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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Human Trafficking Victims - Establishment of Workgroup [SB-1018]
Establishing the Workgroup to Study Single-Point Entry for Services and Criminal Immunity for Victims of Human Trafficking; providing the purpose of the Workgroup is to study issues relating to a single point of entry for minors who are victims of human trafficking; requiring the Workgroup to submit a final report on its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/17/2017
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Public Safety - SWAT Teams - Standards [SB-941]
Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to adopt a specified set of standards for the training and deployment of SWAT teams and of law enforcement officers not on a SWAT team who conduct no-knock warrant service in the State; and defining "SWAT team" as an agency-designated unit of law enforcement officers who are selected, trained, and equipped to work as a coordinated team to resolve specified critical incidents that may exceed the capabilities of first responders or investigative units.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 803 on 05/27/2017
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Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Reform [SB-880]
Altering a requirement for the construction of a specified provision of law relating to pretrial release of a specified defendant on personal recognizance and unsecured bond; requiring a judicial officer to impose a specified condition or combination of conditions of release under specified circumstances; authorizing a judicial officer to impose one or more specified nonfinancial conditions of release under specified circumstances; providing that a judicial officer may impose financial conditions only under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2017
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Criminal Law - Animal Abuse Emergency Compensation Fund - Establishment [HB-941]
Requiring specified fines to be remitted to the Animal Abuse Emergency Compensation Fund; establishing the Animal Abuse Emergency Compensation Fund; providing for the uses, purposes, sources of funding, investment of money, and auditing of the Fund; requiring the Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention (GOCCP) to administer the Fund; providing that the Fund is a continuing, nonlapsing fund not subject to specified provisions of law; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 410 on 05/04/2017
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Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release [SB-983]
Requiring a judicial officer to make a specified determination regarding release or detention of a defendant before trial; requiring a judicial officer to consider specified information; prohibiting a judicial officer from imposing specified financial conditions of release on a defendant for a specified reason; establishing the Pretrial Services Workgroup to examine the financial impacts of pretrial release conditions, conduct public hearings, and study what pretrial release services were provided to defendants; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 4/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/05/2017
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Criminal Law - Animal Abuse Emergency Compensation Fund - Establishment [SB-631]
Requiring specified fines to be remitted to the Animal Abuse Emergency Compensation Fund; establishing the Animal Abuse Emergency Compensation Fund; providing for the uses, purposes, sources of funding, investment of money, and auditing of the Fund; requiring the Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention (GOCCP) to administer the Fund; providing that the Fund is a continuing, nonlapsing fund not subject to specified provisions of law; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 3/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2018
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Public Safety - SWAT Teams - Standards [HB-739]
Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to adopt a specified set of standards for the training and deployment of SWAT teams and of law enforcement officers not on a SWAT team who conduct no-knock warrant service in the State; and defining "SWAT team" as an agency-designated unit of law enforcement officers who are selected, trained, and equipped to work as a coordinated team to resolve specified critical incidents that may exceed the capabilities of first responders or investigative units.
Sponsored by: Rep. Curtis Anderson
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 802 on 05/27/2017
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Business Regulation - Innkeepers - Records, Human Trafficking Awareness Training, and Hourly Accommodations [HB-673]
Requiring an innkeeper to maintain a computerized record-keeping system of all guest transactions and receipts; requiring that specified records be kept for no less than 6 months from the date of the creation of the record; requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention and the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to develop a specified training program for identification and reporting of suspected human trafficking; providing certain requirements for a certain training program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Chang
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/07/2017
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State Compensation for Erroneous Conviction and Imprisonment - Certification of Error [HB-593]
Authorizing a specified individual to request that a State's Attorney certify that a conviction was made in error under specified circumstances; providing that an individual is eligible for a specified grant from the Board of Public Works if a State's Attorney has certified that the individual's conviction was made in error; establishing the Task force to Study Erroneous Conviction and Imprisonment; requiring the Task Force to report its finding to the Governor and General Assembly by December 15, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 800 on 05/27/2017
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State Compensation for Erroneous Conviction and Imprisonment - Certification of Error [SB-348]
Authorizing a specified individual to request that a State's Attorney certify that a conviction was made in error under specified circumstances; providing that an individual is eligible for a specified grant from the Board of Public Works if a State's Attorney has certified that the individual's conviction was made in error; establishing the Task Force to Study Erroneous Conviction and Imprisonment; requiring the Task Force to report its findings to the Governor and General Assembly by December 15, 2017.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 799 on 05/27/2017
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State Disabilities Plan and Interagency Disabilities Board - Revisions [HB-128]
Altering the date, from October 1 to December 1 of each year, by which the Secretary of Disabilities must submit an annual analysis of the State's progress in implementing the State Disabilities Plan and related performance objectives to the Governor and the General Assembly; altering the membership of the Interagency Disabilities Board; and altering the required elements of the State Disabilities Plan.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 211 on 04/18/2017
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Anne Arundel County Board of Education - Human Trafficking Awareness Pilot Program [HB-102]
Establishing the Human Trafficking Awareness Pilot Program in Anne Arundel County; requiring the Anne Arundel County Board of Education, beginning in the 2018-2019 school year, in collaboration with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention, to provide awareness for all school-based personnel on human trafficking for 2 years; requiring the Department and the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to provide to the Board specified materials for distribution; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Third Reading Passed With Amendments (45-0) on 04/07/2017
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Funds - Obsolete Provisions - Repeal [SB-37]
Repealing provisions of law establishing the Maryland Drug and Alcohol Grants Program Fund; repealing the authorization for the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to establish specified grant programs; repealing specified provisions of law establishing the Law Enforcement Equipment fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 9 on 04/04/2017
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Public Safety - Crime Scene DNA Collection and Analysis - Status Reports [HB-10]
Modifying deadlines for the submission of specified information from local and State law enforcement units for specified reports relating to crime scene DNA collection and analysis; establishing deadlines for the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to compile and submit specified reports relating to crime scene DNA collection and analysis; and requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to submit specified reports relating to crime scene DNA collection and analysis to specified additional individuals.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 02/20/2017