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IntroducedNov 01, 2022
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Passed HouseMar 02, 2023
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Passed SenateApr 07, 2023
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Signed into LawMay 16, 2023
Criminal Law - Sexual Crimes - Repeal of Spousal Defense
Last Action See all actions
executive • May 16, 2023: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 728
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Official Summary/Bill Text
Comments on HB 4
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Boycecosponsor
- Cullisoncosponsor
- Daviscosponsor
- Foleycosponsor
- Harrisoncosponsor
- Hensoncosponsor
- Hillcosponsor
- Kaisercosponsor
- Kellycosponsor
- Palakovich Carrcosponsor
- Pattersoncosponsor
- Reznikcosponsor
- Sample-Hughescosponsor
- Shettycosponsor
- Solomoncosponsor
- Stewartcosponsor
- Tolescosponsor
- Wellscosponsor
- Williamscosponsor
Votes
YES: 136
- Speaker
- Chisholm
- Hill
- Metzgar
- Simpson
- Acevero
- Ciliberti
- Hinebaugh
- Miller
- Smith
- Adams
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Mireku-North
- Solomon
- Addison
- Conaway
- Hornberger
- Moon
- Stein
- Allen
- Crosby
- Howard
- Morgan, M.
- Stewart
- Alston
- Davis
- Hutchinson
- Morgan, T.
- Stonko
- Amprey
- Ebersole
- Ivey
- Munoz
- Szeliga
- Anderton
- Edelson
- Jackson
- Nawrocki
- Taveras
- Arentz
- Embry
- Jacobs
- Otto
- Taylor
- Arikan
- Fair
- Johnson, A.
- Palakovich Carr
- Terrasa
- Attar
- Feldmark
- Johnson, S.
- Pasteur
- Toles
- Atterbeary
- Fennell
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Fisher
- Kaiser
- Pena-Melnyk
- Turner
- Baker
- Foley
- Kaufman
- Phillips
- Valderrama
- Barnes, B.
- Forbes
- Kerr
- Pippy
- Valentine
- Barnes, D.
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Kipke
- Pruski
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Ghrist
- Korman
- Qi
- Watson
- Barve
- Grammer
- Lehman
- Queen
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Griffith
- Lewis, J.
- Reilly
- White
- Boafo
- Grossman
- Lewis, R.
- Reznik
- Wilkins
- Bouchat
- Guyton
- Long, J.
- Rogers
- Williams
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- Lopez
- Rose
- Wilson
- Bridges
- Harris
- Love
- Rosenberg
- Wivell
- Buckel
- Harrison
- Mangione
- Ruth
- Woods
- Cardin
- Hartman
- Martinez
- Sample-Hughes
- Wu
- Chang
- Healey
- McCaskill
- Schmidt
- Young
- Charkoudian
- Henson
- McComas
- Shetty
- Ziegler
- Charles
NO: 0
ABSENT: 3
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 42
- Mr. President
- Folden
- Jackson
- Lam
- Simonaire
- Augustine
- Gallion
- James
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Beidle
- Gile
- Jennings
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Benson
- Griffith
- Kagan
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- Kelly
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Carozza
- Hayes
- King
- Ready
- Watson
- Corderman
- Hershey
- Klausmeier
- Rosapepe
- West
- Ellis
- Hester
- Kramer
- Salling
- Zucker
- Feldman
- Hettleman
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 2
Actions
- May 16, 2023 | executive
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 728
- Apr 08, 2023 | House
- Returned Passed
- Apr 07, 2023 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (42-0)
- Apr 05, 2023 | Senate
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Mar 03, 2023 | Senate
- Referred Judicial Proceedings
- Mar 02, 2023 | House
- Third Reading Passed (136-0)
- Feb 28, 2023 | House
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Feb 27, 2023 | House
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- Jan 12, 2023 | House
- Hearing 1/19 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 11, 2023 | House
- First Reading Judiciary
- Nov 01, 2022 | House
- Pre-filed
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - JudiciaryPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial ProceedingsPDF
- Video: JudiciaryHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Jordan, Lisae C (Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA))
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Bagwell, Ashlie
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Lennig, Dorothy (House of Ruth MD)
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Apple, Chris
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Koravos, JoAnne (Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Dardis, Christina
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Shapiro, Melanie (Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence)
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Murphy, Melissa (Women's Law Center of Maryland)
- JUD Testimony, UNF -- mcavoy, vince
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Hurley, Ayla
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Frey, Leslie (Montgomery County)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Morgan, Jessica (Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW))
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Miicke , Sarah
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Welter, Jer (Office of the Attorney General)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Elliott, Robyn
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Elliott, Robyn
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Kriebs, Jan (American College of Nurse Midwifes (ACNM) - Maryland)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Garth, Jessica (State's Attorney's Office for Prince George's County, Maryland)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Wise, Rebecca
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Prieshoff, Maria Daniella (Tahirih Justice Center)
- JUD Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Feldstein, Elizabeth
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Feinstein, Debbie (Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office)
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Smith, Michelle (MSBA FJLSC)
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Crutchfield, Charlotte (Office of Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Kemerer, Hannibal (Office of the Attorney General Brown)
- JUD Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Bailey, Tawanda (MD Commission for Women)