---
type: "Bill"
title: "Courts – Evidence of Sexually Assaultive Behavior – Admissibility (Repeat Sexual Predator Prevention Act of 2018)"
description: "Courts – Evidence of Sexually Assaultive Behavior – Admissibility (Repeat Sexual Predator Prevention Act of 2018)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2018"
identifier: "SB 270"
citation: "Maryland SB 270 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Law - Procedure", "Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes", "Courts", "Evidence", "Hearings", "Sexual Offenses", "Trials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brochin"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d853e36-2ad9-4841-8764-e15a9e24c848"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?id=SB270&stab=01&pid=billpage&tab=subject3&ys=2018rs"
source_hash: "226bf83116176da698665315163d7381987795f763d6f1fbe8a7eb973cc65f68"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland SB 270 (2018) — Courts – Evidence of Sexually Assaultive Behavior – Admissibility (Repeat Sexual Predator Prevention Act of 2018)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/bills/sb/sb0270f.pdf)

## Votes

- On third reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **137–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brochin — primary (person)
- Cassilly — cosponsor (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)
- Guzzone — cosponsor (person)
- Kagan — cosponsor (person)
- Kelley — cosponsor (person)
- Klausmeier — cosponsor (person)
- Lee — cosponsor (person)
- Mathias — cosponsor (person)
- Muse — cosponsor (person)
- Norman — cosponsor (person)
- Ramirez — cosponsor (person)
- Ready — cosponsor (person)
- Young — cosponsor (person)
- Zucker — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-22** First Reading Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-24** Hearing 2/07 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2018-03-12** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-14** Favorable with Amendments {198470/1 Report Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-14** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2018-03-16** Third Reading Passed (44-0) `passage`
- **2018-03-16** First Reading Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-16** Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2018-04-05** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-05** Favorable with Amendments {122814/1 Report Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-05** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2018-04-06** Third Reading Passed with Amendments (137-0) `passage`
- **2018-04-09** Senate Concur - House Amendments
- **2018-04-09** Third Reading Passed (44-0) `passage`
- **2018-04-09** Passed Enrolled
- **2018-05-08** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 363 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0d853e36-2ad9-4841-8764-e15a9e24c848`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).