{"bill":{"bill_key":"MD-HB1452-2025","title":"Hate Crimes and Hate Bias - Definitions of Sexual Orientation and Hate Bias Incident","side":"pro","state":"MD","year":2025,"status_cat":"pending","ls_status":"introduced","summary":"Hate Crimes and Hate Bias - Definitions of Sexual Orientation and Hate Bias Incident","notes":"Clarifies sexual orientation as separate from gender identity within hate crime law; Carried Foward to 2026 HB513","types_str":"Hate Crime Classification","sponsor_mix":"D","url":"https://legiscan.com/MD/bill/HB1452/2025","url_kind":"legiscan","source":"legiscan","special":0,"bluebook":{"cite":"H.B. 1452, 447th Gen. Assemb., Reg. Sess. (Md. 2025), https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1452?ys=2025RS.","short":"Md. H.B. 1452."}},"same_key":[],"sponsors":[{"name":"Joe Vogel","party":"D","state":"MD","district":"HD-017","is_primary":true,"href":"/people/ls-24389"}],"citations":[],"text":{"available":true,"credit":"Bill data and text from LegiScan (legiscan.com), licensed CC BY 4.0 and used in modified form. LegiScan does not endorse the Trans Data Initiative.","versions":[{"role":"intro","label":"As introduced","chars":5521,"pdf_href":"/bills/MD-HB1452-2025/pdf/0/intro"}]}}