Criminal Law - Sexual Crimes - Fourth Degree Sexual Offense and Spousal Defense
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SB 250 — Criminal Law - Sexual Crimes - Fourth Degree Sexual Offense and Spousal Defense
Last action — House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Crutchfield, Shetty and Arikan)
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House of Delegates
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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.
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Read SB 250 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Crutchfield, Shetty and Arikan)
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House Refuses Recede
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House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Crutchfield, Shetty and Arikan)
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House Refuses Recede
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Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Lee, Carter and Hough)
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Senate Requests House Recede
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Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
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Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Lee, Carter and Hough)
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Senate Requests House Recede
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Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
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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 4/01 at 1:30 p.m.
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Referred Judiciary
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Third Reading Passed
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Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day Const/Rule 24 (Senator King) Adopted
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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 Judicial Proceedings
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First Reading Judicial Proceedings
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Hearing 1/20 at 11:00 a.m.
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Pre-filed
Sponsors
- Lee · Primary
- Senator Jeff Waldstreicher · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 186 not signed on · 10 voted No
Sponsors (2)
- Lee
- Senator Jeff Waldstreicher Democrat
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (186)
186 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 186 →"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 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 13 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 56 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 115 | 18 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 82% | 13% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Speaker | — | Yea |
| Carey | — | Yea |
| Reznik | — | Yea |
| Carr | — | Yea |
| Lewis, R. | — | Yea |
| Lierman | — | Yea |
| Anderton | — | Yea |
| Haynes | — | Yea |
| Lisanti | — | Yea |
| Saab | — | Yea |
| Clark | — | Yea |
| Luedtke | — | Yea |
| Shoemaker | — | Yea |
| Atterbeary | — | Yea |
| Malone | — | Yea |
| Conaway | — | Yea |
| Holmes | — | Yea |
| Mangione | — | Yea |
| McIntosh | — | Yea |
| Barron | — | Yea |
| Jackson | — | Yea |
| Barve | — | Yea |
| Jones, D. | — | Yea |
| Novotny | — | Yea |
| Belcastro | — | Yea |
| Dumais | — | Yea |
| Jones, R. | — | Yea |
| Walker | — | Yea |
| Kelly | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Branch, C. | — | Yea |
| Pendergrass | — | Yea |
| Watson, C. | — | Yea |
| Branch, T. | — | Yea |
| Bridges | — | Yea |
| Kittleman | — | Yea |
| Proctor | — | Yea |
| Gilchrist | — | Yea |
| Krebs | — | Yea |
| Grammer | — | Yea |
| Krimm | — | Yea |
| Young, P. | — | Yea |
| Cox | — | Nay |
| Parrott | — | Nay |
| Beitzel | — | Nay |
| Jalisi | — | Nay |
| Boteler | — | Nay |
| Otto | — | Nay |
| Thiam | — | Nay |
| Impallaria | — | Nay |
| Valentino-Smith | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, S. | — | Yea |
| Lewis, J. | — | Yea |
| Long, R. | — | Nay |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| Delegate Edith J. Patterson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Emily Shetty | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 Marlon Amprey | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Mary A. Lehman | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Melissa Wells | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| Delegate Vaughn Stewart | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Veronica Turner | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Benjamin Brooks | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Dalya Attar | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Karen Lewis Young | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Nick Charles | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Ron Watson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Senator Sara Love | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Senator Shaneka Henson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate April Rose | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti | Republican | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| Delegate Jefferson L. Ghrist | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Jesse T. Pippy | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Kathy Szeliga | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Lauren Arikan | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Mark N. Fisher | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Mark N. Fisher | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Mike Griffith | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Ric Metzgar | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Seth A. Howard | Republican | Not Voting |
| Delegate Steven J. Arentz | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Susan K. McComas | Republican | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (47)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Edwards | — | Yea |
| Elfreth | — | Yea |
| Hough | — | Yea |
| Lee | — | Yea |
| Jackson | — | Yea |
| Sydnor | — | Yea |
| Peters | — | Yea |
| Kelley | — | Yea |
| Pinsky | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Cassilly | — | Yea |
| Klausmeier | — | Yea |
| Young | — | Yea |
| Hershey | — | Yea |
| Eckardt | — | Yea |
| Delegate Edith J. Patterson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Stephanie Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Antonio Hayes | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Arthur Ellis | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Benjamin F. Kramer | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Brian J. Feldman | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Cheryl C. Kagan | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Clarence K. Lam | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Cory V. McCray | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Craig J. Zucker | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Guy Guzzone | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Jeff Waldstreicher | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Jim Rosapepe | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Joanne C. Benson | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Katie Fry Hester | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Malcolm Augustine | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Nancy J. King | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Pamela Beidle | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Shelly Hettleman | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Mike Griffith | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Teresa E. Reilly | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Bryan W. Simonaire | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Chris West | Republican | Yea |
| Senator J.B. Jennings | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Jack Bailey | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Jason C. Gallion | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Johnny Ray Salling | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Justin Ready | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Mary Beth Carozza | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Paul D. Corderman | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 250?
- SB 250 is sponsored by Lee and Senator Jeff Waldstreicher (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB 250?
- This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 SB 250?
- Track SB 250 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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