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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Center for School Safety - Secure Schools Emergency Response Grant Program - Established [SB-1090]
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[Public Safety ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[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 on or before September 1, 2026; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/08/2024
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Criminal Law - Distribution of Heroin or Fentanyl Causing Serious Bodily Injury or Death (Victoria and Scottie's Law) [SB-1075]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting an individual from distributing heroin or fentanyl or chemical analogues of heroin or fentanyl, the use of which results in the death or serious bodily injury of another.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Human Relations - Protections Against Discrimination - Genetic Procedures [SB-914]
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[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[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: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 2/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Civil Actions – Injury to or Death of Pet – Damages [SB-868]
[Animals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing the cap of up to $10,000 on the compensatory damages for which a person who tortiously causes an injury to or death of a pet is liable.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 2/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Government - Public Welfare Actions - Determinations and Settlements [HB-922]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the factfinder in a public welfare action to make a certain determination and assign responsibility and liability in a certain manner; authorizing the State to continue to pursue certain actions if it does not obtain complete relief from certain responsible persons; establishing that certain provisions of law requiring uniform contribution among joint tort-feasors do not apply to public welfare claims; and establishing the impact of a certain settlement on the liability of certain responsible persons.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 02/21/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Threats and Stalking - Recklessness [HB-941]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the mental state required as an element of certain threat crimes and stalking from knowledge to recklessness.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Child Abuse and Neglect - Reports and Records - Disclosure [HB-937]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring a local director of a local department of social services or the Secretary of Human Services to disclose certain reports and records of child abuse and neglect within 30 days after receiving a request if certain conditions are met; requiring the Secretary to notify the State's Attorney's office of a request to disclose certain reports and records of child abuse and neglect; requiring the State's Attorney's office to be given 30 days during which the office is authorized to redact certain portions of the reports and records; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie S. Ciliberti
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Temporary Partial Disability - Concurrent Employment [SB-845]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
Requiring the employer at the employment where the accidental personal injury or occupational disease occurred or its insurer to pay a temporarily partially disabled covered employee who holds concurrent employment compensation that equals two-thirds of the average weekly wage of the covered employee under certain circumstances; providing that an employer may not be required to pay certain compensation for more than a 6-month period; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/02/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Workers' Compensation - Exceptions to Exclusivity of Liability [SB-750]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
Altering the exception to the exclusivity of an employer's liability under workers' compensation law for covered employees who are injured or killed as the result of the deliberate intent of the employer to injure or kill the covered employee; deeming an employer to have acted with deliberate intent under certain circumstances; establishing an exception to exclusivity of liability of an employer under workers' compensation law for a covered employee who is killed by another employee; and applying the Act retroactively.
Sponsored by: Sen. Paul Corderman
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/02/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Human Relations - Protections Against Discrimination - Criminal Records [HB-788]
[Crime ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting discrimination based on an individual's criminal record in public accommodations, commercial leasing, housing, and employment and by certain licensed or regulated persons; establishing certain exceptions to certain prohibitions established under the Act; and establishing that certain crimes are not included in the definition of "criminal record" for the purposes of certain provisions prohibiting discrimination.
Sponsored by: Rep. Diana M. Fennell
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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State Government - Attorney General - Determinations and Settlements [SB-680]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring the judge or jury in certain actions to make a certain determination and assign responsibility and liability in a certain manner; authorizing the State to continue to pursue certain actions if it does not obtain complete relief from certain responsible persons; establishing that certain provisions of law requiring uniform contribution among joint tort-feasors do not apply to certain actions; and establishing the impact of a certain settlement on the liability of certain responsible persons.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 137 on 04/25/2024
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Department of Juvenile Services – Report on Shootings (Department of Juvenile Services Transparency Act of 2024) [SB-652]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Department of Juvenile Services to report to the Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform and Emerging and Best Practices and the General Assembly, on or before December 1, 2024, and each December 1 thereafter, certain information regarding shootings of and by juveniles under the supervision of the Department and the actions the Department took after the shooting incidents, including the timeline of the actions.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory V. McCray
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 736 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Police Record Concerning a Child - Confidentiality Exception [HB-703]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
Authorizing the public disclosure by the Office of the Attorney General of the name and age of a child injured or killed in a police-involved incident as well as photographic or other visual depictions or descriptions of a police-involved incident resulting in the death or injury of a child, subject to the express consent of the child's parent or guardian.
Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth M. Embry
Hearing Canceled on 02/01/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Health – Minors – Gender and Sex Transition Procedures [HB-722]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting a health care provider from knowingly engaging in or causing certain medical or surgical procedures to be performed on a minor without the consent of the parent, guardian, or custodian of the minor if performed for the purpose of attempting to alter the appearance of, or affirm the minor's perception of, the minor's gender or sex and the appearance or perception is inconsistent with the minor's sex; establishing certain penalties for a violation of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Youth Sports Programs - Venue-Specific Emergency Action Plans - Requirements [HB-686]
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[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a youth sports program to develop venue-specific emergency action plans for each facility that is used by the youth sports program during relevant athletic seasons; requiring an action plan to include the operation and use of automated external defibrillators, the provision of first aid, and coordination of care for certain injuries and severe weather conditions for practices or events; requiring the action plan to be available on the youth sports program's website; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Boating Accidents - Duty to Remain at the Scene, Render Assistance, and Provide Information - Penalties [SB-585]
[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 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 return to and remain at the scene of the collision, accident, or casualty or render certain assistance and provide certain information; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Hearing Canceled on 03/27/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Homicide or Life-Threatening Injury by Motor Vehicle or Vessel - Parole Eligibility and Penalties [HB-683]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Specifying that certain crimes involving homicide or life-threatening injury by motor vehicle or vessel are violent crimes for the purpose of parole eligibility; increasing penalties for certain crimes involving homicide or life-threatening injury by motor vehicle or vessel; and establishing a subsequent offender penalty for causing life-threatening injury by operating a motor vehicle or vessel in a criminally negligent manner.
Sponsored by: Rep. Rachel Munoz
Hearing Canceled on 02/21/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Handgun Permits - Accidental Discharge and Training Requirements - Maryland State Police Gun Center (Firearm Safety Act of 2024) [HB-546]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring a person who holds a handgun permit and accidentally discharges a firearm to register within 90 days for a certain firearms safety training course and complete the course within 6 months of the incident; requiring the Secretary of State Police to revoke a handgun permit of a certain person who fails to successfully complete a certain firearms safety training course; requiring the Secretary to provide certain written notice to a person whose handgun permit is revoked; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicole A. Williams
Hearing Canceled on 02/21/2024
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Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024 [HB-567]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Establishing generally the manner in which a controller or a processor may process a consumer's personal data; authorizing a consumer to exercise certain rights in regards to the consumer's personal data; requiring a controller of personal data to establish a method for a consumer to exercise certain rights in regards to the consumer's personal data; making a violation of the Act an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice that is subject to enforcement and penalties under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 454 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Unauthorized Dissemination of Personal Identifying Information - Prohibition [HB-555]
[Crime ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting the unauthorized dissemination of certain personal identifying information without permission, with the intent to threaten, intimidate, abuse, harass or frighten a person, or place the person in reasonable fear of death or serious bodily injury or intend the information to be used in such a way; establishing a cause of action for a person injured by the intentional dissemination of certain personal identifying information; establishing certain penalties; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin L. Grammer
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2024