SCOTT SHELLENBERGER
BALTIMORE COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY

2021

• HB 306 – Hate Crimes False Statement

  • Scott advocated that it should be a crime for someone motivated by racial hate to make a false statement to the police to get someone in trouble.
    • Intro; 28:09 – 29:42 (Click to play video)
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• HB 223 – Person in Authority Sex Crimes​

  • ​Scott tries to get it to be a crime for those in positions of authority (like coaches) from having sexual relations with 16 and 17 year olds.

    • Intro; 24:31 – 26:27 (Click to play video)
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• HB 445 – Expanding use of Citations

  • Scott fought for expansion of the use of citations for certain crimes so that fewer people are arrested.​​

    • Intro; 2:00:33 – 2:01:59 (Click to play video)
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• HB 742 – Wrongful Conviction Compensation

  • Scott testified so that those who are wrongfully convicted have a chance to get compensation for the time they spent in jail.​​​

    • Intro; 1:55:05 – 1:57:20 (Click to play video)
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• SB 14 – Wrongful Conviction Compensation

  • Creating a system to allow those who were wrongfully convicted to be compensated.

    • Intro; 23:26 – 26:14 (Click to play video)
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• SB 400 – Hate Crimes

  • Clarifying that making a false statement to law enforcement about a crime can be a hate crime. Unfortunately, this did not pass.

    • Intro; 3:11:46 – 3:15:48 (Click to play video)
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• SB 505 – Expand 1st Degree Child Abuse

  • Child abuse that occurs more than once should be treated more harshly. Scott helped pass which made committing three abuses of a minor over time a felony punishable by more jail time.

    • Intro; 1:49:19 – 1:50:30 (Click to play video)
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• SB 515 – No Sex Offenders School Property

  • Seems like a given. Scott testified to a horrible situation in a Baltimore County School and helped pass a law to keep registered sex offenders off of school property.​

    • Intro; 47:17 – 49:57 (Click to play video)
       

• SB 629 – Wire Tap Violation

  • Scott is trying once again to make a common sense change in the law. Recording audio on your phone should not be a felony.​

    • Intro; 2:01:27 – 2:04:04 (Click to play video)
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• HB 671 – Expand Citation

  • Scott helped pass a law that allows police to give more citations and make fewer arrests.​

    • Intro; 2:17:01 – 2:18:47 (Click to play video)

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2020 

• SB 569 – Intercepted Communications

  • Scott tries once again to make audio recording of someone with your phone not a felony and lowering the sentence.​

    • Intro; 3:51:42 to 3:54:45 (Click to play video)
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2019

• HB 1096 - Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit​​

  • Requiring that sexual assault kits be tested unless certain requirements are met.

    • Intro to 17:06 (Click to play video)

    • 20:37 - 22:52 (Click to play video)

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2018

• SB 726 – Cyberbullying – Grace’s Law (did not pass)​

  • The internet can be a dangerous place for our children. Here Scott advocates for expanding the law against cyberbullying to protect our children.

    • Start to 17:53 then 1:04:30 to 1:09:44 (Click to play video)
       

• SB 769 – Sextortion​

  • Scott supports the bill to make extorting a former lover by threatening to distribute videos.

    • Start to 3:49:07 (Click to play video)
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• HB 1124 – DNA Kits Tracking System​

  • Scott testifying in favor of creating a tracking system on DNA rape kits so that a victim can know where in the system their evidence is located.

    • 1:15:49 – 1:16:09; 1:20:50 – 1:22:23 (Click to play video)
       

2017 

• SB 217 – Resistance in Sexual Assaults

  • Calling Bill List of W’s

  • 32:91 – 39:31 (Senator Kelly and Kevin)

    • Eliminating the ancient requirement that a rape victim must resist to prove rape​
       

• SB 312 – Repeat Drunk Driving Increase Sentence 

  • Intro then 12:03 – 15:27
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• SB 349 – Sexual Assault Victims Rights 

  • Start to 6:52:20 then 6:53:00 to 6:57:44

    • Assuring that certain information is provided to victims of sexual assaults and mandating that DNA sexual assault kits are retained for 20 years.​
       

2015

• SB 526 – Second Chance Act

  • 5:59:30 – 6:00 – Intro 

  • 6:14:28 – 6:17:15 – Me

    • Allowing those who committed certain crimes to shield their records so they can get back in the workforce.​
       

2013

• HB 294 – Firearm Safety Act 

  • 10 seconds – 2:20 minutes – O’Malley

  • 36:6 minutes – 43:45 minutes – Me

    • Made committing crime with guns tougher including a ban on assault weapons. Watch Scott's testimony after Governor O'Malley.
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• SB 281 - Firearm Safety Act

  • passed – was the cross-file, but audio only