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Judges

Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
HB-449	State (Maryland)	Expanding the applicability of a certain exception to the hearsay rule by authorizing the admission of a certain statement in any criminal case; expanding the applicability of a certain exception to the hearsay rule by authorizing the admission of a certain statement offered against a party that has acquiesced in the commission of certain wrongdoing under certain circumstances; repealing a requirement that the Maryland Rules of Evidence be strictly applied at a certain hearing; etc.	Criminal Law - Procedure Crimes And Punishments Evidence Judges Rules And Regulations Trials Witnesses
HB-401	State (Maryland)	Establishing the intent of the General Assembly that each official custodian adopt an internet use policy and other technological advances to expand remote access to public records and increase the transparency of government; requiring the Public Information Act Compliance Board to receive, review, and resolve certain complaints alleging that a custodian unreasonably failed to waive a fee under certain circumstances; altering the minimum fee charged under which the Board has authority to review a complaint; etc. Democrat: 100% (3) 100% Democrat support	State Government - Regulations And Procedures Administrative Agencies Agents And Brokers Archives Auditors And Audits Bail Bonds Clerks Of Court Commerce And Business Committees And Commissions
SB-319	State (Maryland)	Authorizing a State or local law enforcement agency and State or local volunteer fire company, rescue squad, fire department, and ambulance service to place a move over safety monitoring system on, or integrate a move over safety monitoring system into, an emergency vehicle for the purpose of recording a motor vehicle committing a violation relating to the operation of a motor vehicle on approach of an emergency vehicle; providing a certain recorded image is admissible in a proceeding concerning a certain civil citation; etc. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Vehicle Laws - Rules Of The Road Ambulances Citations District Courts Electronic Surveillance Evidence Fire Protection Forms Judges Law Enforcement
HB-77	State (Alaska)	An Act relating to the number of superior court judges in the third judicial district; and providing for an effective date.	Courts Judges
HB-171	State (Alaska)	An Act relating to juries; and amending Rule 30, Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Court Rules Courts Criminal Procedure Judges
HB-355	State (Maryland)	Requiring a certain annual report by the State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy to identify certain information for crimes of violence; requiring the Commission to include certain entry locations on a sentencing guidelines worksheet for a court to report certain information; and requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to submit a certain report on certain pleas that contains certain data. Democrat: 5% (2) Republican: 94% (34) 5% Democrat support 94% Republican support	Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Committees And Commissions Crime Control And Prevention, Governor's Office Of Crimes And Punishments Data Forms Judges Penalties And Sentences Reports Violence
SB-272	State (Maryland)	Requiring a certain annual report by the State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy to identify certain information for crimes of violence; requiring the Commission to include certain entry locations on a sentencing guidelines worksheet for a court to report certain information; and requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to submit a certain report on certain pleas that contains certain data. Democrat: 6% (1) Republican: 93% (14) 6% Democrat support 93% Republican support	Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Committees And Commissions Crime Control And Prevention, Governor's Office Of Crimes And Punishments Data Forms Judges Penalties And Sentences Reports Violence
SB-15	State (Alaska)	An Act relating to a petition to convene a grand jury; and repealing and reenacting Rule 16(b)(3), Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure, concerning a prosecuting attorney's duty to disclose favorable information to a defendant in a criminal proceeding. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Attorneys Court Rules Courts Crimes Criminal Procedure Disclosure Elections Judges Law Enforcement Rights
SB-41	State (Alaska)	An Act relating to the number of superior court judges in the third judicial district; and providing for an effective date.	Courts Judges
SB-55	State (Alaska)	An Act relating to judges of the court of appeals; and providing for an effective date. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Appeals Appointments Courts Judges
HB-62	State (Alaska)	An Act relating to gun violence protective orders; relating to the crime of violating a protective order; relating to a central registry for protective orders; requiring physicians, psychologists, psychological associates, social workers, marital and family therapists, and licensed professional counselors to report annually threats of gun violence; relating to the powers of district judges and magistrates; amending Rules 4 and 65, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure, and Rule 9, Alaska Rules of Administration; and providing for an effective date. Democrat: 100% (3) 100% Democrat support	Court Rules Courts Crimes Criminal Procedure Injunctions Judges Law Enforcement Legislature Mental Health Physicians
