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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Committed Persons - Release Proceedings [HB-801]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that certain provisions of the Maryland Rules relating to discovery in civil matters apply in a certain administrative proceeding; requiring a court that receives a certain report to promptly notify counsel of record for the committed person; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to notify the court and certain persons if the Department receives a certain report; requiring a court to hold a hearing on request by any party after a certain application is made; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 759 on 05/16/2024
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Juvenile Law - Reform [SB-744]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court over a child of a certain age alleged to have committed a certain offense; altering certain procedures relating to juvenile intake, detention, and probation; requiring the Secretary of Juvenile Services to include certain programs in a certain plan; requiring the State Board of Victim Services to include certain information about filing a certain complaint in a certain pamphlet; repealing certain provisions relating to the State Advisory Board for Juvenile Services; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Reform [HB-814]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court over a child of a certain age alleged to have committed a certain offense; altering certain provisions relating to the taking of a child into custody by a law enforcement officer; expanding certain provisions of law relating to the entry onto certain school or other property by, and the education of, certain sex offender registrants; altering certain provisions relating to the Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform and Emerging and Best Practices; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 735 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Education - Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education - Powers and Notifications [HB-746]
[Education ]
[Ethics ]
Providing that the Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education is a state educational authority under a certain federal law; providing that the Office is the State unit authorized to audit or evaluate certain education programs; prohibiting the Inspector General for Education from serving more than two full terms; requiring the Governor, the Attorney General, and the State Treasurer to provide the Inspector General with a certain notice and opportunity for a hearing before removing the Inspector General; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. April Fleming Miller
First Reading Ways And Means on 01/31/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to nonrecourse consumer legal funding. [SB-148]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establish Subtitle 13 of KRS Chapter 286 and create sections thereof to define terms; provide exemptions to the new subtitle on nonrecourse consumer legal funding; prohibit engaging in the business of nonrecourse consumer legal funding transactions without a license; establish licensing requirements; provide that nonrecourse consumer legal funding transactions are not loans and exempt them from statute relating to interest; establish requirements for nonrecourse consumer legal funding transaction contracts; prohibit certain actions by nonrecourse
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Sponsored by: Sen. Phillip Wheeler
To Banking & Insurance (s) on 02/01/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Armed Forces – Support of Military Families and Addition of Space Force [SB-707]
[Defense ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Adding the Space Force to certain provisions of law related to the armed forces; authorizing military spouses and residents of the State who are members of the National Guard of another state or a reserve component of the armed forces to terminate certain contracts at any time after the date the service member receives certain military orders to relocate; adding the Space Force and members of the National Guard of any other state to the definition of a "military-connected student" for purposes of the Purple Stars Schools Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 26 on 04/09/2024
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Arizona Fifty-sixth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2024)
Attorneys; court-appointed professionals; juries [SB-1589]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Attorneys; court-appointed professionals; juries
Sponsored by: Sen. Justine Wadsack
Senate Read Second Time on 02/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Government - Attorney General - Determinations and Settlements [SB-680]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring the judge or jury in certain actions to make a certain determination and assign responsibility and liability in a certain manner; authorizing the State to continue to pursue certain actions if it does not obtain complete relief from certain responsible persons; establishing that certain provisions of law requiring uniform contribution among joint tort-feasors do not apply to certain actions; and establishing the impact of a certain settlement on the liability of certain responsible persons.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 137 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Foreclosure Proceedings - Residential Mortgagors and Grantors - Access to Counsel [SB-671]
[Housing ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Real Estate ]
Requiring that individuals have access to legal representation in certain foreclosure proceedings; establishing the Access to Counsel in Foreclosure Proceedings Program to organize and direct services and resources to provide covered individuals with access to certain legal representation; establishing a Special Fund to provide funding to fully implement access to legal representation in foreclosure proceedings; requiring the Maryland Legal Services Corporation to provide access to legal representation under the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nick Charles
