GOVERNOR O’MALLEY ISSUES STATEMENT ON HOUSE PASSAGE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BILL

Annapolis, Md. – Governor O'Malley issued the following statement after the Maryland House of Delegates unanimously voted in favor of SB 337, part of the O’Malley-Brown Administration’s bill legislative package. The bill enhances the penalty for committing a crime of violence in the presence of a minor at least two years of age (note: the General Assembly previously passed HB 307 and HB 309, the other components of the O’Malley-Brown Administration’s comprehensive package combat domestic violence):

"I’d like to thank the General Assembly for voting in favor of SB 337. Every child deserves to grow up in a safe, stable home -- because of this bill, we’ll hold more abusers accountable while ensuring stable healthy homes for Maryland children."