HB-50	State (Alaska)	An Act relating to pretrial release; relating to sentencing; relating to treatment program credit toward service of a sentence of imprisonment; relating to electronic monitoring; amending Rules 38.2 and 45(d), Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure; and providing for an effective date.	Corrections Court Rules Courts Crimes Criminal Procedure Judges Public Safety Sentencing
SB-88	State (Alaska)	An Act relating to the office of administrative hearings; relating to the types of proceedings handled by the office of administrative hearings; relating to the entities that may use the services of the office of administrative hearings; relating to the duties of the chief administrative law judge, including the power to hire professional staff; relating to the qualifications and powers of administrative law judges, including subpoena power; relating to the compensation of the chief administrative law judge; relating to complaints against administrative law judges and hearing officers; relating to reimbursement for costs incurred by the office of administrative hearings; relating to procedures for requesting and conducting proceedings of the office of administrative hearings; and providing for an effective date. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Administrative Procedure Appeals Appointments Civil Procedure Contracts Courts Employment Ethics Executive Branch Fees
HB-179	State (Alaska)	An Act relating to judicial impeachment; and providing for an effective date. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Courts Crimes Criminal Procedure Impeachment Judges Sentencing
SB-33	State (Alaska)	An Act relating to pretrial release; relating to sentencing; relating to treatment program credit toward service of a sentence of imprisonment; relating to electronic monitoring; amending Rules 38.2 and 45(d), Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure; and providing for an effective date.	Corrections Court Rules Courts Crimes Criminal Procedure Judges Public Safety Sentencing
HB-125	State (Alaska)	An Act relating to workplace violence protective orders; relating to the crime of violating a protective order; relating to the powers of district judges and magistrates; amending Rules 4 and 65, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure, and Rule 9, Alaska Rules of Administration; and providing for an effective date. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Civil Procedure Court Rules Courts Crimes Criminal Procedure Employment Hearings Judges Law Enforcement Public Safety
HB-130	State (Maryland)	Authorizing a State or local law enforcement agency and State or local volunteer fire company, rescue squad, fire department, and ambulance service to place a move over safety monitoring system on, or integrate a move over safety monitoring system into, an emergency vehicle for the purpose of recording a motor vehicle committing a violation relating to the operation of a motor vehicle on approach of an emergency vehicle; providing a certain recorded image is admissible in a proceeding concerning a certain civil citation; etc. Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Vehicle Laws - Rules Of The Road Ambulances Citations District Courts Electronic Surveillance Evidence Fire Protection Forms Judges Law Enforcement
HB-65	State (Maryland)	Altering, from clear and convincing evidence to a preponderance of the evidence, the standard of proof by which a judge in a certain criminal case must make certain findings before the judge may admit a certain statement into evidence. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Criminal Law - Procedure Crimes And Punishments Evidence Judges Trials Witnesses
HB-75	State (Maryland)	Requiring the clerk of the court to include the name of the judge or magistrate who presided over a hearing or took judicial action as part of case information in the case management system of the court; requiring a clerk of the District Court to include the name of the judge who presided over a hearing or took judicial action as part of case information in the case management system of the District Court; applying the Act prospectively; etc. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Courts And Court Personnel - Statewide Administrative Office Of The Courts Clerks Of Court District Courts Electronic Government Hearings Judges Judgments Records Summonses
HB-11	State (Maryland)	Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to provide for retention elections for judges of the circuit courts; proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution altering the mandatory retirement age for certain judges under certain circumstances; proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to increase the number of years between successive retention elections for judges of the Court of Appeals and Court of Special Appeals; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Courts And Court Personnel - Statewide Baltimore City Circuit Courts Constitutional Amendments Counties Court Of Appeals Courts Court Of Special Appeals District Courts Elections

