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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Third-Party Litigation Financing [HB-1274]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting certain litigation financiers from engaging in certain conduct with respect to litigation financing transactions and certain litigation financing contracts; requiring that the litigation financing contracts contain certain disclosures and be executed in a certain manner; requiring a certain disclosure of a litigation financing contract in certain civil actions; and imposing a fiduciary duty on litigation financiers in certain class actions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andre V. Johnson
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025
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Gettr Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Land Use Issues in Prince George's County - Establishment MC/PG 117-25 [HB-1266]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
[Construction ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Land Use Issues In Prince George's County to review the role of the County Planning Board, evaluate the list of person that have standing to seek judicial review and appeal to the Appellate Court, the expiration processes, and the need for legislative remedies to address certain issues; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings to the Prince George's County Executive, the County Council, and the Prince George's County Delegation to the General Assembly by December 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 04/01/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County Board of Education - Constituent Services Liaison - Establishment [HB-1275]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the Anne Arundel County Board of Education to hire a constituent services liaison before the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year; requiring the president of the county board, in consultation with counsel for the county board, to negotiate the terms of the employment agreement for the constituent services liaison; providing that the salary of the constituent services liaison is $120,000; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth A. Howard
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission - Members and Hearing Examiners [HB-1156]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the number of members of the Maryland Parole Commission from 10 to at least 15 but not more than 20 members; altering the appointing authority and method of appointment of parole commissioners; and repealing the authority of the Commission to appoint and utilize hearing examiners.
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Phillips
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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North Carolina 2025-2026 Session
GSC Attorneys' Fees in Debt Instruments [SB-60]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
GSC Attorneys' Fees in Debt Instruments
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Scott Galey
Withdrawn From Com on 02/11/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Service Internship Scholarship Program - Renaming and Funding [HB-1114]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
Renaming the Walter Sondheim Jr. Public Service Internship Scholarship Program to be the Public Service Internship Scholarship Program; adding services in transportation and other fields within State or local government to the list of certain criteria for which an eligible student must be given priority for participation in the Program; and requiring that the Governor include in the annual budget bill an appropriation for the Program sufficient to provide a certain number of internships.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to county law libraries. [HB-290]
[Libraries ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Amend KRS 172.100 and 172.200, relating to county law libraries, to ensure that law library funds can be expended for subscriptions to computer-assisted legal research, internet access, and computers and related equipment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicolas Wilson
2nd Reading, To Rules on 03/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Common Ownership Communities - Ombudsman Unit, Governing Document Database, and Local Commissions [SB-866]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Community Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Data Privacy ]
Establishing the Common Ownership Community Ombudsman Unit in the Office of the Attorney General to monitor relevant changes in federal and State laws, make certain information publicly available, assist members in understanding certain rights and processes, and provide information on alternative dispute resolution services; requiring common ownership communities to file certain documents; requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to establish a data base of governing documents; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Third-Party Litigation Financing [SB-985]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
Prohibiting certain litigation financiers from engaging in certain conduct with respect to litigation financing transactions and certain litigation financing contracts; requiring that the litigation financing contracts contain certain disclosures and be executed in a certain manner; requiring a certain disclosure of a litigation financing contract in certain civil actions; and imposing a fiduciary duty on litigation financiers in certain class actions.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo T. Washington
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact [HB-959]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Entering into the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact for the purpose of authorizing licensed school psychologists who hold multistate licenses to provide school psychological services in member states; establishing requirements for multistate licensure; establishing the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact Commission; providing for the withdrawal from the Compact; and providing the Act is contingent on the enactment of substantially similar legislation in seven other states.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bernice Mireku-North
Hearing Canceled on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Schools and Youth Services - Crisis Support and Assistance and Workgroup Study [SB-770]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Mental Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring each local school system to provide crisis support to a public school when a teacher or other school employee with direct contact with minors is removed from the school due to alleged criminal activity or for student safety; requiring each county board of education to establish a crisis response team; requiring the State Department of Education to establish a workgroup to examine the impact of requiring applicants for certain positions to include information regarding the applicant's history of boundary-violating behavior; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn D. Gile
Hearing Canceled on 03/26/2025
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Utah 2025 General Session
Criminal Justice Revisions [HB-354]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Criminal Justice Revisions
Sponsored by: Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore
Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/25/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Gaming - Charles County Gaming Permit Review Board - Repeal [HB-841]
[Gaming ]
Repealing the Charles County Gaming Permit Review Board; and transferring certain powers and duties concerning gaming activities in Charles County from the board to the County Attorney for Charles County.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 81 on 04/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Judiciary Department - Commission on Judicial Disabilities - Temporary Appointment [HB-788]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Ethics ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Allowing the chair of the Commission on Judicial Disabilities to appoint a former member to temporarily fill a certain vacancy on the Commission; allowing the Governor, on certain request of the chair, to appoint a temporary substitute member or extend the term of an existing member of the Commission; and requiring that any temporary substitute is subject to the same qualifications applicable to the member the substitute is replacing and, if the member is a judge or an attorney, must be a member in good standing of the Maryland bar.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Assigned A Chapter Number, Enactment Subject To Constitutional Referendum - Chapter 848 on 05/25/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Judiciary Department - Commission on Judicial Disabilities - Temporary Appointment [SB-619]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Ethics ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Allowing the chair of the Commission on Judicial Disabilities to appoint a former member to temporarily fill a certain vacancy on the Commission; allowing the Governor, on certain request of the chair, to appoint a temporary substitute member or extend the term of an existing member of the Commission; and requiring that any temporary substitute is subject to the same qualifications applicable to the member the substitute is replacing and, if the member is a judge or an attorney, must be a member in good standing of the Maryland bar.
Sponsored by: Sen. Judicial Proceedings
Assigned A Chapter Number, Enactment Subject To Constitutional Referendum - Chapter 849 on 05/25/2025
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Idaho 2025 Regular Session
Amends existing law to revise attorney license fees. [SB-1030]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Law Enforcement ]
ATTORNEYS -- Amends existing law to revise attorney license fees.
Sponsored by: Sen. Judiciary and Rules Committee
Session Law Chapter Effective: on 03/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - U Nonimmigrant Status Petitions [SB-608]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering the requirements for certification of a U Nonimmigrant Status Petition; altering the individuals eligible to request a certain official to certify victim helpfulness relating to certification of a U Nonimmigrant Status Petition; altering the time periods within which a certain certifying entity shall certify or decline a certain form under certain circumstances; and requiring a certifying entity to develop protocols to assist certain petitioners to take certain actions.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 114 on 04/22/2025
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Alaska 34th Legislature
Defense Of Pub. Officer: Ethics Complaint [SB-65]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
An Act relating to legal representation of public officers in ethics complaints.
Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Claman
Read The First Time - Referrals on 01/24/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Custodial Interrogation (Juvenile Justice Restoration Act of 2025) [SB-531]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering a certain provision of law authorizing a law enforcement officer to conduct an otherwise lawful custodial interrogation of a child if the child's parent, guardian, or custodian consents to the custodial interrogation of the child without the child's consultation with an attorney.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Hearing Canceled on 02/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Law Enforcement Officers - Body-Worn Cameras - Requirements [HB-669]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Authorizing a recording of a body-worn camera worn by a law enforcement officer to be used as evidence in certain proceedings; requiring a custodian to deny inspection of a recording made with the use of a body-worn camera used by a law enforcement officer, subject to certain exceptions; establishing minimum requirements for a body-worn camera policy for a law enforcement agency and the model policy created by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicole A. Williams
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025