Hearings
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Admission of Out-of-Court Statements - Assault in the Second Degree [SB-146]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that during the trial of a criminal case in which a defendant is charged with an assault in the second degree, a certain statement is not excluded by the hearsay rule if the statement is offered against a party that has engaged in, directed, or conspired to commit wrongdoing that was intended to and did procure the unavailibility of the declarant of the statement, under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Dulany James
Hearing 1/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/09/2025
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Child Support - Suspension of Driver's Licenses [SB-106]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering provisions of law relating to the authority of the Child Support Enforcement Administration to notify the Motor Vehicle Administration of an individual's child support arrearages for the purpose of suspending the individual's driver's license or privilege to drive under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Hearing 1/22 At 10:00 A.m. on 01/09/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Internet Gaming - Authorization and Implementation [HB-17]
[Gaming ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to issue certain licenses to certain qualified applicants to conduct or participate in certain Internet gaming operations in the State; requiring the Commission to regulate Internet gaming and the conduct of Internet gaming in the State; requiring an Internet gaming licensee to require individuals to provide proof of the registration in order to participate in Internet gaming; submitting the Act to a referendum; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Hearing 2/10 At 11:00 A.m. on 01/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Incarcerated Seniors - Motion to Reduce the Duration of a Sentence [SB-141]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing an individual who is at least 60 years old and has been imprisoned for at least 20 years to file a motion to reduce the duration of the individual's sentence; requiring the court to conduct a hearing on a motion to reduce the duration of a sentence, unless the court has held a hearing on a similar motion in the preceding 5 years; and requiring a court to consider enumerated factors in determining whether to grant a motion to reduce the duration of a sentence and to issue its decision in writing or on the record in open court.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 01/27/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Admission of Out-of-Court Statements - Assault in the Second Degree [HB-281]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that during the trial of a criminal case in which a defendant is charged with an assault in the second degree, a certain statement is not excluded by the hearsay rule if the statement is offered against a party that has engaged in, directed, or conspired to commit wrongdoing that was intended to and did procure the unavailibility of the declarant of the statement, under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth M. Embry
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 02/28/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Child Sexual Abuse Material - Artificial Intelligence Software [HB-5]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the term "child pornography" to be "child sexual abuse material" for purposes of certain criminal offenses; defining "computer-generated image" to include images created through the use of artificial intelligence software as the term pertains to provisions of law related to child sexual abuse material; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Hearing Canceled on 03/25/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole [SB-181]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Requiring the Maryland Parole Commission to consider the age of incarcerated individuals when determining whether to grant parole; altering how the Commission evaluates a request for medical parole; repealing the authorization for the Governor to disapprove a decision to grant medical parole; requiring the Commission, within 60 days of receiving a name for parole consideration, to conduct a risk assessment for an individual serving sentences for crimes of violence with an aggregate term of confinement of 40 years or more; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 102 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Real Property - Holding Over - Expedited Hearing and Service of Summons for Active Duty Service Members [SB-32]
[Real Estate ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Housing ]
Requiring the District Court to hold a hearing on a tenant holding over within 45 days after a landlord makes a complaint if the landlord or the landlord's spouse is on active duty with the United States military; and authorizing a private process server to serve a certain summons if the constable or sheriff of the county fails to serve the summons within 10 days after the summons is issued by the court.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn D. Gile
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 646 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Tidal Fish Licenses - Oyster Authorizations - Administrative Penalties [SB-76]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to suspend, rather than revoke, for up to 5 years for a first violation, a person's oyster authorization for knowingly committing certain violations; providing for the reinstatement for certain persons of an oyster authorization and an entitlement to engage or work in the oyster fishery; altering a certain offense related to the use of prohibited gear; and repealing the 90-day time period within which a certain administrative hearing must be held.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Bailey
Rereferred To Environment And Transportation on 04/02/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions [SB-227]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
Authorizing the Worker's Compensation Commission to offset or credit against an award certain benefits paid by the Uninsured Employer's Fund; requiring the Workers' Compensation Commission to make the Fund a party to a claim filed against an uninsured employer; authorizing a covered employee or the dependents of a covered employee to apply to the Director of the Fund for payment from the Fund; requiring the Fund to pay certain additional awards under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Finance
