Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority – Metro Transit Police – Quotas and Metro Transit Police Complaints Board [HB-666]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact to require the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to prohibit the use of enforcement quotas to evaluate, incentivize, or discipline members of the Metro Transit Police, including with regard to the number of arrests made or citations or warnings issued; and providing for the establishment, composition, powers, and duties of a Police Complaints Board, subject to a certain concurrence in the Act by the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Virginia.
HB-666: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority – Metro Transit Police – Quotas and Metro Transit Police Complaints Board
Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron
First Reading Judiciary on 01/26/2021
Relating To Fisherman Safety. [SB-1012]
[Animals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
Prohibits purposeful harassment with the intent to prevent the taking of fish from persons who are fishing in state waters.
SB-1012: Relating To Fisherman Safety.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gil Keith-agaran
Referred To Wtl, Jdc. on 01/29/2021
Relating To Emergency Management. [HB-643]
[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Makes harassment against an essential worker during an emergency a misdemeanor. Defines essential worker. Amends various definitions in the emergency management laws to address pandemics. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD2)
HB-643: Relating To Emergency Management.
Sponsored by: Rep. Daynette Morikawa
Reported From Jha (stand. Com. Rep. No. 621) As Amended In Hd 2, Recommending Referral To Fin. on 02/19/2021
Employment Discrimination - Time for Filing Complaints [SB-455]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
Extending from 6 months to 300 days the time periods within which a person claiming to be aggrieved by certain discriminatory acts is required to file a complaint with the Commission on Civil Rights; and providing that a complaint filed with a local human relations commission within certain time periods is deemed to have complied with certain provisions of the Act.
SB-455: Employment Discrimination - Time for Filing Complaints
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 202 on 05/18/2021
Human Relations - Discrimination in Housing - Reentry-Into-Society Status [HB-560]
[Housing ]
[Human Rights ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Expanding the housing policy of the State to include providing for fair housing to all citizens regardless of reentry-into-society status; prohibiting a person from refusing to sell or rent a dwelling to any person because of reentry-into-society status; prohibiting a person from discriminating against any person in the terms, conditions, or privileges of the sale or rental of a dwelling because of reentry-into-society status; etc.
HB-560: Human Relations - Discrimination in Housing - Reentry-Into-Society Status
Sponsored by: Rep. Diana Fennell
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/08/2021
Criminal Procedure - Victims of Crime - Private Room [SB-484]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the State Board of Victim Services to develop a poster to notify a victim of the right to request a certain private room in a law enforcement agency or unit when reporting a crime, other than homicide, that primarily involves injury to a person; requiring a certain law enforcement agency to display a poster developed by the State Board of Victim Services informing a victim of the right to request a private room; and requiring a certain law enforcement agency to provide a certain private room to a certain victim.
SB-484: Criminal Procedure - Victims of Crime - Private Room
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 86 on 04/13/2021
Real Property – Candidates – Access to Apartment Buildings [HB-515]
[Real Estate ]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Housing ]
Prohibiting a person from preventing a candidate from accessing apartment buildings to campaign for elected office, register voters, or distribute campaign material, except under certain circumstances; authorizing a person to impose certain limitations on the ability of a candidate to access an apartment building or individual dwelling unit; prohibiting a candidate from engaging with residents of an apartment building under certain circumstances; etc.
HB-515: Real Property – Candidates – Access to Apartment Buildings
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/20/2021
Courts – Improperly Summoning a Police Officer – Civil Liability [SB-363]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
Authorizing a certain civil action to be brought against a person who knowingly summons a police officer with the intent to infringe on the person's constitutional rights, unlawfully discriminate against the person, cause the person to feel harassed or humiliated or to be expelled from a certain place, or damage a person's reputation or certain other interests; specifying certain types of damages that a certain person is entitled to recover; and providing that the Act does not restrict certain legal remedies.
Maryland Environmental Service Reform Act of 2021 [HB-2]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Water ]
Altering from voting to nonvoting the type of membership position the Executive Director of the Maryland Environmental Service holds on the Board of Directors of the Service; removing the Deputy Director of the Service from the Board; requiring the Director to present certain expense information at each regular meeting of the Board; requiring the Board, by December 31, 2021, and every 5 years thereafter to obtain a certain assessment of the Board's operations by an independent consultant or accountant; etc.
HB-2: Maryland Environmental Service Reform Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Marc Korman
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/28/2021
Courts – Improperly Summoning a Police Officer – Civil Liability [HB-227]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
Authorizing a certain civil action to be brought against a person who knowingly summons a police officer with the intent to infringe on the person's constitutional rights, unlawfully discriminate against the person, cause the person to feel harassed or humiliated or to be expelled from a certain place, or damage a person's reputation or certain other interests; specifying certain types of damages that a certain person is entitled to recover; and providing that the Act does not restrict certain legal remedies.
