Child Abuse And Neglect
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Wiretap and Electronic Surveillance Reform Workgroup [SB-313]
Establishing the Maryland Wiretap and Electronic Surveillance Reform Workgroup to study the effectiveness of Maryland's wiretapping and electronic surveillance laws, examine current technologies, and examine ways to make certain audio and visual recordings more available; and requiring the Workgroup to report its final findings and recommendations regarding revisions to Maryland's wiretapping and electronic surveillance laws to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/05/2024
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Criminal Procedure - Child Victims - Testimony in Child Abuse Cases [HB-141]
Altering a certain requirement under which a court is authorized to order that the testimony of a child victim be taken outside a courtroom and shown in the courtroom by closed circuit television in certain child abuse cases.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Facial Recognition Technology - Requirements, Procedures, and Prohibitions [SB-182]
Establishing requirements, procedures, and prohibitions relating to the use of facial recognition technology by a law enforcement agency; requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to develop and administer a training program regarding the use of facial recognition technology on or before June 30, 2026; requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy, on or before October 1 each year, to report to the General Assembly information reported by law enforcement agencies using facial recognition technology; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 808 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Juveniles - Arrest by Law Enforcement - Report to Local Department of Social Services [SB-195]
Requiring a law enforcement officer to make a certain report to a local department of social services after a certain arrest of a certain child under the age of 13 for purposes of a neglect investigation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Health – Public Health Services and Protections – Revisions [SB-220]
Repealing the exceptions that allow the sale, distribution, or purchase of tobacco products, tobacco paraphernalia, and electronic smoking devices to or for certain individuals who are active duty members of the military; authorizing the Maryland Department of Health to reallocate from one county to another county certain projected unspent grant funding relating to cancer to address certain funding needs; altering the duties of the State Council on Child Abuse and Neglect; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 766 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Transportation - Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response [SB-153]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to develop and implement a certain training program for certain transportation-sector employees, taxicab drivers, and transportation network operators on the identification and reporting of suspected child exploitation and human trafficking; requiring certain transportation-sector employers to establish procedures for reporting suspected child exploitation and human trafficking to certain entities; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Health - Public Health Services and Protections - Revisions [HB-42]
Repealing the exceptions that allow the sale, distribution, or purchase of tobacco products, tobacco paraphernalia, and electronic smoking devices to or for certain individuals who are active duty members of the military; authorizing the Maryland Department of Health to reallocate from one county to another county certain projected unspent grant funding relating to cancer to address certain funding needs; altering the duties of the State Council on Child Abuse and Neglect; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 765 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Child Abuse and Neglect - Reports and Records - Disclosure [SB-89]
Requiring a local director of a local department of social services or the Secretary of Human Services to disclose certain reports and records of child abuse and neglect within 30 days after receiving a request if certain conditions are met; requiring the Secretary to notify the State's Attorney's office of a request to disclose certain reports and records of child abuse and neglect; requiring the State's Attorney's office to be given 30 days during which the office is authorized to redact certain portions of the reports and records; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary James
Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2024
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Transportation - Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response (See Someone, Save Someone Act) [HB-1053]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to develop and implement a certain training program for certain transportation-sector employees, taxicab drivers, and transportation network operators on the identification and reporting of suspected child exploitation and human trafficking; requiring certain transportation-sector employers to establish procedures for reporting suspected child exploitation and human trafficking to certain entities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Child Abuse and Neglect – Reports and Records – Disclosure (Anderson’s Law) [HB-1019]
Requiring that certain reports and records of child abuse and neglect be disclosed on request after the local State's Attorney's office has been provided 30 business days to redact certain information.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan McComas
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Reports and Records [SB-710]
Expanding the circumstances under which a report or record concerning child abuse or neglect may be disclosed to certain school personnel or to a director of a licensed child care facility or licensed child placement agency.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 4/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Child in Need of Assistance - Neglect - Cannabis Use [SB-653]
Providing that the use of cannabis by a parent or certain other individuals who care for a child does not qualify as neglect except in certain circumstances for purposes of provisions of law applicable to children in need of assistance.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 766 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Wiretap and Electronic Surveillance Reform Workgroup [SB-754]
Establishing the Maryland Wiretap and Electronic Surveillance Reform Work Group to study the effectiveness of Maryland's wiretapping and electronic surveillance laws; and requiring the Work Group to report its final findings and recommendations regarding revisions to Maryland's wiretapping and electronic surveillance laws to the Governor and General Assembly by December 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Child Abuse and Neglect - Reports and Records - Disclosure [SB-631]
Requiring a local director of a local department of social services or the Secretary of Human Services to disclose certain reports and records of child abuse and neglect within 30 days after receiving a request if certain conditions are met; requiring the Secretary to notify the State's Attorney's office of a request to disclose certain reports and records of child abuse and neglect; requiring the State's Attorney's office to be given 30 days during which the office is authorized to redact certain portions of the reports and records; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary James
Hearing 4/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse - Definition, Damages, and Statute of Limitations (The Child Victims Act of 2023) [SB-686]
Altering the definition of "sexual abuse" for purposes relating to civil actions for child sexual abuse to include any act that involves an adult allowing or encouraging a child to engage in certain activities or any other sexual conduct that is a crime; repealing the statute of limitations in certain civil actions relating to child sexual abuse; repealing a statute of repose for certain civil actions relating to child sexual abuse; providing for the retroactive application of the Act under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 5 on 04/11/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Family Law - Maryland Child Abduction Prevention Act [SB-383]
Authorizing a court to order child abduction prevention measures if the court finds there is a credible risk of abduction of the child; authorizing certain parties to petition the court for child abduction prevention measures; requiring a petition to be verified, include a copy of any existing child custody determination, and specify the risk factors for abduction; requiring the court to consider certain evidence of a credible risk of abduction; establishing requirements for an abduction prevention order; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 760 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Child Abuse and Neglect - Domestic Violence [HB-324]
Establishing a rebuttable presumption that "neglect" in provisions of law relating to child abuse and neglect and children in need of assistance does not include certain behaviors on the part of a victim of domestic violence; and prohibiting a court from considering certain instances of domestic violence in determining whether a child is a child in need of assistance under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lesley Lopez
Hearing 2/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/26/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Family Law - Custody Evaluators - Qualifications and Training [HB-285]
Requiring that an individual meet certain educational and experiential requirements in order to be appointed or approved by a court as a custody evaluator; requiring that, beginning October 1, 2024, an individual complete 20 hours of initial training in certain areas in order to be appointed or approved by a court as a custody evaluator; requiring that an individual receive 5 hours of ongoing education and training every 2 years in order to continue to be appointed or approved by a court as a custody evaluator; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Hearing 2/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/26/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Family Law - Maryland Child Abduction Prevention Act [HB-267]
Authorizing a court to order child abduction prevention measures if the court finds there is a credible risk of abduction of the child; authorizing certain parties to petition the court for child abduction prevention measures; requiring a petition to be verified, include a copy of any existing child custody determination, and specify the risk factors for abduction; requiring the court to consider certain evidence of a credible risk of abduction; establishing requirements for an abduction prevention order; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 761 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Child in Need of Assistance – Neglect – Cannabis Use [HB-232]
Providing that the use of cannabis by a parent or certain other individuals who care for a child does not qualify as neglect except in certain circumstances for purposes of provisions of law relating to children in need of assistance.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicole Williams
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 767 on 05/16/2023