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Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
SB-1078	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the Governor to appoint special prosecutors and to direct resources and personnel from any unit of State government for a certain purpose during a state of emergency that is declared because a homicide rate reached at least 3 homicides per 100,000 residents of a county, city, town, or municipality in a 30-day period; altering a certain definition of "emergency"; etc. Republican: 100% (14) 100% Republican support	Public Safety Attorneys Circuit Courts Counties Crimes And Punishments District Courts Emergency Bills Emergency Medical Services Emergencies Fire Protection
HB-1653	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting the clerk of the Circuit Court for Washington County from issuing a certain business license under certain circumstances unless the applicant submits to the clerk a certification that the location of the business for which the license is sought has proper zoning; and prohibiting the clerk of the Circuit Court of Washington County from endorsing a change in a place of business in Washington County until certain zoning requirements are met. Unaffiliated: 100% (1) 100% Unaffiliated support	Business Regulation And Occupations Counties - Local Laws Certifications Circuit Courts Clerks Of Court Commerce And Business County Commissioners Licenses Municipal Corporations Time
HB-1599	State (Maryland)	Authorizing a judge of the District Court or judge of a circuit court, on a finding of good cause, to recall an arrest warrant issued by a District Court commissioner. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Criminal Law - Procedure Arrests Circuit Courts District Courts Judges Warrants
SB-1013	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Social Housing Subprogram within the Partnership Rental Housing Program operated by the Department of Housing and Community Development to stimulate the construction of safe, decent affordable housing while promoting economic growth by financing the construction of certain projects; requiring the Department to take certain actions; authorizing the Department to act either directly or through the Community Development Administration; establishing certain qualifying criteria; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Real Property Taxes - Property Assessments And Taxation, Department Of Circuit Courts Clerks Of Court Commerce And Business Construction Contractors Counties Elderly Persons
HB-1576	State (Maryland)	Providing that a certain committed person may file exceptions to a certain report of the Office of Administrative Hearings only if that person appeared at a certain release hearing; altering a provision of law to require a court to hold a certain hearing unless all parties that appeared at a certain prior hearing waive the hearing, rather than requiring the court to hold a certain hearing unless a certain committed person and the State's Attorney waive the hearing; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Criminal Law - Procedure Administrative Hearings, Office Of Attorneys Circuit Courts Courts Crimes And Punishments Disclosure Health, Department Of Hearings Legal Aid
HB-1259	State (Maryland)	Repealing a certain provision of law authorizing the Anne Arundel County Council to provide in a certain manner that a certain officer shall remove a certain individual from court at a certain time; requiring the Sheriff of Anne Arundel County to remove a certain individual from a certain court at a certain time and deliver the individual to a certain facility at a certain expense; requiring a local facility to transport individuals to and from District Court; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Public Safety Anne Arundel County Circuit Courts Correctional Institutions Courts District Courts Penalties And Sentences Sheriffs
HB-1402	State (Maryland)	Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution relating to the selection and tenure of circuit court judges; requiring Senate confirmation of individuals appointed by the Governor to the office of judge of a circuit court; providing for contested elections following an appointment to fill a vacancy in the office of judge of a circuit court under certain circumstances; providing for the reappointment of certain judges; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection; etc. Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Courts And Court Personnel - Statewide Circuit Courts Constitutional Amendments Elections General Assembly Governor Judges Referendum Retirement
HB-1385	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the Town of Mount Airy, Carroll County and Frederick County, to undertake and carry out certain urban renewal projects for slum clearance and redevelopment; prohibiting certain land or property from being taken for certain purposes without just compensation first being paid to the party entitled to the compensation; declaring that certain land or property taken in connection with certain urban renewal powers is needed for public uses or purposes; etc. Unaffiliated: 100% (1) 100% Unaffiliated support	Municipalities Administrative Agencies Appraisals Banks And Trust Companies Bonds Building Codes Carroll County Circuit Courts Codes Condemnation
HB-1322	State (Maryland)	Providing that a person who is convicted of first-degree murder may be sentenced to death under certain circumstances; providing that a certain mass murder under certain circumstances constitutes an aggravating circumstance that the court or jury must consider in making a determination as to the imposition of the death penalty; establishing procedures for the imposition of the death penalty; etc. Republican: 91% (11) Democrat: 8% (1) 91% Republican support 8% Democrat support	Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Criminal Law - Procedure Appeals Attorneys Circuit Courts Clerks Of Court Correction, Division Of Court Of Appeals Courts Crimes And Punishments
HB-1093	State (Maryland)	Establishing for certain criminal proceedings in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County a certain exception to the prohibition against recording or broadcasting a criminal matter; requiring a certain presiding judge to ensure that a certain court webcast does not include certain matters; requiring the Circuit Court for Baltimore County to provide a certain court webcast in a certain manner in certain criminal proceedings; prohibiting a person from disseminating certain portions of a court webcast; etc. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Criminal Law - Procedure Courts And Court Personnel - Local Baltimore County Circuit Courts Electronic Government Equipment Evidence Grand Juries Hearings Internet
