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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Public Safety - SWAT Team Activation and Deployment - Reports [HB-920]
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Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission, in consultation with the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention, to develop a standardized format that certain law enforcement agencies shall use in reporting certain data relating to the activation and deployment of certain SWAT teams to the Office and certain local officials; requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to provide and publish a certain report; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy L. Afzali
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 02/26/2018
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Baltimore City - Independent Institutions of Higher Education - Police Force [HB-1803]
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Authorizing an independent institution of higher education in Baltimore City to establish a campus police force based on a certain memorandum of understanding; authorizing a police officer of a campus police force of an independent institution of higher education in Baltimore City to exercise the powers granted to a peace and police officer only on certain property with certain exceptions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cheryl D Glenn
Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure – Immigration – Supporting All Families Everywhere [HB-1461]
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Providing that an official of State government or a local government is immune from criminal and civil liability for refusing to provide information to the federal government or another state that will be used for certain purposes; stating it is the intent of the General Assembly to maintain community trust in Maryland governmental operations and law enforcement by clarifying the parameters of State and local participation in federal immigration enforcement efforts; requiring the Attorney General to develop certain policies; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tawanna P Gaines
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/13/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
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Public Safety – Extreme Risk Protective Orders [HB-1302]
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Authorizing certain individuals to file a petition for an extreme risk protective order with a certain court or a District Commissioner under certain circumstances; requiring a petition for an extreme risk protective order to contain certain information on the present danger including the number, types, and location of any known firearms in possession of the respondent; authorizing a judge to enter an interim extreme risk protective order to require the respondent to surrender any firearm in the respondent's possession; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 250 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Arrested Persons - Mental Disorder Screenings [HB-1289]
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[Crime ]
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Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and the Maryland Department of Health jointly to establish a uniform mental disorder screening procedure for screening arrested persons; establishing certain requirements for a mental disorder screening test; requiring that each arrested person detained or confined in a correctional facility be screened for a mental disorder as soon as possible, except under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank S. Turner
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/15/2018
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Public Safety - Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Citations in Lieu of Arrest [SB-971]
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Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission, in consultation with the Anne Arundel County Police Academy, to develop and maintain a uniform statewide training curriculum that includes role-playing exercises to ensure the use of best practices in issuance of citations in lieu of arrest.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
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Community Safety and Strengthening Act [SB-793]
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Requiring certain appropriations for certain Baltimore City youth programs; establishing the Law Enforcement Cadet Apprenticeship Program to provide career opportunities in law enforcement; authorizing the Johns Hopkins University to establish a police department under certain circumstances; prohibiting the police department from acquiring certain aircraft, drones, vehicles, or weapons; requiring University police officers to wear and use body-worn cameras in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 25 on 04/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Division of Parole and Probation - Central Home Detention Unit - Powers [SB-779]
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Establishing the Central Home Detention Unit of the Division of Parole and Probation; authorizing the Director of the Division of Parole and Probation to authorize certain employees of the Central Home Detention Unit to exercise certain powers, including executing warrants for the retaking or arrest of certain offenders and executing search warrants; requiring an employee of the Central Home Detention Unit to meet certain minimum qualifications and training of the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 04/08/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Cannabis - Legalization, Taxation, and Regulation [SB-771]
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[Public Health ]
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Substituting the term "cannabis" for the term "marijuana" in certain provisions of law; altering a certain quantity threshold and establishing a certain age limit applicable to a certain civil offense of use or possession of cannabis; establishing a civil offense for use or possession of a certain amount of cannabis for a person of at least a certain age; establishing a Cannabis Regulation Division in the Office of the Comptroller; authorizing the Comptroller to employ certain officers and employees; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Hearing 2/26 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Initial Appearance - Probable Cause [SB-627]
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Requiring a judicial officer to determine whether there was probable cause for a certain charge and arrest without a warrant and to make a written record at a certain time under certain circumstances; and requiring a certain judicial officer to make a certain determination without considering a certain defendant's prior criminal record.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Criminal Citations - Reporting [SB-566]
