Hearings
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
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Compensation for Individuals Erroneously Convicted - Alterations [SB-890]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Altering certain benefits that a certain individual who has been erroneously convicted of a crime is entitled to receive; requiring the State to notify a certain individual of certain information in writing under certain circumstances when the State intends to reduce or prevent an award of compensation to the individual; and repealing obsolete provisions of law relating to the filing of a certain petition for compensation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Judicial Proceedings
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 139 on 04/25/2024
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Criminal Procedure - Expungement and Shielding - Probation Before Judgment for Driving While Impaired or Under the Influence [HB-867]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a person to file a petition for expungement of certain records relating to a probation before judgment for driving while impaired or driving while under the influence; and authorizing a certain person to petition the court to shield certain records relating to a probation before judgment for driving while impaired or driving while under the influence.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Expedited Pretrial Status Hearing [HB-927]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a magistrate for juvenile causes to determine a child's pretrial status within 24 hours after a child is charged with a violation involving a crime of violence, the unlawful possession of a firearm, or the unlawful taking or unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dalya Attar
Hearing 2/08 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/02/2024
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Comprehensive Community Safety Funding Act [HB-935]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Taxes ]
[Crime ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Imposing an excise tax on certain gross receipts of certain firearms dealers derived from the sales of firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric D. Ebersole
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/02/2024
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Education - Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program and Fund - Established [HB-903]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
Requiring certain information to be provided to the parents of a child with a disability under certain circumstances; establishing the Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program; establishing the Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Fund; requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $1,000,000 to the Fund beginning in fiscal year 2026; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 171 on 04/25/2024
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Transportation - Motor Fuel Tax Rates, Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Tax, and Farebox Recovery Requirements (Transportation Equity, Fairness, and Privacy Act of 2024) [SB-841]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Repealing a requirement that certain motor fuel tax rates be adjusted in future years based on growth in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers; prohibiting the State or a local jurisdiction from imposing or levying a vehicle-miles-traveled tax or certain other similar fees, tolls, or taxes; requiring that the Maryland Transit Administration achieve a certain farebox recovery requirement for certain transit services; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Estates and Trusts - Guardianship of the Person of a Disabled Person - Expedited Proceedings [SB-759]
[Disabilities ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring a court to rule on petitions to appoint a guardian of the person of a disabled person in order to seek transfer or discharge of a disabled person from a hospital within 10 days; and requiring that hearings to appoint a guardian of the person of a disabled person be held virtually unless the party seeking appointment requests that the hearing be held in person.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ariana M. Kelly
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2024
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Education - Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program and Fund - Established [SB-797]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
Requiring certain information to be provided to the parents of a child with a disability under certain circumstances; establishing the Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program; establishing the Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Fund; requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $1,000,000 to the Fund beginning in fiscal year 2026; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 170 on 04/25/2024
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Comprehensive Community Safety Funding Act [SB-784]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Taxes ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Altering the sales and use tax rate imposed on firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition from 6% to 11%; and providing that the sales and use tax does not apply to the sale of certain firearm accessories and ammunition.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Ferguson
Hearing Canceled on 03/28/2024
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Stream Restoration Contractors Licensing Board, Stream Restoration Contractors, and Stream Restoration Project Requirements [SB-798]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Stream Restoration Contractors Licensing Board; requiring a person to be licensed as a stream restoration contractor or be employed by an individual or entity that is licensed as a stream restoration contractor before the person performs or solicits to perform stream restoration contractor services in the State, subject to a certain exception; requiring the Department of the Environment, in consultation with the Chesapeake Bay Trust, to develop a certain assessment; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Fry Hester
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/13/2024
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Harford County - Alcoholic Beverages - Performing Arts Nonprofit Organization License [SB-734]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Establishing in Harford County a performing arts nonprofit organization license that authorizes the holder to sell or serve beer, wine, and liquor at certain locations for on-premises consumption; requiring the holder of the license to comply with certain record-keeping and reporting requirements; and establishing an annual license fee of $750 for the license.
