Child Abuse And Neglect
Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Child Abuse and Neglect - Notice and Reporting Requirements, Disclosure, and Task Force [SB-94]
Expanding immunity from civil liability or criminal penalty to a person who provides or participates in providing notice of child abuse or neglect to the appropriate authorities; requiring the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to send an autopsy report to specified officials if the office finds a death investigated by the office was caused by or related to child abuse or neglect; making it a misdemeanor for a specified person to knowingly and willfully fail to make a specified report of abuse under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 1/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2013
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Crimes - Committing a Crime of Violence in the Presence of a Minor - Penalties [SB-861]
Prohibiting a person from committing a specified crime of violence when the person knows or reasonably should know that a minor is present in a residence; establishing specified circumstances under which a minor is present; establishing an enhanced penalty not exceeding 5 years for a violation of the Act; authorizing a court to impose an enhanced penalty if the State's Attorney provides a specified written notice to the defendant and if specified elements have been proven beyond a reasonable doubt; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Zirkin
Hearing 4/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/06/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Professional Licensing and Certification Governing Bodies - Child Abuse Mandated Reporter Training and Discipline [SB-570]
Requiring specified governing bodies that issue licenses or certificates to specified individuals to adopt specified regulations requiring each licensee or certificate holder to complete training in the recognition of child abuse and child sex abuse as a condition of licensure or certification; requiring the investigation of specified individuals and providing for specified discipline under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Brochin
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/13/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Family Law - Preventing or Interfering with Report of Suspected Child Abuse or Neglect [SB-534]
Prohibiting an individual from preventing or interfering with the making of a specified report of suspected child abuse or neglect; and making a violation of the Act a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.
Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Shank
Hearing 4/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/02/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Children - Records Access [SB-473]
Authorizing access to specified court records and police records by the Baltimore City Health Department's Office of Youth Violence Prevention and the Baltimore City Mayor's Office on Criminal Justice under specified circumstances; requiring that the Baltimore City Health Department's Office of Youth Violence Prevention and the Baltimore City Mayor's Office on Criminal Justice be liable for the unauthorized release of police records accessed under specified circumstances; requiring a specified report within 180 days; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Verna Jones-Rodwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 474 on 05/16/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Professional Licensing and Certification Governing Bodies - Child Abuse Mandated Reporter Training and Discipline [HB-897]
Requiring specified governing bodies that issue licenses or certificates to specified individuals to adopt specified regulations requiring each licensee or certificate holder to complete training in the recognition of child abuse and child sex abuse as a condition of licensure or certification; requiring the investigation of specified individuals; and providing for specified discipline under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Child Abuse - Failure to Report - Civil Penalty, Fund, and Task Force [HB-876]
Authorizing the Attorney General to institute a civil action against specified professionals who fail to report child abuse or neglect under specified circumstances; establishing a civil penalty for each violation; requiring a civil penalty collected under the Act to be deposited in the Child Abuse Prevention Fund; establishing that the civil penalty established under the Act is in addition to any other penalty provided by law; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/04/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Family Law - Preventing or Interfering with Report of Suspected Child Abuse or Neglect [HB-631]
Prohibiting an individual from preventing or interfering with the making of a specified report of suspected child abuse or neglect; and making a violation of the Act a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Krebs
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 380 on 05/02/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Children - Records Access [HB-588]
Authorizing access to specified court records and police records by the Baltimore City Health Department's Office of Youth Violence Prevention and the Baltimore City Mayor's Office on Criminal Justice under specified circumstances; requiring that the Baltimore City Health Department's Office of Youth Violence Prevention and the Baltimore City Mayor's Office on Criminal Justice be liable for the unauthorized release of specified records and information; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Curtis Anderson
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/16/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Crimes - Committing a Crime of Violence in the Presence of a Minor - Penalties [HB-478]
Prohibiting a person from committing a specified crime of violence when the person knows or reasonably should know that a minor is present in a residence; establishing specified circumstances under which a minor is present; establishing an enhanced penalty not exceeding 5 years for a violation of the Act; authorizing a court to impose an enhanced penalty if the State's Attorney provides a specified written notice to the defendant and if specified elements have been proven beyond a reasonable doubt; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luiz Simmons
