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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
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Vehicle Laws - Dedicated Bus Lanes - Prohibition and Monitoring Systems [HB-53]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from driving a motor vehicle in a dedicated bus lane unless authorized by a local jurisdiction, subject to certain exceptions; requiring the City of Baltimore to issue a new competitive request for proposals to select a certain contractor to carry out certain provisions of the Act; requiring the Baltimore City Police Department to issue a warning notice in place of a citation to a liable owner during the first 45 days that the bus lane monitoring system is in operation; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 468 on 05/16/2022
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Traffic Control Device Monitoring Systems - Authorization [HB-151]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Authorizing the use of traffic control device monitoring systems, devices designed to capture a recorded image of a violation, by State and local agencies, if authorized by local law; providing that the owner or driver of a motor vehicle recorded failing to obey a traffic control device is subject under certain circumstances to a citation and civil penalty not exceeding $40; establishing certain defenses to a charge of an alleged violation recorded by a traffic control device monitoring system; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/07/2022
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Maryland 2021 First Special Session
Crimes - Firearms - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2021) [HB-6]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Expanding the types of cases in which the State may appeal from a decision of a trial court under certain circumstances; establishing, altering, and clarifying penalties for and elements of certain firearm-related crimes; prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a certain defendant charged with a certain firearm-related crime under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
First Reading Judiciary on 12/07/2021
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Maryland 2021 First Special Session
Crimes - Firearms - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2021) [SB-6]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Expanding the types of cases in which the State may appeal from a decision of a trial court under certain circumstances; establishing, altering, and clarifying penalties for and elements of certain firearm-related crimes; prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a certain defendant charged with a certain firearm-related crime under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
First Reading Senate Rules on 12/06/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special II
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Judges; nominations for election to general district court. [HR-845]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Nominating persons to be elected to Nominating persons to be elected to general district court judgeships.
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard C. Sullivan
Bill Text As Passed House (hr845er) on 08/10/2021
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Judges; nominations for election to general district court. [SR-770]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Nominating persons to be elected to general district court judgeships.
Sponsored by: Sen. John S. Edwards
Presented And Ordered Printed 21300398d on 08/10/2021
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Judges; election in Court of Appeals of Virginia, circuit court, general district court, etc. [HJR-7004]
[Elections ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Election of Court of Appeals of Virginia Judges, Circuit Court Election of Court of Appeals of Virginia Judges, Circuit Court judges, General District Court judges, a Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court judge, and members of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission.
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard C. Sullivan
Bill Text As Passed House And Senate (hj7004er) on 08/10/2021
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Judges; nominations for election to general district court. [SR-533]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Nominating persons to be elected to general district court judgeships.
Sponsored by: Sen. John S. Edwards
Rules Suspended (39-y 0-n) on 02/23/2021
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Judges; nominations for election to general district court. [HR-562]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Nominating persons to be elected to general district court judgeships.
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard C. Sullivan
Bill Text As Passed House (hr562er) on 02/23/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
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General district courts; jurisdictional limits. [SB-1108]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
General district courts; jurisdictional limits. Increases from $25,000 to $50,000 the maximum civil jurisdictional limit of general district courts for civil actions for personal injury and wrongful death. General district courts; jurisdictional limits. Increases from $25,000 to $50,000 the maximum civil jurisdictional limit of general district courts for civil actions for personal injury and wrongful death.
