Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Quotas (Community-Oriented Policing Act) [HB-687]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering a prohibition against using the number of arrests made, investigations conducted, citations issued, or warrants served or executed by a law enforcement officer as a criterion for the evaluation, compensation, discipline, promotion, demotion, dismissal, or transfer of the officer; and prohibiting law enforcement agencies from requiring, suggesting, requesting, or directing an officer to act for the purpose of increasing the number of investigations, warrants served or executed, or citations or arrests delivered.
HB-687: Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Quotas (Community-Oriented Policing Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Safety Corridors [SB-520]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to use speed monitoring systems in areas determined to be of high risk to vulnerable road users and priority corridors in the Administration's Pedestrian Safety Action Plan; and defining "vulnerable road users" as individuals not traveling in a motor vehicle, including pedestrians, bicyclists, other cyclists, persons using personal conveyance or a mobility device such as a wheelchair, and persons on foot in a highway work zone.
SB-520: Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Safety Corridors
Sponsored by: Sen. Nick Charles
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/28/2025
Public Safety - Distribution of Literature to Purchasers of Firearms and Ammunition [SB-577]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Healthcare ]
[Crime ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to prepare certain literature relating to firearms and ammunition and to distribute the literature to all county health departments in the State; requiring each county health department to distribute certain literature to all establishments that sell firearms or ammunition within the county; requiring establishments that sell firearms or ammunition in the State to make certain literature visible and available and to distribute the literature to purchasers of firearms and ammunition; etc.
SB-577: Public Safety - Distribution of Literature to Purchasers of Firearms and Ammunition
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Hearing Canceled on 02/06/2025
Baltimore City - Speed Monitoring System Citations - Late Fees [SB-501]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring that a citation generated by a speed monitoring system located in Baltimore City include certain information regarding late fees; and authorizing the Baltimore Police Department to charge a late fee for the failure to pay a civil penalty or contest liability within a certain time frame for a citation generated by a speed monitoring system located in Baltimore City.
SB-501: Baltimore City - Speed Monitoring System Citations - Late Fees
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/28/2025
Business Regulation - Enforcement for Miscellaneous State Business Licenses - Study [HB-577]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring the Comptroller to consult with certain stakeholders to study and make recommendations on the enforcement process for miscellaneous State business licenses; and requiring the Comptroller to report the findings and recommendations of the study to the General Assembly by December 1, 2025.
HB-577: Business Regulation - Enforcement for Miscellaneous State Business Licenses - Study
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 633 on 05/20/2025
Motor Vehicles - Secondary Enforcement and Admissibility of Evidence [HB-635]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a police officer to document all reasons for a traffic stop or other stop on a citation or police report resulting from the stop; establishing that certain evidence obtained during a traffic stop or other stop in violation of certain provisions may be or is inadmissible in certain proceedings; authorizing a police officer to enforce certain provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law only as a secondary action; etc.
HB-635: Motor Vehicles - Secondary Enforcement and Admissibility of Evidence
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Hearing 2/12 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 01/27/2025
Relating To Contents Of Citations. [HB-998]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Clarifies that the omission of certain information or any error in a citation does not constitute ground for dismissal of a charge or for reversal of a conviction, if the omission or error did not prejudice the defendant.
HB-998: Relating To Contents Of Citations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nadine Nakamura
Act 002, On 04/10/2025 (gov. Msg. No. 1102). on 04/11/2025
Relating To Contents Of Citations. [SB-1317]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Clarifies that the omission of certain information or any error in a citation does not constitute ground for dismissal of a charge or for reversal of a conviction, if the omission or error did not prejudice the defendant.
SB-1317: Relating To Contents Of Citations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Kouchi
Referred To Jdc. on 01/27/2025
Motor Vehicles - Automated Enforcement Programs - Privacy Protections [HB-516]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a custodian of recorded images produced by certain automated enforcement systems to deny inspection of the images, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting certain State and local agencies from using a recorded image or associated data from an automated enforcement system subject to certain exceptions; and establishing certain requirements and authorizations for the removal and destruction of recorded images and associated data produced by an automated enforcement system.
HB-516: Motor Vehicles - Automated Enforcement Programs - Privacy Protections
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 464 on 05/13/2025
Abandoned and Neglected Cemeteries Fund - Establishment [HB-535]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Abandoned and Neglected Cemeteries Fund to provide for the care, preservation, maintenance, and restoration of abandoned and neglected cemeteries in the State; authorizing the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $250,000 to the fund; and requiring an annual report by September 30 to the General Assembly on the donations to the Fund and promotional efforts undertaken by money from the Fund.
