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Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
HB-1211	State (Maryland)	Altering a certain prohibition against visual surveillance without consent of an individual in a private place or of the private area of an individual to remove the limitation that the surveillance be conducted with prurient intent. Republican: 69% (9) Democrat: 30% (4) 69% Republican support 30% Democrat support	Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Obscenity Privacy
HB-1005	State (Maryland)	Requiring public schools and nonpublic schools that receive State funds to notify parents or guardians of certain students involved in an incident of problematic sexual behavior by the close of business on the day of the incident; and requiring a county board to ensure that certain schools have a certain policy in place regarding a certain notification. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Primary And Secondary Education Counties Education, Boards Of Mental And Behavioral Health Notices Nudity And Sexual Displays Obscenity Parents And Guardians Private Schools Public Schools
HB-974	State (Maryland)	Altering the definition of "sexual abuse"; altering the statute of limitations in certain civil actions relating to child sexual abuse by providing that a certain action may be filed at any time; and providing for the retroactive application of the Act to revive any action that was barred by the application of the period of limitations applicable before October 1, 2020, if the action is filed before October 1, 2022; and repealing a statute of repose for certain civil actions relating to child sexual abuse. Democrat: 100% (6) 100% Democrat support	Civil Actions And Procedures Family Law Child Abuse And Neglect Civil Actions Obscenity Pornography Prostitution Sexual Offenses Statutes Of Limitation
HB-923	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Harford County to grant up to five Class MT (movie theater) licenses to the same person; and increasing the fee for a Class MT license from $500 to $1,000. Unaffiliated: 100% (1) 100% Unaffiliated support	Alcoholic Beverages - Local Bills Attorneys Child Abuse And Neglect Citations Civil Actions Counties Court Costs Crimes And Punishments Disclosure District Courts
SB-515	State (Maryland)	Establishing that the offense of indecent exposure prohibits a person from, in public, intentionally making an obscene or indecent exposure of the person's genitalia or anus, engaging in a certain act of masturbation, or engaging in a certain sexual act; etc. Democrat: 100% (4) 100% Democrat support	Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Crimes And Punishments Nudity And Sexual Displays Obscenity
HB-501	State (Maryland)	Establishing certain exceptions to provisions of law relating to the display and exhibition of a certain item to a minor, child pornography, and possession of a visual representation of a child under the age of 16 years; prohibiting a minor from engaging in certain conduct involving the display or exhibition of an item to another minor, child pornography, and possession of certain visual representations; etc. Democrat: 100% (9) 100% Democrat support	Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Attorneys Child Abuse And Neglect Citations Civil Actions Counties Court Costs Crimes And Punishments Disclosure District Courts
SB-365	State (Maryland)	Establishing certain exceptions to provisions of law relating to the display and exhibition of a certain item to a minor, child pornography, and possession of a visual representation of a child under the age of 16 years; prohibiting a minor from engaging in certain conduct involving the display or exhibition of an item to another minor, child pornography, and possession of certain visual representations; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Attorneys Child Abuse And Neglect Citations Civil Actions Counties Court Costs Crimes And Punishments Disclosure District Courts
HB-272	State (Maryland)	Clarifying that a minor charged with a certain violation is subject to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court; establishing that it is a mitigating factor in a juvenile court proceeding for a certain violation that the respondent's violation involved or arose out of sexting; requiring the juvenile court when determining a disposition of a charge against a certain respondent to take into consideration whether a mitigating factor applies to the case; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Education Electronic Communication Jurisdiction Juvenile Causes Juvenile Services, Department Of Minors Mobile Devices Nudity And Sexual Displays Obscenity

Title: Criminal Law - Visual Surveillance in a Private Place or of a Private Area

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1211

Subjects: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes, Obscenity, Privacy

Republican: 69% (9) Democrat: 30% (4)

Title: Education - Health and Safety of Students - Notification of Problematic Sexual Behavior

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1005

Subjects: Primary And Secondary Education, Counties, Education, Boards Of, Mental And Behavioral Health, Notices, Nudity And Sexual Displays, Obscenity, Parents And Guardians, Private Schools, Public Schools

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse - Definition and Statute of Limitations (Hidden Predator Act of 2020)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-974

Subjects: Civil Actions And Procedures, Family Law, Child Abuse And Neglect, Civil Actions, Obscenity, Pornography, Prostitution, Sexual Offenses, Statutes Of Limitation

Democrat: 100% (6)

Title: Harford County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class MT (Movie Theater) License

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-923

Subjects: Alcoholic Beverages - Local Bills, Attorneys, Child Abuse And Neglect, Citations, Civil Actions, Counties, Court Costs, Crimes And Punishments, Disclosure, District Courts

Unaffiliated: 100% (1)

Title: Crimes - Indecent Exposure - Elements

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-515

Subjects: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes, Crimes And Punishments, Nudity And Sexual Displays, Obscenity

Democrat: 100% (4)

Title: Criminal Law - Child Pornography and Exhibition and Display of Obscene Items to Minors

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-501

Subjects: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes, Attorneys, Child Abuse And Neglect, Citations, Civil Actions, Counties, Court Costs, Crimes And Punishments, Disclosure, District Courts

Democrat: 100% (9)

Title: Criminal Law - Child Pornography and Exhibition and Display of Obscene Items to Minors

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-365

Subjects: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes, Attorneys, Child Abuse And Neglect, Citations, Civil Actions, Counties, Court Costs, Crimes And Punishments, Disclosure, District Courts

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Criminal Law - Obscene Matter - Sexting by Minor

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-272

Subjects: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes, Education, Electronic Communication, Jurisdiction, Juvenile Causes, Juvenile Services, Department Of, Minors, Mobile Devices, Nudity And Sexual Displays, Obscenity

Democrat: 100% (1)

Obscenity

HB-1211

State (Maryland)

HB-1005

State (Maryland)

HB-974

State (Maryland)

HB-923

State (Maryland)

SB-515

State (Maryland)

HB-501

State (Maryland)

SB-365

State (Maryland)

HB-272

State (Maryland)