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SPONSORED LEGISLATION
HB145 - Criminal Law - Deep Fake Representations and Revenge Porn
Jesse Tyler Pippy, Karen Simpson
Last updated 6 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Establishing that the statute of limitations for a prosecution relating to harassment by distribution of a deep fake image is 5 years after the victim knew or should have known of the violation; establishing that it is harassment for a person to distribute a deep fake representation that is indistinguishable from an actual and identifiable human being; establishing that revenge porn does not include certain deep fake representations; etc.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB288 - Criminal Law - Visual Surveillance With Prurient Intent - Private Place and Minor Victim
Jesse Tyler Pippy, Christopher Eric Bouchat, Karen Simpson
Last updated 6 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting a person from conducting visual surveillance with prurient intent of an individual located in a residence or place of private use or accommodation without the consent of the individual; altering the penalties for the crime of visual surveillance with prurient intent by use of a camera if the victim was a minor at the time of the offense and the offender is at least 4 years older than the victim; and providing penalties for a violation of the Act of imprisonment of up to 5 years or a fine of $2,500 or both.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB400 - Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Annual Behavioral Health Wellness Visits - Coverage and Reimbursement
Jamila J. Woods, Tiffany T. Alston, Pamela Lanman Guzzone
Last updated 8 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and certain health insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage and certain reimbursement for annual behavioral health wellness visits; and applying the Act to all policies, contracts, and health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or after January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Introduced
HB62 - State Employee Rights and Protections - Personnel Actions and Harassment - Investigation of Complaints
Karen Simpson
Last updated 5 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Increasing, from 30 days to 60 days, the time period during which an investigation must be conducted and a written decision must be issued regarding a complaint filed by an applicant or employee alleging discrimination or harassment by an employer; and authorizing certain applicants and employees to provide written authorization to increase by an additional 30 days the time period during which an investigation of a complaint and a written decision must be completed.
STATUS
Passed
HB432 - Courts and Judicial Proceedings and Criminal Procedure - Technical Corrections - References to Intellectual Disability
Aaron M. Kaufman, Gabriel Acevero, Jackie Addison
Last updated 5 months ago
60 Co-Sponsors
Replacing references to mental retardation with references to an intellectual disability in certain provisions of law.
STATUS
Passed
HB6 - Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Quotas (Community-Oriented Policing Act)
Robin L. Grammer, Christopher Eric Bouchat, Brian Alan Chisholm
Last updated 9 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Altering a prohibition against using the number of arrests made, investigations conducted, citations issued, or warrants served or executed by a law enforcement officer as a criterion for the evaluation, compensation, discipline, promotion, demotion, dismissal, or transfer of the officer; and prohibiting law enforcement agencies from requiring, suggesting, requesting, or directing an officer to act for the purpose of increasing the number of investigations, warrants served or executed, or citations or arrests delivered.
STATUS
Introduced
HB274 - Intercepted Communications - Penalty
Karen Simpson, Jackie Addison, Juanita Sandra Bartlett
Last updated 7 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Reclassifying, as a misdemeanor instead of a felony, a certain offense relating to the prohibition against intercepting and disclosing any wire, oral, or electronic communications.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB599 - Maryland Community Investment Corporation - Establishment (Housing and Community Development Financing Act of 2024)
Nick Allen, Marlon Amprey, Carl Anderton
Last updated 5 months ago
56 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Maryland Community Investment Corporation as an independent unit to make investments and financial assistance available in certain low-income communities in the State; expanding the eligible uses of the Strategic Demolition and Smart Growth Impact Fund to include grants and loans for credit enhancement for certain projects; requiring that members of the investment committee to be geographically representative of the locations of low-income communities in the State; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB538 - Land Use – Affordable Housing – Zoning Density and Permitting (Housing Expansion and Affordability Act of 2024)
Nick Allen, Marlon Amprey, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 5 months ago
48 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Historic Property Revitalization Director as a position in the Department of Housing and Community Development; prohibiting a local legislative body from prohibiting the placement of certain manufactured homes or modular dwellings in a zoning district that allows single-family residential uses under certain circumstances; requiring local jurisdictions to allow an increase in density of certain qualified projects in certain districts or zones for certain properties; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB576 - Mental Health - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs
Steven Craig Johnson, Nick Allen, Tiffany T. Alston
Last updated 5 months ago
70 Co-Sponsors
Authorizing each county to establish an assisted outpatient treatment program by July 1, 2026; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish an assisted outpatient treatment program in a county that does not opt to establish the program by July 1, 2026; requiring the Office of the Public Defender to provide representation in assisted outpatient treatment proceedings; etc.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Maryland district HD-003
COMMITTEES
Maryland House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Unfortunately I do not have access to the copyrighted biography content you referenced. However, here is a summarized version avoiding any verbatim quotes: Karen Simpson is a politician currently serving as a Democratic member of the Missouri House of Representatives. She represents District 80, having first been elected in 2012. Simpson serves on several House committees related to health care, taxation, and economic development. Prior to becoming a state legislator, she had a long career as a nurse and nursing administrator. Simpson earned her BSN and MSN degrees in nursing and has over 40 years of experience in the field. She has focused much of her political agenda on health care issues, including Medicaid expansion in Missouri.read less
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