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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Maryland Law Enforcement Trust Act [HB-29]
Providing that when an individual becomes eligible for release from State or local custody, a law enforcement or any other government official may not continue to detain the individual on the basis of an immigration detainer; providing that a detainee may not be denied bail solely because of an immigration detainer; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ana Gutierrez
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/31/2014
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Task Force on the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect [HB-1389]
Establishing the Task Force on the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding specified matters, including methods to adopt and implement policy addressing the prevention of child abuse that may include age-appropriate curricula for students in prekindergarten through fifth grade; requiring a report on or before December 1, 2014; providing for the termination of the Act at the end of June 30, 2015; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan McComas
Third Reading Passed (136-0) on 04/07/2014
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Task Force to Reduce Incarceration in Maryland [HB-1330]
Establishing the Task Force to Reduce Incarceration in Maryland; 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 meet at least once per month and hold at least two meetings at which the public is invited to testify; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding specified matters; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Darren M. Swain
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 04/04/2014
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Criminal Procedure - Task Force on Pretrial Risk Assessment - Detainee Electronic Information Sharing System [HB-1232]
Requiring the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services to establish and maintain a specified electronic information sharing system and to adopt regulations to implement the system; establishing the Task Force on Pretrial Risk Assessment to study the feasibility and appropriateness of adopting a pretrial risk assessment tool for use by the judicial officers in an advisory capacity and other specified duties; requiring the Task Force to report its findings to the General Assembly and Governor on or before December 31, 2016; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
First Reading Senate Rules on 04/07/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Firearms and Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) Devices [HB-115]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Firearms and Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) Devices; 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 and make recommendations regarding the feasibility, utility, benefits, and costs of using GPS technology to track and monitor firearms sold and possessed in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2014
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Task Force to Study Citations for Children and Law Enforcement Diversion Practices [SB-788]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Citations for Children and Law Enforcement Diversion Practices; 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 and make recommendations regarding specified matters; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Verna Jones-Rodwell
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/18/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Public Safety - SWAT Team Reports - Required Information and Extension of Sunset [SB-590]
Including specified additional information on a specified report required of a law enforcement agency that maintains a SWAT team; extending to the end of June 30, 2017 a specified termination provision; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Madaleno
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/27/2013
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Task Force to Study Citations for Children and Law Enforcement Diversion Practices [HB-966]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Citations for Children and Law Enforcement Diversion Practices; 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 and make recommendations regarding specified matters; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Curtis Anderson
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary Withdrawn on 03/20/2013
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Child Abuse - Failure to Report - Civil Penalty, Fund, and Task Force [HB-876]
Authorizing the Attorney General to institute a civil action against specified professionals who fail to report child abuse or neglect under specified circumstances; establishing a civil penalty for each violation; requiring a civil penalty collected under the Act to be deposited in the Child Abuse Prevention Fund; establishing that the civil penalty established under the Act is in addition to any other penalty provided by law; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/04/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Access of Individuals with Mental Illness to Regulated Firearms - Extension [HB-874]
Altering the date by which the Task Force to Study Access of Individuals with Mental Illness to Regulated Firearms is required to submit its findings and recommendations to December 1, 2013; and extending to June 30, 2014, the termination date of the Task Force.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
First Reading Senate Rules on 04/08/2013
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Juvenile Law - Task Force on Juvenile Court Jurisdiction [HB-786]
Establishing the Task Force on Juvenile Court Jurisdiction; establishing the duties of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to study issues including whether to eliminate the existing exclusionary offenses that automatically result in adult charges for youth and restore juvenile court discretion; requiring the Task Force to report its findings to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 1, 2013; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Curtis Anderson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 639 on 05/16/2013
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Criminal Procedure - Seizure and Forfeiture - Property Used in Human Trafficking [HB-713]
Authorizing a State or local law enforcement agency, on process issued by a court of competent jurisdiction, to seize specified property used or intended for use in connection with a violation of specified criminal statutes relating to human trafficking; specifying the revenue sources for the Fund; providing for disbursements from the Fund for specified purposes; specifying property that is subject to forfeiture; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 636 on 05/16/2013
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Public Safety - Firearms - National Crime Information Center Participation [HB-663]
Requiring the State to participate fully in the National Crime Information Center database system; requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to ensure that all relevant information regarding individuals who are disqualified from possessing, using, selling, or transferring a firearm is submitted to the National Crime Information Center as soon as possible after disqualification; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Afzali
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary Withdrawn on 02/18/2013
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Task Force to Study the Impact of Assault Weapons [HB-545]
Establishing a Task Force to Study the Impact of Assault Weapons; providing for the membership, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of specified expenses; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding specified matters; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2013; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Howard
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary Withdrawn on 03/11/2013
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Court Fees - Surcharge on Divorce Petitions - Distribution to the Domestic Violence Program Fund [HB-535]
Altering a specified surcharge on specified costs and charges in divorce petitions; requiring a maximum of $25 of a $70 surcharge on divorce petitions to be distributed to the Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund and a maximum of $45 to be distributed to the Domestic Violence Program Fund; establishing the Domestic Violence Program Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; specifying the purpose of the Fund; requiring the Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to administer the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Walker
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary Withdrawn on 03/04/2013
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Public Safety - Statewide DNA Data Base System - DNA Sample Collection on Arrest - Reporting Requirement and Repeal of Sunset [HB-292]
Altering a specified reporting requirement to require law enforcement agencies and the Department of State Police to report specified information regarding DNA collection and analysis to the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention instead of the Office of Legislative Audits; repealing the termination date for specified provisions of the statewide DNA data base law applicable to the collection, analysis, and reporting of specified information relating to DNA; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 431 on 05/16/2013
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Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Fees for Traffic and Criminal Convictions - Law Enforcement Training and Technology Fund [HB-186]
Establishing the Law Enforcement Training and Technology Fund; adding a $5 additional fee to the costs of traffic and criminal case convictions; requiring the Comptroller to distribute the additional fees collected into the Fund; establishing the purpose, administration, status, and composition of the Fund; requiring the Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to distribute money from the Fund to local law enforcement agencies annually in a specified manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael McDermott
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary Withdrawn on 02/18/2013
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Task Force on the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect [HB-1186]
Establishing the Task Force on the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding matters including methods to adopt and implement policy addressing the prevention of child abuse that may include age-appropriate curricula for students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade; requiring a report on or before December 1, 2013; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 4/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/03/2013
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Public Safety - SWAT Team Reports - Repeal of Sunset [HB-1178]
Including specified additional information on a specified report required of a law enforcement agency that maintains a SWAT team; and repealing a specified termination provision.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kriselda Valderrama
Hearing 3/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/12/2013
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Criminal Procedure - Seizure and Forfeiture - Property Used in Human [SB-902]
Authorizing a State or local law enforcement agency to seize specified property used or intended for use in connection with a violation of the law prohibiting human trafficking; creating the Anti-Human Trafficking Fund for specified purposes; specifying property that is subject to forfeiture; specifying conditions to exclude property from forfeiture; authorizing the seizure of property with or without a warrant under specified circumstances; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2012