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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Residential Rehabilitation Programs - Reporting of Critical Incidents [HB-462]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Secretary of Health to provide the address of a residential rehabilitation program to certain entities at least 14 days before issuing a certain license; requiring the administrative head of a residential rehabilitation program to report a certain critical incident to certain entities 24 hours after receiving certain notification; requiring a certain local behavioral health authority to conduct a certain assessment and evaluation within 14 days after receiving a certain report; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo T. Washington
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/17/2021
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Public Safety - Local Youth Violence Review Committees [SB-406]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing a county to establish a local youth violence review committee to prevent violence and homicides involving youth assailants and youth victims by promoting cooperation among certain agencies, providing youth services, determining the causes of youth violence, and recommending certain changes; specifying that certain officials may organize a local youth violence review committee; providing the committee with access to certain information; providing that certain records obtained by the committee are confidential; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm L. Augustine
Hearing Canceled on 01/27/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
State Government – Prevention of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity and the Commission on Genocide Prevention [HB-533]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Ethics ]
Requiring the State Treasurer to ensure that any shares held by the State are voted in favor of shareholder resolutions that ask companies to adopt policies of refusing to do business with governments engaging in genocide or crimes against humanity; requiring, when issuing an invitation for bids or a request for proposals, certain units of State government to require a certain bidder or offeror to disclose any company policy regarding a refusal to do business with governments that are engaged in genocide or crimes against humanity; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
Hearing 2/17 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/22/2021
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Employment; conditions; labor organizations; discrimination [HB-2195]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Employment; conditions; labor organizations; discrimination
Sponsored by: Rep. Pamela Powers Hannley
Introduced In House And Read First Time on 05/24/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Office of the Attorney General - Prosecution of Police Officer [HB-365]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the Attorney General to prosecute a criminal case involving serious bodily injury or death allegedly caused by a police officer.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wanika Fisher
Hearing 2/12 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/19/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
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Purple Line Marketing Act [SB-97]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the Maryland Transit Administration, in cooperation with certain stakeholders, to develop and implement a Purple Line marketing plan designed to generate early interest in and promote use of the Purple Line; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill $500,000 from the Transportation Trust Fund for the marketing plan in a certain fiscal year; requiring the Administration, by October 1, 2023, at the latest, to submit a certain report to certain standing committees of the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 1/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Public Safety - Law Enforcement Reform [SB-237]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Providing that the Police Department of Baltimore City is an agency and instrumentality of the City of Baltimore, instead of the State; providing that police officers of the department have the authority conferred under Title 2 of the Criminal Procedure Article; requiring that a certain "no-knock" search warrant be preapproved by a certain supervisor and the State's Attorney; altering the required frequency of certain police training; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Hearing 1/21 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Environment and Natural Resources – Complaints, Inspections, and Enforcement – Information Maintenance and Reporting [SB-324]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
[Energy ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to receive and process complaints involving alleged violations of certain air and water quality requirements in a certain manner; requiring the Department of the Environment to keep an electronic record of certain complaints for 10 years; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to report, on or before September 30 each year, to the Governor and the General Assembly certain information relating to the enforcement of natural resources and conservation laws; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sarah K. Elfreth
Hearing 1/21 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/29/2021
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Vehicle Laws - Injury or Death of Vulnerable Individual - Penalties [SB-293]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Prohibiting an individual from causing the serious physical injury or death of a vulnerable individual as a result of the individual operating a vehicle in violation of the Maryland Vehicle Law; defining "vulnerable individual" as a pedestrian lawfully engaged in certain activity, including certain workers and emergency services personnel, an individual lawfully walking an animal, or an individual operating certain modes of transport; establishing penalties of a fine of up to $2,000, community service, and participation in a safety course; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Hearing 1/27 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Environment and Natural Resources - Complaints, Inspections, and Enforcement - Information Maintenance and Reporting [HB-204]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Energy ]
[Science ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to receive and process complaints involving alleged violations of certain air and water quality requirements in a certain manner; requiring the Department to keep an electronic record of certain complaints for 10 years; requiring the Department Natural Resources to report, on or before September 30 each year, to the Governor and the General Assembly certain information relating to the enforcement of natural resources and conservation laws; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brooke Elizabeth Lierman
Hearing 1/27 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Hearing 1/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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Criminal Law – Life–Threatening Injury Involving a Motor Vehicle or Vessel – Criminal Negligence (Wade’s Law) [SB-17]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from causing a life-threatening injury to another as a result of the person's driving, operating, or controlling a motor vehicle or vessel in a criminally negligent manner; exempting certain conduct that results in a life-threatening injury to another; and establishing a penalty of imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both for a violation of the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Hearing 1/19 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Baltimore County - Workers' Compensation - Permanent Partial Disability - Detention and Correctional Officers [HB-85]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing for enhanced workers' compensation benefits for a Baltimore County correctional officer and a Baltimore County detention officer for a compensable permanent partial disability of less than 75 weeks; and providing that the Act applies only prospectively.
