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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Safety - Law Enforcement Agencies - Peer Support Programs [SB-326]
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[Law Enforcement ]
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[Mental Health ]
Establishing certain confidentiality requirements for peer support counseling programs for law enforcement agencies; prohibiting a peer support specialist from disclosing the contents of any written or oral communication regarding a peer support interaction; and providing certain exceptions.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 511 on 05/13/2025
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Public Safety - Law Enforcement Agencies - Peer Support Programs [HB-309]
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[Public Safety ]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Data Privacy ]
Establishing certain confidentiality requirements for peer support counseling programs for law enforcement agencies; prohibiting a peer support specialist from disclosing the contents of any written or oral communication regarding a peer support interaction; and providing certain exceptions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jon S Cardin
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 510 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Petition to Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act) [SB-291]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing an individual who is serving a term of confinement to petition a court to reduce the sentence or sentences under certain circumstances; and establishing procedures for a proceeding under the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles E. Sydnor
Hearing 1/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Out of Court Statements - Vulnerable Adult Victims and Witnesses [SB-298]
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[Public Safety ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Services ]
Authorizing the court to admit into evidence in certain criminal proceedings certain out of court statements made by a vulnerable adult victim or witness under certain circumstances and subject to certain requirements.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Hearing 1/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Crimes Relating to Animals - Conviction and Sentencing [SB-152]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing that certain crimes relating to animals do not include certain activities; establishing that each animal harmed in a violation of a prohibition against animal cruelty is a separate offense and shall be deemed an individual victim for purposes of the sentencing guidelines stacking rule; establishing that a conviction for a crime relating to animals may not merge with a conviction for any other crime based on the act establishing the violation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 157 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Crimes Relating to Animals - Conviction and Sentencing [HB-89]
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[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing that certain crimes relating to animals do not include certain activities; establishing that each animal harmed in a violation of a prohibition against animal cruelty is a separate offense and shall be deemed an individual victim for purposes of the sentencing guidelines stacking rule; establishing that a conviction for a crime relating to animals may not merge with a conviction for any other crime based on the act establishing the violation; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth M. Embry
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 156 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Animal Abuse or Neglect - Penalties [SB-80]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from committing a violation of the prohibition against abusing or neglecting an animal that results in the death of a domestic animal or livestock or the need to euthanize the domestic animal or livestock; providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment for up to 1 year or a fine of up to $5,000 or both; and authorizing a court to impost certain conditions of sentencing and probation.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 183 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Cruelty to Law Enforcement Animals - Recklessness [SB-1148]
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[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering, from intentional to reckless, the mental state required as an element of cruelty to animals owned or used by law enforcement units.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 03/21/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Protective Orders - Coercive Control [HB-1290]
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[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing a person to petition for a protective order against another person who the petitioner alleges has engaged in controlling or coercive behavior toward the petitioner; and defining "coercive control" as a pattern of emotional or psychological manipulation, maltreatment, threat of force, or intimidation used to compel an individual to act, or refrain from acting, against the individual's will.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin L. Grammer
Hearing 2/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Organizations - Underlying Crime [HB-1063]
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[Law Enforcement ]
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Altering the definition of "underlying crime" that is applicable to certain prohibitions against participation in criminal organizations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Arikan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 934 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Organizations - Criminal Prohibitions, Civil Actions, and Forfeiture [SB-1111]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the statute of limitations for a certain civil action for damages resulting from certain participation in a criminal organization; altering certain definitions of "criminal organization" and "underlying crime"; authorizing the filing of and establishing procedures for a civil action for injunctive relief and damages arising out of certain participation in a criminal organization; and establishing procedures for the forfeiture of property connected to certain participation in a criminal organization.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 03/21/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Animal Abuse or Neglect - Penalties [SB-872]
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[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing increased penalties of imprisonment for up to 3 years and a fine not to exceed $5,000 or both for the abuse or neglect of an animal if the abuse or neglect results in the death or euthanasia of the animal; and authorizing the court, as a condition of sentencing a certain defendant, to prohibit the defendant from owning, possessing, or residing with an animal for a period of time determined by the court.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Fred Kramer
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Family Law - Protective Orders - Crimes of Violence and Stalking [SB-743]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Adding stalking to the list of offenses for which a certain individual may petition for a protective order; and altering certain provisions of law relating to the issuance of a permanent protective order.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Family Law - Protective Orders - Stalking and Permanent Protective Orders [HB-745]
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[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Expanding the definition of "person eligible for relief" under the domestic violence statutes to include an individual who alleges that the respondent committed stalking under certain circumstances; and altering certain provisions of law relating to the issuance of a permanent protective order.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin L. Grammer
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Crimes – Interception of Wire, Oral, or Electronic Communications – Exception for Imminent Danger [SB-610]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
Authorizing a person to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication if the person has a good faith belief that the person intercepting the communication or another person is in imminent danger of becoming the victim of a crime of violence, stalking, abuse, or a violation of a protective order.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Crimes Relating to Animals - Conviction and Sentencing [HB-667]
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[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that certain crimes relating to animals do not include certain activities; establishing that each animal harmed in a violation of a prohibition against animal cruelty is a separate offense and shall be deemed an individual victim for purposes of the sentencing guidelines stacking rule; establishing that a conviction for a crime relating to animals may not merge with a conviction for any other crime based on the act establishing the violation; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Third Reading Passed (128-0) on 04/05/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Education - Sexual Abuse and Assault Awareness and Prevention Program - Human and Sex Trafficking [HB-620]
[Education ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring that a certain program on the awareness and prevention of sexual abuse and assault include, for students in grades 6 through 8, material promoting the awareness and prevention of human and sex trafficking.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin L. Grammer
Hearing 4/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Family Law - Child Custody Evaluators - Qualifications and Training [HB-405]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
Specifying certain qualifications and training necessary for an individual to be appointed or approved by a court as a custody evaluator; specifying that certain expert evidence is admissible in certain child custody and visitation proceedings under certain circumstances; and requiring a court, in any action in which child support, custody, or visitation is at issue to provide information to the parties regarding the role, availability, and cost of a custody evaluator.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Hearing Canceled on 01/31/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Family Law - Child Custody Evaluators - Qualifications and Training [SB-365]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Specifying certain qualifications and training necessary for an individual to be appointed or approved by a court as a custody evaluator; and specifying that certain expert evidence is admissible in certain child custody and visitation proceedings under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/18/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Crimes - Interception of Wire, Oral, or Electronic Communications - Exception for Imminent Danger [HB-290]
[Crime ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
Authorizing a person to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication if the person has a good faith belief that the person intercepting the communication or another person is in imminent danger of becoming the victim of a crime of violence, stalking, abuse, or a violation of a protective order.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin L. Grammer
Third Reading Passed (133-0) on 03/14/2024