Correctional Officers
Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Income Tax Subtraction Modification – Correctional Officers, Law Enforcement Officers, and Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services Personnel (Hometown Heroes Act) [SB-269]
Altering, from 55 years old to 50 years old, the age at which a resident is eligible for a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for retirement income attributable to certain employment; altering the amount of certain retirement income that may be included under a certain subtraction modification; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Hearing Canceled on 01/28/2020
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Income Tax Subtraction Modification - Correctional Officers, Law Enforcement Officers, and Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services Personnel (Hometown Heroes Act) [HB-350]
Altering, from 55 years old to 50 years old, the age at which a resident is eligible for a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for retirement income attributable to certain employment; altering the amount of certain retirement income that may be included under a certain subtraction modification; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Handgun Qualification License - Training Requirement - Exemption [HB-265]
Exempting a certain applicant for a handgun qualification license from the requirement to complete a firearms safety training course if the applicant is a certain retired law enforcement officer or a certain active or retired correctional officer, sheriff, or deputy sheriff who has successfully completed an initial correctional officer, sheriff, or deputy sheriff firearms training course approved by the Secretary of State Police.
Sponsored by: Rep. Teresa Reilly
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Handgun Qualification License - Training Requirement - Exemption [SB-156]
Exempting an applicant for a handgun qualification license from the requirement to complete a firearms safety training course if the applicant is a certain retired law enforcement officer or a certain active or retired correctional officer, sheriff, or deputy sheriff who has successfully completed an initial correctional officer, sheriff, or deputy sheriff firearms training course approved by the Secretary of State Police.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Referred Judiciary on 02/14/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Harford County - Service of Process - Detention Center Employees [SB-138]
Expanding the authority of a certain individual who is designated to serve criminal process by the administrator of the local detention center in Harford County to serve process within the Circuit Court for Harford County and the District Court of Maryland for Harford County.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 261 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Tax Sales - Limited Auction and Foreclosure for Abandoned Property PG 411-17 [HB-1573]
Requiring the tax collector in Prince George's County to conduct a specified limited auction prior to conducting a public auction for property subject to tax liens; specifying the individuals who may participate in a limited auction; requiring the tax collector to include the date, time, and location of a limited auction in specified notices; requiring that specified property be sold at a specified limited or public auction if a certificate of sale is void under a specified provision of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 819 on 05/27/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Task Force on Practices and Procedures on Solitary Confinement [HB-1564]
Establishing the Task Force on Practices and Procedures on Solitary Confinement; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving specified compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of specified expenses; requiring the Task Force to study specified issues related to solitary confinement in the correctional system of the State and report its recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly by December 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Howard
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/17/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Harford County Sheriff - Deputy Sheriffs and Correctional Officers - Collective Bargaining [HB-1431]
Authorizing the representatives of full-time deputy sheriffs at the rank of captain and below and full-time correctional officers at the rank of captain and below in the Office of the Sheriff of Harford County to bargain collectively with the Harford County Sheriff and the Harford County Executive on specified issues; authorizing deputy sheriffs and correctional officers to take specified actions with regard to collective bargaining; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Favorable With Amendments {527879/1 on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Safety - Deaths Involving a Correctional Officer - Reports [HB-1342]
Requiring State and local correctional facilities to provide the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention with specified information on correctional officer-involved deaths and deaths in the line of duty; requiring, on or before October 15, 2017, the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to report to the General Assembly on the number of correctional officer-involved deaths and deaths in the line of duty that occurred during the previous 3 calendar years; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Curtis Anderson
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Immigration - Community Trust [HB-1362]
Providing that an official of State government or a local government is immune from criminal and civil liability for refusing to provide information to the federal government or another state that will be used for specified purposes; stating it is the intent of the General Assembly to maintain community trust in Maryland governmental operations and law enforcement by clarifying the parameters of State and local participation in federal immigration enforcement efforts; requiring the Attorney General to develop specified policies; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 03/21/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Permanent Partial Disability - State Correctional Officers [HB-1101]
Providing for enhanced workers' compensation benefits for a State correctional officer for a compensable permanent partial disability of less than 75 weeks; and providing that the Act applies only prospectively and may not be applied or interpreted to have any effect on or application to any claims arising before October 1, 2017.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 04/07/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Membership [HB-1081]
Altering the membership of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System to include specified individuals serving in specified positions in the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services; providing that specified members of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System who meet specified criteria may receive a normal service retirement allowance that is based on specified creditable service; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 688 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Membership [HB-981]
Altering the membership of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System to include specified individuals serving in specified positions in the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services; providing that specified members of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System who meet specified criteria may receive a normal service retirement allowance that is based on specified creditable service; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Third Reading Passed (141-0) on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders [SB-958]
Providing that a person who is convicted of first-degree murder may be sentenced to death under specified circumstances; providing that the murder of a law enforcement officer or a first responder under specified circumstances constitutes aggravating circumstances 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.
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Property Tax Credit - Public Safety Officers [HB-979]
Authorizing the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to grant, by law, a specified property tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on a specified dwelling that is owned by a specified public safety officer under specified circumstances; providing that the credit may not exceed $2,500 per dwelling and the amount of property tax imposed on the dwelling; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Hixson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 686 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Threat Against State or Local Official - Law Enforcement Officer and Correctional Officer [SB-993]
Including correctional officers and law enforcement officers within the scope of specified prohibitions against making or delivering threats to commit specified crimes against specified State and local officials.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 02/27/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Law Enforcement Officers, Correctional Officers, and First Responders [HB-881]
Providing that a person who is convicted of first-degree murder may be sentenced to death under specified circumstances; providing that the murder of a law enforcement officer, a correctional officer, or a first responder under specified circumstances constitutes aggravating circumstances 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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Retirement and Pension System - Membership Elections [HB-815]
Limiting optional membership in the Employees' Pension System to individuals who have not previously been a member of a specified pension and retirement program or who have not had specified previous employment; authorizing an eligible governmental unit that does not satisfy specified requirements to participate in specified State systems to submit a request to participate to the Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System; requiring the Board to consider specified requests and make specified recommendations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ben Barnes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 272 on 04/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Membership [SB-650]
Altering the membership of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System to include specified individuals serving in specified positions in the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services; providing that specified members of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System who meet specified criteria may receive a normal service retirement allowance that is based on specified creditable service; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 689 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Task Force on Practices and Procedures on Solitary Confinement [SB-659]
Establishing the Task Force on Practices and Procedures on Solitary Confinement; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving specified compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of specified expenses; requiring the Task Force to study specified issues related to solitary confinement in the correctional system of the State and report its recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly by December 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/06/2017