AN ACT relating to the Department of Public Advocacy. [HB-580]
[Disabilities ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Amend KRS 18A.115 to exclude attorneys in the Department of Public Advocacy from classified service; amend KRS 31.010 to delete references to legal representation for persons with disabilities and make technical corrections; create a new section of KRS Chapter 31 to establish an independent division of the Department of Public Advocacy, the Division of Protection and Advocacy, to provide the protection of rights for persons with disabilities; amend KRS 31.015 to add a member to the Public Advocacy Commission; provide that the Public Advocacy Commission
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HB-580: AN ACT relating to the Department of Public Advocacy.
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel B. Elliott
Introduced In House on 02/22/2023
AN ACT relating to the public defender system. [HB-568]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Amend KRS 31.030 to remove references to local plans and local counsel; amend KRS 31.211 to remove references to public advocate fees being held in a local public advocate fund; require that the funds be deposited with the Department of Public Advocacy; amend KRS 31.215 to remove references to attorneys participating in a public advocacy plan; amend KRS 31.219 to remove reference to public advocacy plans; amend KRS 31.235 to remove references to district plans; repeal KRS 31.050, 31.060, 31.065, 31.071, and 31.085; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2024.
HB-568: AN ACT relating to the public defender system.
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel B. Elliott
Delivered To Secretary Of State (acts Ch. 144) on 03/30/2023
AN ACT relating to protective orders involving minors. [HB-440]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 456 to require appointment of a guardian ad litem for any unrepresented minor who is a party to the action or on behalf of whom a petition for an interpersonal protective order has been filed; create a new section of KRS 403.715 to 403.785 to require appointment of a guardian ad litem for any unrepresented minor who is a party to the action or on behalf of whom a petition for an emergency protective order or domestic violence order has been filed; establish protocols for proceeding against minor respondents who
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HB-440: AN ACT relating to protective orders involving minors.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Michael Nemes
Introduced In House on 02/21/2023
Criminal Procedure - Petition to Modify or Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act) [HB-1263]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a person who is serving a term of confinement to petition a court to modify or reduce the sentence under certain circumstances; providing that a certain petitioner is entitled to assistance of counsel and, if indigent, representation by the Office of the Public Defender; authorizing a certain person to apply to the Appellate Court of Maryland for leave to appeal a certain order in a certain manner and within a certain period of time after the court passes a certain order in accordance with the provisions of the Act; etc.
HB-1263: Criminal Procedure - Petition to Modify or Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/17/2023
Special Education - Judicial Actions - Attorney's Fees and Related Costs [HB-1237]
[Education ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
Authorizing a court to award reasonable attorney's fees and related costs to the parent of a child with a disability who is the prevailing party in a certain special education proceeding; prohibiting a court from awarding attorney's fees and related costs to certain parents in a certain proceeding under certain circumstances; and authorizing an award of attorney's fees and related costs to a parent of a child with a disability who is a prevailing party under certain circumstances.
HB-1237: Special Education - Judicial Actions - Attorney's Fees and Related Costs
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Scott Solomon
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 708 on 05/16/2023
Foreclosure Proceedings - Residential Mortgagors and Grantors - Access to Counsel [SB-904]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Property Tax ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring that individuals have access to legal representation in certain foreclosure proceedings; establishing the Access to Counsel in Foreclosure Proceedings Program and Special Fund to provide funding to fully implement access to legal representation in foreclosure proceedings in the State; requiring the Maryland Legal Services Corporation to provide access to legal representation under the Program; requiring the Comptroller to collect a fee on residential property sales to be paid to the Fund; etc.
SB-904: Foreclosure Proceedings - Residential Mortgagors and Grantors - Access to Counsel
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo T. Washington
Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2023