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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Crimes – Firearms – Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2024) [HB-41]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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: Rep. Nino Mangione
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
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Election Law - Revisions [SB-271]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the information that clerks of the circuit court for each county and administrative clerks for each District Court are required to report to the State Administrator of Elections to include the names and addresses, if available, of individuals convicted of a felony in the respective court and sentenced to imprisonment with commitment papers; requiring the State Board of Elections to adopt regulations establishing an appeals process regarding certain requests to use public buildings as early voting centers; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Education, Energy, and the Environment
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 430 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Safe Communities Act of 2024 [SB-44]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting the earning of diminution credits to reduce the term of confinement of an incarcerated individual who is serving a sentence for murder in the first degree or murder in the second degree in a State or local correctional facility; prohibiting a deduction of diminution credits of more than 10% of an incarcerated individual's aggregate sentence for crimes of violence for an incarcerated individual who is serving a sentence for a crime of violence; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Election Law - Revisions [HB-14]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Altering the information that clerks of the circuit court for each county and administrative clerks for each District Court are required to report to the State Administrator of Elections; requiring a public official responsible for the use of a public building requested by a local board of elections for an early voting center to make the building available to the local board; requiring each local board to establish an appeals process regarding requests to use public buildings as early voting centers; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ways and Means
House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments on 04/04/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Arrest Warrants for Violation of Probation - Time Frame [SB-82]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a circuit court or District Court judge sitting in Baltimore City to respond to a certain request for an arrest warrant within 7 days after receiving written charges, filed under oath, that a probationer or defendant violated a condition of probation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory V. McCray
Hearing 1/23 At 3:00 P.m. on 01/15/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Prohibited Disclosures and Predetermination Review Process [SB-54]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering certain provisions of law regarding the prohibition on certain departments of State government from denying an occupational license or certificate to an applicant solely on the basis of the criminal history of the applicant by prohibiting a department from requiring disclosure of certain actions on an application and establishing a predetermination review process; authorizing a department to charge a criminal history review fee of no more than $100 or to waive the fee under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 01/17/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process [HB-175]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Establishing a predetermination review process for occupational licenses and certificates in certain departments of State government; authorizing a department to charge a criminal history review fee of not more than $100 or to waive the fee under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrea Fletcher Harrison
Referred Finance Education, Energy, And The Environment on 03/18/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Failure to Pay Rent Proceedings - Shielding of Court Records [HB-181]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the District Court to shield all court records within 60 days after the final resolution of a failure to pay rent proceeding under certain circumstances; authorizing the District Court to shield all court records relating to a failure to pay rent proceeding, on motion by a tenant, under certain circumstances; requiring the Maryland Judiciary to publish a form titled "Petition to Shield a Failure to Pay Rent Action Record" by October 1, 2024; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 04/05/2024
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Safety - Statewide DNA Database System, DNA Collection, and Penalties - Alterations [SB-967]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Science ]
Altering the circumstances in which a certain DNA sample must be collected from an individual charged with or convicted of certain offenses for storage in the statewide DNA database system within the Department of State Police; providing that a DNA sample collected from an individual charged with certain offenses may not be placed in the database system until after a certain time; and prohibiting an individual from refusing to provide a DNA sample as required for collection in the database system.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
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Judges; nominations for election to general district court. [SR-162]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Nominating persons to be elected to general district court judgeships.
Sponsored by: Sen. John S. Edwards
Rules Suspended (40-y 0-n) on 02/22/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
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Judges; nominations for election to general district court. [HR-404]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Nominating persons to be elected to general district court judgeships.
Sponsored by: Rep. Les R. Adams
Bill Text As Passed House (hr404er) on 02/22/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Use or Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance - De Minimis Quantity [HB-927]
[Crime ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Making certain violations relating to the use or possession of certain de minimis quantities of certain controlled dangerous substances a civil offense rather than a misdemeanor; authorizing a court to refer a person under the age of 21 years who commits a certain violation to mental health assessment and treatment under certain circumstances; and requiring that a certain case proceed in drug court under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. David H. Moon
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure – Pretrial Release Restrictions – Firearm Crimes [HB-1041]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant charged with transporting a regulated firearm for illegal sale or trafficking, participating in a straw purchase of a regulated firearm, or possessing an unserialized firearm or unfinished frame or receiver; authorizing a judge to authorize the pretrial release of a certain defendant under certain circumstances; and creating a rebuttable presumption that a certain defendant will flee and pose a certain danger.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlotte Agnes Crutchfield
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent, Breach of Lease, and Tenant Holding Over [HB-1023]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Property Tax ]
Requiring a landlord to provide certain notice to a tenant when a court has issued a warrant of restitution for a failure of a tenant to pay rent, a breach of lease, or a tenant holding over under certain circumstances; establishing certain procedures and requirements for the execution of a warrant for repossession; providing for the disposition of certain personal property following the execution of a warrant of restitution; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Crimes – Firearms – Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2023) [HB-952]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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; and prohibiting a dealer or other person from selling, renting, loaning, or transferring a regulated firearm to a purchaser, lessee, borrower or transferee under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems - Authorization, Use, and Penalties [HB-1130]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a local government to use noise abatement monitoring systems, if authorized by local law; providing that the owner or driver of a motor vehicle recorded in violation of certain motor vehicle noise requirements is subject to a citation and a certain civil penalty under certain circumstances; establishing certain defenses to a charge of an alleged violation recorded by a noise abatement monitoring system; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Landlord and Tenant - Holding Over - Landlord Restrictions and Tenant Remedies [HB-882]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that the District Court has exclusive original civil jurisdiction over certain residential eviction cases; clarifying that a tenant holding over may file a petition for injunctive relief under certain circumstances; authorizing a landlord in Baltimore City to take possession of a dwelling only under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) And Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 03/22/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Real Property - Expedited Wrongful Detainer Proceedings - Property for Sale or Lease [HB-757]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Property Tax ]
Requiring certain expedited proceedings in a wrongful detainer action if the property that is the subject of the action is, at the time of the complaint, advertised or listed for sale or lease by the complainant and requiring that notice of a hearing or appeal be served in person or, under certain circumstances, posted conspicuously on the property; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jackie Addison
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/06/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Crime of Violence (No Bail for Repeat Violent Offenders Act of 2023) [HB-736]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a judicial officer from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant who is charged with a crime of violence if the defendant has a pending charge for a crime of violence or was convicted within the previous 10 years of a crime of violence.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Holding Over - Landlord Restrictions and Tenant Remedies [SB-770]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing that the District Court has exclusive original civil jurisdiction over certain residential eviction cases in Baltimore City; authorizing a landlord in Baltimore City to take possession of a dwelling only under certain circumstances; providing that the Act may not be construed to prohibit a landlord in Baltimore City from taking certain measures to secure an unsecured premises if the landlord makes a good faith attempt to provide reasonable notice and promptly restores possession of the property to the tenant; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/04/2023