Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB1150 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	sb1150
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7	7	SENATE BILL 1150
8	8	E1, E2 4lr3462
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10	10	By: Senator Folden
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 11, 2024
12	12	Assigned to: Rules
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Crime of Violence – Educational Facilities, Medical Facilities, and Places of 2
19	19	Worship – Penalty 3
20	20	(Sacred Places Safety Act) 4
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22	22	FOR the purpose of prohibiting a person from committing a crime of violence while the 5
23	23	person is in an educational facility, a medical facility, or a place of worship; and 6
24	24	generally relating to crimes of violence and educational facilities, medical facilities, 7
25	25	and places of worship. 8
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27	27	BY adding to 9
28	28	Article – Criminal Law 10
29	29	Section 14–105 11
30	30	Annotated Code of Maryland 12
31	31	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 13
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33	33	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
34	34	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
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36	36	Article – Criminal Law 16
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38	38	14–105. 17
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40	40	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 18
41	41	INDICATED. 19
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43	43	(2) “EDUCATIONAL FACILITY ” INCLUDES: 20
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45	45	(I) AN ELEMENTARY OR SEC ONDARY SCHOOL AND TH E 21
46	46	SURROUNDING GROUNDS ; AND 22
47	47	2 SENATE BILL 1150
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50	50	(II) AN INSTITUTION OF HI GHER EDUCATION AS DE FINED IN § 1
51	51	10–101 OF THE EDUCATION ARTICLE. 2
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53	53	(3) “MEDICAL FACILITY” INCLUDES: 3
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55	55	(I) A FACILITY AS DEFINED IN § 10–101 OF THE 4
56	56	HEALTH – GENERAL ARTICLE; 5
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58	58	(II) A HEALTH CARE FACILI TY AS DEFINED IN § 19–114 OF THE 6
59	59	HEALTH – GENERAL ARTICLE; AND 7
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61	61	(III) AN AGENCY, A CLINIC, OR AN OFFICE OPERATE D UNDER THE 8
62	62	DIRECTION OF THE LOC AL HEALTH OFFICER OR UNDER THE REGULAT ORY 9
63	63	AUTHORITY OF THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. 10
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65	65	(4) “PLACE OF WORSHIP ” MEANS A NONRESIDENTI AL LOCATION 11
66	66	WHERE MORE THAN ONE INDIVIDUAL ASSEMBLES FOR PURPOSES OF RELI GIOUS OR 12
67	67	SPIRITUAL OBSERVANCE . 13
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69	69	(B) A PERSON MAY NOT COMMI T A CRIME OF VIOLENCE , AS DEFINED IN § 14
70	70	14–101 OF THIS SUBTITLE, IN AN EDUCATIONAL FA CILITY, A MEDICAL FACILITY , OR 15
71	71	A PLACE OF WORSHIP . 16
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73	73	(C) A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUIL TY OF A FELONY AND , 17
74	74	IN ADDITION TO ANY O THER PENALTY IMPOSED FOR THE UNDERLYING CRIME OF 18
75	75	VIOLENCE, ON CONVICTION IS SUB JECT TO IMPRISONMENT NOT EXCEEDING 10 19
76	76	YEARS. 20
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78	78	(D) A SENTENCE IMPOSED UND ER THIS SECTION MAY BE IMPOSED 21
79	79	SEPARATE FROM AND CO NSECUTIVE TO OR CONC URRENT WITH A SENTEN CE FOR 22
80	80	ANY CRIME BASED ON T HE ACT ESTABLISHING THE VIOLATION OF THIS SEC TION. 23
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82	82	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 24
83	83	1, 2024. 25
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