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[Data Privacy ]
Requiring certain law enforcement officers to record certain information pertaining to the issuance of certain citations; requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission and the Maryland Statistical Analysis Center, in consultation with the Administrative Office of the Courts, to develop a certain format for the recording of certain data and to develop certain procedures relating to the compilation and submission of certain data on or before a certain date; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Hearing 2/20 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Juveniles - Reportable Offenses [SB-13]
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[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Department of Juvenile Services, for students committed to its custody, to notify a local superintendent of schools or school principal of a student's reportable offense or offense related to the student's membership in a criminal gang; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt regulations to ensure that certain information is used to provide appropriate educational programming and services for the social, emotional, and academic development of the student and to maintain a safe and secure school environment; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Andrew A Serafini
Hearing Canceled on 03/20/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Marijuana - Urinalyses, Civil Offense Threshold, and Evidence Standards [HB-875]
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Prohibiting the Division of Pretrial Detention and Services and the Division of Parole and Probation from considering the submission of a urine sample that is positive for marijuana as a violation of pretrial release, parole, or probation under certain circumstances; altering the threshold amount of marijuana of which use and possession is a civil offense; establishing that the odor of marijuana emanating from a particular person does not, in itself, constitute probable cause to arrest the person for the commission of a crime; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron
First Reading Judiciary on 02/08/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Juveniles - Reportable Offenses [HB-867]
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[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
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Requiring the Department of Juvenile Services to notify a certain local superintendent of schools or school principal of a certain student's arrest for a reportable offense or an offense related to a certain student's membership in a certain gang; requiring the Department to provide certain educational programming information to a certain student; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
First Reading Judiciary on 02/08/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Division of Parole and Probation - Central Home Detention Unit - Powers [HB-839]
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Establishing the Central Home Detention Unit of the Division of Parole and Probation; authorizing the Director of the Division of Parole and Probation to authorize certain employees of the Central Home Detention Unit to exercise certain powers, including executing warrants for the retaking or arrest of certain offenders and executing search warrants; requiring an employee of the Central Home Detention Unit to meet certain minimum qualifications and training of the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Third Reading Passed (134-3) on 03/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Criminal Citations - Reporting [HB-760]
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Requiring certain law enforcement officers to record certain information pertaining to the issuance of certain citations; requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission and the Maryland Statistical Analysis Center, in consultation with the Administrative Office of the Courts, to develop a certain format for the recording of certain data and to develop certain procedures relating to the compilation and submission of certain data by December 31, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron
Hearing 3/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Cannabis - Legalization, Taxation, and Regulation [HB-656]
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[Taxes ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Substituting the term "cannabis" for the term "marijuana" in certain provisions of law; altering a certain quantity threshold and establishing a certain age limit applicable to a certain civil offense of use or possession of cannabis; establishing a civil offense for use or possession of a certain amount of cannabis for a person of at least a certain age; establishing a Cannabis Regulation Division in the Office of the Comptroller; authorizing the Comptroller to employ certain officers and employees; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric G Luedtke
Hearing Canceled (judiciary) on 02/14/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Public Safety Community Oversight Board [HB-1371]
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Repealing certain provisions of law relating to the Baltimore City Civilian Review Board; establishing the Public Safety Community Oversight Board to process and review certain complaints made by members of the public and review certain policies of a law enforcement unit; requiring a law enforcement unit to place certain posters in certain areas explaining how to file a complaint; requiring an explanation of certain procedures to be included in a certain manual; requiring each member of the Board to receive certain training; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cheryl D Glenn
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/20/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Public Safety - Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Citations in Lieu of Arrest [HB-1342]
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[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission, in consultation with the Anne Arundel County Police Academy, to develop and maintain a uniform statewide training curriculum that includes role-playing exercises to ensure the use of best practices in issuance of citations in lieu of arrest.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen M Dumais
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Law Enforcement Procedures - Use of Force [HB-1121]
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Providing that a police officer is justified in using force under certain circumstances; providing that a police officer is justified in using deadly force under certain circumstances; requiring a trier of fact to consider certain factors when assessing whether a certain police officer's beliefs and actions were reasonable; requiring a trier of fact to consider a certain police officer's beliefs and actions from the perspective of a reasonable police officer; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2019