Juvenile Court Jurisdiction - Peace Orders - Repeal [HB-121]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Repealing provisions granting the juvenile court jurisdiction over a peace order proceeding in which the respondent is a minor.
Local Government Tort Claims Act - Cambridge Waterfront Development, Inc. [HB-199]
[Economic Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
Altering the definition of "local government" under the Local Government Tort Claims Act to include the nonprofit corporation serving as the Economic Development Authority for the City of Cambridge and Dorchester County (Cambridge Waterfront Development, Inc.); and providing that a requirement to provide notice of a claim does not apply to unliquidated damages actions against the Cambridge Waterfront Development, Inc., or its employees; and applying the Act prospectively.
HB-199: Local Government Tort Claims Act - Cambridge Waterfront Development, Inc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2022
Courts - Prohibited Indemnity and Defense Liability Agreements [HB-79]
[Construction ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a provision in a contract with a design professional for professional services that requires the design professional to indemnify or hold harmless certain parties unless the design professional is at fault for causing the loss, damage, or expense indemnified; and prohibiting a provision in a contract with a design professional for professional services that requires the design professional to defend certain parties against liability or certain claims.
HB-79: Courts - Prohibited Indemnity and Defense Liability Agreements
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
First Reading Judiciary on 01/12/2022
Criminal Law - Exploitation of Vulnerable Adult or Elderly Individual - Undue Influence [HB-161]
[Crime ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering the definition of "undue influence" for purposes of provisions of law prohibiting the exploitation of certain vulnerable adults or individuals at least 68 years old that results in inequity; and requiring a court, in determining whether a transfer of property was induced by undue influence, to consider certain factors.
HB-161: Criminal Law - Exploitation of Vulnerable Adult or Elderly Individual - Undue Influence
Sponsored by: Rep. Emily Shetty
Hearing 3/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/15/2022
Local Government Tort Claims Act - Cambridge Waterfront Development, Inc. [SB-955]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Community Development ]
Altering the definition of a "local government" under the Local Government Tort Claims Act to include Cambridge Waterfront Development, Inc., in Dorchester County; providing that a certain notice requirement does not apply to certain actions against Cambridge Waterfront Development, Inc., in Dorchester County or its employees; and applying the Act prospectively.
SB-955: Local Government Tort Claims Act - Cambridge Waterfront Development, Inc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adelaide Eckardt
Favorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/12/2021
Courts – COVID–19 – Statutory Deadlines [HB-1354]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Tolling or suspending, as applicable, all statutory deadlines related to the initiation of matters required to be filed in a State trial or appellate court, including statutes of limitations, for a certain number of days due to the COVID-19 emergency; specifying that a party is not required to prove an inability to comply with an applicable statutory deadline if the expiration of the deadline occurred during the COVID-19 emergency; and applying the Act retroactively.
HB-1354: Courts – COVID–19 – Statutory Deadlines
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/18/2021
Real Property – Nuisance Actions – Rodent Harborage [HB-1282]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Animals ]
[Property Tax ]
Authorizing an individual to bring a nuisance action for damages caused by rodent harborage on real property against an owner of the property; defining "rodent harborage" as a condition that provides sustenance or shelter for rodents, promotes their reproduction and continued existence on a property, creates or contributes to property damage, is injurious to public health and safety or obstructs the reasonable use of the property; authorizing the court to award certain damages to a prevailing plaintiff; etc.
HB-1282: Real Property – Nuisance Actions – Rodent Harborage
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing 3/02 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/10/2021
Traffic Control Signal Modernization Fund – Establishment [HB-1147]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the District Court to impose certain additional court costs on a defendant convicted of or found liable for certain violations of the Maryland Vehicle Law; establishing the Traffic Control Signal Modernization Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to finance the modernization of traffic control signals; requiring the State Highway Administration to develop and implement a certain plan for modernizing traffic control signals in the State on or before December 31 2028; etc.
HB-1147: Traffic Control Signal Modernization Fund – Establishment
Sponsored by: Rep. Neil Parrott
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/22/2021
Maryland Judiciary - Personal Identifying Information - Protection [HB-1184]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing a judge, recalled judge, or retired judge of a State court to file a certain notice with a data broker, person, business, or other entity requesting the removal of personal identifying information within 72 hours of receipt of the notification; prohibiting a data broker, person, business, or other entity that receives a certain notice from publicly displaying certain information or from selling, licensing, trading, purchasing, or otherwise providing or making available certain information; etc.
HB-1184: Maryland Judiciary - Personal Identifying Information - Protection
Sponsored by: Rep. Jon Cardin
Hearing 3/10 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/10/2021
Catastrophic Health Emergencies - Immunity From Civil Liability [HB-1084]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that a certain person is not civilly liable for an act or omission related to the person's failure to comply with certain guidance during a catastrophic health emergency unless it is shown by clear and convincing evidence that the act or omission was committed with malice or gross negligence; etc.