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/08/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Child Abuse and Neglect - Reports and Records - Disclosure to Public Institutions of Higher Education [HB-428]
Authorizing the disclosure of a report or record of child abuse or neglect to specified officials of specified public institutions of higher education for specified purposes if the abuse was committed under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 114 on 04/09/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Maryland Medical Marijuana Act [HB-302]
Authorizing the medical use of marijuana under specified circumstances; repealing criminal provisions that allow the imposition of a fine or the use of an affirmative defense for use or possession of marijuana or use or possession of drug paraphernalia related to marijuana under specified circumstances; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to adopt regulations on or before September 1, 2013; authorizing the Department to vary application and renewal fees along a sliding scale; requiring a specified annual report; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations Withdrawn on 03/25/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Family Law - Substance-Exposed Newborns [HB-245]
Requiring a health care practitioner involved in the delivery or care of a substance-exposed newborn to make a report to a local department of social services except under specified circumstances; establishing that a report made under the Act does not create a specified presumption; requiring the Department of Human Resources to submit a preliminary report to the General Assembly on or before October 1, 2014, and a final report on or before October 1, 2015; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 90 on 04/09/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Task Force on the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect [HB-1186]
Establishing the Task Force on the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding matters including methods to adopt and implement policy addressing the prevention of child abuse that may include age-appropriate curricula for students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade; requiring a report on or before December 1, 2013; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 4/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/03/2013
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Medical Marijuana - Caregivers - Certificate of Qualifying Patient [SB-995]
Establishing that it is an affirmative defense to a prosecution for the possession of marijuana or the possession of specified drug paraphernalia that the defendant was a specified caregiver and possessed the marijuana or paraphernalia for a specified purposes; establishing that a specified qualifying patient who has been issued and possesses a specified written certification is not subject to a specified prosecution, penalty, or denial of a right or privilege for the medical use of marijuana, under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Re-referred Health And Government Operations & Judiciary on 04/09/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Family Law - Petition for Termination of Parental Rights [SB-774]
Altering the circumstances under which a local department of social services is required to file a petition for termination of parental rights or join an action for termination of parental rights; altering the circumstances under which a local department is not required to file a petition or join an action; establishing that a child shall be considered to be abandoned under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings Withdrawn on 03/06/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Child Abuse and Neglect - Notice and Reporting Requirements, Disclosure, and [SB-63]
Expanding immunity from civil liability or criminal penalty to a person who provides or participates in providing notice of child abuse or neglect to the appropriate authorities; requiring the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to send an autopsy report to specified officials if the office finds a death investigated by the office was caused by or related to child abuse or neglect; making it a misdemeanor for a specified person to knowingly and willfully fail to make a specified report of abuse under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/06/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Child Abuse - Failure to Report - Civil Penalty and Child Abuse Prevention Fund [SB-626]
Authorizing the Attorney General to institute a civil action against specified professionals who fail to report child abuse or neglect under specified circumstances; establishing a specified civil penalty for each violation; requiring a civil penalty collected under the Act to be deposited in the Child Abuse Prevention Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Hearing 3/6 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Child Sexual Abuse Reporting - Training of School Employees [SB-613]
Requiring the State Board of Education to develop a model program by December 1, 2012, for training professional school employees on the prevention, identification, and reporting of child sexual abuse; requiring that the model program include specified information; authorizing the model program to include a specified sexual abuse prevention curriculum; requiring county boards of education and specified nonpublic schools to develop a mandatory training program for all professional school employees by a specified date; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/1 At 1:00 P.m. (education Health And Environmental Affairs) on 02/08/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Justice's Law [SB-521]
Expanding the list of persons who can be convicted of first-degree child abuse under specified circumstances to include a family member or household member who has permanent or temporary care or the responsibility for the supervision of a minor; increasing the maximum penalty for first-degree child abuse resulting in death of the victim to imprisonment not exceeding 40 years; and increasing the maximum penalty for a subsequent conviction of child abuse resulting in death of the victim to imprisonment not exceeding 40 years.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Brochin
Approved By The Governor on 05/02/2012