Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse - Definition and Statute of Limitations (Hidden Predator Act of 2020)
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HB 974 — Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse - Definition and Statute of Limitations (Hidden Predator Act of 2020)
Last action — Third Reading Passed
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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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
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Read HB 974 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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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 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
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First Reading Judiciary
Sponsors
- Senator Shelly Hettleman · Primary
- Delegate Lesley J. Lopez · Primary
- Delegate David Moon · Primary
- Delegate Emily Shetty · Primary
- Delegate Vaughn Stewart · Primary
- Atterbeary · Primary
- Conaway · Primary
- Grammer · Primary
- Delegate Nicole A. Williams · Primary
- Delegate Courtney Watson · Primary
- Delegate Robbyn Lewis · Primary
- Delegate C. T. Wilson · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →12 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 176 not signed on
Sponsors (12)
- Senator Shelly Hettleman Democrat
- Delegate Lesley J. Lopez Democrat
- Delegate David Moon Democrat
- Delegate Emily Shetty Democrat
- Delegate Vaughn Stewart Democrat
- Atterbeary
- Conaway
- Grammer
- Delegate Nicole A. Williams Democrat
- Delegate Courtney Watson Democrat
- Delegate Robbyn Lewis Democrat
- Delegate C. T. Wilson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 49 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Democrat | 57 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 127 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (141)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Speaker | — | Yea |
| Carr | — | Yea |
| Haynes | — | Yea |
| Luedtke | — | Yea |
| Malone | — | Yea |
| Anderton | — | Yea |
| Holmes | — | Yea |
| Mangione | — | Yea |
| Saab | — | Yea |
| Atterbeary | — | Yea |
| Clark | — | Yea |
| Impallaria | — | Yea |
| McIntosh | — | Yea |
| Shoemaker | — | Yea |
| Conaway | — | Yea |
| Barron | — | Yea |
| Cox | — | Yea |
| Jalisi | — | Yea |
| Barve | — | Yea |
| Mosby | — | Yea |
| Beitzel | — | Yea |
| Otto | — | Yea |
| Belcastro | — | Yea |
| Kelly | — | Yea |
| Valentino-Smith | — | Yea |
| Parrott | — | Yea |
| Walker | — | Yea |
| Boteler | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Krebs | — | Yea |
| Watson, C. | — | Yea |
| Branch, C. | — | Yea |
| Krimm | — | Yea |
| Pendergrass | — | Yea |
| Branch, T. | — | Yea |
| Bridges | — | Yea |
| Gilchrist | — | Yea |
| Lewis, R. | — | Yea |
| Lierman | — | Yea |
| Cain | — | Yea |
| Lisanti | — | Yea |
| Reznik | — | Yea |
| Young, P. | — | Yea |
| Carey | — | Yea |
| Dumais | — | Not Voting |
| Grammer | — | Not Voting |
| Kittleman | — | Not Voting |
| Proctor | — | Not Voting |
| Jackson, M. | — | Yea |
| Johnson, S. | — | Yea |
| Lewis, J. | — | Yea |
| Long, R. | — | Not Voting |
| Morgan, M. | — | Yea |
| Palakovich Carr | — | Yea |
| Delegate Andrea Fletcher Harrison | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Anne Healey | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Anne R. Kaiser | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Ben Barnes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Ben Barnes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Bonnie Cullison | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Brian M. Crosby | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate C. T. Wilson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Catherine M. Forbes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Delegate Dana Stein | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate David Moon | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Debra Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Debra Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Diana M. Fennell | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Delegate Edith J. Patterson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Emily Shetty | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Eric Ebersole | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Gabriel Acevero | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Harry Bhandari | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Heather Bagnall | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate J. Sandy Bartlett | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jared Solomon | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jen Terrasa | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jessica Feldmark | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jon S. Cardin | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Julian Ivey | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Kenneth Kerr | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Kriselda Valderrama | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Lesley J. Lopez | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Lily Qi | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Lorig Charkoudian | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Luke Clippinger | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Marc Korman | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Mark S. Chang | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Mary A. Lehman | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Melissa Wells | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Michele Guyton | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Mike Rogers | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Nicole A. Williams | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Pam Queen | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Regina T. Boyce | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Sheila Ruth | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Stephanie Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Terri L. Hill | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Delegate Vaughn Stewart | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Veronica Turner | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Benjamin Brooks | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Carl Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Dalya Attar | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Karen Lewis Young | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Nick Charles | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Ron Watson | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Sara Love | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Shaneka Henson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate April Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate April Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Brian Chisholm | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Christopher T. Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate H. Kevin Anderson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Delegate Jason C. Buckel | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Jay A. Jacobs | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Jefferson L. Ghrist | Republican | Not Voting |
| Delegate Jesse T. Pippy | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Kathy Szeliga | Republican | Not Voting |
| Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Lauren Arikan | Republican | Not Voting |
| Delegate Mark N. Fisher | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Mark N. Fisher | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Mike Griffith | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke | Republican | Not Voting |
| Delegate Ric Metzgar | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Seth A. Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Steven J. Arentz | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Susan K. McComas | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Teresa E. Reilly | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Wayne A. Hartman | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate William J. Wivell | Republican | Not Voting |
| Senator Johnny Mautz | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Mike McKay | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Paul D. Corderman | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 974?
- HB 974 is sponsored by Senator Shelly Hettleman (Democrat), Delegate Lesley J. Lopez (Democrat), Delegate David Moon (Democrat), Delegate Emily Shetty (Democrat), Delegate Vaughn Stewart (Democrat), Atterbeary, Conaway, Grammer, Delegate Nicole A. Williams (Democrat), Delegate Courtney Watson (Democrat), Delegate Robbyn Lewis (Democrat), and Delegate C. T. Wilson (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB 974?
- 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 974?
- Track HB 974 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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