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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Crimes and Corrections - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2024) [SB-28]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that a violation of a condition of probation, parole, or mandatory supervision that involves the use or possession of a firearm is not a technical violation for certain purposes; requiring the Commissioner of Correction to provide a certain inmate with a certain reentry kit and assistance in obtaining Medicaid benefits under certain circumstances; altering the elements of certain prohibitions against using a certain firearm in the commission of a certain crime; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 1/25 At 2:00 P.m. on 01/15/2024
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Election Law - Polling Places - Establishing Voter Identity (Voter Privacy Act of 2024) [HB-142]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Data Privacy ]
Authorizing a voter to establish the voter's identity at the request of an election judge at a polling place by presenting the voter's registration card, a valid Maryland driver's license, or certain other identification that contains a photograph.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Long
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/29/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Electricity and Gas - Retail Supply - Regulation and Consumer Protection [SB-1]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering a certain charge that may be assessed to a public service company; providing for the recovery of certain costs through rates; establishing an energy salesperson license for certain persons that offer or sell electricity supply agreements or gas supply agreements to customers in the State; establishing an energy vendor license for certain persons that provide energy sales services in the State; prohibiting a certain electricity supplier from marketing electricity as green power unless certain conditions are met; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm Augustine
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 537 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Domestic Animals - Penalties for Abandonment and Microchip Requirements for Dogs [SB-157]
[Animals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Increasing the penalties by including a term of imprisonment of up to 90 days and a fine not to exceed $1,000 or both for abandoning a domestic animal in certain locations; establishing requirements for the microchipping of dogs on a transfer of ownership and for the management of information relating to dogs with implanted microchips; authorizing the governing body of a county to establish reasonable penalties for a violation of the Act; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Hearing 1/24 At 2:30 P.m. on 01/15/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Driver's Licenses, Learner's Instructional Permits, and Identification Cards [SB-277]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Exempting certain applicants for identification cards who present certain documentation from the issuance fee for the identification card; extending the term of certain learner's instructional permits from 180 days to 1 year after the date of issuance; and establishing that certain driver's licenses issued to certain holders by the Motor Vehicle Administration remain in full force and effect during an absence from the State.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 405 on 04/25/2024
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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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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Facial Recognition Technology - Requirements, Procedures, and Prohibitions [SB-182]
[Crime ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
Establishing requirements, procedures, and prohibitions relating to the use of facial recognition technology by a law enforcement agency; requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to develop and administer a training program regarding the use of facial recognition technology on or before June 30, 2026; requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy, on or before October 1 each year, to report to the General Assembly information reported by law enforcement agencies using facial recognition technology; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 808 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Elections - In-Person Voting - Proof of Identity [HB-192]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Requiring an election judge to establish a voter's identity by requiring the voter to present a valid government-issued photo identification or a valid nongovernment-issued photo identification, and a current bill, statement, or check that states the voter's name and address as proof of identity; requiring a voter to vote a provisional ballot if the voter is unable to provide certain proof of identity; and prohibiting a person from knowingly and willfully voting or attempting to vote under a false form of identification.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Long
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/29/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization [HB-246]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Subjecting certain earned wage access products to the Maryland Consumer Loan Law and other provisions that regulate entities that provide consumer credit, revolving credit, and closed end credit; restricting the acceptance of tips by certain lenders under certain circumstances; providing for the licensing or registration of certain entities offering earned wage access products with certain exemptions; limiting the costs and fees associated with obtaining an earned wage access product; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
No–Knock Warrants [HB-27]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Repealing the authority for the issuance and execution of a no-knock search warrant; establishing that a warrant may not authorize an officer to enter a building, apartment, premises or place without first announcing the officer's purpose and authority; specifying that a warrant may be executed only between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.; and requiring an officer executing a search warrant, prior to entering certain areas to be searched, to give reasonable notice to alert any occupants within the officer's authority and purpose.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Health - Sale of Diet Pills to Minors - Prohibition (Protecting Teenagers From Unregulated Diet Pills) [SB-47]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Establishing prohibitions and requirements regarding the sale of diet pills to individuals under the age of 18 years; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop a notice with information about the potential health risks of diet pills; and authorizing the Department to establish limitations on which diet pills are subject to the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/12/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Formerly Incarcerated Individuals and Individuals on Probation - Re-Entry Services [HB-61]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing a program within the Division of Correction that provides formerly incarcerated individuals and individuals on probation with certain services; requiring the facility that administers the program to be located in Prince George's County; and requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill for fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter an appropriation of $3,000,000 for the program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Deni Taveras
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Driver's Licenses, Learner's Instructional Permits, and Identification Cards [HB-161]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Exempting certain applicants for identification cards who present certain documentation from the issuance fee for the identification card; extending the term of certain learner's instructional permits from 180 days to 1 year after the date of issuance; and establishing that certain driver's licenses issued to certain holders by the Motor Vehicle Administration remain in full force and effect during an absence from the State.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 404 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Education - Provision of Maryland Youth Crisis Hotline Telephone Number - Alteration [SB-122]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the requirement that each county board of education provide certain students with the telephone number of the Maryland Youth Crisis Hotline by instead requiring that each county board of education provide certain students with the telephone number of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm Augustine
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 60 on 04/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Cosmetology Licensure Compact [SB-27]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
Entering into the Cosmetology Licensure Compact; establishing criteria for participating states; authorizing an individual practicing cosmetology to practice in a party state under certain circumstances; establishing the Cosmetology Licensure Compact Commission and its duties and powers; and providing for the amendment of and withdrawal from the Compact.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 329 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Affirmative Defenses - Business Data Breaches [SB-973]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
Establishing an affirmative defense to a civil action arising out of certain data breaches; establishing certain requirements for a covered business entity seeking to assert the affirmative defense established under the Act; providing that the Act may not be construed to create a private right of action or to affect any other immunity or defense available under statute or the common law; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/28/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Insurance - Insurance Identification Card - Multiple Named Insureds [SB-892]
[Insurance ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring, for a motor vehicle liability insurance policy with multiple named insureds, an insurer to provide an identification card that indicates all named insureds or separate insurance identification cards for each named insured on the policy on request of a named insured.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Election Law - Registered Voter List and Petitions (Ballot Petition Modernization Act) [HB-1112]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Repealing the requirement that, to sign a petition, an individual sign the individual's name in a certain form; requiring that information requested from an individual signing a petition that is not required under certain provisions of law be marked as optional on a petition signature page; altering the circumstances under which signatures on a petition must be validated and counted or invalidated; authorizing the use of electronic signatures on a petition; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Election Law – Voting – Proof of Identity [HB-1216]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering the manner in which an election judge is required to establish the identity of a voter; requiring an election judge to refer a voter for provisional voting if the voter is unable to provide the required identification; and prohibiting a person from voting or attempting to vote under a false form of identification.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan McComas
Hearing 3/07 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 Buckel
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023