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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Boating Accidents - Duty to Remain at the Scene, Render Assistance, and Provide Information - Penalties [HB-307]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the operator of a vessel involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty to return to and remain at the scene until the operator has rendered certain assistance and provided certain information; establishing certain criminal penalties for the operator of a vessel involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty who does not return to and remain at the scene of the collision, accident, or other casualty or render certain assistance and provide certain information; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Craig Johnson
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/17/2025
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Family Law – Child Support [HB-218]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Altering provisions relating to the commencement of a proceeding to hold a person in contempt of court for the person's default in payment of periodic child or spousal support under the terms of a court order and provisions relating to the commencement of a contempt proceeding for failure to make a payment of child or spousal support under a court order; authorizing the Child Support Administration to take action to secure an assignment to the State of any rights to support on behalf of a child receiving foster care maintenance payments; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Judiciary
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Personal Injury and Wrongful Death [HB-113]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Repealing certain limitations on noneconomic damages in civil actions for personal injury or wrongful death; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Pursuing Wounded Deer After Legal Hunting Hours and Using a Light - Authorization [SB-100]
[Animals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
Authorizing a person who is authorized by the Department of Natural Resources to hunt deer and who wounds a deer during legal hunting hours to pursue and kill the deer after legal hunting hours using only the means authorized for the applicable hunting season or permit; and authorizing a person who pursues a wounded deer to use a light or lighting device while pursuing the wounded deer.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Bailey
Third Reading Passed (46-0) on 04/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Boating Accidents - Duty to Stop at the Scene, Render Assistance, and Provide Information - Penalties [SB-123]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Requiring the operator of a vessel involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty to stop the vessel as close as possible to the scene of the collision, accident, or casualty until the operator has rendered certain assistance and provided certain information; establishing certain criminal penalties for the operator of a vessel involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty who does not take certain actions in violation of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Warner Simonaire
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 275 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Drunk and Drug-Impaired Driving and Failure to Remain at the Scene - Revocation of Driver's License [SB-207]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to revoke the driver's license of a person who has been convicted of impaired driving that contributes to an accident, or fails to remain at the scene of an accident, that results in the death or life-threatening injury to another person; and authorizing a person whose driver's license is revoked under the Act or for homicide by motor vehicle while impaired to apply for license reinstatement after a certain period of time.
Sponsored by: Sen. Judicial Proceedings
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 366 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Second Degree Assault - Sports Official [SB-112]
[Sports ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibits 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; authorizes 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 person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor of assault in the second degree and is subject to certain penalties.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Hearing 1/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/09/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Drunk and Drug-Impaired Driving and Failure to Remain at the Scene - Revocation of Driver's License [HB-70]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to revoke the driver's license of a person who has been convicted of, or been granted probation before judgment for, impaired driving that contributes to an accident, or fails to remain at the scene of an accident, that results in the death or life-threatening injury to another person; authorizing a person whose driver's license is revoked under the Act or for homicide by motor vehicle while impaired to apply for license reinstatement after a certain period of time; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Judiciary
Hearing 1/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Injury or Death of Vulnerable Individual - Penalties [HB-234]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the penalties for causing the serious physical injury or death of a vulnerable individual as the result of an individual operating a motor vehicle in a negligent manner; including an individual who is lawfully operating or riding a golf cart or a unicycle on a highway, shoulder, crosswalk, or sidewalk as a vulnerable individual; and providing that an individual convicted of a certain violation is subject to not just a fine of $2,000 but also imprisonment of up to 2 months or both.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Third Reading Passed (137-0) on 03/17/2025
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Human Relations – Protections Against Discrimination – Genetic Procedures [HB-1422]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Education ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting discrimination based on an individual's refusal to undergo a genetic procedure in education, public accommodations, commercial leasing, housing, and employment and by certain licensed or regulated persons.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Craig Johnson
Hearing 3/08 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/14/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Railroads - Safety Requirements (Maryland Railway Safety Act of 2024) [HB-1446]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
Establishing requirements and prohibitions related to the operation of railroads in the State, including provisions related to the size of the crew, wayside detectors, and investigations by railroad labor union representatives; and requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to establish and maintain a database regarding the transportation of hazardous materials and waste by rail in the State.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Distribution of Heroin or Fentanyl Causing Serious Bodily Injury or Death (Victoria and Scottie's Law) [HB-1245]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting an individual from distributing heroin or fentanyl or chemical analogues of heroin or fentanyl without the lawful authority to do so, the use of which results in the death or serious bodily injury of another.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
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Public and Nonpublic Middle and High Schools - Venue-Specific Emergency Action Plans for Athletic Facilities (The Bailey Bullock Act) [HB-1219]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Sports ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring that each public middle school and high school alter the venue-specific emergency action plan for athletic facilities to incorporate a cardiac emergency response plan; requiring each nonpublic middle school and high school that receives State funding to develop a venue-specific emergency action plan for athletic facilities; specifying the contents of a nonpublic venue-specific emergency action plan; and requiring that the emergency action plans be reviewed and updated annually.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric D. Ebersole
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 163 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
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Criminal Organizations - Underlying Crime [HB-1063]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the definition of "underlying crime" that is applicable to certain prohibitions against participation in criminal organizations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Arikan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 934 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Courts - Unenforceable Indemnity and Costs of Defense Agreements [HB-1146]
[Construction ]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Providing that certain indemnity agreements and agreements to pay the costs of defense made in connection with an agreement for the management or operation of a building, a structure, an appurtenance, or an appliance are against public policy and are void and unenforceable.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Organizations - Criminal Prohibitions, Civil Actions, and Forfeiture [SB-1111]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the statute of limitations for a certain civil action for damages resulting from certain participation in a criminal organization; altering certain definitions of "criminal organization" and "underlying crime"; authorizing the filing of and establishing procedures for a civil action for injunctive relief and damages arising out of certain participation in a criminal organization; and establishing procedures for the forfeiture of property connected to certain participation in a criminal organization.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 03/21/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
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Maryland Center for School Safety - Secure Schools Emergency Response Grant Program - Established [HB-1167]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the Secure Schools Emergency Response Grant Program to be administered by the Maryland Center for School Safety to provide funds to improve emergency notification systems and communications between public elementary and secondary school personnel, a public safety answering point, and a public safety agency during emergency events; requiring the Center to ensure that the Program is operating and available to each county board by September 1, 2026; and authorizing the Governor to include an appropriation in the annual budget bill.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 293 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Corrections - Segregated Housing - Limitations [HB-1144]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering a reporting requirement for correctional units relating to restrictive housing; requiring hearing officers and personnel involved with the supervision and care of individuals placed in restrictive housing to undergo certain training; and establishing guidelines and procedures for the placement of incarcerated individuals in certain types of segregated housing.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlotte Agnes Crutchfield
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
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Emergency Services - Funding [SB-1092]
[Funding ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Increasing the motor vehicle registration emergency medical system surcharge to $40.00 per year for certain motor vehicles; altering certain provisions of law related to the Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund, including provisions related to the contents and sources of the funding and the determination of eligibility for disbursements; requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2026, to include an annual appropriation of at least $16,500,000 to the Senator William H. Amoss Fire, Rescue, and Ambulance Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 719 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Corrections - Segregated Housing - Limitations [SB-1085]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering a reporting requirement for correctional units relating to restrictive housing; requiring hearing officers and personnel involved with the supervision and care of individuals placed in restrictive housing to undergo certain training; and establishing guidelines and procedures for the placement of incarcerated individuals in certain types of segregated housing.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024