Administrative Office Of The Courts
Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Family Law - Custody Evaluators - Qualifications and Training [HB-1407]
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, 2023, 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. Geraldine Valentino-Smith
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/17/2022
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Collection and Publication of Criminal Case and Prosecutorial Information [HB-1429]
Establishing requirements for the collection and dissemination of certain information relating to the Office of the State's Attorney in each county and Baltimore City, coordinated in a certain manner by the Administrative Office of the Courts and the State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlotte Crutchfield
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/17/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Workgroup to Study the Impact of Court-Mandated Fines and Fees [HB-1199]
Establishing the Workgroup to Study the Impact of Court-Mandated Fines and Fees, particularly as it relates to low-income residents and develop a plan and legislative recommendation for eliminating or reducing court-mandated fines and fees; and requiring the Workgroup to report its plan and recommendations to the General Assembly by December 31, 2022.
Sponsored by: Rep. Melissa Wells
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2022
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State Government - Cybersecurity - Coordination and Governance [HB-1346]
Establishing the Office of Security Management within the Department of Information Technology (DoIT); establishing the Maryland Cybersecurity Coordinating Council to study aspects of the State's cybersecurity vulnerabilities and procurement potential, including partnerships with other states; requiring the Secretary of Information Technology to develop and maintain a statewide cybersecurity strategy; requiring the Office to prepare a transition strategy towards cybersecurity centralization; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/27/2022
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Local Government Cybersecurity - Coordination and Operations (Local Cybersecurity Support Act of 2022) [HB-1202]
Establishing the Cyber Preparedness Unit in the Maryland Department of Emergency Management; establishing certain responsibilities of the Unit; requiring local governments to report certain cybersecurity incidents in a certain manner and under certain circumstances; requiring the State Security Operations Center to notify appropriate agencies of a cybersecurity incident in a certain manner; establishing the Information Sharing and Analysis Center in the Department of Information Technology; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/27/2022
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Department of Juvenile Services - Juvenile Offense Database [HB-1142]
Requiring the Department of Juvenile Services, in coordination with the Administrative Office of the Courts, to develop, maintain, regularly update, and publish a searchable database of all offenses involving juveniles on its website; and prohibiting the database from containing certain identifying information.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Nondiscrimination – Courts and Other Governmental Entities – Prohibitions, Policy, and Training (Access to Justice for All Youth) [SB-910]
Requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts and the Department of Juvenile Services to provide certain nondiscrimination training to certain employees and contractors; establishing that certain provisions of law prohibiting discrimination apply to units, officers, employees, and contractors of the State, a county, or a municipal corporation and to a grantee, a program, or an entity receiving State funds; and establishing a certain policy of the State relating to equal access to courts and nondiscrimination.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/10/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Conditions of Pretrial Release – Home Detention Monitoring – Alterations and Extension [HB-1011]
Requiring the State to use available federal funds to provide certain payments to private home detention monitoring agencies for certain costs under certain circumstances; requiring the Workgroup on Home Detention Monitoring to submit a report of its recommendations regarding the costs and availability of both publicly and privately provided pre-trial home detention monitoring systems to the General Assembly by December 31 each year; stating the intent of the General Assembly to fund certain requirements using only federal funds; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith
Third Reading Passed (108-29) on 04/07/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Safety and Criminal Justice - Transparency and Accountability [SB-763]
Requiring the Division of Parole and Probation to report certain information annually to the General Assembly; requiring a certain annual report by the State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy to identify certain information for crimes of violence; requiring the Commission to include certain information in a data dashboard on its public website; altering the definition of "student data" to allow certain criminal and CINA records to be shared with the Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 141 on 04/21/2022
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State Government - Cybersecurity - Coordination and Governance [SB-812]
Establishing the Office of Security Management within the Department of Information Technology; establishing the Maryland Cybersecurity Coordinating Council; requiring certain IT units to certify compliance with certain cybersecurity standards; requiring each unit of the Executive Branch of State government and certain local entities to report certain cybersecurity incidents in a certain manner; requiring the Department of General Services to establish certain basic security requirements in be included in certain contracts; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 242 on 05/12/2022
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Local Government Cybersecurity - Coordination and Operations (Local Cybersecurity Support Act of 2022) [SB-754]
