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Criminal Law - Sexual Offense by a Person in a Position of Authority

It became law on May 12, 2026.

MD HB 501 · House Bill · 2026

Stage: Became law
Started in: House
Sponsors: 11
Latest action: May 12, 2026

Where it stands

Introduced (Done)
Committee (Done)
Floor (Done)
Law (Done)
May 12, 2026

This bill passed and is now law.

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Who is involved

Sponsors

The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.

Andrew PruskiLead sponsor
Cheryl PasteurLead sponsor
Dylan BehlerLead sponsor
Elizabeth EmbryLead sponsor
Gary SimmonsLead sponsor
Jamila WoodsLead sponsor
Kris FairLead sponsor
Sandy BartlettLead sponsor
Scott PhillipsLead sponsor
Stuart SchmidtLead sponsor
Susan McComasLead sponsor

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Where it goes next

Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in Maryland.

What an agency writes to carry it outAn agency's name on a lobbying report is not a rulemaking.
Which court can stay or strike itAn opinion listed here is not yet tied to the law it reviewed.
How the place it governs is doingBecoming law is not the result. A number moving is not proof the law moved it.

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