Sponsored by: Sen. William M. Stanley
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0199) on 03/18/2021
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Jurisdiction over criminal cases; certification or appeal of charges. [HB-2150]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Jurisdiction over criminal cases; certification or appeal of charges. Provides that upon (i) certification by the general district court of any felony charge and ancillary misdemeanor charge or when an appeal of a conviction of an offense in general district court is noted or (ii) certification by the juvenile and domestic relations district court of any felony charge and ancillary misdemeanor charge committed by an adult or when an appeal of a conviction or adjudication of an offense is noted, jurisdiction as to such charges shall vest in the circuit
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Sponsored by: Rep. Les R. Adams
Governor: Approved By Governor-chapter 187 (effective 7/1/21) on 03/18/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
COVID-19 Eviction and Housing Relief Act of 2021 [SB-910]
[Housing ]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development, in consultation with the Maryland Judiciary and local sheriffs and constables, to collect, maintain, and provide certain access to certain information on eviction actions; requiring certain information be reported to the Department monthly; requiring certain local sheriffs and constables to provide at least 48 hours notice before executing a warrant; prohibiting a landlord from filing a complaint if a tenant owes less than $600 of unpaid rent; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/12/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Crimes - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2021) [SB-852]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Healthcare ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Commissioner of Correction to provide a certain inmate with a reentry kit that includes clothing, an identification card, contact information on reentry services, information on Medicaid and the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, and transportation; providing that a person who uses a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence is guilty of a felony and establishing certain penalties; prohibiting a dealer or other person from selling, renting, loaning, or transferring a regulated firearm under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Third Reading Passed (32-15) on 04/02/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
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Arrest Warrants Issued by District Court Commissioners - Recall by Judge [SB-862]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a judge of the District Court or judge of a circuit court, on a finding of good cause, to recall an arrest warrant issued by a District Court commissioner and issue a summons in its place.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 595 on 05/30/2021
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Landlord and Tenant - Eviction Actions - Catastrophic Health Emergencies [HB-1312]
[Housing ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Maryland Judiciary to collect, maintain, and provide certain access to certain information on eviction actions; requiring the Maryland Judiciary to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the eviction data by August 31, 2022, and each year thereafter; establishing that a substantial loss of income due to a declared catastrophic health emergency is an affirmative defense to certain eviction actions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day Const/rule 24 (senator King) Rejected (30-16) on 04/12/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Traffic Control Signal Modernization Fund – Establishment [HB-1147]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the District Court to impose certain additional court costs on a defendant convicted of or found liable for certain violations of the Maryland Vehicle Law; establishing the Traffic Control Signal Modernization Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to finance the modernization of traffic control signals; requiring the State Highway Administration to develop and implement a certain plan for modernizing traffic control signals in the State on or before December 31 2028; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Neil C Parrott
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/22/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Delinquent Traffic Citations - Enforcement [HB-1308]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Repealing the requirement that the Motor Vehicle Administration suspend the driving privileges of a person for delinquent unpaid traffic fines; requiring the District Court or a circuit court to refer delinquent unpaid traffic fines to the Central Collection Unit in the Department of Budget and Management for collection; making certain conforming changes governing the contents of a traffic citation; requiring the District Court or a circuit court to provide certain notice of referral of a delinquent unpaid fine; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin T. Brooks
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/09/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Real Property - Emergency Services and Nuisance Actions [HB-1093]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting a landlord from using a lease or form of lease that contains a provision that prohibits, limits, or penalizes a tenant or another individual for reasonably summoning the assistance of law enforcement or emergency services; prohibiting a landlord from taking certain retaliatory actions because a tenant or another individual sought the assistance of law enforcement or emergency services for certain purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/02/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Baltimore City – Landlord and Tenant – Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent [HB-1070]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing and adding certain provisions in the Public Local Laws of Baltimore City concerning landlord and tenant law and the repossession of rental property for failure to pay rent; establishing procedures for repossession by a landlord when a tenant fails to pay rent when due; specifying the contents of a certain notice of default and a complaint for summary ejectment; and requiring a sheriff to serve a certain summons in a certain manner.
Sponsored by: Rep. Regina T. Boyce
Hearing 3/03 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/22/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Failure to Pay Rent Proceedings – Sealing of Court Records [HB-1008]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a landlord from increasing a tenant's rent solely because a judgment was entered against the tenant in a certain failure to pay rent action; requiring the District Court to seal court records within 60 days after the final resolution of a failure to pay rent proceeding if the proceeding does not result in a judgment of possession and no appeal is pending; authorizing certain sealed records to be opened under certain circumstances; authorizing a tenant to obtain a copy of a certain order in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing Canceled on 03/31/2021