SB 140

Maryland Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: enacted. Latest action: June 15, 2026.

Criminal Law - Benefits Exploitation.

Bill ID MD-2026-SB-140

Session 2026

Status enacted

Committee Judicial Proceedings; Judiciary

Senate enacted 2026-06-15

Criminal Justice

Summary

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; imposing certain penalties based on the aggregate value of the government benefits involved in the violation; etc.

Sponsor

Senator West

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2026-01-14	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-06-15	Status	enacted
2026-06-15	Latest Action	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 663

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