Public Schools - Cyber Safety Guide and Training Course - Development, Implementation, and Reporting [SB-231]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the State Department of Education, the Behavioral Health Administration within the Maryland Department of Health, the Maryland Center for School Safety, and the Department of Information Technology jointly to develop and publish a cyber safety guide and training course on safe Internet, social media, and technology usage for certain students, parents, and school employees to be implemented beginning in the 2022-2023 school year; requiring the guide to be posted on certain websites; etc.
SB-231: Public Schools - Cyber Safety Guide and Training Course - Development, Implementation, and Reporting
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Hearing 1/20 At 2:00 P.m. on 12/29/2021
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority – Metro Transit Police – Quotas and Police Complaints Board [SB-280]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact to require the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to prohibit the use of enforcement quotas to evaluate, incentivize, or discipline members of the Metro Transit Police, including with regard to the number of arrests made or citations or warnings issued; and providing for the establishment, composition, powers, and duties of a Police Complaints Board, subject to a certain concurrence in the Act by the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Virginia.
SB-280: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority – Metro Transit Police – Quotas and Police Complaints Board
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing 1/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/23/2021
Maryland Environmental Service Reform Act of 2021 [SB-2]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Water ]
Altering from voting to nonvoting the type of membership position the Executive Director of the Maryland Environmental Service holds on the Board of Directors of the Service; removing the Deputy Director of the Service from the Board of Directors; requiring the Director to present certain expense information at each regular meeting of the Board; requiring the Board, by December 31, 2021, and every 5 years thereafter, to obtain a certain assessment of the Board's operations by an independent consultant or accountant; etc.
SB-2: Maryland Environmental Service Reform Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 72 on 04/13/2021
Criminal Procedure - Victims of Crime - Private Room [HB-193]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the State Board of Victim Services to develop a poster to notify a victim of the right to request a certain private room in a law enforcement agency or unit when reporting a crime, other than homicide, that primarily involves injury to a person; requiring a certain law enforcement agency to display a poster developed by the State Board of Victim Services informing a victim of the right to request a private room; and requiring a certain law enforcement agency to provide a certain private room to a certain victim.
HB-193: Criminal Procedure - Victims of Crime - Private Room
Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton
Hearing 1/21 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/23/2021
Public Ethics - Officials and Employees - Acceptance of Gifts and Prohibited Retaliation [HB-363]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting an official or a State employee from accepting a gift from a certain association or an entity acting on behalf of the association; and prohibiting an official or employee from retaliating against an individual for reporting or participating in an investigation of a potential violation of the Maryland Public Ethics Law.
HB-363: Public Ethics - Officials and Employees - Acceptance of Gifts and Prohibited Retaliation
Sponsored by: Rep. Brooke Lierman
Hearing 1/21 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
Secretary of State - Address Confidentiality Programs - Merger of Programs and Expanded Participant Eligibility [SB-109]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Crime ]
Merging the Address Confidentiality Program and the Human Trafficking Address Confidentiality Program into a single Address Confidentiality Program administered by the Secretary of State; expanding certain eligibility requirements for the Address Confidentiality Program to include certain individuals; repealing the requirement that a request by a Program participant to withdraw from the Address Confidentiality Program be notarized; etc.
SB-109: Secretary of State - Address Confidentiality Programs - Merger of Programs and Expanded Participant Eligibility
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 1/14 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
Employment Discrimination - Time for Filing Complaints [HB-290]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
Extending from 6 months to 300 days the time periods within which a person claiming to be aggrieved by certain discriminatory acts is required to file a complaint with the Commission on Civil Rights; and providing that a complaint filed with a local human relations commission within certain time periods is deemed to have complied with certain provisions of the Act.
HB-290: Employment Discrimination - Time for Filing Complaints
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Pendergrass
Hearing 1/14 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/23/2021
Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Tenant Rights and Protections (Tenant Protection Act of 2021) [HB-50]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Real Estate ]
Requiring a landlord to make a certain disclosure to prospective tenants if the landlord uses a ratio utility billing system; requiring that a certain lease provision is unenforceable if a landlord fails to make a certain disclosure; requiring a landlord to provide a tenant with information to document a bill for certain utilities; providing that a tenant organization has the right of free assembly in certain areas within an apartment facility during reasonable hours and on reasonable notice to the landlord; etc.
HB-50: Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Tenant Rights and Protections (Tenant Protection Act of 2021)
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Hearing 1/26 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
Election Law – Time Off for Employee Voting [HB-398]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring every employer in the State to allow any employee who does not have 2 hours of continuous off-duty time when the polls are open up to 2 hours absence from work to vote in an election; altering the requirement that certain employees furnish to their employers certain proof the employee has voted to specify that the proof be furnished in a timely manner; and prohibiting an employer from discriminating, retaliating, or taking any form of reprisal against an employee who is absent from work to vote.
HB-398: Election Law – Time Off for Employee Voting
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Hearing 1/19 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021