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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Criminal Citations - Reporting [HB-760]
Requiring certain law enforcement officers to record certain information pertaining to the issuance of certain citations; requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission and the Maryland Statistical Analysis Center, in consultation with the Administrative Office of the Courts, to develop a certain format for the recording of certain data and to develop certain procedures relating to the compilation and submission of certain data by December 31, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron
Hearing 3/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2019
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Criminal Law - Theft of a Firearm [HB-722]
Classifying the theft of a firearm as a felony; and establishing certain penalties for theft of a firearm.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Public Safety - Correctional Facilities - Mental Disorder Screening [HB-693]
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and the Maryland Department of Health jointly to establish a uniform mental disorder screening procedure for screening inmates; establishing certain requirements for a mental disorder screening test; requiring that each inmate detained or confined in a correctional facility be screened for a mental disorder at a certain time, except under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
First Reading Judiciary on 02/07/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Family Law Services for Sustained Safety Fund [HB-665]
Establishing the Family Law Services for Sustained Safety Fund to increase legal services in family law cases for certain victims; requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to administer the Fund; requiring each grantee from the Fund to receive training on the effects of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse; prohibiting a grantee from requesting that an individual waive certain rights as a condition of receiving services; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Third Reading Passed (138-0) on 03/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Public Safety - Use of Force De-Escalation Training of Law Enforcement Officers - Reports [HB-635]
Requiring a law enforcement agency to report, beginning October 1, 2019 and every 2 years thereafter, to the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention on certain policies and procedures related to use of force de-escalation training for its law enforcement officers; requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to adopt procedures for the collection, analysis, and compilation of certain use of force de-escalation training information received from a certain law enforcement agency; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/15/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Juvenile Justice Reform Council [HB-606]
Establishing the Juvenile Justice Reform Council; requiring the Council, using a data-driven approach, to develop a statewide framework of policies to invest in strategies to increase public safety and reduce recidivism of youth offenders; requiring the Council to submit an interim report by December 1, 2019, and a final report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 253 on 04/30/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Impaired Driving and New Technologies [HB-310]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Impaired Driving and New Technologies; to identify and study all State efforts to combat driving while under the influence of drugs and alcohol to include a review of national best practices and new technologies; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding certain matters; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2020; terminating the Act after June 30, 2021; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 02/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release Services Program - Victim Notification [HB-263]
Requiring a judicial officer to consider the recommendation of a certain pretrial release services program in making a certain determination; requiring a court or District Court commissioner to consider including certain no-contact provisions as a condition of pretrial release if a certain pretrial release services program has made a certain request; requiring a certain pretrial release services program to notify the court on receipt of certain information; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 03/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Public Safety – Markell Hendricks Youth Crime Prevention and Diversion Parole Fund – Establishment [HB-1348]
Establishing the Markell Hendricks Youth Crime Prevention and Diversion Parole Fund to provide grant assistance to local law enforcement agencies to administer certain programs; requiring the Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to administer the Fund; requiring the Governor to appropriate annually at least $50,000 for the Fund; requiring that priority be given to jurisdictions with the highest number of offenders when determining certain grant recipients; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 738 on 05/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Public Safety - Student Peer Mediation Program Fund - Establishment [HB-1346]
Establishing the Student Peer Mediation Program Fund to provide grant assistance to schools and community-based organizations in Baltimore City to establish student peer mediation programs to reduce juvenile violence; requiring the Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to administer the Fund; requiring the Governor to appropriate at least $50,000 for the Fund annually; requiring the Executive Director to establish grant application procedures for schools and community-based organizations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 736 on 05/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Public Safety - Rape Kit Testing Grant Fund - Established [HB-1268]
Establishing the Rape Kit Testing Grant Fund to provide law enforcement agencies with funding to pay for testing of sexual assault evidence collection kits by forensic laboratories; requiring the Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to administer the Fund and to establish and publish procedures for the distribution of funding; limiting the use of funds to the equipment, supplies, personnel, and outsourcing necessary for the testing of sexual assault evidence collection kits; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 508 on 05/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Pilot Program - Alleged Rape, Sexual Offense, or Child Sexual Abuse - HIV Postexposure Prophylaxis [HB-1249]
Establishing the Pilot Program for Preventing HIV Infection for Rape Victims to be administered by the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention and to provide a victim of an alleged rape or sexual offense or a victim of alleged child sexual abuse treatment and follow-up care for postexposure prophylaxis for the prevention of HIV infection; providing that payments made to certain health care providers from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board may not exceed a total of $750,000 annually; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/24/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Public Safety - Crisis Intervention Team Technical Assistance Center [HB-1210]
Establishing the Crisis Intervention Team Technical Assistance Center in the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention; authorizing the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to hire, as provided in the State budget, certain individuals for the Technical Assistance Center; requiring and authorizing the Technical Assistance Center to take certain actions; establishing the Collaborative Planning and Implementation Committee for the Technical Assistance Center; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Jalisi
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judiciary on 03/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Maryland Stepping Up to Reduce Mental Illness in Correctional Facilities Commission [HB-1182]
Establishing the Maryland Stepping Up to Reduce Mental Illness in Correctional Facilities Commission; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Commission; prohibiting a member of the Commission from receiving certain compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of certain expenses; requiring the Commission to study and make recommendations relating to reducing the number of individuals with mental illness in correctional facilities in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Public Health - Correctional Services - Opioid Use Disorder Examinations and Treatment [HB-116]
Requiring local correctional facilities to conduct an assessment of the mental health and substance use status of each inmate using evidence-based screenings and assessments to determine if a certain diagnosis is appropriate and if medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction is appropriate; requiring each local correctional facility to make available at least one formulation of each FDA-approved full opioid agonist, partial opioid agonist, and long-acting opioid antagonist used for the treatment of opioid use disorders; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 532 on 05/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Child Advocacy Centers - Expansion [HB-1007]
Requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to ensure that every child in the State has access to a child advocacy center; requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to contract with an organization that meets certain requirements to establish a Maryland Statewide Organization for Child Advocacy Centers; requiring the money for child advocacy centers to be distributed in a certain manner and to be used to supplement, not supplant, funds for the program from other sources; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 50 on 04/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Reporting by Correctional Units and Requirements Relating to Minors [HB-1001]
Expanding the entities required to submit a certain report relating to restrictive housing; requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to compile and summarize certain information from each correctional unit in a report to the General Assembly; prohibiting a correctional unit from placing a minor in restrictive housing unless there is clear and convincing evidence that certain conditions exist; requiring that a minor in restrictive housing be provided certain conditions and privileges; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 526 on 05/13/2019
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Report [SB-946]
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services on or before December 31 of each year to submit specified data to the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention and the General Assembly relating to the use of restrictive housing in correctional facilities; and requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to make the information submitted available on its Web site.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 596 on 05/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Solicitation for Prostitution - Fine [SB-865]
Increasing the maximum fine to which a person is subject on conviction of procuring or soliciting or offering to procure or solicit for prostitution or assignation; altering the penalty to which a person is subject on conviction of engaging in prostitution or assignation; and requiring specified fines to be remitted to the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to fund services for victims of human trafficking.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/08/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Public Safety - Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Fund - Establishment (Alicia's Law) [SB-864]
Establishing the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Fund to provide grants to local law enforcement agencies for salaries, training, and equipment to be used for the investigation and prosecution of Internet crimes against children, to support a specified task force and for grants to specified child advocacy centers; requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2018 and annually thereafter, to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of not less than $2,000,000 to the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 516 on 05/19/2016