Crimes - Elder Abuse or Neglect - Increased Penalties and Restrictions on [HB-1264]
[Crime ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Services ]
Altering the penalties for the crime of causing abuse or neglect of a vulnerable adult in the first or second degree; prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant charged with causing abuse or neglect of a vulnerable adult in the first or second degree; providing that a judge may authorize the pretrial release of the defendant on specified conditions; etc.
HB-1264: Crimes - Elder Abuse or Neglect - Increased Penalties and Restrictions on
Sponsored by: Rep. Cheryl Glenn
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/25/2011
Bail Bonds - Surety Bondsmen - Licensure, Regulation, and Financing of Bail [SB-841]
[Insurance ]
[Finance ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring licensure by the Maryland Insurance Commissioner of bail bondsmen except for property bondsmen; authorizing the Commissioner to take specified disciplinary action in connection with specified violations; authorizing a premium finance company to finance bail bonds under specified circumstances; requiring the Commissioner to adopt regulations regarding the premium financing of bail bonds; defining the scope of specified provisions; providing for the repeal of laws inconsistent with the Act; etc.
SB-841: Bail Bonds - Surety Bondsmen - Licensure, Regulation, and Financing of Bail
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Unfavorable Report By Finance Withdrawn on 04/09/2010
Criminal Procedure - Petition for Writ of Actual Innocence - Newly Discovered [SB-839]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Altering specified provisions relating to the filing of a petition for a writ of actual innocence; providing that a person may file a petition for a writ of actual innocence only if the person is convicted of a felony, an attempt to commit a felony, or a solicitation to commit a felony; establishing that a person may file a petition if newly discovered evidence creates a substantial possibility that a result would have been different; etc.
SB-839: Criminal Procedure - Petition for Writ of Actual Innocence - Newly Discovered
Sponsored by: Sen. Jamin Raskin
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2010
Crimes - Elder Abuse or Neglect - Increased Penalties and Restrictions on [SB-244]
[Crime ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Services ]
Altering the penalties for the crime of causing abuse or neglect of a vulnerable adult in the first or second degree; prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant charged with causing abuse or neglect of a vulnerable adult in the first or second degree; providing that a judge may authorize the pretrial release of the defendant on specified conditions; etc.
SB-244: Crimes - Elder Abuse or Neglect - Increased Penalties and Restrictions on
Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Gladden
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings Withdrawn on 03/15/2010
Subsequent Sexual Offenders - Reduced Diminution Credits, Parole Elimination, [HB-996]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Decreasing the number of days per month that an inmate who has been convicted of specified sexual offenses is allowed as a deduction in advance from the inmate's term of confinement; eliminating parole eligibility for specified sexual offenders; etc.
HB-996: Subsequent Sexual Offenders - Reduced Diminution Credits, Parole Elimination,
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 04/09/2010
Criminal Procedure - Petition for Writ of Actual Innocence - Newly Discovered [HB-919]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Altering specified provisions relating to the filing of a petition for a writ of actual innocence; providing that a person may file a petition for a writ of actual innocence only if the person is convicted of a felony, an attempt to commit a felony, or a solicitation to commit a felony and the person entered a plea of not guilty to the charges; establishing that a person may file a petition if newly discovered evidence creates a substantial possibility that a result would have been different; etc.
HB-919: Criminal Procedure - Petition for Writ of Actual Innocence - Newly Discovered
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/24/2010
Prince George's County - Domestic Violence - GPS Tracking System Pilot Program [HB-665]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring Prince George's County to implement a global positioning satellite tracking system pilot program that authorizes the court, as a condition of a defendant's pretrial release on a charge of violating a specified protective order, to order that the defendant be supervised by means of active electronic monitoring as a condition of bail under specified circumstances; etc.
HB-665: Prince George's County - Domestic Violence - GPS Tracking System Pilot Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Ben Barnes
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
Crimes - Elder Abuse or Neglect - Increased Penalties and Restrictions on [HB-457]
[Crime ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Services ]
Altering the penalties for the crime of causing abuse or neglect of a vulnerable adult in the first or second degree; prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant charged with causing abuse or neglect of a vulnerable adult in the first or second degree; providing that a judge may authorize the pretrial release of the defendant on specified conditions; etc.
HB-457: Crimes - Elder Abuse or Neglect - Increased Penalties and Restrictions on
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/08/2010
Bail Bonds - Surety Bondsmen - Licensure, Regulation, and Financing of Bail [HB-1489]
[Insurance ]
[Finance ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring licensure by the Maryland Insurance Commissioner of bail bondsmen except for property bondsmen; authorizing the Commissioner to take specified disciplinary action in connection with specified violations; authorizing a premium finance company to finance bail bonds under specified circumstances; requiring the Commissioner to adopt regulations regarding the premium financing of bail bonds; defining the scope of specified provisions; providing for the repeal of laws inconsistent with the Act; etc.