Establishing the Cyber Preparedness Unit in the Maryland Department of Emergency Management; establishing certain responsibilities of the Unit; requiring local governments to report certain cybersecurity incidents in a certain manner and under certain circumstances; requiring the State Security Operations Center to notify appropriate agencies of a cybersecurity incident in a certain manner; establishing the Office of Security Management within the Department of Information Technology and certain Office positions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 241 on 05/12/2022
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Cybersecurity Governance Act of 2022 [SB-780]
Establishing the Office of Security Management within the Department of Information Technology, certain Office positions, and the Maryland Cybersecurity Coordinating Council; establishing certain responsibilities and authority of the Office; centralizing authority and control of the procurement of all information technology for the Executive Branch of State government in the Department of Information Technology; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 02/11/2022
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Conditions of Pretrial Release - Home Detention Monitoring - Alterations and Extension [SB-704]
Requiring the State to use available federal funds to provide certain payments to private home detention monitoring agencies for certain costs under certain circumstances; requiring the Workgroup on Home Detention Monitoring to submit a report of its recommendations regarding the costs and availability of both publicly and privately provided pretrial home detention monitoring systems to the General Assembly by December 31 each year; stating the intent of the General Assembly to fund certain requirements using only federal funds; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 544 on 05/29/2022
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Courts - Baltimore City Jobs Court Pilot Program and Circuit Court Real Property Records Improvement Fund [HB-785]
Establishing the Jobs Court Pilot Program in the District Court sitting in Baltimore City to reduce recidivism by offering defendants an opportunity to participate in full-time job training and job placement programs as a condition of probation, an alternative to incarceration, or a condition of pretrial release; and requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts to take certain actions including providing a certain report, in consultation with the Baltimore Workforce Development Board, to the Governor and the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 522 on 05/29/2022
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Baltimore City – District Court – Jobs Court Pilot Program [SB-602]
Establishing the Jobs Court Pilot Program in the District Court sitting in Baltimore City to reduce recidivism by offering defendants an opportunity to participate in full-time job training and job placement programs as a condition of probation, an alternative to incarceration, or a condition of pretrial release; and requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts to take certain actions including providing a certain report, in consultation with the Baltimore Workforce Development Board, to the Governor and the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. (judicial Proceedings) on 02/03/2022
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Courts - Surcharges and Payment to Special Funds [HB-693]
Increasing certain surcharges on certain fees, charges, and costs in certain civil cases in the circuit courts and the District Court; requiring that certain surcharges collected be deposited into the Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund and directed to certain special funds in the State; establishing the Rental Assistance Special Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; and requiring interest earnings of the Rental Assistance Special Fund to be credited to the Rental Assistance Special Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2022
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Child Custody - Cases Involving Child Abuse or Domestic Violence - Training for Judges [HB-561]
Requiring the Maryland Judiciary, in consultation with domestic violence and child abuse organizations, to develop a training program for judges and magistrates presiding over child custody cases involving child abuse or domestic violence; requiring the training program to include certain information; and requiring the Maryland Judiciary to adopt procedures to ensure that only judges who have received certain training are assigned child custody cases that may involve child abuse or domestic violence.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wanika Fisher
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 04/08/2022
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Workgroup to Study Trial in Absence [SB-457]
Establishing the Workgroup to Study Trial in Absence to study and make recommendations regarding the implementation of trial in absence for certain nonserious misdemeanors and traffic-related offenses.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Bailey
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Juvenile Justice Reform [HB-459]
Altering provisions of law relating to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, the juvenile intake process, and the placement of a certain child in detention or community detention; altering provisions of law relating to the authority of the juvenile court in making a disposition on a certain petition; specifying the authority of the juvenile court to place a child on probation under certain circumstances; establishing the Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform and Emerging and Best Practices; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 42 on 04/09/2022
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Family Law - Custody Evaluators - Qualifications and Training [SB-336]
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, 2023, 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 2/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2022