Child Abuse And Neglect
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Crime of Violence - Definition [HB-847]
Altering definitions of "crime of violence" to conform to a specified other definition of "crime of violence"; providing that a specified definition of "crime of violence" applies to specified uses of the term in specified provisions of law; and altering the list of crimes that are included in the definition of a "crime of violence".
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/17/2016
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Educational Institutions - Notice of Criminal Activity and Threats to Safety [HB-836]
Requiring a faculty member, teacher, or specified other employee of a specified educational institution to immediately notify an administrator if the individual observes or receives information about specified criminal activity or potential threats; requiring the administrator to forward specified information to an appropriate law enforcement agency as soon as practicable; providing that a specified individual is not subject to liability or disciplinary action arising solely from providing specified notice; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/14/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Child Protection - Reporting - Threat of Harm [HB-825]
Authorizing an individual to notify the local department of social services or the appropriate law enforcement agency if the individual has reason to believe that a verbal threat of imminent severe bodily harm or death to a child has been made by a specified individual and that the child is at substantial risk of child abuse; specifying the procedures and requirements for a report concerning a verbal threat of harm to a child; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/17/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Juvenile Services - Child Victims of Human Trafficking [HB-811]
Providing that, if a complaint filed with a Department of Juvenile Services intake officer alleges that a child violated specified laws relating to prostitution, the intake officer shall refuse authorization to file a delinquency petition with the juvenile court, shall immediately refer the child to a program that provides services for victims of human trafficking, may authorize shelter care, and, under specified circumstances, shall notify the local department of social services; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/18/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Family Law - Missing Children - Reporting Requirements and Repeal of Advisory Council [HB-77]
Requiring that specified data regarding a missing child be entered into the National Crime Information Center's national database within 2 hours after the receipt of the minimum information necessary to make the entry; repealing the requirement that a law enforcement agency enter specified data regarding a missing child into a specified State database; repealing the requirement that a specified law enforcement agency forward a copy of a missing persons report to the State ClearingHouse for Missing Children; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 611 on 05/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Expungement of Reports and Records - Time Period [HB-7]
Requiring a local department of social services to maintain specified reports of suspected abuse or neglect and all assessments and investigative findings for at least 5 years after the date of referral under specified circumstances; and increasing the time period after which a local department is required to expunge specified reports and records of suspected child abuse and neglect.
Sponsored by: Rep. Theodore Sophocleus
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 02/15/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Pretrial Release - Prior Crimes [HB-374]
Prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant charged with a crime of violence if the defendant has previously been convicted of a specified crime; and prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing release of a defendant charged with a specified crime if the defendant has previously been convicted of a crime of violence.
Sponsored by: Rep. Curtis Anderson
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/27/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Report [HB-245]
Requiring an agency that is participating in a child abuse or neglect investigation and that has substantial grounds to believe that a person has knowingly failed to report child abuse as required under a specified provision of law to file a specified complaint with a specified board, agency, institution, or facility.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 375 on 05/10/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Veterans - Medical Marijuana [HB-1452]
Adding posttraumatic stress disorder under a definition of "debilitating medical condition" for the purposes of specified affirmative defenses to a charge of use or possession of marijuana; establishing a specified affirmative defense for a charge of use or possession of marijuana for a specified qualified veteran patient; establishing a specified written certification for a qualified veteran patient; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. (health And Government Operations) on 03/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Domestic Violence - Education and Definition of Abuse [HB-1396]
Requiring the State Board of Education to encourage county boards of education to incorporate age-appropriate lessons on domestic violence into specified curriculum; altering the definition of "abuse" for purposes of specified provisions of law relating to domestic violence to include harassment and malicious destruction of property; and defining harassment and malicious destruction of property.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 04/04/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Child Custody - Legal Decision Making and Parenting Time [HB-1232]
Repealing references to the terms "child custody" and "visitation" and substituting the terms "legal decision making" and "parenting time" in specified instances; authorizing the court to consider how best to promote stability and long-term health and welfare for children; requiring the court, in determining the appropriate allocation of legal decision making or parenting time between the parties, to consider the ability of the parties to meet the child's developmental needs and create family parenting time schedule; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/09/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse - Statute of Limitations [HB-1215]
Extending from 7 to 20 years the statute of limitations in specified civil actions relating to child sexual abuse; and applying the Act retroactively.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/09/2016
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse - Statute of Limitations [SB-668]
Extending from 7 to 20 years the statute of limitations in specified civil actions relating to child sexual abuse.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 3/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
State Government - Office of the Child Welfare Ombudsman - Pilot Program [SB-609]
Establishing the Office of the Child Welfare Ombudsman Pilot Program in the Office of the Attorney General; providing that the purpose of the Pilot Program is to investigate in specified counties whether the needs of children and families are being met by local departments, the rights of children and families are being upheld, and children under the jurisdiction of local departments are being protected from abuse and neglect; requiring the Governor to provide funds in the State budget for the Office to employ specified staff; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 4/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/13/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Report - Penalties and Training [SB-571]
Making it a civil offense, subject to specified penalties, for a specified person acting in a professional capacity to fail to report child abuse under specified circumstances; making it a misdemeanor, subject to specified penalties, for a specified person acting in a professional capacity to fail to report child abuse under specified circumstances; authorizing a police officer to issue a citation for a specified civil violation under the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/09/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Department of Human Resources - State Child Welfare System - Report [SB-567]
Requiring the Department of Human Resources, on or before December 1 of each year, to report to the General Assembly specified information regarding children and foster youth in the State child welfare system; requiring the Department to maintain the confidentiality of specified information and disaggregate the information by county, age, gender, race, and ethnicity; requiring the Department to publish specified reports on the Department's Web site within 30 days of submission of the report to the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Gladden
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 366 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Child Custody - Legal Decision Making and Parenting Time [SB-550]
Repealing references to the terms "child custody" and "visitation" in specified instances and substituting the terms "legal decision making" and "parenting time" in specified instances; requiring the court, in determining the appropriate allocation of legal decision making or parenting time between the parties, to consider specified factors; authorizing the court to consider specified factors; specifying that specified factors are not relevant, except under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/03/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Report [SB-525]
Requiring an agency that is participating in a child abuse or neglect investigation and that has reasonable grounds to believe that a person has failed to report child abuse as required under a specified provision of law to file a specified complaint with a specified board, agency, institution, or facility.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 4/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/01/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
State Board for the Certification of Residential Child Care Program Professionals - Revisions [SB-201]
Altering the requirements for the designation and appointment of a program administrator of a residential child care program; requiring the chief administrator or other appropriate program authority to forward to the State Board for the Certification of Residential Child Care Program Professionals a specified criminal history records check of a specified individual at a specified time; requiring the Board to evaluate the moral character of an acting residential child care program administrator; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 331 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Courts - Child Abuse and Neglect - Waiver of Reunification Efforts (Anayah's Law) [SB-150]
Altering the circumstances under which a local department of social services may ask the court in a child in need of assistance proceeding to find that reasonable efforts to reunify the child with the child's parent or guardian are not required; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 326 on 05/12/2015