Criminal Law - Benefits Exploitation
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Criminal Law - Benefits Exploitation” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Prohibiting a person from knowingly recruiting, harboring, transporting, or obtaining an individual for the purpose of appropriating the government benefits of an individual for the benefit of the person or another through deception, coercion, exploitation, or isolation; prohibiting a person from aiding, abetting, or conspiring with one or more persons to violate a certain provision of the Act; etc.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
First reading, house of origin · Jan 13, 2026
Hearing · Jan 27, 2026
Committee report, house of origin: Favorable with Amendments · Mar 18, 2026
Second reading, house of origin: Passed with Amendments · Mar 5, 2026
Third reading, house of origin: Passed · Mar 7, 2026
First reading, opposite house · Mar 5, 2026
Committee report, opposite house: Favorable · Apr 5, 2026
Second reading, opposite house: Passed · Mar 17, 2026
Third reading, opposite house: Passed · Mar 19, 2026
The numbers
17
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Delegate KaufmanDelegate FairDelegate FeldmarkDelegate Pena-MelnykDelegate TomlinsonDelegate CardinDelegate PhillipsDelegate StinnettDelegate SimmonsDelegate McComasDelegate MorenoDelegate ArikanDelegate TaylorDelegate SimpsonDelegate MoonDelegate ConawayDelegate Woods
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 662 (as of Aug 30, 2026).