Maryland House Bill 734 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: Passed on April 18 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-04-18 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 23
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Prohibiting a person from knowingly taking, placing, harboring, persuading, inducing, or enticing another to provide services or labor by force, fraud, or coercion; prohibiting a person from knowingly receiving a benefit from the provision of services or labor induced by force, fraud, or coercion; prohibiting a person from knowingly aiding or conspiring with another to commit a violation of the Act; authorizing a State's Attorney or the Attorney General to prosecute a violation of the Act; providing certain penalties; etc.

Criminal Law - Labor Trafficking (Anti-Exploitation Act of 2019)

Del. Wanika Fisher [D]	Del. Gabriel Acevero [D]	Del. Alice Cain [D]	Del. Jon Cardin [D]
Del. Mark Chang [D]	Sen. Nick Charles [D]	Del. Brian Crosby [D]	Del. Charlotte Crutchfield [D]
Del. Julian Ivey [D]	Sen. Ariana Kelly [D]	Del. Brooke Lierman [D]	Del. David Moon [D]
Del. Nick Mosby [D]	Sen. Alonzo Washington [D]

2019-03-27 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (45-0) (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2019-03-13 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (138-1) (Y: 139 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 7) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-18	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 23
2019-04-03	House	Returned Passed
2019-04-02	Senate	Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2019-04-01	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2019-04-01	Senate	Favorable Report Adopted
2019-04-01	Senate	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
2019-03-18	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2019-03-18	House	Third Reading Passed (138-1)
2019-03-15	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2019-03-15	House	Favorable with Amendments {672211/1 Report Adopted
2019-03-15	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
2019-02-11	House	Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-02-08	House	First Reading Judiciary

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0734?ys=2019rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/hb/hb0734f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/hb/hb0734t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/Chapters_noln/CH_23_hb0734t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0004/hb0734_67221101.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/fnotes/bil_0004/hb0734.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/hb0734_jud.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/House/0647.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/hb0734_jpr.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/Senate/1044.pdf