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Civil Actions

Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
HB-519	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the establishment of an Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Safer Drug Consumption Facility Program by a community-based organization; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene or a local health department to make a specified determination on a specified application based on specified criteria and within a specified period of time; requiring a Program to provide specified services; etc. Democrat: 100% (14) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Civil Actions Committees And Commissions Community Facilities And Services Controlled Dangerous Substances Crimes And Punishments Disclosure Diseases Drugs Equipment
HB-518	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in consultation with stakeholders, to adopt regulations establishing requirements for prenatal HIV testing; requiring providers of prenatal medical care to follow the Department's requirements for prenatal HIV testing; requiring the Department to provide the requirements established for prenatal HIV testing to hospitals that offer obstetric services and specified organizations; etc. Democrat: 66% (2) Republican: 33% (1) 66% Democrat support 33% Republican support	Public Health Chemical Tests Committees And Commissions Counselors Discipline Diseases Health Health Care Facilities Health And Mental Hygiene, Department Of Health Occupations
SB-377	State (Maryland)	Repealing a specified prohibition on filing a counterclaim or cross-claim in a wrongful detainer action; and authorizing a counterclaim or cross-claim to be filed in a wrongful detainer action. Republican: 25% (1) Democrat: 75% (3) 25% Republican support 75% Democrat support	Real Property Civil Actions And Procedures Civil Actions Claims Courts
HB-424	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting a person from employing an individual not registered with the State Board of Individual Tax Preparers to provide specified tax preparation services; authorizing specified employees of the Comptroller's Office to act as police officers when enforcing specified laws; authorizing an injunction, under specified circumstances, to prohibit specified persons from acting as income tax return preparers; etc. Unaffiliated: 100% (1) 100% Unaffiliated support	Taxes - Income Taxes - Sales And Use Taxes - Miscellaneous Attorney General Civil Actions Committees And Commissions Comptroller Counties Courts Fraud
HB-303	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting a secretary of a principal department of the Executive Branch of State government from soliciting, accepting, transmitting, or depositing in a campaign account contributions or donations for the benefit of a candidate or political party; prohibiting a secretary from being a candidate for a public elective office while serving as secretary; authorizing the State Board of Elections to impose a civil penalty on specified entities as a result of a violation of this Act; etc. Democrat: 100% (14) 100% Democrat support	Elections State Government - Agencies, Offices, And Officials Ethics Campaign Financing Civil Actions Elections, State Board Of Fines Gifts Governor Penalties And Sentences
SB-336	State (Maryland)	Repealing the requirement that a claimant make a specified motion and show good cause before a court may entertain a specified action under the Maryland Tort Claims Act; requiring a court to entertain an action under the Maryland Tort Claims Act even if a claimant fails to submit a specified written claim, under specified circumstances; and providing for the prospective application of the Act. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Civil Actions And Procedures Civil Actions Claims Committees And Commissions Discrimination Identification Investigations And Inquiries Notices Torts Treasurers
HB-377	State (Maryland)	Altering the penalty for specified conduct relating to betting, wagering, or gambling; making specified conduct relating to betting, wagering, or gambling a civil offense; authorizing a police officer to issue a citation under specified circumstances; establishing requirements for a citation issued under the Act; requiring the police officer to forward a copy of the citation to a specified court; providing that a person may request a trial within 30 days after the issuance of the citation; etc. Democrat: 91% (11) Republican: 8% (1) 91% Democrat support 8% Republican support	Gaming Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Citations Civil Actions Crimes And Punishments District Courts Fines Forms Judges Law Enforcement
HB-380	State (Maryland)	Making it a civil rather than a criminal offense to consume an alcoholic beverage in public under specified circumstances or to possess an alcoholic beverage in an open container under specified circumstances; requiring offenders to be issued a citation under specified circumstances; and providing a maximum fine of $100. Democrat: 87% (7) Republican: 12% (1) 87% Democrat support 12% Republican support	Alcoholic Beverages - Statewide Bills Alcoholic Beverages Beverage Containers Citations Civil Actions Fines
HB-340	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting the creation of or unauthorized introduction into a computer, computer system, or computer network of unauthorized software designed to restrict access or use by an authorized user for the purpose of extorting money, property, or anything of value from another; establishing that a violation is a felony with up to 10 years imprisonment and up to a $10,000 fine; providing that a person who has suffered a specified injury because of a specified violation may bring a civil action in a specified court; etc. Democrat: 33% (1) Republican: 66% (2) 33% Democrat support 66% Republican support	Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Attorneys' Fees Civil Actions Court Costs Crimes And Punishments Damages Electronic Communication Extortion Penalties And Sentences Telecommunications And Information Technology
HB-382	State (Maryland)	Requiring specified employers to provide employees with specified paid time off; providing that specified employers are eligible for a specified tax subtraction modification under specified circumstances; providing for the method of determining whether an employer is required to provide paid time off; providing for the manner in which paid time off is accrued by the employee and treated by the employer; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017; etc. Unaffiliated: 100% (1) 100% Unaffiliated support	Private Sector Labor And Industry Civil Actions Fees Hearings Income Tax Investigations And Inquiries Labor And Industry, Division Of Leave Marriage Notices
