Delegate Susan K. McComas Republican
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur Democrat
- Delegate N. Scott Phillips Democrat
- Delegate Andrew C. Pruski Democrat
- Delegate Gary Simmons Democrat
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods Democrat
Not signed on (177)
177 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 177 →"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 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 87 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican | 29 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 128 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 20 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 34 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| % of votes cast | 72% | 0% | 0% | 28% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 87 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 131 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 0% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0501 do?
- Altering the penalty for a subsequent conviction of sexual offense by a person in a position of authority; prohibiting a certain person in a position of authority from committing a certain violation involving a child at least 6 years younger than the person in a position of authority; prohibiting a person who has been previously convicted of a certain crime from committing a certain violation; adding sexual offense by a person in a position of authority as a predicate crime for sexual solicitation of a minor; etc.
- Who sponsors HB0501?
- HB0501 is sponsored by Delegate Schmidt, Delegate J. Sandy Bartlett (Democrat), Delegate Dylan Behler (Democrat), Delegate Elizabeth Embry (Democrat), Delegate Kris Fair (Democrat), Delegate Susan K. McComas (Republican), Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democrat), Delegate N. Scott Phillips (Democrat), Delegate Andrew C. Pruski (Democrat), Delegate Gary Simmons (Democrat), and Delegate Jamila J. Woods (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0501?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 27, 2026. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB0501?
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