SB0531 — Criminal Procedure - Victims of Sexually Assaultive Behavior - Request for Verbal Acknowledgement (Verbal Waiver Transparency Act)
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2026. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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4 sponsors
1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (3 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.
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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 SB0531 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Senator Shelly Hettleman · Primary
- Senator Shaneka Henson · Cosponsor
- Senator Chris West · Cosponsor
- Senator Sara Love · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 184 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Senator Shelly Hettleman Democrat
Co-sponsors (3)
- Senator Shaneka Henson Democrat
- Senator Chris West Republican
- Senator Sara Love Democrat
Not signed on (184)
184 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 184 →"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 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Democrat | 80 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Republican | 28 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 118 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| % of votes cast | 84% | 0% | 0% | 16% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 41 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (47)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB0531 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 SB0531?
- SB0531 is sponsored by Senator Shelly Hettleman (Democrat), Senator Shaneka Henson (Democrat), Senator Chris West (Republican), and Senator Sara Love (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB0531?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2026. Enacted.
- Where can I track SB0531?
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