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Custodial Interrogation - In-Person Attorney Consultation Requirement [HB-727]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring that the consultation with an attorney required when a law enforcement officer conducts a custodial interrogation of a child must be in person.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Hearing Canceled on 02/01/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Standing - Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Proceedings (Clean Water Justice Act of 2024) [SB-653]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing certain persons standing in certain environmental and natural resources protection proceedings; authorizing persons that meet certain standing requirements to bring certain civil actions under certain circumstances; requiring a plaintiff, under certain circumstances, to give certain notice and provide certain documentation to the Department of the Environment and the Attorney General in a certain manner and to file a certain affidavit; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 536 on 05/09/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to crisis aversion and rights retention orders. [SB-13]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Establish KRS Chapter 202D and create new sections thereof relating to crisis aversion and rights retention orders; provide limitations on interpretation of the Act; define terms; allow law enforcement officers to petition a court to issue orders when a respondent presents an immediate and present danger of causing serious physical injury to themselves or others through purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm; establish procedures for the filing, review, hearing, service of process, termination, or renewal of the petition and orders; provide
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Sponsored by: Sen. Denise Harper Angel
To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (s) on 03/01/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Committed Persons - Release Proceedings [SB-551]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that certain provisions of the Maryland Rules relating to discovery in civil matters apply in a certain administrative proceeding; requiring a court that receives a certain report to promptly notify counsel of record for the committed person; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to notify the court and certain persons if the Department receives a certain report; requiring a court to hold a hearing on request by any party after a certain application is made; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles E. Sydnor
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 760 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Family Law - Caretaker Bill of Rights [HB-644]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a local department of social services or a law enforcement agency to provide a certain notice to a parent or caretaker of a child at a certain time 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 Canceled on 01/31/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Community Investment Corporation - Establishment (Housing and Community Development Financing Act of 2024) [HB-599]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Finance ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
Establishing the Maryland Community Investment Corporation as an independent unit to make investments and financial assistance available in certain low-income communities in the State; expanding the eligible uses of the Strategic Demolition and Smart Growth Impact Fund to include grants and loans for credit enhancement for certain projects; requiring that members of the investment committee to be geographically representative of the locations of low-income communities in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 123 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Mental Health - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs [HB-576]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Services ]
Authorizing each county to establish an assisted outpatient treatment program by July 1, 2026; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish an assisted outpatient treatment program in a county that does not opt to establish the program by July 1, 2026; requiring the Office of the Public Defender to provide representation in assisted outpatient treatment proceedings; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 703 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Orphans' Court Judges - Restriction on Practicing Law [HB-528]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Ethics ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering a prohibition on judges of the orphans' court acting as attorneys to prohibit a judge of the orphans' court from acting as an attorney in matters related to the administration of an estate or a guardianship of a minor within the jurisdiction of the court in any county or Baltimore City, or the preparation of an estate plan or estate planning documents that might come within the jurisdiction of the court in any county or Baltimore City following the death of any individual.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 201 on 04/25/2024
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Attorneys. [HB-2570]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requires petitions or motions for a pro hac vice appearance for a court or arbitration proceeding to be supported by certain evidence to ensure that both the applicant and local counsel will pay all state income tax and general excise tax due for Hawaii business activities as well as any other information or documentation required by the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii. Effective 4/14/2112. (SD2)
Sponsored by: Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita
Received Notice Of Appointment Of House Conferees (hse. Com. No. 760). on 04/18/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Mental Health - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs [SB-453]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing each county to establish an assisted outpatient treatment program; requiring the Maryland Department of Health, on or before July 1, 2026, to establish an assisted outpatient treatment program in a county that does not opt to establish a program; and requiring the Office of the Public Defender to provide representation in assisted outpatient treatment proceedings.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 704 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Community Investment Corporation - Establishment (Housing and Community Development Financing Act of 2024) [SB-483]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Housing ]
[Taxes ]
[Finance ]
[Grants ]
Establishing the Maryland Community Investment Corporation as an independent unit to make investments in certain low-income communities; requiring the Corporation to apply for an allocation of federal new markets tax credits; expanding the eligible uses of the Strategic Demolition and Smart Growth Impact Fund to include grants and loans for debt payments and for credit enhancement for certain projects; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence K. Lam
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 02/02/2024