Sponsored by: Sen. Harford County Senators
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 1012 on 05/16/2024
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Criminal Procedure - Committed Persons - Release Proceedings [HB-801]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that certain provisions of the Maryland Rules relating to discovery in civil matters apply in a certain administrative proceeding; requiring a court that receives a certain report to promptly notify counsel of record for the committed person; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to notify the court and certain persons if the Department receives a certain report; requiring a court to hold a hearing on request by any party after a certain application is made; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 759 on 05/16/2024
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Members of Boards, Committees, Commissions, Task Forces, or Workgroups – Removal or Suspension [HB-809]
[Ethics ]
Providing that a member of a board, committee, commission, task force, or workgroup created by State law may be removed or suspended for misconduct, incompetence, neglect of duties, or other good cause by the individual or entity that appointed the member under certain circumstances; authorizing the removal or suspension of an appointed member only after consultation with the chair of the board, committee, commission, task force, or workgroup and the member has been given an opportunity to be heard regarding the removal or suspension; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 469 on 05/09/2024
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Juvenile Law - Reform [SB-744]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court over a child of a certain age alleged to have committed a certain offense; altering certain procedures relating to juvenile intake, detention, and probation; requiring the Secretary of Juvenile Services to include certain programs in a certain plan; requiring the State Board of Victim Services to include certain information about filing a certain complaint in a certain pamphlet; repealing certain provisions relating to the State Advisory Board for Juvenile Services; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2024
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Cannabis - Licensee Locations - Restrictions [HB-805]
[Cannabis ]
[Real Estate ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the distance restrictions from 2000 feet to one-half mile applicable to a licensed cannabis dispensary; prohibiting a political subdivision from establishing certain zoning requirements that are more restrictive than certain zoning requirements that existed on June 30, 2023; authorizing at least 10 individuals who are residents, commercial tenants who are not holders of or applicants for a license, or real estate owners, and are located within 1,000 of the licensed premises to file a protest against a license; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 244 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
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Juvenile Law - Reform [HB-814]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court over a child of a certain age alleged to have committed a certain offense; altering certain provisions relating to the taking of a child into custody by a law enforcement officer; expanding certain provisions of law relating to the entry onto certain school or other property by, and the education of, certain sex offender registrants; altering certain provisions relating to the Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform and Emerging and Best Practices; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 735 on 05/16/2024
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Education - Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education - Powers and Notifications [HB-746]
[Education ]
[Ethics ]
Providing that the Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education is a state educational authority under a certain federal law; providing that the Office is the State unit authorized to audit or evaluate certain education programs; prohibiting the Inspector General for Education from serving more than two full terms; requiring the Governor, the Attorney General, and the State Treasurer to provide the Inspector General with a certain notice and opportunity for a hearing before removing the Inspector General; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. April Fleming Miller
First Reading Ways And Means on 01/31/2024
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Cannabis – Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund – Distribution and Use of Funds for Baltimore City [SB-699]
[Cannabis ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Altering the process for distributing the Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund to Baltimore City by allocating certain funds to the Baltimore City Comptroller under certain circumstances; establishing an Equitable Community Investment Council in each Baltimore City State legislative district; requiring each council to adopt a governance structure within 45 days after the first meeting and to develop a plan and program to allocate funds to community-based organizations for certain capital projects, services, and programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 04/05/2024
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Arizona Fifty-sixth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2024)
Attorneys; court-appointed professionals; juries [SB-1589]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Attorneys; court-appointed professionals; juries
Sponsored by: Sen. Justine Wadsack
Senate Read Second Time on 02/06/2024
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Arizona Fifty-sixth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2024)
Environmental permitting; burdened communities; requirements [SB-1549]
[Environmental ]
[Community Development ]
Environmental permitting; burdened communities; requirements
Sponsored by: Sen. Lela Alston
Senate Read Second Time on 02/06/2024