HB 459 — Criminal Law - Victims of Human Trafficking - Affirmative Defense
Last action — Hearing canceled
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House of Delegates
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House of Delegates” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
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Read HB 459 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Hearing canceled
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Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.
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Referred Judicial Proceedings
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Third Reading Passed
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Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Favorable with Amendments {
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Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
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Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
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First Reading Judiciary
Sponsors
- Cain · Primary
- Delegate Gabriel Acevero · Primary
- Delegate Mark S. Chang · Primary
- Gilchrist · Primary
- Delegate Michele Guyton · Primary
- Senator Shelly Hettleman · Primary
- Delegate Lily Qi · Primary
- Delegate Mike Rogers · Primary
- Delegate Melissa Wells · Primary
- Delegate Stephanie Smith · Primary
- Delegate J. Sandy Bartlett · Primary
- Delegate Heather Bagnall · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →12 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 176 not signed on · 14 voted No
Sponsors (12)
- Cain
- Delegate Gabriel Acevero Democrat
- Delegate Mark S. Chang Democrat
- Gilchrist
- Delegate Michele Guyton Democrat
- Senator Shelly Hettleman Democrat
- Delegate Lily Qi Democrat
- Delegate Mike Rogers Democrat
- Delegate Melissa Wells Democrat
- Delegate Stephanie Smith Democrat
- Delegate J. Sandy Bartlett Democrat
- Delegate Heather Bagnall Democrat
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (176)
176 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 176 →"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 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 62 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 115 | 22 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 82% | 16% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (140)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 459?
- HB 459 is sponsored by Cain, Delegate Gabriel Acevero (Democrat), Delegate Mark S. Chang (Democrat), Gilchrist, Delegate Michele Guyton (Democrat), Senator Shelly Hettleman (Democrat), Delegate Lily Qi (Democrat), Delegate Mike Rogers (Democrat), Delegate Melissa Wells (Democrat), Delegate Stephanie Smith (Democrat), Delegate J. Sandy Bartlett (Democrat), and Delegate Heather Bagnall (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB 459?
- This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House of Delegates” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HB 459?
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