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type: "Bill"
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title: "Sexual Solicitation of a Minor – Solicitation Through Parent, Guardian, or Custodian – Prohibition and Penalties"
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description: "Sexual Solicitation of a Minor – Solicitation Through Parent, Guardian, or Custodian – Prohibition and Penalties"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
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legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
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session: "2020"
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identifier: "HB 246"
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citation: "Maryland HB 246 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Arikan", "Atterbeary", "Bartlett", "Cardin", "Cox", "Crutchfield", "D.M. Davis", "Grammer", "Griffith", "J. Lewis", "Lopez", "Malone", "McComas", "Pippy", "Shetty", "W. Fisher", "Wilson"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 12
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2020-01-17"
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last_action: "2020-05-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fec17f2b-b9ce-4ea0-ba49-78ce0f9483de"
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source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0246?ys=2020RS&search=True"
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source_hash: "ff6ba51166a1ba4921d8807e9dd35f615672ba01fc7fb1a4765c73f09a3ed450"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
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---
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# Maryland HB 246 (2020) — Sexual Solicitation of a Minor – Solicitation Through Parent, Guardian, or Custodian – Prohibition and Penalties
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Chapter - Sexual Solicitation of a Minor – Solicitation Through Parent, Guardian, or Custodian – Prohibition and Penalties** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/Chapters_noln/CH_128_hb0246t.pdf)
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2. **First - Sexual Solicitation of a Minor – Solicitation Through Parent, Guardian, or Custodian – Prohibition and Penalties** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0246f.pdf)
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3. **Third - Sexual Solicitation of a Minor – Solicitation Through Parent, Guardian, or Custodian – Prohibition and Penalties** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0246t.pdf)
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## Votes
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- On Third Reading — **137–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Arikan — primary (person)
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- Atterbeary — primary (person)
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- Bartlett — primary (person)
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- Cardin — primary (person)
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- Cox — primary (person)
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- Crutchfield — primary (person)
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- D.M. Davis — primary (person)
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- Grammer — primary (person)
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- Griffith — primary (person)
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- J. Lewis — primary (person)
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- Lopez — primary (person)
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- Malone — primary (person)
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- McComas — primary (person)
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- Pippy — primary (person)
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- Shetty — primary (person)
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- W. Fisher — primary (person)
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- Wilson — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-17** First Reading Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-17** Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m.
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- **2020-03-09** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2020-03-10** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2020-03-10** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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- **2020-03-11** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2020-03-12** Referred Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
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- **2020-03-14** Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2020-03-14** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2020-03-15** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2020-03-16** Returned Passed
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- **2020-05-08** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 128 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fec17f2b-b9ce-4ea0-ba49-78ce0f9483de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).
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