HB-535: Abandoned and Neglected Cemeteries Fund - Establishment
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 410 on 05/06/2025
Relating To Traffic. [HB-886]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Provides that if a law enforcement officer lawfully stops a motor vehicle and the operator is cited for driving without a valid license, the officer shall not permit the operator to resume the use of the motor vehicle. Requires the motor vehicle to be moved by a licensed driver or towed at the owner's expense. Provides that the cited operator is responsible for arranging the operator's transportation from the scene of the stop.
HB-886: Relating To Traffic.
Sponsored by: Rep. Della au Belatti
Introduced And Pass First Reading. on 01/23/2025
Vehicle Laws - Fully Autonomous Vehicles - Human Safety Operators and Reporting Requirements [SB-405]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring a human safety operator to be present in certain fully autonomous vehicles operating on highways in the State; requiring a manufacturer of a fully autonomous vehicle to submit to the Motor Vehicle Administration an incident report on any vehicle collision, certain citations for traffic violations, any disengagement event, or any assault or harassment of a passenger or human safety operator that occurs in the State and involves a fully autonomous vehicle under certain circumstances; etc.
SB-405: Vehicle Laws - Fully Autonomous Vehicles - Human Safety Operators and Reporting Requirements
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Salling
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/10/2025
Relating To Traffic. [SB-971]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Provides that if a law enforcement officer lawfully stops a motor vehicle and the operator is cited for driving without a valid license, the officer shall not permit the operator to resume the use of the motor vehicle. Requires the motor vehicle to be moved by a licensed driver or towed at the owner's expense. Provides that the cited operator is responsible for arranging the operator's transportation from the scene of the stop. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
SB-971: Relating To Traffic.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura
Pass First Reading on 03/06/2025
Campaign Finance - Civil Penalties - Process [SB-366]
[Elections ]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Ethics ]
Requiring the State Board of Elections to issue a certain notice to persons the State Board believes are committing or have committed certain campaign finance violations; requiring the State Board to adopt comprehensive regulations establishing an appeal process for persons issued the notice; altering the circumstances under which the State Board is authorized to issue a citation to persons the State Board believes are committing or have committed certain campaign finance violations; etc.
SB-366: Campaign Finance - Civil Penalties - Process
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2025
Relating To Traffic Citations. [HB-334]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishes that intentional destruction or damage to a traffic camera is a class C felony. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
HB-334: Relating To Traffic Citations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Todd
Reported From Trn (stand. Com. Rep. No. 705) As Amended In Hd 1, Recommending Passage On Second Reading And Referral To Jha. on 02/14/2025
Vehicle Laws – Fully Autonomous Vehicles – Human Safety Operators and Reporting Requirements [HB-439]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Requiring a human safety operator to be present in certain fully autonomous vehicles operating on highways in the State; requiring a manufacturer of a fully autonomous vehicle to submit to the Motor Vehicle Administration an incident report on any vehicle collision, certain citations for traffic violations, any disengagement event, or any assault or harassment of a passenger or human safety operator that occurs in the State and involves a fully autonomous vehicle under certain circumstances; etc.
HB-439: Vehicle Laws – Fully Autonomous Vehicles – Human Safety Operators and Reporting Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/20/2025
Baltimore County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 [SB-338]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to place and use not more than four speed monitoring systems on Interstate 695 in Baltimore County and three on Interstate 83 in Baltimore County subject to notice requirements; requiring that fines collected as a result of violations enforced by speed monitoring systems on Interstate 695 in Baltimore County and Interstate 83 in Baltimore County be used to recover administrative costs and assist in covering the cost of certain roadway and safety improvements; etc.
SB-338: Baltimore County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Interstate 695 and Interstate 83
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 582 on 05/13/2025
Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Safety Corridors [HB-348]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Infrastructure ]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to use speed monitoring systems in areas determined to be of high risk to vulnerable road users and priority corridors in the Administration's Pedestrian Safety Action Plan; and requiring the Comptroller to distribute revenue from the civil fines collected from the use of certain monitoring systems to a fund for the State Highway Administration to cover the costs of implementing and administering certain speed monitoring systems, for highway safety purposes and Administration system preservation.
HB-348: Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Safety Corridors
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/17/2025
Relating To Criminal Justice Reform. [HB-128]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishes factors under which officers may, without warrant, arrest and detain persons for petty misdemeanors and violations. Requires officers to record the factors that justified the warrantless arrest. (HD1)
HB-128: Relating To Criminal Justice Reform.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregg Takayama
The Committee On Psm Deferred The Measure. on 03/12/2025
Motor Vehicles - Secondary Enforcement and Admissibility of Evidence [SB-292]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring a police officer to document all reasons for a traffic stop or other stop on a citation or police report resulting from the stop; establishing that certain evidence obtained during a traffic stop or other stop in violation of certain provisions may be or is inadmissible in certain proceedings; authorizing a police officer to enforce certain provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law only as a secondary action; etc.
SB-292: Motor Vehicles - Secondary Enforcement and Admissibility of Evidence
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Hearing 1/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2025