HB-1149	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Social Housing Subprogram within the Partnership Rental Housing Program operated by the Department of Housing and Community Development; specifying the purposes of the Subprogram; requiring the Department to take certain actions related to the Subprogram; authorizing the Department, in administering the Subprogram, to act either directly or through the Community Development Administration; establishing certain qualifying criteria for a social housing project; etc. Democrat: 100% (6) 100% Democrat support	Real Property Taxes - Property Assessments And Taxation, Department Of Circuit Courts Clerks Of Court Commerce And Business Construction Contractors Counties Elderly Persons
HB-1134	State (Maryland)	Establishing collective bargaining rights for certain employees of the circuit courts and the District Court of Maryland; establishing a State Judicial Employees Labor Relations Board; providing for the composition, chair, staffing, powers, and duties of the Board; providing for the staggering of terms of the members of the Board; requiring the Board to recognize one statewide bargaining unit; requiring the Board to adopt certain regulations; requiring the Board to conduct certain investigations; etc. Democrat: 100% (7) 100% Democrat support	Courts And Court Personnel - Statewide Administrative Office Of The Courts Anne Arundel County Circuit Courts Collective Bargaining Committees And Commissions Contracts District Courts Fees General Assembly
HB-1038	State (Maryland)	Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution relating to the selection and tenure of circuit court judges; altering the method of filling vacancies in the office of a judge of a circuit court; providing for retention elections following an appointment to fill a vacancy in the office of a judge of a circuit court; providing for a transitional period under which the terms of certain amendments are to become effective; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Courts And Court Personnel - Statewide Age Circuit Courts Constitutional Amendments Elections Health Judges Mental And Behavioral Health Referendum
SB-972	State (Maryland)	Repealing provisions of law establishing and relating to the Civilian Review Board of Baltimore City; establishing the Community Oversight and Accountability Commission of Baltimore City; specifying the purpose of the Commission; providing for the composition, chair, voting, terms, powers, duties, staffing, procedures, and reporting of the Commission; establishing certain requirements for members of the Commission; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Counties - Local Laws Public Safety Arrests Attorneys Baltimore City Budgets Circuit Courts Civil Actions Committees And Commissions Contracts
SB-731	State (Maryland)	Providing that a certain committed person may file exceptions to a certain report of the Office of Administrative Hearings only if that person appeared at a certain release hearing; altering a provision of law to require a court to hold a certain hearing unless all parties that appeared at a certain prior hearing waive the hearing, rather than requiring the court to hold a certain hearing unless a certain committed person and the State's Attorney waive the hearing; etc. Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Criminal Law - Procedure Administrative Hearings, Office Of Attorneys Circuit Courts Courts Crimes And Punishments Disclosure Health, Department Of Hearings Legal Aid
HB-839	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program to provide temporary benefits to a covered individual who is taking leave from employment; establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund; requiring, beginning January 1, 2021, certain employees, employers, and self-employed individuals to pay certain contributions; authorizing, beginning July 1, 2022, a covered individual taking certain leave from employment to submit a claim for benefits; authorizing the establishment of private employer plans; etc. Democrat: 100% (63) 100% Democrat support	Private Sector Labor And Industry Adoption - See Also- Parents And Guardians Appeals Armed Forces Attorneys Attorneys' Fees Attorney General Auditors And Audits Certifications Checks
SB-703	State (Maryland)	Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution relating to the selection and tenure of circuit court judges; requiring Senate confirmation of individuals appointed by the Governor to the office of judge of a circuit court; providing for contested elections following an appointment to fill a vacancy in the office of judge of a circuit court under certain circumstances; providing for the reappointment of certain judges; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection; etc. Democrat: 87% (14) Republican: 12% (2) 87% Democrat support 12% Republican support	Courts And Court Personnel - Statewide Circuit Courts Constitutional Amendments Elections General Assembly Governor Judges Referendum Retirement
HB-793	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting, except when necessary to prevent a serious health risk to the pregnant woman, the performance of or the attempt to perform a dismemberment abortion that kills an unborn child on a pregnant woman; authorizing a certain individual to seek a hearing before the State Board of Physicians on a certain issue; providing that certain findings of the Board from a certain hearing are admissible on that issue at a certain trial; providing for the delay of a certain trial for a certain purpose for not more than 30 days; etc. Republican: 100% (8) 100% Republican support	Public Health Health Occupations Abortion Agents And Brokers Attorneys Attorneys' Fees Circuit Courts Civil Actions Committees And Commissions Communications
SB-596	State (Maryland)	Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution relating to the selection, election, tenure, and continuance in office of a judge of an appellate court or a circuit court; altering the methods for filling vacancies in the offices of such judges; altering provisions relating to the term of office of such judges; altering provisions for the continuance in office of such judges on the expiration of their terms under certain circumstances; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection; etc. Democrat: 100% (12) 100% Democrat support	Courts And Court Personnel - Statewide Courts And Court Personnel - Local Ballots Circuit Courts Clerks Of Court Constitutional Amendments Court Of Appeals Court Of Special Appeals Elections General Assembly
SB-586	State (Maryland)	Requiring the circuit court to provide notice to a child's foster parent, preadoptive parent, or caregiver of the right to request to be designated as a party in a certain proceeding except under certain circumstances; authorizing a court, in its discretion, to grant certain status to certain parties in certain proceedings; requiring a court to grant certain status to certain parties in certain proceedings; etc. Democrat: 42% (3) Republican: 57% (4) 42% Democrat support 57% Republican support	Family Law Adoption - See Also- Parents And Guardians Circuit Courts Education Foster Care Health Mental And Behavioral Health Notices Parents And Guardians Privacy