Sponsored by: Rep. Harry Bhandari
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 199 on 05/18/2021
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Criminal Law - Harm to Service Animals [HB-234]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from willfully and maliciously killing, injuring, or interfering with the use of a certain service animal in a certain manner, or allowing a certain animal to kill, injure, or interfere with the use of a certain service animal in a certain manner; establishing penalties for a violation of the Act of up to 2 years imprisonment or a fine of up to $2,500, or both; and authorizing a court to order a certain defendant to pay full restitution for all damages arising out of the offense as a condition of sentencing.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicole A. Williams
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 178 on 05/18/2021
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Vehicle Laws - Injury or Death of Vulnerable Individual - Penalties [HB-118]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Prohibiting an individual from causing the serious physical injury or death of a certain vulnerable individual as a result of the individual operating a vehicle in violation of Maryland Vehicle Law; defining "vulnerable individual" as a person acting lawfully including a pedestrian, certain workers and emergency services personnel, an individual walking an animal, or an individual operating certain modes of transport; establishing certain penalties of a fine of up to $2,000, community service, motor vehicle safety education; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Hearing 1/14 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Public Institutions of Higher Education – Student Athletes (Jordan McNair Safe and Fair Play Act) [HB-125]
[Education ]
[Sports ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
Declaring certain findings of the General Assembly regarding the educational needs and the health and safety of student athletes; prohibiting a public institution of higher education or certain organizations from preventing a student athlete from earning compensation from the use of the athlete's name, image, or likeness; prohibiting a public institution of higher education from providing a prospective student athlete with certain compensation or preventing the athlete from obtaining certain legal representation; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brooke Elizabeth Lierman
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/28/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
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Human Services - Trauma-Informed Care - Commission and Training (Healing Maryland's Trauma Act) [SB-299]
[Human Services ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Commission on Trauma-Informed Care to coordinate a statewide initiative to prioritize the trauma-responsive and trauma-informed delivery of State services that impact children, youth, families, and older adults; requiring the Commission to submit its findings annually to the Governor and the General Assembly by June 30; requiring the Commission to study developing a process and framework for implementing an Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Aware Program in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 723 on 05/30/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Second Degree Assault - Sports Official [SB-28]
[Sports ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from intentionally causing physical injury to another if the person knows or has reason to know that the other is an official, an umpire, a referee, or a judge officiating at a sporting event; authorizing a police officer to arrest a person without a warrant if the police officer has probable cause to believe that the person has committed a certain assault; and establishing that a violation of the Act is a misdemeanor with a penalty of up to 10 years in prison or a fine of up to $2,500 or both.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Hearing 1/20 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Prohibition Against Penalization for Seeking Mental Health Services [HB-88]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a law enforcement agency from retaliating against, penalizing, or punishing a police officer because the police officer has sought or received mental health services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin T. Brooks
Hearing 1/19 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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Civil Actions - Tortious Injury to or Death of Pet - Compensatory Damages (Buddy's Law) [HB-154]
[Animals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Increasing from $10,000 to $25,000 the maximum amount of compensatory damages that may be awarded to an owner of a pet from a person who tortiously causes an injury to or death of the pet while acting individually or through an animal under the person's ownership, direction, or control.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Hearing 1/15 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/23/2021