Relating To Criminal Justice Reform. [HB-1604]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Mental Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Allows the court to order substance abuse assessment and treatment of a defendant before trial. Prohibits the revocation or forfeiture of parole or arrest of a parolee solely due to the parolee having one positive test for drug or alcohol use. Takes effect 4/14/2112. (SD1)
HB-1604: Relating To Criminal Justice Reform.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregg Takayama
Received Notice Of Appointment Of House Conferees (hse. Com. No. 738). on 04/16/2024
Relating To Policing. [HB-880]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requires each county police department to collect, report, and publicly publish certain data regarding police stops, arrests, uses of force, and trends. Effective 12/1/23. (HD1)
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregg Takayama
Carried Over To 2024 Regular Session. on 12/11/2023
Relating To Criminal Justice Reform. [HB-1336]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
Part I: Expands the authorized issuance of citations in lieu of arrests. Authorizes a grace period after a missed initial court appearance. Part II: Amends various provisions related to pretrial release. Part III: Allows the court to order substance abuse assessment and treatment. Prohibits the arrest of a parolee, or the revocation of parole, solely due to the defendant having one positive test for drug use. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
Sponsored by: Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi
Carried Over To 2024 Regular Session. on 12/11/2023
Public Safety - Persistent Aerial Surveillance [HB-303]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Drones ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Prohibiting persistent aerial surveillance by a unit, an agency, or a political subdivision of the State to gather evidence or other information in a criminal investigation, subject to certain exceptions; and defining "persistent aerial surveillance" as the use of aircraft to record video or a concurrent series of images or pictures that when viewed in aggregate depict a person's actions over time.
HB-303: Public Safety - Persistent Aerial Surveillance
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin L. Grammer
Hearing 1/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2024
Criminal Procedure - Warrantless Arrest - Straw Purchase Participant [HB-21]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Adding the crime of knowingly being a participant in a straw purchase of a regulated firearm to the list of crimes subject to warrantless arrest; and providing a penalty on conviction of imprisonment not to exceed 10 years or a fine of up to $25,000 or both.
Juveniles - Arrest by Law Enforcement - Report to Local Department of Social Services [SB-195]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring a law enforcement officer to make a certain report to a local department of social services after a certain arrest of a certain child under the age of 13 for purposes of a neglect investigation.
SB-195: Juveniles - Arrest by Law Enforcement - Report to Local Department of Social Services
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2024
Baltimore City - Arrest Warrants for Violation of Probation - Time Frame [SB-82]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a circuit court or District Court judge sitting in Baltimore City to respond to a certain request for an arrest warrant within 7 days after receiving written charges, filed under oath, that a probationer or defendant violated a condition of probation.
SB-82: Baltimore City - Arrest Warrants for Violation of Probation - Time Frame
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory V. McCray
Hearing 1/23 At 3:00 P.m. on 01/15/2024
Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Quotas (Community-Oriented Policing Act) [HB-6]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering a prohibition against using the number of arrests made, investigations conducted, citations issued, or warrants served or executed by a law enforcement officer as a criterion for the evaluation, compensation, discipline, promotion, demotion, dismissal, or transfer of the officer; and prohibiting law enforcement agencies from requiring, suggesting, requesting, or directing an officer to act for the purpose of increasing the number of investigations, warrants served or executed, or citations or arrests delivered.
HB-6: Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Quotas (Community-Oriented Policing Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Hearing 1/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/10/2024
Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Prohibited Disclosures and Predetermination Review Process [SB-54]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering certain provisions of law regarding the prohibition on certain departments of State government from denying an occupational license or certificate to an applicant solely on the basis of the criminal history of the applicant by prohibiting a department from requiring disclosure of certain actions on an application and establishing a predetermination review process; authorizing a department to charge a criminal history review fee of no more than $100 or to waive the fee under certain circumstances; etc.
SB-54: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Prohibited Disclosures and Predetermination Review Process
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 01/17/2024
Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process [HB-175]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Establishing a predetermination review process for occupational licenses and certificates in certain departments of State government; authorizing a department to charge a criminal history review fee of not more than $100 or to waive the fee under certain circumstances; etc.
HB-175: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrea Fletcher Harrison
Referred Finance Education, Energy, And The Environment on 03/18/2024
Education - Reporting Arrests of Students - Alterations [HB-18]
[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring a law enforcement agency making an arrest of a student for a reportable offense or an offense related to the student's membership in a criminal organization to report the arrest to the Maryland Center for School Safety, the State Board of Education, and the State's Attorney; requiring the State's Attorney to notify the Maryland Center for School Safety and the State Board of the disposition of the offense; etc.
HB-18: Education - Reporting Arrests of Students - Alterations
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert B. Long
Hearing 2/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2024
Security Guard Agencies, Security Guard Employers, and Security Guards – Standards and Certifications [HB-1055]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring an individual who provides security guard services to the individual's employer to be certified as a security guard, subject to a certain exception; regulating certain security guard employers; altering the certification and renewal standards for security guards; requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to identify or establish certain training programs for the certification and renewal of certification of security guards; requiring security guards to complete certain security training programs; etc.
HB-1055: Security Guard Agencies, Security Guard Employers, and Security Guards – Standards and Certifications
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Favorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/10/2023
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Criminal Law and Procedure - Cannabis - Fines for Smoking in Public, Stops, and Searches [HB-1071]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the maximum fines for smoking cannabis in a public place; prohibiting a law enforcement officer from initiating a stop or a search of a person, a motor vehicle, or a vessel based solely on certain factors; prohibiting, under certain circumstances, a law enforcement officer from conducting a search of a certain area of a motor vehicle or vessel; providing that evidence obtained in violation of certain provisions of the Act is not admissible in certain proceedings; etc.
HB-1071: Criminal Law and Procedure - Cannabis - Fines for Smoking in Public, Stops, and Searches
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin E Holmes
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 802 on 05/28/2023
Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Prohibited Disclosures and Predetermination Review Process [HB-906]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering certain provisions of law regarding the prohibition on certain departments of State government from denying an occupational license or certificate to an applicant solely on the basis of the criminal history of the applicant by prohibiting a department from requiring disclosure of certain actions on an application and establishing a predetermination review process.
HB-906: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Prohibited Disclosures and Predetermination Review Process
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrea Fletcher Harrison
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2023
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Security Guard Agencies, Security Guard Employers, and Security Guards – Standards and Certifications [SB-760]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring an individual who provides security guard services to the individual's employer to be certified as a security guard, subject to a certain exception; regulating certain security guard employers; altering the certification and renewal standards for security guards; requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to identify or establish certain training programs for the certification and renewal of certification of security guards; requiring security guards to complete certain security training programs; etc.
SB-760: Security Guard Agencies, Security Guard Employers, and Security Guards – Standards and Certifications
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 763 on 05/16/2023
School Discipline - Behavioral Health and Safety - Data Collection and School Resource Officers [SB-811]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to disaggregate certain discipline-related data in an electronic spreadsheet format for the Department's website, make the data available to the public, and report certain discipline-related information each year; requiring the Department to lower and maintain a certain risk ratio used to identify a school's disproportional disciplinary practices; requiring each county board of education to develop a behavioral health and safety plan for certain schools by September 1, 2024; etc.
SB-811: School Discipline - Behavioral Health and Safety - Data Collection and School Resource Officers
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo T. Washington
Hearing Canceled on 03/10/2023