Title: Evidence - Admission of Statement - Unavailability of Witness (Witness Protection Act)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-449

Subjects: Criminal Law - Procedure, Crimes And Punishments, Evidence, Judges, Rules And Regulations, Trials, Witnesses

Title: Public Information Act - Remote Access, Fee Complaints, Fee Waivers, and Inspection of Judicial Records (Open Government, Better Government Act)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-401

Subjects: State Government - Regulations And Procedures, Administrative Agencies, Agents And Brokers, Archives, Auditors And Audits, Bail, Bonds, Clerks Of Court, Commerce And Business, Committees And Commissions

Democrat: 100% (3)

Title: Vehicle Laws - Move Over Safety Monitoring System - Authorization

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-319

Subjects: Vehicle Laws - Rules Of The Road, Ambulances, Citations, District Courts, Electronic Surveillance, Evidence, Fire Protection, Forms, Judges, Law Enforcement

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Number Of Superior Court Judges

Session: Alaska 31st Legislature

Number: HB-77

Subjects: Courts, Judges

Title: Jury Instruction To Judge Law & Facts

Session: Alaska 31st Legislature

Number: HB-171

Subjects: Court Rules, Courts, Criminal Procedure, Judges

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy - Annual Report - Crimes of Violence (The Judicial Transparency Act of 2020)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-355

Subjects: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes, Committees And Commissions, Crime Control And Prevention, Governor's Office Of, Crimes And Punishments, Data, Forms, Judges, Penalties And Sentences, Reports, Violence

Democrat: 5% (2) Republican: 94% (34)

Title: State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy - Annual Report - Crimes of Violence (The Judicial Transparency Act of 2020)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-272

Democrat: 6% (1) Republican: 93% (14)

Title: Grand Jury By Petition; Disclosure

Session: Alaska 31st Legislature

Number: SB-15

Subjects: Attorneys, Court Rules, Courts, Crimes, Criminal Procedure, Disclosure, Elections, Judges, Law Enforcement, Rights

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Number Of Superior Court Judges

Session: Alaska 31st Legislature

Number: SB-41

Subjects: Courts, Judges

Title: Temp. Appointments To Court Of Appeals

Session: Alaska 31st Legislature

Number: SB-55

Subjects: Appeals, Appointments, Courts, Judges

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Gun Violence Protective Orders

Session: Alaska 31st Legislature

Number: HB-62

Subjects: Court Rules, Courts, Crimes, Criminal Procedure, Injunctions, Judges, Law Enforcement, Legislature, Mental Health, Physicians

Democrat: 100% (3)

Title: Arrest;release;sentencing;probation

Session: Alaska 31st Legislature

Number: HB-50

Subjects: Corrections, Court Rules, Courts, Crimes, Criminal Procedure, Judges, Public Safety, Sentencing

Title: Office Of Administrative Hearings

Session: Alaska 31st Legislature

Number: SB-88

Subjects: Administrative Procedure, Appeals, Appointments, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Courts, Employment, Ethics, Executive Branch, Fees

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Judicial Impeachment

Session: Alaska 31st Legislature

Number: HB-179

Subjects: Courts, Crimes, Criminal Procedure, Impeachment, Judges, Sentencing

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Arrest;release;sentencing;probation

Session: Alaska 31st Legislature

Number: SB-33

Subjects: Corrections, Court Rules, Courts, Crimes, Criminal Procedure, Judges, Public Safety, Sentencing

Title: Workplace Violence Protective Orders

Session: Alaska 31st Legislature

Number: HB-125

Subjects: Civil Procedure, Court Rules, Courts, Crimes, Criminal Procedure, Employment, Hearings, Judges, Law Enforcement, Public Safety

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Vehicle Laws - Move Over Safety Monitoring System - Authorization

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-130

Subjects: Vehicle Laws - Rules Of The Road, Ambulances, Citations, District Courts, Electronic Surveillance, Evidence, Fire Protection, Forms, Judges, Law Enforcement

Democrat: 100% (2)

Title: Evidence - Causing Unavailability of Witness - Standard of Proof

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-65

Subjects: Criminal Law - Procedure, Crimes And Punishments, Evidence, Judges, Trials, Witnesses

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Clerks of the Courts - Case Management System - Information on Judge or Magistrate

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-75

Subjects: Courts And Court Personnel - Statewide, Administrative Office Of The Courts, Clerks Of Court, District Courts, Electronic Government, Hearings, Judges, Judgments, Records, Summonses

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Judges - Election, Retention, and Mandatory Retirement Age

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-11

Subjects: Courts And Court Personnel - Statewide, Baltimore City, Circuit Courts, Constitutional Amendments, Counties, Court Of Appeals, Courts, Court Of Special Appeals, District Courts, Elections

Democrat: 100% (1)

Judges

HB-449

State (Maryland)

HB-401

State (Maryland)

SB-319

State (Maryland)

HB-77

State (Alaska)

HB-171

State (Alaska)

HB-355

State (Maryland)

SB-272

State (Maryland)

SB-15

State (Alaska)

SB-41

State (Alaska)

SB-55

State (Alaska)

HB-62

State (Alaska)

HB-50

State (Alaska)

SB-88

State (Alaska)

HB-179

State (Alaska)

SB-33

State (Alaska)

HB-125

State (Alaska)

HB-130

State (Maryland)

HB-65

State (Maryland)

HB-75

State (Maryland)

HB-11

State (Maryland)