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/16/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Child Support - Suspension of Driver's Licenses [HB-110]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering provisions of law relating to the authority of the Child Support Enforcement Administration to notify the Motor Vehicle Administration of an individual's child support arrearages for the purpose of suspending the individual's driver's license or privilege to drive under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Arikan
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Probation and Treatment Services - Required Disposition (Parental Accountability Act) [SB-75]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the juvenile court to order certain probation for a child found to have committed certain delinquent acts or adjudicated to be a child in need of supervision because of habitual truancy; requiring probation of a child adjudged delinquent for certain acts or a child in need of supervision to include the adoption of a treatment service plan and providing the child and the child's family with certain services; and requiring the juvenile court to order a parent, guardian, or custodian to participate in a treatment service plan.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Hearing 1/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/09/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Maryland Department of Health - Forensic Review Board - Established [SB-43]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish a forensic review board at facilities that have charge of persons who have been committed to the facility as not criminally responsible; authorizing a forensic board to make recommendations relating to the release or rehabilitation of a committed person; requiring the Board to give notice at least 10 days before a meeting concerning the committed person; requiring the Board to give consideration to a written statement offered by the committed person to the Board; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm L. Augustine
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 116 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Real Property - Expedited Wrongful Detainer Proceedings - Property for Sale or Lease [HB-271]
[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
Hearing Canceled on 03/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Real Property - Holding Over - Expedited Hearing and Service of Summons for Active Duty Service Members [HB-229]
[Real Estate ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Housing ]
Requiring the District Court to hold a hearing on a tenant holding over within 45 days after a landlord makes a complaint if the landlord or the landlord's spouse is on active duty with the United States military; and authorizing a private process server to serve a certain summons if the constable or sheriff of the county fails to serve the summons within 10 days after the summons is issued by the court.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Hearing 1/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Petition to Modify or Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act) [SB-39]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Authorizing an individual serving a term of confinement to petition a court to modify or reduce the sentence under certain circumstances; providing that a certain petitioner is entitled to assistance of counsel and, if indigent, representation by the Office of the Public Defender; and authorizing a certain person to apply to the Appellate Court of Maryland for leave to appeal a certain order in a certain manner and within a certain period of time after the court passes a certain order in accordance with the provisions of the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 01/27/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole [HB-190]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Maryland Parole Commission to consider the age of incarcerated individuals when determining whether to grant parole; altering how the Commission evaluates a request for medical parole, including providing for a meeting between the incarcerated individual and the Commission; requiring the Commission to develop procedures for assessing parole requests by older incarcerated individuals; and requiring the Commission to report yearly to the Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board on the outcomes of certain parole considerations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2025
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Alaska 33rd Legislature
Uniform Act: Guardianship/conservatorship [SB-250]
[Children and Youth ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
An Act relating to guardianships, conservatorships, and other protective arrangements; relating to the public guardian; relating to the crime of violating a protective order; amending Rules 6, 6.1, 12(e), and 37.7(a), Alaska Rules of Administration; repealing Rule 9(b)(2)(G)(ii), Alaska Rules of Administration; amending the Alaska Rules of Probate Procedure; and amending Rule 77(c), Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jesse Kiehl
Read The First Time - Referrals on 02/21/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
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Transportation - Major Change in Bus Service - Publication on Website [HB-1507]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Altering the information that the Maryland Transit Administration is required to publish on its website before holding a public hearing on a major service change to include certain demographic information, a summary of any publicly available minutes, records, or documents related to the service change, and a brief statement explaining the reason for the service change; and requiring the Administration to distribute the report to certain officials and entities, including each member of the General Assembly whose district would be impacted.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 649 on 05/09/2024
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Alaska 33rd Legislature
Jury Trials For Term. Of Parental Rights [HB-351]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
An Act relating to the right to a jury trial in cases involving termination of parental rights; and amending Rules 18(b), 18(e), and 18(g), Alaska Child in Need of Aid Rules of Procedure.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Eastman
Read The First Time - Referrals on 02/20/2024