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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Crimes - Victim and Witness Intimidation - Penalties and Procedures [SB-271]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the applicability of a certain exception to the hearsay rule relating to victim or witness intimidation; prohibiting a person from causing serious physical injury to another as a result of certain violations; prohibiting a person from causing the death of another as a result of certain violations; establishing certain penalties for a violation of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Ferguson
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/21/2020
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Criminal Law - Exploitation of Vulnerable Adult or Elderly Individual - Undue Influence [HB-320]
[Crime ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering the definition of "undue influence" for purposes of provisions of law prohibiting the exploitation of certain vulnerable adults or individuals at least 68 years old that results in inequity; requiring a court, in determining whether a transfer of property was induced by undue influence, to consider certain factors; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 02/28/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Charging Procedures and Documents - Citation [HB-261]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Modifying the circumstances under which a police officer is required to charge by citation for certain misdemeanor or local ordinance violations that have an imprisonment penalty of up to 90 days and do not involve serious injury or an immediate health risk; modifying the categories of offenses for which a police officer is authorized to charge by citation; and modifying the circumstances under which a police officer may charge a defendant by citation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen M Dumais
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/21/2020
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Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act [HB-231]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Poverty ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
Expanding the housing policy of the State to include providing for fair housing to all citizens regardless of source of income; stating the Act seeks to deconcentrate poverty by providing additional opportunities for tenants utilizing public subsidies to live in certain neighborhoods; prohibiting a person from refusing to sell or rent a dwelling to any person because of source of income; establishing qualifications and limitations on the prohibition against discrimination in housing based on source of income; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 116 on 05/08/2020
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Environment – Water Infrastructure Assets – Authorization of Emergency Actions [HB-177]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Authorizing the Department of the Environment to take certain emergency actions to protect life, property, or the environment against risks arising from dams, reservoirs, and similar waterway constructions that are in imminent danger of failure; requiring the Department to remain in charge and control of a water infrastructure asset until the Department has determined that the water infrastructure asset has been rendered safe or the circumstances requiring the emergency actions have ceased; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Environment and Transportation
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 97 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Law Enforcement Procedures - Use of Force [HB-166]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Providing that a police officer is justified in using force under certain circumstances; providing that a police officer is justified in using deadly force under certain circumstances; requiring a trier of fact to consider certain factors when assessing whether a certain police officer's beliefs and actions were reasonable; and requiring a trier of fact to consider a certain police officer's beliefs and actions from the perspective of a reasonable police officer.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/17/2020
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Insurance - Uninsured or Enhanced Underinsured Motorist Coverage - Property Damage [HB-144]
[Insurance ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Clarifying that certain motor vehicle liability insurance policies must contain coverage for damages, subject to the policy limits, that the insured is entitled to recover from the owner or operator of certain motor vehicles because of property damage, including the loss of the insured vehicle; and altering the amounts to which certain motorist coverage in certain policies must be equal.
Sponsored by: Rep. Economic Matters
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 77 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Local Pension Systems - Special Disability Retirement Allowance [HB-60]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Disabilities ]
Requiring that the appropriate authority of a local pension system offer a special disability retirement allowance to a member if the member is, as determined by the appropriate authority of a local pension system, totally and permanently physically incapacitated for duty arising out of or in the course of the actual performance of duty without willful negligence by the member; exempting the appropriate authority of a local pension system from the requirements of the Act under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie L. McIntosh
Referred Budget And Taxation on 03/12/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Local Pension Systems - Special Disability Retirement Allowance [HB-60]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Disabilities ]
Requiring that the appropriate authority of a local pension system offer a special disability retirement allowance to a member if the member is, as determined by the appropriate authority of a local pension system, totally and permanently physically incapacitated for duty arising out of or in the course of the actual performance of duty without willful negligence by the member; exempting the appropriate authority of a local pension system from the requirements of the Act under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie L. McIntosh
Referred Budget And Taxation on 03/12/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Schools - Student Discipline Regulations - Remedial Measures [SB-78]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring certain regulations regarding student discipline adopted by county boards of education to account for the individual who was harmed by behavior that violates the expectations that contribute to the well-being of the school community by requiring certain actions, as applicable.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael J Hough
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 02/18/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
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Subsequent Injury Fund and Uninsured Employers’ Fund – Assessment on Awards and Settlements – Amount [SB-8]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Funding ]
Altering the percentage, from 6.5% to 5.5%, of a certain assessment imposed by the Workers' Compensation Commission payable to the Subsequent Injury Fund; altering the percentage, from 1% to 2%, of a certain assessment imposed by the Commission payable to the Uninsured Employers' Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Finance
Hearing 1/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/20/2020
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Public Safety – Rifles and Shotguns – Sales, Rentals, and Transfers [HB-4]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Providing that a person who is not a certain licensee may not complete the sale, rental, or transfer of a certain rifle or shotgun as a purchaser, lesse, or transferee, except under certain circumstances; requiring, before a certain sale, rental, or transfer is conducted, the seller, lessor, or transferor and purchaser, lessee, or transferee to request that a certain licensee facilitate the sale, rental, or transfer; authorizing a seller, lessor, or transferor to deliver a rifle or shotgun in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/07/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Business Occupations and Professions - Master Electricians Guaranty Fund - Establishment [SB-16]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the State Board of Master Electricians to establish a Master Electricians Guaranty Fund; requiring the State Board to maintain the Fund at a level of $250,000, submit a certain report, deposit certain money into the Fund, and administer the Fund; requiring applicants for a State license to provide electrical services to pay a $100 fee into the Fund; requiring the State Board to charge State licensees an additional $50 fee if the Fund falls below the $250,000 level; limiting awards from the Fund to $20,000 per claimant; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward R. Reilly
Hearing 1/22 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 01/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Law – Workgroup on Criminal and Gross Negligence [SB-29]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Establishing the Workgroup on Criminal and Gross Negligence to study and make legislative recommendations for clarifying the terms "gross negligence" and "criminal negligence"; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Workgroup; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before January 5, 2021.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Referred Judiciary on 03/16/2020
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Vehicles; collisions; injury; texting; penalty [SB-1088]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Vehicles; collisions; injury; texting; penalty
Sponsored by: Rep. Todd A. Clodfelter
Senate Read Second Time on 01/18/2017