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IntroducedJan 27, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 19, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 09, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Criminal Law - Sexual Offense by a Person in a Position of Authority
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 11, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 501
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 131
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Ivey
- Odom
- Stein
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Jacobs
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Adams
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Allen
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Szeliga
- Alston
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Pippy
- Taveras
- Amprey
- Feldmark
- Kerr
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Anderson
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Arentz
- Fisher
- Korman
- Queen
- Toles
- Arikan
- Foley
- Lehman
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Forbes
- Lewis
- Roberson
- Turner
- Baker
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, J.
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Ghrist
- Lopez
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Grammer
- Mangione
- Rose
- Watson
- Beauchamp
- Griffith
- Martinez
- Rosenberg
- Wells
- Behler
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Ross
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Guzzone
- McComas
- Ruff
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Harrison
- Metzgar
- Ruth
- Williams
- Buckel
- Hartman
- Miller
- Schindler
- Wilson
- Cardin
- Healey
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Chang
- Hill
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Charkoudian
- Hinebaugh
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Chisholm
- Holmes
- Morgan, M.
- Simpson
- Woods
- Ciliberti
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Smith
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Howard
- Nawrocki
- Solomon
- Wu
- Coley
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Conaway
NO: 0
YES: 128
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Jacobs
- Palakovich Carr
- Spiegel
- Acevero
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Stein
- Adams
- Ebersole
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Addison
- Edelson
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Stinnett
- Allen
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Pippy
- Szeliga
- Amprey
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Arentz
- Feldmark
- Kerr
- Qi
- Taylor
- Arikan
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Bagnall
- Fisher
- Korman
- Reilly
- Toles
- Baker
- Foley
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Tomlinson
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Lewis
- Roberts
- Turner
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Beauchamp
- Ghrist
- Lopez
- Rose
- Valentine
- Behler
- Grammer
- Mangione
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Bhandari
- Griffith
- Martinez
- Ross
- Watson
- Boyce
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- Wells
- Buckel
- Guzzone
- McComas
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Cardin
- Harrison
- Metzgar
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Chang
- Hartman
- Mireku-North
- Schindler
- Wims
- Charkoudian
- Healey
- Moon
- Schmidt
- Wivell
- Chisholm
- Hill
- Moreno
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Morgan, M.
- Simmons
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Simpson
- Wu
- Coley
- Howard
- Nawrocki
- Smith
- Young
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
- Solomon
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
- Ivey
- Odom
NO: 0
Actions
- Apr 11, 2026 | House
- House Concurs Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (128-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable with Amendments {273425/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (34-0)
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Judicial Proceedings
- Mar 19, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Third Reading Passed (131-0)
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 27, 2026 | House
- First Reading Judiciary
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Criminal Law - Sexual Offense by a Person in a Position of AuthorityPDF
- Text - Third - Criminal Law - Sexual Offense by a Person in a Position of AuthorityPDF
- Amendments {273425/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Criminal Law - Sexual Offense by a Person in a Position of AuthorityPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - JudiciaryPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial ProceedingsPDF
- Video: JudiciaryHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Ruth, Laure (Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence)
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Jordan, Lisae C (Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA))
- JUD Testimony, UNF -- Jones, Brenda (Families Advocating Intelligent Registries (FAIR))
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Rosenberg, Adam
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Rodriguez, Amanda (Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force/ TurnAround, Inc.)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Philip, Diana (Coalition to Protect Maryland's Children)



