Administrative Office Of The Courts
Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Adjudicatory Hearings - Attorney Security Passes for Attorneys in Good Standing [HB-1009]
Requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts to adopt certain procedures in consultation with the Maryland State Bar Association relating to certain attorney security passes and to statewide acceptance of attorney security passes at State court facilities; and authorizing the Maryland State Bar Association to manage and administer the issuance of an attorney security pass.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
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Adjudicatory Hearings - Attorney Security Passes for Attorneys in Good Standing [SB-889]
Requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts to adopt certain procedures in consultation with the Maryland State Bar Association relating to the issuance and renewal of attorney security passes and to statewide acceptance of attorney security passes at State court facilities; and authorizing the Maryland State Bar Association to manage and administer the issuance of an attorney security pass.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing 3/04 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Court Administrator - Warrants of Restitution and Writs of Possession - Data Collection and Reporting [HB-797]
Requiring the State Court Administrator to collect, maintain, provide certain access to, and, on or before July 1, 2021, and quarterly thereafter, make and publish on a website accessible to the public a report on certain information related to certain warrants of restitution and writs of possession.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Baltimore City – District Court – Jobs Court Pilot Program [SB-574]
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, as an alternative to incarceration, or a condition of pretrial release; requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts, in consultation with the Baltimore Workforce Development Board, to make a certain report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before June 30, 2025; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Third Reading Passed (45-0) on 03/15/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Court Administrator - Warrants of Restitution and Writs of Possession - Data Collection and Reporting [SB-544]
Requiring the State Court Administrator to collect, maintain, provide certain access to, and, on or before July 1, 2021, and quarterly thereafter, make and publish on a website accessible to the public a report on certain information related to certain warrants of restitution and writs of possession.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 01/30/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Circuit Courts and District Court of Maryland Employees - Collective Bargaining [SB-388]
Establishing collective bargaining rights for certain employees of the circuit courts and the District Court of Maryland; establishing a State Judicial Employees Labor Relations Board; providing for the composition, chair, staffing, powers, and duties of the Board; providing for the staggering of terms of the members of the Board; requiring the Board to recognize one statewide bargaining unit; requiring the Board to adopt certain regulations; requiring the Board to conduct certain investigations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 01/29/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Circuit Court Real Property Records Improvement Fund - Surcharge on Recordable Instruments [HB-529]
Increasing, from $20 to $40, the amount of the surcharge on certain recordable instruments that the State Court Administrator is required to establish for the Circuit Court Real Property Records Improvement Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Third Reading Passed (45-0) on 03/17/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Victim's Rights - Restitution [SB-268]
Altering procedures relating to the award of a judgment of restitution; requiring a court to enter a judgment of restitution under certain circumstances; requiring certain notice, evidence, and procedures before a certain court orders a judgment of restitution; requiring a court to order a certain individual to pay restitution under certain circumstances; altering the circumstances under which a court is not required to order restitution; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/21/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Task Force to Study the Maryland Orphans' Courts [HB-339]
Establishing the Task Force to Study the Maryland Orphans' Courts; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to examine the composition and purpose of the Orphans' Courts in Maryland and make recommendations about how to improve the orphans' courts in Maryland; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2021; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Third Reading Passed (118-14) on 03/17/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Victim's Rights - Restitution [HB-358]
Altering procedures relating to the award of a judgment of restitution; requiring a court to enter a judgment of restitution under certain circumstances; requiring certain notice, evidence, and procedures before a certain court orders a judgment of restitution; requiring a court to order a certain individual to pay restitution under certain circumstances; providing the court may not consider the current inability of a restitution obligor to pay restitution as an extraordinary circumstance; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/21/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Courts - Court Dog and Child Witness Program - Established [HB-311]
Establishing the Court Dog and Child Witness Program to provide a facility dog or therapy dog to a child witness in any circuit court proceeding or other related court process, meeting, or interview; providing participation in the Program by a circuit court is voluntary; requiring participating courts to adhere to the procedures adopted by the Administrative Office of the Courts; requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts to develop a plan to implement the Program and ensure the details are publicly available; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 161 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Examination of Defendant by Maryland Department of Health - Access to Judicial Records [HB-262]
Requiring that the Maryland Department of Health have access to certain information maintained by the Judiciary about a criminal defendant who is subject to a certain examination, committed to the Health Department, or on conditional release under certain circumstances; and requiring the Department and the Judiciary to enter into an agreement regarding certain matters before exchanging any information.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 141 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Clerks of the Courts - Case Management System - Information on Judge or Magistrate [HB-75]
Requiring the clerk of the court to include the name of the judge or magistrate who presided over a hearing or took judicial action as part of case information in the case management system of the court; requiring a clerk of the District Court to include the name of the judge who presided over a hearing or took judicial action as part of case information in the case management system of the District Court; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing 1/22 At 2:00 P.m. on 01/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Courts - Court Dog and Child Witness Program - Established [SB-101]
Establishing the Court Dog and Child Witness Program to provide a facility dog or therapy dog to a child witness in any circuit court proceeding or other related court process, meeting, or interview; providing participation in the Program by a circuit court is voluntary; requiring participating courts to adhere to the procedures adopted by the Administrative Office of the Courts; requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts to develop a plan to implement the Program and ensure the details are publicly available; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 162 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Heroin and Opioid Education and Community Action Act of 2017 (Start Talking Maryland Act) [SB-1060]
Requiring a county board of education to consult with the county superintendent of schools before any change in the hiring or termination of personnel in connection with a school health services program; requiring the drug addiction and prevention program implemented in the public schools to include instruction on heroin and opioid addiction and prevention, including information on the lethal effects of fentanyl; prohibiting specified personnel from being held personally liable under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 574 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Heroin and Opioid Education and Community Action Act of 2017 (Start Talking Maryland Act) [HB-1082]
Requiring a county board of education to consult with the county superintendent of schools before any change in the hiring or termination of personnel in connection with a school health services program; requiring specified programs established by the State Board of Education to include instruction on heroin and opioid addiction and prevention, including information on the lethal effect of fentanyl; prohibiting specified personnel from being held personally liable under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 573 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Partial Expungement [HB-840]
Requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts in conjunction with the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository to report to the General Assembly annually beginning on October 1, 2018, and each October 1 thereafter until October 1, 2021, on specified matters; authorizing a person to file a petition for a partial expungement of specified records; requiring a court to order that specified records be removed from a specified Web site; providing that only a specified record is eligible for partial expungement; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Vallario
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/28/2017