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Panel supports clarifying 'hate bias incident' and modernizing 'sexual orientation' definition
Summary
House Bill 14‑52 would define "hate bias incident" in statute and broaden the statutory definition of sexual orientation to reflect current identity language; the Maryland Commission on Hate Crime Response and Prevention, the Attorney General's office and civil‑rights groups urged a favorable report to improve reporting and data agg
Delegate Vogel's bill, HB 14‑52, would place a statutory definition of "hate bias incident" into Maryland law and broaden the statutory definition of "sexual orientation" used in hate‑crime reporting and related provisions.
Testimony and rationale: witnesses from the Maryland Commission on Hate Crime Response and Prevention, the Office of the Attorney General, and the…
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