Sexual Offenses

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Criminal Procedure - Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits - Testing and Reporting [HB-1550] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Requiring a law enforcement agency to provide a certain victim of sexual assault certain notice pertaining to the submission of a sexual assault evidence collection kit to a forensic laboratory under certain circumstances; altering a certain provision of law to require a forensic laboratory to determine suitability and perform screening, testing, and analysis within 180 days of receipt of a sexual assault evidence collection kit, rather than in a timely manner; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/25/2025

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State (Utah)
Utah 2025 General Session

Sexual Abuse Material Modifications [HB-518] [Crime ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Sexual Abuse Material Modifications

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholeen Peck House/ Strike Enacting Clause In Clerk Of The House on 03/07/2025

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State (Utah)
Utah 2025 General Session

Joint Resolution Amending Rules of Evidence on Admissibility of Evidence of Crimes or Other Acts [SJR-8] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
Joint Resolution Amending Rules of Evidence on Admissibility of Evidence of Crimes or Other Acts

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brady Brammer Senate/ Filed In Senate File For Bills Not Passed on 03/07/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Child Advocacy Centers - Continuity of Care Standards for Health Care Professionals and Reports of Violations [HB-1480] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Crime ] [Human Services ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Requiring that the standards established by the Maryland Statewide Organization for Child Advocacy Centers require an individual employed by or contracted with a Child Advocacy Center providing medical or mental health services to be licensed or certified, if applicable, and provide services within the scope of the license or certification; requiring, beginning in 2027, the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy to publish on its website a description of the standards for child advocacy centers and compliance information; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison Hearing 4/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse [HB-1378] [Children and Youth ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Human Services ] [Public Safety ]
Altering certain provisions relating to the award of noneconomic damages to a claimant in an action for child sexual abuse; altering certain provisions relating to the liability of the State under the Maryland Tort Claims Act and of a local government under the Local Government Tort Claims Act for certain claims of child sexual abuse; and requiring the Maryland Judiciary to report to the General Assembly by January 31, 2027, and each year thereafter, on the amount of each award and a summary of the sexual abuse claims related to the award.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson Approved By The Governor - Chapter 104 on 04/22/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Criminal Law - Fourth Degree Sexual Offense - Out-of-State Convictions [HB-1350] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Providing that a specified conviction from another state or a federal, military, or Native American tribal court may serve as a predicate crime for a specified enhanced penalty for certain repeat sex offenders.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer Hearing Canceled on 03/25/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Department of Legislative Services - Data Collection - Violent Crimes [HB-1304] [Crime ] [Data Privacy ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Requiring the Department of State Police to submit certain information collected through the Uniform Crime Reporting Program to the Department of Legislative Services on or before November 30 each year and create a certain work plan; and requiring the Department of Legislative Services to submit reports to the Governor and General Assembly on the information required to be collected and the work plan by June 30, 2026.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/10/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction [HB-1433] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court by repealing provisions specifying that the juvenile court does not have jurisdiction over a child alleged to have committed certain acts.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Patterson Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 02/10/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Commission to Review and Assess Racial Disparities in the State Criminal Justice System - Establishment [HB-1423] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the Commission to Review and Assess Racial Disparities in the State Criminal Justice System to study and make recommendations on certain matters involving the disparate treatment of African Americans, Hispanics, and other non-White individuals in the State's criminal justice system and other criminal justice issues in the State; and requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations on or before September 1, 2026.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Charlotte Crutchfield Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 114th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8 and Title 38, relative to sexual assault response teams. [SB-1123] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Human Services ]
As introduced, establishes a sexual assault response team coordinator for the purpose of providing statewide training, support, and technical assistance to and oversight of sexual assault response teams. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 38.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Harshbarger Placed On Senate Finance, Ways, And Means Committee Calendar For 4/21/2025 on 04/17/2025

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 114th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 38 and Title 39, relative to sexual assault. [SB-920] [Crime ] [Healthcare ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
As introduced, increases from $1,000 to $2,500 the amount of compensation that may be awarded from the criminal injuries compensation fund to a health care provider who performed a forensic medical examination on a victim of a sexually oriented crime; requires the Tennessee bureau of investigation to perform serology or DNA analysis on a sexual assault evidence collection kit within 120 days of the bureau's receipt of the sexual assault evidence collection kit from a law enforcement agency. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 38 and Title 39.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kerry Roberts Sponsor(s) Added. on 04/23/2025

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 114th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 67, relative to criminal justice. [SB-906] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Sexual Violence Justice Act," making various changes to the requirements for investigating sexual offenses. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 67.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. London Lamar Assigned To General Subcommittee Of Senate Judiciary Committee on 03/31/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Applicants for Positions Involving Direct Contact With Minors - Required Information, Review Process, and Reporting - Alterations [HB-1105] [Children and Youth ] [Education ] [Public Safety ] [Human Services ] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ]
Requiring child care centers and youth-serving organizations to require applicants for positions involving direct contact with minors to submit certain information; requiring county boards of education, nonpublic schools, and contracting agencies to require applicants for positions involving direct contact with minors to submit certain information relating to certain boundary-violating behavior; requiring child care centers and youth-serving organizations to follow certain procedures when hiring certain applicants; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Patterson Hearing Canceled on 02/07/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act) [HB-1077] [Housing ] [Crime ] [Real Estate ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a landlord from requiring or requesting from a prospective tenant certain information relating to criminal history and prohibiting a landlord from considering certain information when evaluating the prospective tenant; permitting a landlord to consider certain criminal history information prior to extending a conditional offer to a prospective tenant and requiring the landlord to consider certain information provided by a prospective tenant relating to a criminal history records check; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins First Reading Environment And Transportation on 02/05/2025

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 114th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 67, relative to criminal justice. [HB-792] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Sexual Violence Justice Act," making various changes to the requirements for investigating sexual offenses. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 67.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Aftyn Behn Def. To Summer Study In Criminal Justice Subcommittee on 03/26/2025

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State (Arizona)
Arizona Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session (2025)

Sex offender management board; fund [SB-1660] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Funding ] [Law Enforcement ]
Sex offender management board; fund

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Shawnna Bolick House Gov Committee Action: Do Pass, Voting: (7-0-0-0-0-0) on 03/27/2025

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State (Utah)
Utah 2025 General Session

Human Trafficking Amendments [HB-405] [Crime ] [Human Rights ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Human Trafficking Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Candice Pierucci Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/25/2025

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 114th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8 and Title 38, relative to sexual assault response teams. [HB-696] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Human Services ]
As introduced, establishes a sexual assault response team coordinator for the purpose of providing statewide training, support, and technical assistance to and oversight of sexual assault response teams. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 38.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Gillespie Rec. For Pass. If Am., Ref. To Finance, Ways, And Means Committee on 04/02/2025

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State (Utah)
Utah 2025 General Session

Adult-oriented Performance Amendments [HB-401]
Adult-oriented Performance Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Colin Jack House/ Strike Enacting Clause In Clerk Of The House on 03/07/2025

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 114th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 38 and Title 39, relative to sexual assault. [HB-679] [Crime ] [Healthcare ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
As introduced, increases from $1,000 to $2,500 the amount of compensation that may be awarded from the criminal injuries compensation fund to a health care provider who performed a forensic medical examination on a victim of a sexually oriented crime; requires the Tennessee bureau of investigation to perform serology or DNA analysis on a sexual assault evidence collection kit within 120 days of the bureau's receipt of the sexual assault evidence collection kit from a law enforcement agency. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 38 and Title 39.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Williams Re-refer To Senate Judiciary Committee on 04/22/2025

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