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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Economic Development - Opportunity Zone Incentives - Alteration of the More Jobs for Marylanders and Opportunity Zone Enhancement Programs [HB-45] [Economic Development ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Cybersecurity ] [Small Business ] [Taxes ] [Finance ] [Budget and Spending ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Altering certain terms relating to eligibility for benefits under the More Jobs for Marylanders and Opportunity Zone Enhancement programs; altering, to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018, but before January 1, 2027, the time for which enhancements under the Opportunity Zone Enhancement Program are applicable; limiting eligibility for certain benefits to investments in biotechnology and cybersecurity companies newly established or expanded into opportunity zones on or after March 1, 2018; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 38 on 05/08/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Economic Development - Opportunity Zone Incentives - Alteration of the More Jobs for Marylanders and Opportunity Zone Enhancement Programs [HB-45] [Economic Development ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Cybersecurity ] [Small Business ] [Taxes ] [Finance ] [Budget and Spending ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Altering certain terms relating to eligibility for benefits under the More Jobs for Marylanders and Opportunity Zone Enhancement programs; altering, to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018, but before January 1, 2027, the time for which enhancements under the Opportunity Zone Enhancement Program are applicable; limiting eligibility for certain benefits to investments in biotechnology and cybersecurity companies newly established or expanded into opportunity zones on or after March 1, 2018; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 38 on 05/08/2020

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2020 Regular Session

Relating To Bail. [HB-1542] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Incorporates the statutory revisions suggested by the Criminal Pretrial Task Force established by House Concurrent Resolution No. 134, 2017 Regular Session.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura Carried Over To 2020 Regular Session. on 12/01/2019

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2020 Regular Session

Relating To Bail. [SB-1538] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Requires bail to be set in reasonable amounts based upon all available information, including the alleged offense, possible punishment upon conviction, and the offender's financial ability to afford bail. Repeals the requirement of an officer letting to bail to consider the punishment to be inflicted on conviction and the pecuniary circumstances of the party accused. Allows pretrial service officers to access other state agencies' data on an offender's wages and tax information for the limited purpose of determining an appropriate bail amount. (SD1)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lorraine Inouye Carried Over To 2020 Regular Session. on 12/01/2019

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2020 Regular Session

Relating To Crime. [HB-294] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Establishes a presumption that a person charged with a crime is entitled to unconditional release unless proven otherwise. Requires the consideration of nonfinancial conditions of release before bail is ordered.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura Carried Over To 2020 Regular Session. on 12/01/2019

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State (Louisiana)
Louisiana 2017 Regular Session

Requests the Louisiana District Attorneys Association to study the procedure of the constructive surrender of a defendant and the "reasonable costs" associated therewith [HR-138] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Requests the Louisiana District Attorneys Association to study the procedure of the constructive surrender of a defendant and the "reasonable costs" associated therewith

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Schroder Taken By The Clerk Of The House And Presented To The Secretary Of State In Accordance With The Rules Of The House. on 05/25/2017

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2017 Regular Session

Relating To Bail. [HB-464] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Provides that no financial or property surety shall be required for bail in a case in which no felony is alleged. Provides that a person who commits a criminal offense while on bail for which no financial or property surety was required shall be guilty of a class C felony. (HB464 HD1)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregg Takayama The Committee(s) On Jud Recommend(s) That The Measure Be Deferred. on 03/01/2017

