Administrative Office Of The Courts
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Court Personnel - Protection of Personal Information (Judge Andrew F. Wilkinson Judicial Security Act) [HB-664]
Authorizing a certain protected individual or the Office of Information Privacy in the Administrative Office of the Courts to request that a governmental entity or person not publish personal information of the individual on the Internet, social media, or social networks or remove the information from any existing publication; specifying certain procedures for the protection of personal information of a protected individual; authorizing certain relief for a violation of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 414 on 05/09/2024
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Court Personnel - Protection of Personal Information (Judge Andrew F. Wilkinson Judicial Security Act) [SB-575]
Authorizing a certain protected individual or the Office of Information Privacy in the Administrative Office of the Courts to request that a governmental entity or person not publish personal information of the protected individual on the Internet, social media, or social networks or remove the information from any existing publication; specifying certain procedures for the protection of personal information of a protected individual; authorizing certain relief for a violation of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 415 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Sexual Crimes - Definition of Consent and Repeal of Force [HB-496]
Requiring certain facts to be considered when determining whether a lack of consent exists for the purposes of determining certain sexual crimes; altering the elements of second-degree rape to remove the requirement of use of force or threat of force; and requiring the Maryland Judiciary to report to the General Assembly, beginning October 1, 2024, and each October 1 thereafter, certain data for the preceding calendar year, disaggregated by county and offender age, race, and sex.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 761 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Family Law - Child Custody Evaluators - Qualifications and Training [HB-405]
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 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]
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 Carozza
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/18/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Regulated Firearms - Maryland Judiciary - Reporting Requirements [HB-315]
Repealing and altering a reporting requirement to require the Maryland Judiciary, instead of the State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy, to report on the number of charges, convictions, and sentences for certain regulated firearm violations; and requiring by October 1, 2024 and each October 1 thereafter, that the Maryland Judiciary submit its report to the Governor and the General Assembly and include information disaggregated by jurisdiction, race, and gender.
Sponsored by: Rep. Juanita Bartlett
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 741 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Regulated Firearms - Maryland Judiciary - Reporting Requirements [SB-319]
Repealing and altering a reporting requirement to require the Maryland Judiciary, instead of the State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy, to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before October 1 each year on the number of charges, convictions, and sentences for certain regulated firearm violations, disaggregated by jurisdiction, race, and gender.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 742 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Willful Misconduct of a Minor - Civil Liability of a Parent, Legal Guardian, or Custodian (Parental Accountability Act) [SB-314]
Establishing the joint and several civil liability of a parent, guardian, or custodian of a minor who commits an act of willful misconduct that results in the death or injury of an individual or damage to property, subject to a certain exception; requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts to periodically adjust and publish certain maximum liability amounts; and limiting the liability of an insurance provider under the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Failure to Pay Rent Proceedings - Shielding of Court Records [SB-19]
Requiring the District Court to shield all court records within 60 days after the final resolution of a failure to pay rent proceeding that did not result in a judgment of possession; authorizing the District Court, on motion of a tenant, to shield all court records relating to a failure to pay rent proceeding that results in a judgment of possession under certain circumstances; requiring the Maryland Judiciary to develop and publish on its website a certain form; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 347 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Vendor Contracts [SB-11]
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to include system upgrades required to allow for automated expungement of charges and partial expungement of charges in any vendor contracts being negotiated at a certain time.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 940 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Failure to Pay Rent Proceedings - Shielding of Court Records [HB-181]
Requiring the District Court to shield all court records within 60 days after the final resolution of a failure to pay rent proceeding under certain circumstances; authorizing the District Court to shield all court records relating to a failure to pay rent proceeding, on motion by a tenant, under certain circumstances; requiring the Maryland Judiciary to publish a form titled "Petition to Shield a Failure to Pay Rent Action Record" by October 1, 2024; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 04/05/2024
