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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Street Racing and Exhibition Driving - Prohibited Acts, Enforcement, and Penalties [SB-147]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering certain penalties and the points assessments for certain motor vehicle violations related to participation in a race or speed contest; prohibiting a person from engaging in exhibition driving on any highway or private property used for driving by the public; authorizing the towing and impounding of a vehicle involved in violations related to participation in a race, speed contest, or exhibition driving; providing penalties of imprisonment up to 1 year or a fine up to $1,000, or both in the event of bodily injury; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela G Beidle
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/17/2023
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Civil Actions - Civil Immunity - Educator Intervention [HB-137]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing that a staff member of a school, acting in an official capacity, is not civilly liable for personal injury or property damage resulting from intervention in a student altercation or other student disturbance if the staff member intervened in a reasonably prudent manner and the actions taken do not constitute grossly negligent, willful, wanton, or intentionally tortious conduct.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin L. Grammer
Hearing 3/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Information Act - Inspection of Records From Body-Worn Digital Recording Devices [SB-40]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Establishing certain requirements for a custodian of records related to certain recordings from a certain body-worn digital recording device worn by a law enforcement officer; and requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission, in consultation with certain other entities and stakeholders, to develop certain uniform standards and policies.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles E. Sydnor
Hearing 4/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
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Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Telephone Solicitation (Stop the Spam Calls Act of 2023) [HB-37]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Prohibiting a person from making certain telephone solicitations to a certain called party in a certain manner by restricting the methods, times, and identifying information that the person making the call may utilize; providing that the Act does not apply to certain entities and circumstances; and 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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 414 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
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Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Telephone Solicitation (Stop the Spam Calls Act of 2023) [SB-90]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from making certain telephone solicitations to a certain called party in a certain manner by restricting the methods, times, and identifying information that the person making the call may utilize; and 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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 413 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
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Execution on a Judgment - Child Support Arrearages - Workers' Compensation [SB-71]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Specifying that 25% of the net recovery by the debtor on a claim for workers' compensation is subject to execution on a judgment for a child support arrearage.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin T. Brooks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 321 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Scholarships and Police Officer Recruitment [SB-949]
[Crime ]
[Education ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring law enforcement agencies to develop and implement certain recruitment policies; expanding the Edward T. Conroy and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program and the Jean B. Cryor Memorial Scholarship Program to include certain postsecondary institutions outside the State as eligible institutions that may award scholarships under the programs; and establishing the Police Officers Educational Benefit Scholarship I and the Police Officers Educational Benefit Scholarship II.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sarah K. Elfreth
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/05/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Civil Action – Immunity From Liability – School Staff (Good Teacher Protection Act) [HB-1363]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing that a certain staff member of a school is not civilly liable for personal injury or property damage resulting from intervention in an altercation between students or other student disturbance subject to certain exceptions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven J. Arentz
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/07/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Tortious Injury to or Death of Pet - Damages (Buddy's Law) [HB-1375]
[Animals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Establishing that a person who tortiously causes an injury to or death of a pet may be liable to the owner of the pet for noneconomic damages; and establishing an exception to the cap on compensatory and noneconomic damages for a tortfeasor who acted with gross negligence, intent, or malice or in violation of the Maryland Declaration of Rights.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/17/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Felony Second-Degree Assault - Emergency Medical Care Workers [HB-1154]
[Crime ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting a person from intentionally causing physical injury to another if the person knows or has reason to know that the other is a worker who is providing emergency and related services in a certain department at a certain hospital or certain freestanding medical facility.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie S. Ciliberti
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Youth Sports Safety Advisory Commission [HB-1235]
[Sports ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Youth Sports Safety Advisory Commission to study and make recommendations to minimize risk and maximize safety for youth athletes; and requiring the Commission to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor, the State Board of Education, the Maryland Department of Health and the General Assembly by December 31, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Schools - Reporting of Sexual Misconduct, Stalking, and Harassment (Report Act of 2022) [HB-1356]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring a school administration to file an administrative incident report if sexual misconduct, stalking, or harassment is reported to the school administration; requiring the school administration to provide a copy of the administrative incident report to the victim and the parent of the victim; and requiring each county board of education to adopt a policy specifying the penalty for a violation of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin L. Grammer
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
First Responders and Emergency Responders - Definition - 9-1-1 Dispatchers Included [HB-1109]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Including employees who receive and process requests for emergency services and dispatch certain services to the scene of an emergency within the definitions of "first responder" and "emergency responder" in certain provisions of law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Tortious Injury or Death of Pet - Compensatory Damages (Buddy's Law) [HB-965]
[Animals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Increasing from $10,000 to $15,000 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 under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Government - Attorney General - Independent Investigations Division [SB-896]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Renaming the Independent Investigative Unit in the Office of the Attorney General to be the Independent Investigations Division; authorizing the Attorney General or certain designated individuals to seek certain injunctive relief or issue a certain subpoena under certain circumstances; authorizing the Division or a certain State's Attorney to prosecute a police officer under certain circumstances; requiring the Governor to include an appropriation of $5,000,000 for the Division in fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Rereferred To Judiciary on 04/07/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Tortious Injury to or Death of Pet - Damages [SB-815]
[Animals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that a person who tortiously causes an injury to or death of a pet may be liable to the owner of the pet for noneconomic damages; and establishing an exception to the cap on compensatory and noneconomic damages for a tortfeasor who acted with gross negligence, intent, or malice or in violation of the Maryland Declaration of Rights.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Institutions of Higher Education - Student Withdrawal Policy - Reimbursement of Tuition and Fees (The Cameron Carden Act of 2022) [HB-872]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Student Loans ]
Requiring each public institution of higher education to adopt a certain policy that authorizes students to withdraw under extenuating circumstances of illness, injury, hospitalization, or mental health and wellness and that includes a provision to reimburse the student any tuition and fees paid by the student for the semester during which the student withdraws.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kriselda Valderrama
Hearing Canceled on 04/05/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
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Task Force to Study the Practice Known as "Swatting" [SB-881]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study the Practice Known as "Swatting" to study the laws applicable to and make recommendations relating to legislative changes to prohibit the practice known as "swatting"; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before June 1, 2023.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 150 on 04/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
First Responders and Emergency Responders – Definition – 9–1–1 Dispatchers Included [SB-751]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Including employees who receive and process requests for emergency services and dispatch certain services to the scene of an emergency within the definitions of "first responder" and "emergency responder" in certain provisions of law.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Warner Simonaire
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Emergency Medical System Plan - Guidelines for Emergency Medical Services - Law Enforcement Canines [HB-776]
[Animals ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
Adding a requirement to the Emergency Medical System plan for guidelines that authorize emergency medical services personnel to provide emergency medical services to canines injured in the line of duty that is owned by, or whose services are employed by certain law enforcement agencies; prohibiting emergency medical services personnel from providing services to a canine if the personnel are needed concurrently to provide services to individuals; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/15/2022