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2017 Regular Session

Relating To Bail. [SB-568] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Requires that a defendant be denied bail when the charge is for a violent crime or the defendant has been previously convicted of a violent crime. Distinguishes between a serious crime for which the judge has the discretion to grant bail and a violent crime for which bail must be denied.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Donna Kim Passed First Reading. on 01/23/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Financial Conditions [HB-1218] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a court in a county with a pretrial supervision program from including as a condition of pretrial release a specified financial condition; requiring each county in the State to establish a pretrial supervision program that provides pretrial supervision services, including agent supervision, location tracking services, and reminder notifications for court appearances; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/15/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Criteria [HB-1280] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Providing that a defendant is entitled to be released before verdict on personal recognizance or on bail, with or without conditions imposed, under specified circumstances; creating a presumption that a defendant who has been charged with specified crimes and has not failed to appear as required by a court within the past 3 years shall be released on personal recognizance; requiring a judicial officer to take specified information into account in making a specified determination; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Vallario Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release [HB-1215] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Altering a specified authorization for a court to release a specified defendant on personal recognizance to require that a defendant charged only with one or more misdemeanors be released on personal recognizance; altering the circumstances under which a defendant may not be released on personal recognizance; providing that the amount of a specified bail may not be higher than necessary to achieve specified purposes under specified circumstances; providing that a judicial officer may not set bail for specified reasons; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Vallario Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Bail Bond - Installment Contract - Form and Confessed Judgment Prohibition [HB-1494] [Insurance ] [Consumer Protection ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Requiring an agreement to accept payment for the premium charged for a bail bond in installments to be in a form approved by the Maryland Insurance Commissioner; prohibiting the agreement from including a confessed judgment clause that waives a consumer's right to assert a specified defense; prohibiting a bail bondsman from including a specified confessed judgment clause that waives a consumer's right to assert a specified defense in an agreement to accept payment for the premium charged for a bail bond in installments; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Chang Favorable With Amendments {782610/1 Report Adopted on 04/10/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Baltimore City - Nonviolent Offenders - Release Without Bail [HB-1318] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Requiring a judicial officer in Baltimore City to authorize the pretrial release of a defendant not charged with a specified crime of violence under specified conditions; and prohibiting the use of secured monetary bail as a condition of pretrial release of a defendant not charged with a specified crime of violence.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Reform [HB-1390] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Altering a requirement for the construction of a specified provision of law relating to pretrial release of a specified defendant on personal recognizance and unsecured bond; requiring a judicial officer to impose a specified condition or combination of conditions of release under specified circumstances; authorizing a judicial officer to impose one or more specified nonfinancial conditions of release under specified circumstances; providing that a judicial officer may impose financial conditions only under specified circumstances; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Pilot Program and Conditions [HB-1157] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Requiring the Pretrial Release Services Program in the Division of Parole and Probation to establish a pretrial resource center; establishing a Pretrial Release Pilot Program in two counties and Baltimore City that utilizes a pretrial safety assessment tool in pretrial release considerations; authorizing a cash bond posted by a defendant or on behalf of a defendant by an individual other than a surety to be used for specified financial obligations; requiring the Division to report to the Governor and General Assembly; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Pilot Program and Conditions [SB-879] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Requiring the Pretrial Release Services Program in the Division of Parole and Probation to establish a pretrial resource center; establishing a Pretrial Release Pilot Program in two counties and Baltimore City that utilizes a pretrial safety assessment tool in pretrial release considerations; authorizing a cash bond deposited by a defendant or on behalf of a defendant by an individual other than a surety to be used for specified financial obligations; requiring the Division to report to the Governor and General Assembly; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Reform [SB-880] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Altering a requirement for the construction of a specified provision of law relating to pretrial release of a specified defendant on personal recognizance and unsecured bond; requiring a judicial officer to impose a specified condition or combination of conditions of release under specified circumstances; authorizing a judicial officer to impose one or more specified nonfinancial conditions of release under specified circumstances; providing that a judicial officer may impose financial conditions only under specified circumstances; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release [SB-983] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Requiring a judicial officer to make a specified determination regarding release or detention of a defendant before trial; requiring a judicial officer to consider specified information; prohibiting a judicial officer from imposing specified financial conditions of release on a defendant for a specified reason; establishing the Pretrial Services Workgroup to examine the financial impacts of pretrial release conditions, conduct public hearings, and study what pretrial release services were provided to defendants; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse Hearing 4/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/05/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Office of the Public Defender - Representation at Bail Hearing - Provisional [HB-839] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Establishing that the representation provided by the Office of the Public Defender to an indigent individual at a bail hearing before a District Court or circuit court judge shall be limited solely to the bail hearing and shall terminate automatically at the conclusion of the hearing, with a specified exception.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Vallario Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Criminal Procedure - Indigent Individual - Indigency Determination [SB-714] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Requiring a District Court commissioner to determine whether a specified individual qualifies as indigent; authorizing an individual charged with a crime that carries a penalty of incarceration to apply for representation by the Office of the Public Defender; requiring the Office to represent an indigent individual if the initial appearance or bail review is before a judge; providing that representation terminates at the end of the initial appearance under specified conditions; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel McFadden Approved By The Governor - Chapter 606 on 05/25/2017

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