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Workgroup to Study the Impact of Court-Mandated Fines and Fees [SB-924]
Establishing the Workgroup to Study the Impact of Court-Mandated Fines and Fees, particularly as it relates to low-income residents; requiring the Workgroup to develop a plan and legislative recommendations for eliminating or reducing court-mandated fines and fees, and a comprehensive database and schedule of court-mandated fines and fees; and requiring the Workgroup to report its plan and recommendations to the General Assembly by December 31, 2023.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Real Property Transfer-on-Death (TOD) Act [HB-986]
Altering the Maryland Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act to provide for the disclaimer of nonprobate transfers at death; providing for the creation, revocation, recordation, and effects of a transfer-on-death deed for real property; requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts to develop an informational sheet regarding transfer-on-death deeds; providing example forms for the creation and revocation of a transfer-on-death deed; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Department of Juvenile Services - Juvenile Felony Database [HB-358]
Requiring the Department of Juvenile Services, in coordination with the Administrative Office of the Courts, to develop, maintain, regularly update, and publish on its website a searchable database of all offenses committed by juveniles that would be felonies if committed by adults; and prohibiting the database from containing certain identifying information.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dalya Attar
First Reading Judiciary on 01/26/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Family Law - Custody Evaluators - Qualifications and Training [HB-285]
Requiring that an individual meet certain educational and experiential requirements in order to be appointed or approved by a court as a custody evaluator; requiring that, beginning October 1, 2024, an individual complete 20 hours of initial training in certain areas in order to be appointed or approved by a court as a custody evaluator; requiring that an individual receive 5 hours of ongoing education and training every 2 years in order to continue to be appointed or approved by a court as a custody evaluator; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Hearing 2/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/26/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Probation Before Judgment - Probation Agreements [HB-193]
Authorizing a court to stay the entering of a conviction, defer further proceedings, and place a certain defendant on probation subject to reasonable conditions if the court finds facts justifying a finding of guilt; authorizing the State and a certain defendant to enter into a probation agreement under certain circumstances; providing that the entry of a probation agreement under the Act shall be considered a probation before judgment for all other purposes under State law; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 710 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Real Property Transfer–on–Death (TOD) Act [SB-146]
Altering the Maryland Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act to provide for the disclaimer of nonprobate transfers at death; providing for the creation, revocation, recordation, and effects of a transfer-on-death deed for real property; requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts to develop an informational sheet regarding transfer-on-death deeds; providing example forms for the creation and revocation of a transfer-on-death deed; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
Hearing Canceled on 01/30/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Workgroup to Study the Impact of Court-Mandated Fines and Fees [HB-154]
Establishing the Workgroup to Study the Impact of Court-Mandated Fines and Fees, particularly as it relates to low-income residents; requiring the Workgroup to develop a plan and legislative recommendations for eliminating or reducing court-mandated fines and fees, and a comprehensive database and schedule of court-mandated fines and fees; and requiring the Workgroup to report its plan and recommendations to the General Assembly by December 31, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Melissa Wells
Hearing 1/25 At 2:30 P.m. on 01/17/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Failure to Pay Rent Proceedings - Prohibition on Rent Increases and Shielding of Court Records [HB-34]
Prohibiting a landlord from increasing a tenant's rent because a judgment was entered against the tenant in a failure to pay rent action; requiring the District Court to shield all court records within 60 days after the final resolution of a failure to pay rent proceeding under certain circumstances; requiring the District Court to shield all court records relating to a failure to pay rent proceeding, on motion by a tenant, under certain circumstances; requiring the Maryland Judiciary to publish a certain form; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Hearing 3/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Family Law - Custody Evaluators - Qualifications and Training [SB-13]
Requiring that an individual meet certain educational and experiential requirements in order to be appointed or approved by a court as a custody evaluator; requiring that, beginning October 1, 2024, an individual complete 20 hours of initial training in certain areas in order to be appointed or approved by a court as a custody evaluator; requiring that an individual receive 5 hours of ongoing education and training every 2 years in order to continue to be appointed or approved by a court as a custody evaluator; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2023