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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - U Nonimmigrant Status Petitions and Immigration Enforcement at Sensitive Locations [HB-579]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring federal law enforcement officers to notify certain individuals of federal immigration action at certain sensitive locations; 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; authorizing the disclosure of certain information under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Third Reading Passed (124-14) on 04/07/2025
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Real Property - Transfer-on-Death Deed - Establishment [HB-625]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
Altering the Maryland Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act to provide for the disclaimer of nonprobate transfers at death; providing for the creation, revocation, recordation, and effects of a transfer-on-death deed for real property; requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts to develop an informational sheet regarding transfer-on-death deeds; providing example forms for the creation and revocation of a transfer-on-death deed; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 2/12 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 01/27/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Custodial Interrogation (Juvenile Justice Restoration Act of 2025) [HB-622]
[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: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Alaska 34th Legislature
Opa: Public Advocate Appointment [HB-58]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
An Act relating to the office of public advocacy; and relating to the public advocate.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew L. Josephson
Referred To Rules on 05/17/2025
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Utah 2025 General Session
Joint Resolution Amending Court Rules on Attorney Confidentiality [SJR-4]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Joint Resolution Amending Court Rules on Attorney Confidentiality
Sponsored by: Sen. Brady Brammer
Senate/ To Lieutenant Governor In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/17/2025
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Alaska 34th Legislature
Civil Legal Services Fund [HB-48]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Law Enforcement ]
An Act relating to appropriations to the civil legal services fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Z. Fields
Referred To Rules on 04/09/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Prince George's County Public Schools - Office of Integrity and Compliance - Alterations PG 504-25 [HB-370]
[Education ]
[Ethics ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Specifying the purpose of the Office of Integrity and Compliance in the Prince George's County public school system; requiring the County Executive of Prince George's County, rather than the County Council, to select and appoint an Integrity and Compliance Officer; requiring the Officer to serve as an independent employee within the county government, rather than the local school system, with certain review and oversight; specifying and altering certain duties of the Officer; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 2/05 At 2:00 P.m. on 01/22/2025
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Alaska 34th Legislature
Dui Diversion Program [HB-2]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
An Act establishing the driving while under the influence diversion program for eligible persons charged with driving while under the influence or refusal to submit to a chemical test; relating to judgment for restitution; relating to suspended imposition of sentence; relating to records kept by the Department of Administration; relating to operating a vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled substance; relating to refusal to submit to a chemical test; amending Rule 9, Alaska Rules
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Prax
Cosponsor(s): Carrick on 03/21/2025
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Alaska 34th Legislature
Civil Legal Services Fund [SB-1]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
An Act relating to appropriations to the civil legal services fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Claman
Jud Rpt 4dp 1nr on 01/28/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Climate Change - Attorney General Actions, Climate Change Restitution Fund, and Climate Change Restitution Fund Advisory Council [HB-340]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the Attorney General to investigate, commence, and prosecute or defend any suit or action that holds certain entities accountable for tortious or otherwise unlawful conduct that has contributed to climate change; establishing the Climate Change Restitution Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; establishing the Climate Change Restitution Fund Advisory Council to provide information to the Governor, the Attorney General, and the General Assembly on climate change and the distribution of the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/21/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Estates and Trusts - Fiduciaries - Attorney-Client Privilege [HB-310]
[Law Enforcement ]
Clarifying that a communication between an attorney and a client that acts as a fiduciary is subject to the attorney-client privilege even if fiduciary funds are used to compensate the attorney for services rendered to the client.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jon S Cardin
Hearing Canceled on 02/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Fiduciary Adjudication in Maryland [HB-315]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Fiduciary Adjudication in Maryland to examine and analyze the efficiency, uniformity, and quality of fiduciary adjudication in Maryland and make recommendations; requiring the orphans' courts, circuit courts, registers of wills, and Administrative Office of the Courts to comply with certain requests of the Task Force; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and make recommendations on or before January 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 220 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Common Ownership Communities - Ombudsman Unit, Governing Document Database, and Local Commissions [HB-306]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Community Development ]
[Real Estate ]
Establishing the Common Ownership Community Ombudsman Unit in the Division of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General to receive and respond to certain complaints; requiring common ownership communities to file certain documents with the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the Department to establish a database of governing documents accessible to the public; and establishing requirements for a local common ownership commission established by the local government of a county.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin E Holmes
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Real Property - Regulation of Common Ownership Community Managers [HB-303]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Community Development ]
Creating the State Board of Common Ownership Community Managers in the Maryland Department of Labor to oversee the licensing of community managers who provide management services for common ownership communities; providing that certain provisions of the Act do not prohibit certain persons from providing certain services under certain circumstances; requiring an individual to be issued a license by the Board before providing management services for a common ownership community under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Child Victims - Testimony in Child Abuse Cases [SB-274]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering a certain requirement under which a court is authorized to order that the testimony of a child victim be taken outside a courtroom and shown in the courtroom by closed circuit television in certain child abuse cases; requiring the testimony of a child victim taken by closed circuit television within the courthouse be in a setting that reasonably mitigates the likelihood the child victim will suffer emotional distress; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 151 on 04/22/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to sex crimes. [HB-99]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Amend KRS 510.060, relating to rape in the third degree, to prohibit a person from engaging in sexual intercourse with another person who is incarcerated by the Department of Corrections, Department of Juvenile Justice, or a detention facility; to prohibit a Commonwealth's attorney, assistant Commonwealth's attorney, county attorney, or assistant county attorney from engaging in sexual intercourse with another person who the attorney is prosecuting unless a prior sexual relationship exists; to prohibit an attorney for a criminal defendant from engaging
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Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie A. Dietz
To Judiciary (h) on 02/04/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to guardian ad litem fees. [SB-55]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
Amend KRS 403.100 to require a guardian ad litem that is appointed for any minor child in a dissolution or custody proceeding under KRS Chapter 403 be paid a reasonable fee fixed by the court and paid by the Finance and Administration Cabinet when the respondent and petitioner have an active order of protection and both parties are indigent.
Sponsored by: Sen. Casey Chambers Armstrong
To Appropriations & Revenue (s) on 01/09/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Government - Public Employee Relations Act - Alterations [SB-231]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Elections ]
Repealing the condition that must be met for a certain exclusive representative to meet with a new employee by video or similar technology; altering certain requirements for the deputy directors appointed by the Public Employee Relations Board; and altering certain procedures regarding the timing of exclusive representation elections.
Sponsored by: Sen. Finance
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 607 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Police Discipline - Trial Board Composition [HB-186]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering the composition of trial boards responsible for adjudicating matters of police discipline to include certain attorneys.
Sponsored by: Rep. Caylin Allen Young
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations ("Know Before They Knock" Family Right to Notice Act) [HB-223]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a local department of social services or a law enforcement agency to provide oral and written notice of certain rights to a parent or caretaker of a child at the time of initial contact during an investigation of suspected child abuse or neglect; and excluding evidence obtained in violation of the Act from being used in certain judicial or administrative proceedings.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlotte Agnes Crutchfield
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2025