Investigations And Inquiries
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Government – Commission on Hate Crime Response and Prevention – Code of Conduct [HB-748]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Requiring the Attorney General to adopt and make publicly available a code of conduct for members of the Commission on Hate Crime Response and Prevention, adopt a policy for investigating violations of the code of conduct, and establish a process for members of the public to report alleged violations; and authorizing the Attorney General to suspend or remove members of the Commission after a certain investigation for violations of the code of conduct.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Health Insurance – Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Benefits – Sunset Repeal and Modification of Reporting Requirements [SB-684]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Altering certain reporting requirements on health insurance carriers relating to compliance with the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act; altering requirements for certain analyses of nonquantitative treatment limitations required of health insurance carriers; establishing certain remedies the Commissioner may use to enforce compliance with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act and related reporting requirements; repealing the requirement that a certain form be used for the reporting requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm L. Augustine
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 233 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland Commission on Civil Rights - Monetary Relief [SB-666]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Human Rights ]
Altering certain maximum amounts of monetary relief the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights is authorized to award if the Commission finds that a respondent has engaged in a discriminatory act under provisions of law regarding public accommodations and persons licensed or regulated by the Maryland Department of Labor; requiring, by July 1, 2025, and by each July 1 for the next 4 years, the Commission to submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the impact of the Act on persons against whom complaints have been filed; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nick Charles
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 344 on 04/25/2024
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Public Information Act - Surveillance Images - Illegal Dumping in Baltimore City [SB-643]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Crime ]
[Housing ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering a requirement that a custodian deny inspection of certain surveillance images of illegal dumping in Baltimore City to allow inspection by employees or agents of the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development; and authorizing the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development to publicly disseminate a surveillance image as part of an investigation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 204 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Voting Rights Act of 2024 - Counties and Municipalities [SB-660]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting local governments from denying or impairing the right of a protected class member to vote; establishing requirements on the State Board of Elections and local governments related to the provision of language-related assistance in local government elections; requiring the Attorney General or the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County to review and grant preclearance to certain policies before enactment or implementation; prohibiting acts of intimidation or obstruction that interfere with the right to vote; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles E. Sydnor
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Custodial Interrogation - In-Person Attorney Consultation Requirement [HB-727]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring that the consultation with an attorney required when a law enforcement officer conducts a custodial interrogation of a child must be in person.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Hearing Canceled on 02/01/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Hate Crimes - Notice and Removal of Item or Symbol [SB-650]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring law enforcement agencies to promptly notify owners of personal or real property regarding certain items or symbols being placed or inscribed on the property; requiring certain property owners to remove the items or symbols within 24 hours after the certain item or symbol is reported to a law enforcement agency or the property owner receives a certain notification, subject to certain exceptions; and establishing that a penalty for a violation of this Act may only be imposed on an owner of commercial real or personal property.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2024
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Public Safety - Police Accountability - Time Limit for Filing Administrative Charges [SB-608]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering a requirement for a law enforcement agency to file administrative charges relating to alleged police officer misconduct that is required to be reviewed by an administrative charging committee within 30 days; requiring a law enforcement agency to file any administrative charges arising out of an investigation of alleged police officer misconduct that is not required to be reviewed by an administrative charging committee within 1 year and 1 day after the date that the agency became aware of the incident; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judiciary on 04/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Hate Crimes - Notice and Removal of Item or Symbol (Hate Crimes Graffiti Removal Act) [HB-699]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring law enforcement agencies to promptly notify owners of personal or real property regarding certain items or symbols being placed or inscribed on the property; requiring certain property owners to remove the items or symbols within 24 hours after the certain item or symbol is reported to a law enforcement agency or the property owner receives a certain notification, subject to certain exceptions; and establishing that a penalty for a violation of this Act may only be imposed on an owner of commercial real or personal property.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Vogel
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/29/2024
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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
County Police Accountability Boards - Investigation of Complaints of Police Misconduct [SB-621]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing the local governing body of a county, including Baltimore City, to authorize its police accountability board to exercise investigatory and subpoena powers; and authorizing a police accountability board to conduct an investigation of police misconduct concurrently with a law enforcement agency investigating the complaint.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Montgomery County - Highways - Maximum Speed Limits MC 10-24 [HB-612]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing the requirement that a local authority in Montgomery County perform an engineering and traffic investigation before decreasing the maximum speed limit on a highway; and authorizing a local authority in Montgomery County to implement new speed monitoring systems on a portion of highway for which the speed limit has been decreased only after a certain period of time after the decrease in the speed limit is implemented.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/18/2024
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Family Law - Caretaker Bill of Rights [HB-644]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a local department of social services or a law enforcement agency to provide a certain notice to a parent or caretaker of a child at a certain time during an investigation of suspected child abuse or neglect; and excluding evidence obtained in violation of the Act from being used in certain judicial or administrative proceedings.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlotte Agnes Crutchfield
Hearing Canceled on 01/31/2024
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County Police Accountability Boards – Investigation of Complaints of Police Misconduct [HB-533]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing the local governing body of a county, including Baltimore City, to authorize its police accountability board to exercise investigatory and subpoena powers; and authorizing a police accountability board to conduct an investigation of police misconduct concurrently with a law enforcement agency investigating the complaint.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2024
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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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St. Mary's County - Board of Education - Civil Rights Data Collection and Reporting [HB-519]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the St. Mary's County Board of Education to collect and update the data required for the federal Civil Rights Data Collection survey each year, collect certain other incident data from each public school and each school bus in the county, and submit a certain report to the St. Mary's County Delegation on or before February 26 each year, beginning in 2025; and requiring the county board to submit a certain report to the St. Mary's County Commissioners and to post certain information on the county board's website.
Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Morgan
Hearing Canceled on 02/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Election Law - Postelection Procedures [SB-494]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Altering the records and documents that a board of canvassers is required to investigate under certain circumstances; altering the responsibilities of the State Administrator, the State Board of Elections, and the Board of State Canvassers regarding the certification of election results; authorizing the members of the Board of State Canvassers to appoint certain designees to serve on the Board of State Canvassers; and altering the responsibilities of the Governor regarding election results.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2024
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State Personnel - Whistleblower Law - Procedures and Remedies (First Amendment and Public Employee Protection Act) [HB-517]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Ethics ]
Altering the prohibition on reprisal against certain employees for certain disclosures and actions under the Maryland Whistleblower Law in the Executive Branch of State government; requiring the Office of the Attorney General to investigate unresolved complaints within a certain time period; and authorizing the award of certain monetary damages and reasonable attorney's fees and costs in prevailing cases.
Sponsored by: Rep. Heather Bagnall
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Campaign Finance – Political Organizations – Prohibitions and Disclosures [HB-494]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
Prohibiting certain political organizations from fraudulently claiming to be acting on behalf of a candidate or political party; prohibiting certain political organizations from making expenditures or disbursements to an entity owned or controlled by certain individuals; prohibiting certain political organizations from employing certain individuals or allowing certain individuals to volunteer on behalf of the political organization; requiring certain political organizations to make certain disclosures; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/29/2024
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Criminal Procedure - Victim Compensation - Alterations (Victim Compensation Reform Act of 2024) [HB-575]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the composition of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board; altering certain duties, powers, and procedures for the Board to make awards to victims of crime; altering the powers and duties of certain employees; altering the amount and types of awards the Board is authorized to make to certain victims of crime; authorizing reconsideration and judicial review of decisions of the Board; authorizing the Governor to include certain funding in the annual budget bill for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 705 on 05/16/2024