Evidence

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Criminal Procedure - Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits - Testing and Reporting [HB-1550] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Requiring a law enforcement agency to provide a certain victim of sexual assault certain notice pertaining to the submission of a sexual assault evidence collection kit to a forensic laboratory under certain circumstances; altering a certain provision of law to require a forensic laboratory to determine suitability and perform screening, testing, and analysis within 180 days of receipt of a sexual assault evidence collection kit, rather than in a timely manner; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/25/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the training of prospective grand jurors and to grand jury proceedings. [HB-3664] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the training of prospective grand jurors and to grand jury proceedings.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Smithee Committee Report Printed And Distributed on 05/28/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the admissibility of evidence of extraneous offenses or acts in the prosecution of certain family violence offenses. [HB-3603] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the admissibility of evidence of extraneous offenses or acts in the prosecution of certain family violence offenses.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Toth Read First Time on 03/25/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Condominiums - Mandatory Insurance Coverage [HB-1541] [Insurance ] [Real Estate ] [Housing ]
Requiring a certain condominium unit owner to obtain a condominium unit owner insurance policy or a substantially similar property insurance policy for the unit; requiring a certain insurance policy to include certain provisions; and authorizing a council of unit owners to acquire an insurance policy on behalf of a unit owner who does not maintain a certain required insurance policy and charge the insurance premium as an assessment to the unit owner.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025

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State (North Carolina)
North Carolina 2025-2026 Session

Litter Law/Rebuttable Presumption [SB-207] [Environmental ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Litter Law/Rebuttable Presumption

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Danny Earl Britt Passed 2nd Reading on 05/06/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the retention and preservation of toxicological evidence of certain intoxication offenses. [SB-1660] [Crime ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the retention and preservation of toxicological evidence of certain intoxication offenses.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Huffman Effective On 9/1/25 on 06/20/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to grand jury proceedings; providing a punishment for contempt of court. [HB-3362] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to grand jury proceedings; providing a punishment for contempt of court.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mitch Little Committee Report Sent To Calendars on 05/08/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to sexual assault and other sex offenses. [SB-1638] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to sexual assault and other sex offenses.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Judith Zaffirini Co-author Authorized on 03/12/2025

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State (North Carolina)
North Carolina 2025-2026 Session

Mod. Gun Retrieval - DVOs/Juvenile 911 Calls [HB-206] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ] [Children and Youth ]
Mod. Gun Retrieval - DVOs/Juvenile 911 Calls

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William D. Brisson Regular Message Sent To Senate on 04/03/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the training of prospective grand jurors and to grand jury proceedings. [SB-1630] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the training of prospective grand jurors and to grand jury proceedings.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Peter P. Flores Read First Time on 03/11/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Prince George's County - Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law - Video Evidence and Reward Programs [HB-1527] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Environmental ]
Authorizing Prince George's county to establish a certain pilot program allowing a member of the public to submit video evidence of an alleged violation of the Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law to an appropriate enforcement unit within the jurisdiction; requiring a program established under the Act to allow a member of the public to receive half the total amount of any fines collected in relation to the violation of the Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law if the video evidence leads to a conviction; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Denise Roberts Third Reading Passed (132-0) on 03/31/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of organized retail theft; increasing criminal penalties. [HB-3167] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of organized retail theft; increasing criminal penalties.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Smithee Scheduled For Public Hearing In S/c On . . . on 04/24/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the preservation of evidence collected from a forensic medical examination for certain sexual assaults. [HB-3119] [Crime ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the preservation of evidence collected from a forensic medical examination for certain sexual assaults.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Johnson Read First Time on 03/20/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to sexual assault and other sex offenses. [HB-3074] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to sexual assault and other sex offenses.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Donna Howard Read First Time on 03/20/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to testimony or the production of evidence before a house of the legislature or a legislative committee. [SB-1386] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ] [Ethics ]
Relating to testimony or the production of evidence before a house of the legislature or a legislative committee.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Huffman Referred To House Administration on 04/22/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Estates and Trusts - Interpretation of Wills - Extrinsic Evidence of Intent (Granny's Law) [SB-1029] [Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing, under certain circumstances, a personal representative to petition the Orphans' Court to interpret a decedent's will in accordance with the decedent's intent as demonstrated by certain extrinsic evidence; establishing a certain rebuttable presumption as to a decedent's intent; authorizing the personal representative to require a certain legatee to demonstrate the use of a legacy under the decedent's will; authorizing the personal representative to petition the court to issue a certain order or judgment; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/25/2025

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State (Montana)
Montana 2025 Regular Session

Extend legislative immunity to legislative staff [SB-352] [Ethics ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Extend legislative immunity to legislative staff

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Matt Regier (s) Died In Process on 05/23/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of organized retail theft; increasing criminal penalties. [SB-1300] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of organized retail theft; increasing criminal penalties.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lois Kolkhorst Effective On 9/1/25 on 06/20/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Business Regulation - Cemeteries - Requirements for Sale or Transfer or Government Acquisition [SB-1021]
Prohibiting certain owners of a cemetery from selling or transferring the cemetery without the approval of the Director of the Office of Cemetery Oversight; exempting certain religious organizations from the requirement to obtain an approval from the Director; authorizing a governmental unit to acquire an abandoned cemetery under certain circumstances; and establishing requirements for the sale, transfer, or government acquisition of a cemetery.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse Favorable With Amendments Report By Finance on 03/17/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the admissibility of evidence regarding a victim's past sexual behavior in prosecutions of certain assaultive offenses. [HB-2794] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the admissibility of evidence regarding a victim's past sexual behavior in prosecutions of certain assaultive offenses.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Giovanni Capriglione Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/29/2025

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