Title: Public Safety - Emergency Powers of the Governor - Violent Crime Crisis

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-1078

Subjects: Public Safety, Attorneys, Circuit Courts, Counties, Crimes And Punishments, District Courts, Emergency Bills, Emergency Medical Services, Emergencies, Fire Protection

Republican: 100% (14)

Title: Washington County - Business Licenses - Zoning Certification Requirement

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1653

Subjects: Business Regulation And Occupations, Counties - Local Laws, Certifications, Circuit Courts, Clerks Of Court, Commerce And Business, County Commissioners, Licenses, Municipal Corporations, Time

Unaffiliated: 100% (1)

Title: Arrest Warrants Issued by District Court Commissioners - Recall by Judge

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1599

Subjects: Criminal Law - Procedure, Arrests, Circuit Courts, District Courts, Judges, Warrants

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Department of Housing and Community Development - Social Housing Subprogram (Social Housing Act)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-1013

Subjects: Real Property, Taxes - Property, Assessments And Taxation, Department Of, Circuit Courts, Clerks Of Court, Commerce And Business, Construction, Contractors, Counties, Elderly Persons

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Criminal Procedure - Committed Persons - Release Proceedings

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1576

Subjects: Criminal Law - Procedure, Administrative Hearings, Office Of, Attorneys, Circuit Courts, Courts, Crimes And Punishments, Disclosure, Health, Department Of, Hearings, Legal Aid

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Anne Arundel County - Correctional Services - Removal From Court

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1259

Subjects: Public Safety, Anne Arundel County, Circuit Courts, Correctional Institutions, Courts, District Courts, Penalties And Sentences, Sheriffs

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Circuit Court Judges - Selection and Tenure