HB-1084: Catastrophic Health Emergencies - Immunity From Civil Liability
Sponsored by: Rep. April Rose
First Reading Judiciary on 02/05/2021
Criminal Law – Animal Cruelty – Petition for Costs for Care of Seized Animal [HB-1080]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing, if an animal is seized under a certain provision of law, certain individuals to file a petition for certain costs against a certain owner or custodian for certain costs of caring for the animal, including the provision of food, water, shelter, and medical care; requiring that a certain petition be filed within 7 days after criminal charges are filed; providing for the service of the petition; requiring the court to set and hold a certain hearing; requiring a certain petitioner to present certain evidence at the hearing; etc.
HB-1080: Criminal Law – Animal Cruelty – Petition for Costs for Care of Seized Animal
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
Hearing 3/04 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/10/2021
Criminal Law – Animal Cruelty – Petition for Costs for Care of Seized Animal [SB-760]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing, if an animal is seized under a certain provision of law, certain individuals to file a petition for certain costs against a certain owner or custodian for reasonable costs of caring for the animal, including the provision of food, water, shelter, and medical care; requiring that a certain petition be filed within 7 days after criminal charges are filed; providing for the service of the petition; requiring the court to set and hold a certain hearing; requiring a certain petitioner to present certain evidence at the hearing; etc.
SB-760: Criminal Law – Animal Cruelty – Petition for Costs for Care of Seized Animal
Sponsored by: Sen. Justin Ready
Hearing 3/10 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/09/2021
Police Qualified Immunity and Accountability Act [HB-1049]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Establishing, notwithstanding any other provision of law, that a law enforcement officer is not immune from civil or criminal liability for acts or omissions causing certain physical or mental injury that occur while the law enforcement officer is acting in an official capacity; prohibiting a person from bringing an action under the Act under certain circumstances; specifying that certain immunity does not apply to a claim brought under the Act; etc.
HB-1049: Police Qualified Immunity and Accountability Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
First Reading Judiciary on 02/05/2021
Courts - Civil Jury Trials - Amount in Controversy [SB-670]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Increasing from $15,000 to $25,000 the maximum amount in controversy in a civil action in which a party may not demand a jury trial; providing for the construction and application of the Act; and making the Act contingent on the passage and ratification of a certain constitutional amendment.
SB-670: Courts - Civil Jury Trials - Amount in Controversy
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 598 on 05/30/2021
Courts - Civil Jury Trials - Amount in Controversy [HB-899]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Increasing from $15,000 to $25,000 the maximum amount in controversy in a civil action in which a party may not demand a jury trial; providing for the construction and prospective application of the Act; and making the Act contingent on the passage and ratification of a certain constitutional amendment.
HB-899: Courts - Civil Jury Trials - Amount in Controversy
Sponsored by: Rep. Juanita Bartlett
Third Reading Passed (104-34) on 04/12/2021
Constitutional Amendment - Civil Jury Trials [HB-902]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Increasing the amount in controversy in civil proceedings in which the right to a jury trial may be limited by legislation from more than $15,000 to more than $25,000; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection.
Constitutional Amendment - Civil Jury Trials [SB-669]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Increasing the amount in controversy in civil proceedings in which the right to a jury trial may be limited by legislation from more than $15,000 to more than $25,000; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection.
Criminal Law - Crimes Involving Computers [SB-623]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from committing a certain prohibited act with the intent to interrupt or impair the functioning of a health care facility or a public school; prohibiting a person from knowingly possessing ransomware with the intent to use the ransomware for the purpose of introduction into the computer, computer network, or computer system of another person without authorization; authorizing a victim of a certain offense to bring a civil action for damages against a certain person; etc.
SB-623: Criminal Law - Crimes Involving Computers
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 146 on 05/18/2021
Good Teacher Protection Act [HB-828]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing that a staff member of a school, acting in an official capacity, is not civilly liable for personal injury or property damage resulting from intervention in a student altercation or other student disturbance if the staff member intervened in a reasonably prudent manner and the actions taken do not constitute grossly negligent, willful, wanton, or intentionally tortious conduct.
HB-828: Good Teacher Protection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Cox
Hearing 2/10 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/31/2021
Courts - Judgments - Exemptions from Execution [HB-772]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Exempting up to $2,600 in certain accounts of a judgment debtor from execution on the judgment without an election by the debtor to exempt the money; establishing a $6,000 limit on the cumulative value of property and cash that may be exempted; and providing for the prospective application of the Act.
HB-772: Courts - Judgments - Exemptions from Execution
Sponsored by: Rep. Pamela Queen
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/16/2021