HB-1489: Bail Bonds - Surety Bondsmen - Licensure, Regulation, and Financing of Bail
Sponsored by: Rep. Keith Haynes
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 04/10/2010
Washington County - Domestic Violence - GPS Tracking System Pilot Program for [HB-1336]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring Washington County to implement a global positioning satellite tracking system pilot program that authorizes the court, as a condition of a defendant's pretrial release on a charge of violating a protective order, to order that the defendant be supervised by electronic monitoring as a condition of bail; etc.
HB-1336: Washington County - Domestic Violence - GPS Tracking System Pilot Program for
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
Criminal Procedure - Petition for Writ of Actual Innocence - Notice of Filing [HB-128]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Limiting to a person charged by indictment or criminal information with a crime triable in circuit court and convicted of that crime the authority to file a petition for writ of actual innocence under specified circumstances; requiring a specified person who files a petition for writ of actual innocence to notify the State of the filing in a specified manner; authorizing the State to file a response to a petition for writ of actual innocence within a specified period of time; etc.
HB-128: Criminal Procedure - Petition for Writ of Actual Innocence - Notice of Filing
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
Criminal Procedure - Restrictions on Pretrial Release - Criminal Gang Offenses [HB-1237]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant charged with a criminal gang offense if the defendant previously was convicted of a criminal gang offense; providing that a judge may authorize the pretrial release of a specified defendant on specified conditions; requiring a judge to order the continued detention of a specified defendant under specified circumstances; etc.
HB-1237: Criminal Procedure - Restrictions on Pretrial Release - Criminal Gang Offenses
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 04/12/2010
Criminal Procedure - Registered Sex Offenders - Restrictions on Pretrial [HB-1046]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant who is a registered sex offender; providing that a judge may authorize the pretrial release of a registered sex offender on suitable bail or other conditions or both; adding the imposition of lifetime sexual offender supervision as a reportable event that must be reported to the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository; etc.
HB-1046: Criminal Procedure - Registered Sex Offenders - Restrictions on Pretrial
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Aumann
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
Parole Elimination and Restrictions on Pretrial Release - Cases Involving [HB-1005]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Eliminating parole eligibility for an inmate who is serving a term of imprisonment for a crime of violence involving a victim who was at least 35 years older than the inmate; prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant charged with a crime of violence involving a victim who is at least 35 years older than the defendant; etc.
HB-1005: Parole Elimination and Restrictions on Pretrial Release - Cases Involving
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary Withdrawn on 03/08/2010
Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer (Police Protection Act) [HB-1197]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant who is charged with assault in the first degree or assault in the second degree against a victim who is a law enforcement officer; providing that a judge may authorize the pretrial release of a certain defendant on suitable bail or certain other conditions or both; requiring a judge to order the continued detention of a defendant who is considered likely to flee or to pose a danger to another person or the community; etc.
HB-1197: Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer (Police Protection Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
First Reading Judiciary on 02/07/2020
HB-113: Bail, to provide for an additional offense under which you can be denied bail, Secs. 15-13-2, 15-13-3, 15-13-7, 15-13-104, 15-13-105, 15-13-106 am'd.
Sponsored by: Rep. Chip Brown
Read For The Second Time And Placed On The Calendar on 03/12/2020
You have voted HB-113: Bail, to provide for an additional offense under which you can be denied bail, Secs. 15-13-2, 15-13-3, 15-13-7, 15-13-104, 15-13-105, 15-13-106 am'd..
Public Information Act - Remote Access, Fee Complaints, Fee Waivers, and Inspection of Judicial Records (Open Government, Better Government Act) [SB-758]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
Establishing the intent of the General Assembly that each official custodian adopt a policy to use the Internet and other technological advancements to expand remote access to public records and increase the transparency of government; requiring the Public Information Act Compliance Board to receive, review, and resolve certain complaints alleging that a custodian unreasonably failed to waive a fee under certain circumstances; altering the minimum fee charged under which the Board has authority to review a complaint from $350 to $200; etc.
SB-758: Public Information Act - Remote Access, Fee Complaints, Fee Waivers, and Inspection of Judicial Records (Open Government, Better Government Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Hearing 2/18 At 12:00 P.m. (judicial Proceedings) on 02/06/2020
You have voted SB-758: Public Information Act - Remote Access, Fee Complaints, Fee Waivers, and Inspection of Judicial Records (Open Government, Better Government Act).
Public Information Act - Remote Access, Fee Complaints, Fee Waivers, and Inspection of Judicial Records (Open Government, Better Government Act) [HB-401]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
Establishing the intent of the General Assembly that each official custodian adopt an internet use policy and other technological advances to expand remote access to public records and increase the transparency of government; requiring the Public Information Act Compliance Board to receive, review, and resolve certain complaints alleging that a custodian unreasonably failed to waive a fee under certain circumstances; altering the minimum fee charged under which the Board has authority to review a complaint; etc.
HB-401: Public Information Act - Remote Access, Fee Complaints, Fee Waivers, and Inspection of Judicial Records (Open Government, Better Government Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron
Hearing 2/12 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) And Hearing Canceled (health And Government Operations) on 01/27/2020
You have voted HB-401: Public Information Act - Remote Access, Fee Complaints, Fee Waivers, and Inspection of Judicial Records (Open Government, Better Government Act).