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1402

Subjects: Courts And Court Personnel - Statewide, Circuit Courts, Constitutional Amendments, Elections, General Assembly, Governor, Judges, Referendum, Retirement

Democrat: 100% (2)

Title: Town of Mount Airy (Carroll County and Frederick County) - Urban Renewal Authority

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1385

Subjects: Municipalities, Administrative Agencies, Appraisals, Banks And Trust Companies, Bonds, Building Codes, Carroll County, Circuit Courts, Codes, Condemnation

Unaffiliated: 100% (1)

Title: Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Mass Murder (Capital Gazette Shooting Memorial Act)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1322

Subjects: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes, Criminal Law - Procedure, Appeals, Attorneys, Circuit Courts, Clerks Of Court, Correction, Division Of, Court Of Appeals, Courts, Crimes And Punishments

Republican: 91% (11) Democrat: 8% (1)

Title: Baltimore County Circuit Court - Criminal Proceedings Court Webcast - Pilot Program

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1093

Subjects: Criminal Law - Procedure, Courts And Court Personnel - Local, Baltimore County, Circuit Courts, Electronic Government, Equipment, Evidence, Grand Juries, Hearings, Internet

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Department of Housing and Community Development - Social Housing Subprogram (Social Housing Act)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1149

Subjects: Real Property, Taxes - Property, Assessments And Taxation, Department Of, Circuit Courts, Clerks Of Court, Commerce And Business, Construction, Contractors, Counties, Elderly Persons

Democrat: 100% (6)

Title: Circuit Court and District Court of Maryland Employees – Collective Bargaining

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1134

Subjects: Courts And Court Personnel - Statewide, Administrative Office Of The Courts, Anne Arundel County, Circuit Courts, Collective Bargaining, Committees And Commissions, Contracts, District Courts, Fees, General Assembly

Democrat: 100% (7)

Title: Circuit Court Judges - Retention Election

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1038

Subjects: Courts And Court Personnel - Statewide, Age, Circuit Courts, Constitutional Amendments, Elections, Health, Judges, Mental And Behavioral Health, Referendum

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Baltimore City - Community Oversight and Accountability Commission of Baltimore City

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-972

Subjects: Counties - Local Laws, Public Safety, Arrests, Attorneys, Baltimore City, Budgets, Circuit Courts, Civil Actions, Committees And Commissions, Contracts

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Criminal Procedure - Committed Persons - Release Proceedings

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-731

Subjects: Criminal Law - Procedure, Administrative Hearings, Office Of, Attorneys, Circuit Courts, Courts, Crimes And Punishments, Disclosure, Health, Department Of, Hearings, Legal Aid

Democrat: 100% (2)

Title: Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-839

Subjects: Private Sector Labor And Industry, Adoption - See Also- Parents And Guardians, Appeals, Armed Forces, Attorneys, Attorneys' Fees, Attorney General, Auditors And Audits, Certifications, Checks

Democrat: 100% (63)

Title: Circuit Court Judges - Selection and Tenure

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-703

Subjects: Courts And Court Personnel - Statewide, Circuit Courts, Constitutional Amendments, Elections, General Assembly, Governor, Judges, Referendum, Retirement

Democrat: 87% (14) Republican: 12% (2)

Title: Public Health - Unborn Child Protection From Dismemberment Abortion Act

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-793

Subjects: Public Health, Health Occupations, Abortion, Agents And Brokers, Attorneys, Attorneys' Fees, Circuit Courts, Civil Actions, Committees And Commissions, Communications

Republican: 100% (8)

Title: Judges - Selection, Election, Tenure, and Continuance in Office

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-596

Subjects: Courts And Court Personnel - Statewide, Courts And Court Personnel - Local, Ballots, Circuit Courts, Clerks Of Court, Constitutional Amendments, Court Of Appeals, Court Of Special Appeals, Elections, General Assembly

Democrat: 100% (12)

Title: Foster Parents, Preadoptive Parents, and Caregivers – Request to Intervene

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-586

Subjects: Family Law, Adoption - See Also- Parents And Guardians, Circuit Courts, Education, Foster Care, Health, Mental And Behavioral Health, Notices, Parents And Guardians, Privacy

Democrat: 42% (3) Republican: 57% (4)

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