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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Human Relations - Civil Rights Enforcement - Powers of the Attorney General [SB-540]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing the Attorney General to investigate, prosecute, and remediate certain civil rights violations under certain circumstances and in a certain manner; authorizing the Attorney General to intervene in certain causes of action under certain circumstances; establishing certain penalties and authorizing the Attorney General to obtain certain relief in certain civil actions, conciliation agreements, and settlement agreements; authorizing the Attorney General to recover certain investigation and litigation costs in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 629 on 05/16/2023
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Baltimore County - Circuit Court Judgeships [HB-555]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Increasing the number of resident judges of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County from 20 to 21.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 656 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Baltimore County - Circuit Court Judgeships [SB-342]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Increasing the number of resident judges of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County from 20 to 21.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 657 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Private-Sector Employers - Right to Work [HB-494]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a private-sector employer from requiring, as a condition of employment or continued employment, an employee or a prospective employee, under certain circumstances, to join or remain a member of a labor organization, pay charges to a labor organization, or pay a certain amount to a third party; establishing certain penalties for a violation of the Act; and requiring the Attorney General to take steps necessary to ensure effective enforcement of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 02/28/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Recordation Tax - Indemnity Mortgage Exemption - Threshold Amount [HB-371]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
[Finance ]
Altering the threshold amount for certain indemnity mortgage transactions that are exempt from the recordation tax from less than $3,000,000 to less than $12,500,000; and applying the Act to instruments of writing recorded on or after July 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dalya Attar
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 800 on 05/28/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Currency - Campaign Finance Prohibitions - Disclosures by Financial Institutions [SB-269]
[Finance ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
Prohibiting certain persons subject to campaign finance regulation from making or accepting monetary contributions or monetary donations using any currency other than United States currency; prohibiting a campaign finance entity or a person acting on behalf of a campaign finance entity from making a monetary expenditure using any currency other than United States currency; authorizing the State Administrator of Elections or the Administrator's designee to investigate potential violations of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 167 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Montgomery County – Voting Methods MC 03–23 [HB-344]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Authorizing the Montgomery County Council to adopt, by law, a ranked choice voting method or an approval voting method for elections for certain local offices; and authorizing the Montgomery County Council to provide for the format of ballots to be used in an election conducted by ranked choice voting or approval voting.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
First Reading Ways And Means on 01/25/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Juveniles - Truancy Reduction Pilot Program - Expansion [SB-220]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Expanding, renaming, and altering certain provisions relating to a certain truancy reduction programs in certain juvenile courts; authorizing a county or circuit administrative judge to establish a certain Truancy Reduction and School Reengagement Program in certain juvenile courts in accordance with rules adopted by the Supreme Court of Maryland; and requiring the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland to annually report on the participation rate, the outcomes and recommendations for program improvements to the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/26/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Judges; nominations for election to circuit court. [SR-95]
[Elections ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Nominating persons to be elected to circuit court judgeships.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards
Presented And Ordered Printed 23104644d on 01/23/2023
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Minors. [HB-792]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
Grants a circuit court, when sentencing a minor for a criminal offense or adult convicted of a felony criminal offense that was committed before reaching the age of majority, the discretion to impose a sentence that includes a period of incarceration that is as much as fifty per cent shorter than any mandatory minimum and, in certain cases, decline to impose a mandatory enhanced sentence. (HD1)
Sponsored by: Rep. John Mizuno
Referred To Jdc. on 03/09/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Disciplining attorneys and reinstatement of attorneys; procedure by three-judge circuit court. [SB-1494]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Procedure for disciplining attorneys and reinstatement of attorneys by three-judge circuit court. Provides that any former attorney who has had his license revoked and filed a petition for reinstatement with the Virginia State Bar may elect and demand that such reinstatement proceedings be conducted by a three-judge circuit court. The bill also provides that a decision from a three-judge circuit court convened to sit for disciplinary matters or reinstatement proceedings may be appealled to the Court of Appeals and, if necessary, to the Supreme Court
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Sponsored by: Sen. Scott Surovell
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/24/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
General registrars; petition for removal. [SB-1514]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
General registrars; petition for removal. Provides for the removal of a general registrar by the circuit court upon a petition signed by a majority of the members of the State Board of Elections or a majority of the members of the local electoral board. Currently, a local electoral board may remove a general registrar with a majority vote, while the State Board of Elections may petition the circuit court to remove a general registrar only after petitioning the local electoral board to remove the registrar and the electoral board fails to do so.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Taylor Mason
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0257) on 03/22/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
General registrars; petition for removal. [HB-2471]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
General registrars; petition for removal. Provides for the removal of a general registrar by the circuit court upon a petition signed by a majority of the members of the State Board of Elections or a majority of the members of the local electoral board. Currently, a local electoral board may remove a general registrar with a majority vote, while the State Board of Elections may petition the circuit court to remove a general registrar only after petitioning the local electoral board to remove the registrar and the electoral board fails to do so.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Amanda Batten
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0256) on 03/22/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Ground Leases - Collection of Rent, Interest, Fees, and Other Expenses - Registration Requirements [SB-193]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing that ground leases or amendments that are not posted on the State Department of Assessments and Taxation's website are not considered registered or amended; prohibiting a ground lease holder from collecting or attempting to collect rent, late fees, interest, collection costs, and other expenses related to a ground lease unless the ground lease is registered with the Department; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 181 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Real Property - Transfer to Heir - Exemption From Prepayment [HB-205]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
Providing that certain requirements for the prepayment of certain real property taxes do not apply to an instrument of writing transferring real property from the estate of a decedent to an heir of the decedent.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Chang
Hearing 2/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/25/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Currency - Campaign Finance Prohibitions - Disclosures by Financial Institutions [HB-192]
[Finance ]
[Elections ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Prohibiting certain persons subject to campaign finance regulation from making or accepting monetary contributions or monetary donations using any currency other than United States currency; prohibiting a campaign finance entity or a person acting on behalf of a campaign finance entity from making a monetary expenditure using any currency other than United States currency; authorizing the State Administrator of Elections or the Administrator's designee to investigate certain potential violations of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 166 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Local Public Campaign Financing - Expansion to Additional Offices [HB-176]
[Elections ]
[Funding ]
[Ethics ]
Authorizing the governing body of a county to establish a system of public campaign financing for the offices of State's Attorney, sheriff, register of wills, judge and clerk of the circuit court, judge of the orphans' court, or an elected member of the county board of education after the governing body of the county has implemented a system of public campaign financing for elective offices in the executive or legislative branches of county government for at least one complete election cycle.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
First Reading Ways And Means on 01/18/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Judges; election of a justice and various judges. [HJR-558]
[Elections ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Election of a Supreme Court of Virginia Justice, Court of Election of a Supreme Court of Virginia Justice, Court of Appeals of Virginia Judges, Circuit Court Judges, General District Court Judges, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judges, and members of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission.
Sponsored by: Rep. Les Adams
Taken Up For Immediate Consideration on 01/23/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Judges; nominations for election to circuit court. [HR-250]
[Elections ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Nominating persons to be elected to circuit court judgeships.
Sponsored by: Rep. Les Adams
Taken Up For Immediate Consideration on 01/23/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Real Property Transfer–on–Death (TOD) Act [SB-146]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
Altering the Maryland Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act to provide for the disclaimer of nonprobate transfers at death; providing for the creation, revocation, recordation, and effects of a transfer-on-death deed for real property; requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts to develop an informational sheet regarding transfer-on-death deeds; providing example forms for the creation and revocation of a transfer-on-death deed; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
Hearing Canceled on 01/30/2023