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Committee hears bill to clarify 'hate bias incident' and modernize 'sexual orientation' definition
Summary
House Bill 513 would legally define noncriminal 'hate bias incidents' and widen the statutory definition of sexual orientation to include intersex, nonbinary and other identities; supporters said the changes will improve reporting and data, while members probed privacy and anonymization concerns.
Lawmakers and advocates urged the House Judiciary Committee on Feb. 10 to adopt HB 513, a bill to clarify the definition of "hate bias incident" and modernize the statutory definition of sexual orientation to reflect current identity language.
Jennifer Frederick, counsel to the Maryland Commission on Hate Crime Response and Prevention, told the panel the changes implement two recommendations from the commission’s report and would make clear…
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