HB-299	State (Maryland)	Requiring a solicitation by or for a political action committee to contain a disclosure statement; requiring the disclosure statement to satisfy specified requirements and contain specified information; providing that a political action committee that receives a contribution as a result of a violation of the Act must refund the contribution and may be assessed a civil penalty of up to $10,000 by the State Board of Elections; providing for the assessment process and use of the civil penalty; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Elections Campaign Financing Civil Actions Disclosure Elections, State Board Of Gifts Penalties And Sentences Political Committees Solicitation
SB-312	State (Maryland)	Providing that a person who causes personal injury or wrongful death while operating or attempting to operate a motor vehicle and who has a specified alcohol concentration in the person's blood or breath or who refuses to submit to a specified test for alcohol concentration is liable for punitive damages under specified circumstances; requiring a party who seeks to recover punitive damages under the Act to plead specified facts with particularity; providing for a standard of proof of clear and convincing evidence for a claim of punitive damages; etc. Unaffiliated: 6% (1) Republican: 73% (11) Democrat: 20% (3) 6% Unaffiliated support 73% Republican support 20% Democrat support	Vehicle Laws - Drunk Driving Circuit Courts Crimes And Punishments District Courts Drunk And Drugged Driving Jurisdiction Penalties And Sentences Civil Actions Damages Evidence
SB-287	State (Maryland)	Authorizing a victim of a specified offense to bring a civil action for damages against a specified person; providing for the recovery of reasonable attorney's fees and court costs in an action brought under the Act; and providing for the prospective application of the Act. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Civil Actions And Procedures Attorneys' Fees Civil Actions Court Costs Cybersecurity Damages Telecommunications And Information Technology Victims
SB-304	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting a person from employing an individual not registered with the State Board of Individual Tax Preparers to provide specified tax preparation services; providing specified employees of the Field Enforcement Bureau of the Comptroller's Office with specified police powers when enforcing specified laws; authorizing the Attorney General to bring a specified civil action to enjoin a person from acting as an income tax preparer under specified circumstances; imposing a penalty on specified income tax preparers for specified offenses; etc. Unaffiliated: 100% (1) 100% Unaffiliated support	Taxes - Income Taxes - Sales And Use Taxes - Miscellaneous Attorney General Civil Actions Committees And Commissions Comptroller Counties Courts Fraud
SB-301	State (Maryland)	Providing that specified provisions of a recorded covenant or restriction, a declaration, or the bylaws or rules of a condominium or homeowners association are void and unenforceable; establishing specified requirements and procedures relating to an application to the governing body of a condominium or homeowners association to install or use electric vehicle recharging equipment; requiring specified owners of electric vehicle recharging equipment to be responsible for specified costs and disclosures; etc. Democrat: 100% (8) 100% Democrat support	Real Property Alternative Energy Sources Attorneys' Fees Civil Actions Commerce And Business Condominiums Damages Disclosure Energy Matters Equipment
HB-276	State (Maryland)	Extending the statute of limitations applicable to specified civil actions relating to human trafficking; and providing that the Act may not be construed to apply retroactively to revive any action that was barred by the application of the period of limitations applicable before October 1, 2017. Democrat: 100% (10) 100% Democrat support	Civil Actions And Procedures Civil Actions Human Rights Statutes Of Limitation
SB-305	State (Maryland)	Requiring specified employers to provide employees with specified paid time off; providing that specified employers are eligible for a specified tax subtraction modification under specified circumstances; providing for the method of determining whether an employer is required to provide paid time off; providing for the manner in which paid time off is accrued by the employee and treated by the employer; applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017; etc. Unaffiliated: 100% (1) 100% Unaffiliated support	Private Sector Labor And Industry Civil Actions Fees Hearings Income Tax Investigations And Inquiries Labor And Industry, Division Of Leave Marriage Notices
HB-222	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting a court from entering an order or a judgment that conceals information related to a public hazard; providing that confidentiality provisions that conceal information related to a public hazard are unenforceable; providing that a substantially affected person, including news media, has standing to contest an order, a judgment, an agreement, or a contract that violates the Act; providing that a person with standing may bring an action for declaratory judgment to contest a violation of the Act; etc. Democrat: 100% (17) 100% Democrat support	Civil Actions And Procedures Civil Actions Contracts Courts Disclosure Judgments News Media Privacy Safety
SB-250	State (Maryland)	Requiring a court to continue a specified civil proceeding if all parties agree to the continuance, under specified circumstances; authorizing a court to assess specified costs and expenses occasioned by a specified continuance in accordance with the Maryland Rules; etc. Republican: 50% (1) Democrat: 50% (1) 50% Republican support 50% Democrat support	Civil Actions And Procedures Civil Actions Courts Prices
SB-222	State (Maryland)	Extending the statute of limitations applicable to specified civil actions relating to human trafficking; and providing that the Act may not be construed to apply retroactively to revive any action that was barred by the application of the period of limitation applicable before October 1, 2017. Democrat: 100% (6) 100% Democrat support	Civil Actions And Procedures Civil Actions Human Rights Statutes Of Limitation

Title: Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Safer Drug Consumption Facility Program