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2026 Regular Session

HB216

Criminal Law - Benefits Exploitation

Earlier-session bill · introduced 2025

Prohibiting a person from knowingly recruiting, harboring, transporting, or obtaining an individual for the purpose of appropriating the government benefits of an individual for the benefit of the person or another through deception, coercion, exploitation, or isolation; prohibiting a person from aiding, abetting, or conspiring with one or more persons to violate a certain provision of the Act; etc.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
May 26, 2026
Last status update
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 662
Author
Aaron Kaufman
Co-sponsors
Kris FairJessica FeldmarkJoseline Pena-MelnykChris TomlinsonJon CardinScott PhillipsSean StinnettGary SimmonsSusan McComasGabriel MorenoLauren ArikanKym TaylorKaren SimpsonDavid MoonFrank ConawayJamila Woods

Legislative progress

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Introduced in House January 14, 2026 House passed March 20, 2026 Senate passed April 8, 2026 Governor approved May 26, 2026
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Recorded floor votes

2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

March 20, 2026 · House

Third Reading Passed

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

131 yea–0 nay · 5 not voting · 5 absent

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April 8, 2026 · Senate

Third Reading Passed

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

44 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting · 2 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. House Approved by the Governor - Chapter 662
  2. House Returned Passed
  3. Senate Third Reading Passed (44-0) View roll call
  4. Senate Second Reading Passed
  5. Senate Favorable Adopted
  6. Senate Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
  7. Senate Referred Judicial Proceedings
  8. House Third Reading Passed (131-0) View roll call
  9. House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
  10. House Favorable with Amendments {823622/1 Adopted
  11. House Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
  12. House Hearing 1/27 at 2:00 p.m.
  13. House First Reading Judiciary
  14. House Pre-filed
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
2070661
LegiScan session ID
2240
Source file
var/states/maryland/source/legiscan/2240-842f860f45b5/bill/HB216.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:49:46+00:00