Crimes And Punishments
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Department of General Services - Maryland Capitol Police - Jurisdiction [SB-766]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Altering the jurisdiction of the Maryland Capitol Police of the Department of General Services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael A. Jackson
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Criminal Law - Masked Intimidation - Prohibition (Unmask Hate Act) [SB-709]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from intentionally harassing, intimidating, or threatening another person while hiding or concealing their face; providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment of up to 90 days or a fine of up to $500 or both for a first offense, and for subsequent offenses, imprisonment of up to 180 days and a fine not to exceed $1,000 or both; and establishing certain affirmative defenses for a violation of the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Public Middle Schools - Course on Consequences of a Felony Murder Conviction [HB-994]
[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners to develop and implement, beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, a course on the consequences of a conviction for felony murder for middle school students in Baltimore City public schools.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Hearing Canceled (ways And Means) on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Ordinance Enforcement - Amount of Fines and Penalties [HB-1009]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Increasing from $1,000 to $10,000 the maximum amount that Baltimore City is authorized to establish for civil and criminal fines and penalties for violating certain ordinances, rules, or regulations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Melissa Wells
First Reading Judiciary on 01/31/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Montgomery County and Prince George's County - Distracted Driving Monitoring System Pilot Program [HB-908]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Data Privacy ]
Establishing a pilot program to authorize the use of distracted driving monitoring systems in Montgomery County and Prince George's County to enforce certain prohibitions regarding the use of certain devices while operating a vehicle; and requiring that a county that authorizes a program of distracted driving monitoring systems under the Act to report on the effectiveness of the systems on or before December 1, 2027.
Sponsored by: Rep. Linda Foley
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 01/31/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact [HB-959]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Entering into the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact for the purpose of authorizing licensed school psychologists who hold multistate licenses to provide school psychological services in member states; establishing requirements for multistate licensure; establishing the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact Commission; providing for the withdrawal from the Compact; and providing the Act is contingent on the enactment of substantially similar legislation in seven other states.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bernice Mireku-North
Hearing Canceled on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Gun Theft Felony Act of 2025 [HB-982]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Classifying the theft of a firearm as a felony; establishing a penalty for a first conviction for theft of a firearm of imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and establishing a penalty for subsequent convictions of imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $2,500 or both.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Hearing Canceled on 03/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention - Resources, Tools, and Educational Materials [HB-934]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Education ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the powers of the Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention to include the creation of certain resources, tools, and educational materials related to firearms; and authorizing the Center to consult with State and local agencies and third-party organizations in carrying out those powers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lesley J. Lopez
Hearing Canceled on 03/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Schools and Youth Services - Crisis Support and Assistance and Workgroup Study [SB-770]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Mental Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring each local school system to provide crisis support to a public school when a teacher or other school employee with direct contact with minors is removed from the school due to alleged criminal activity or for student safety; requiring each county board of education to establish a crisis response team; requiring the State Department of Education to establish a workgroup to examine the impact of requiring applicants for certain positions to include information regarding the applicant's history of boundary-violating behavior; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn D. Gile
Hearing Canceled on 03/26/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Weapon Crimes - Transporting Firearm in Checked Bag on Public Transportation [HB-916]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from transporting a firearm in a checked bag on
public transportation in the State unless the firearm is disabled from discharging by an external safety lock; and defining "external safety lock" as a device attached to a firearm with a key or combination lock and designed to prevent a firearm from being discharged unless the device has been deactivated.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Postconviction Review - Procedure to Reduce Duration of Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act) [HB-853]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a certain individual to file a motion to reduce the duration of a certain sentence if the individual was convicted between the ages of at least 18 and under 25, was not sentenced to life, is not a sex offender, has served at least 20 years of the term of confinement, and was not convicted of murder involving a victim who was a first responder who was killed in the line of duty; applying procedures for a proceeding under the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin E Holmes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 96 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Motor Vehicle or Vessel - Criminal Negligence [HB-883]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from driving, operating, or controlling a motor vehicle or vessel in a criminally negligent manner; and providing that driving, operating, or controlling a motor vehicle or vessel in a negligent manner does not constitute a violation of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Greg Wims
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Domestic Violence Offender Registry [HB-847]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to establish and maintain the Domestic Violence Offender Registry; requiring a certain person convicted three or more times of a certain domestically related crime to register with a certain county sheriff before the person is released, granted probation, granted a suspended sentence, or is not sentenced to a term of imprisonment; requiring the county sheriff to forward certain registration information to the Department; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Effect [HB-777]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing that a person who has been granted an expungement shall be determined for all purposes not to have been arrested for, cited for, charged with, or convicted of the underlying offense.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin L. Grammer
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law – Human Remains, Pet Remains, and Cemeteries – Prohibitions [SB-616]
[Crime ]
[Animals ]
[Religion ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the definition of "permanent cemetery" to include a cemetery owned by a family or religious organization; prohibiting a person from tampering with human remains interred in a cemetery; altering certain penalties relating to prohibitions against removal of human remains from a burial site; prohibiting a person from damaging, desecrating, mutilating, storing, tampering with, trafficking, or transporting human remains; prohibiting a person from removing or attempting to remove pet remains from a cemetery; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 2/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Domestic Violence Offender Registry [SB-650]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to establish and maintain the Domestic Violence Offender Registry; requiring a certain person convicted three or more times of a certain domestically related crime to register with a certain county sheriff before the person is released, granted probation, granted a suspended sentence, or is not sentenced to a term of imprisonment; requiring the county sheriff to forward all registration information to the Department; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Hearing 2/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Relocation of Human Remains - Authorization Process [SB-624]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring a person seeking to relocate human remains from a burial site to apply for approval for relocation with the Office of Cemetery Oversight before seeking authorization from a State's Attorney; establishing requirements and procedures for an application for authorization to relocate human remains; requiring the Office of Cemetery Oversight to delay authorization for 90 days for relocation of human remains under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence K. Lam
Hearing 2/12 At 1:00 P.m. (judicial Proceedings) on 02/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Revenge Porn - Computer-Generated Visual Representation [HB-803]
[Crime ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from knowingly distributing a computer-generated visual representation of another including a photograph, a film, a video, a digital image, or a picture, whether made or produced by electronic, mechanical, or other means.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Mail and Package Theft [HB-805]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the prohibition against taking and breaking open a letter; providing that a person may not knowingly and intentionally open mail addressed to another without permission of the person or an authorized designee; providing certain penalties for violations of the Act; prohibiting the theft of mail under certain circumstances; prohibiting a person from possessing an arrow key under certain circumstances; and providing for concurrent jurisdiction in the District Court and circuit court to try a violation of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Scott Solomon
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Campaign Finance - Political Organizations - Disclosures on Solicitations (Stop Scam PACs Act) [SB-633]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring certain political organizations to include certain disclaimers and disclosures on certain solicitations; authorizing the State Administrator of Elections to investigate a potential violation of the Act; and authorizing the State Board after the issuance of a public report of its finding to prohibit a person who violated the Act from making further solicitations for a certain period or impose a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 313 on 05/06/2025