Juvenile Causes
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public and Nonpublic Schools – Child Sex Offenders – Prohibition on In–Person Attendance [HB-1493]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a child from in-person attendance at a public school or a nonpublic school that receives State funds if the child has been convicted or adjudicated delinquent of rape or other sexual offenses; and requiring each local school system to provide alternative educational options for children prohibited from in-person attendance under the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/15/2024
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Public and Nonpublic Schools - Child Sex Offenders - Prohibition on In-Person Attendance [SB-1145]
[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring law enforcement agencies and State's Attorneys to notify schools of certain information when a child is arrested for a sexual offense in the third degree; prohibiting a child from in-person attendance at a public school or a nonpublic school that receives State funds if the child has been convicted or adjudicated delinquent of rape or other sexual offenses; and requiring each local school system to provide alternative educational options for children prohibited from in-person attendance under the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing Canceled (ways And Means) on 03/27/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Frederick County - Juveniles - Truancy Reduction Pilot Program [HB-1479]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the Circuit Administrative Judge of the Sixth Circuit to establish a Truancy Reduction Pilot Program in the juvenile court in Frederick County.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Third Reading Passed (134-0) on 04/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Juvenile Crime Reform [HB-1437]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court over a child who is at least 13 years of age alleged to have committed a certain offense; expanding a reporting requirement by the Secretary of Juvenile Services; and expanding a certain provision relating to data collection and analysis by the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Facilities - Disabilities and Juveniles - Community Relations Plans [HB-1359]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring that certain regulations adopted by the Department of Juvenile Services governing juvenile care facilities and juvenile detention facilities include a requirement for the establishment, implementation, and review of certain community relations plans that include descriptions of certain processes and procedures; and requiring certain State residential centers and private group homes to establish, implement, and revise certain community relations plans.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Questioning of a Juvenile - Crime of Violence or Crime Involving a Firearm [HB-1248]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that a law enforcement officer may conduct a certain interrogation of a child if probable cause exists for the law enforcement officer to believe that the child committed a certain crime of violence or a crime involving a firearm and the law enforcement officer has made an effort reasonably calculated to give actual notice to the child's parent, guardian, or custodian that the child will be interrogated.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ric Metzgar
First Reading Judiciary on 02/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Frederick County - Juveniles - Truancy Reduction Pilot Program [SB-1039]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the Circuit Administrative Judge of the Sixth Circuit to establish a Truancy Reduction Pilot Program in the juvenile court in Frederick County.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 993 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Juveniles - Truancy Reduction Pilot Program - Expansion [SB-865]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Expanding, renaming, and altering certain provisions relating to a certain truancy reduction program in certain juvenile courts; authorizing a county or circuit administrative judge to establish a certain Truancy Reduction and School Reengagement Program as a problem-solving court in certain juvenile courts in accordance with rules adopted by the Supreme Court of Maryland; and requiring the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland to annually report certain information to the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Expedited Pretrial Status Hearing [HB-927]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a magistrate for juvenile causes to determine a child's pretrial status within 24 hours after a child is charged with a violation involving a crime of violence, the unlawful possession of a firearm, or the unlawful taking or unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dalya Attar
First Reading Judiciary on 02/02/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Restrictive Housing - Limitations [HB-855]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Limiting the circumstances under which an incarcerated minor may be involuntarily placed in restrictive housing; prohibiting the placement of a minor in restrictive housing for more than 6 hours; and authorizing a correctional facility to place a minor in restrictive housing at the minor's request.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Juvenile Justice Reform - Juvenile Court Jurisdiction [SB-792]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court to establish that the juvenile court has exclusive jurisdiction over a child who is at least 11 years old alleged to have committed a crime of violence or a crime involving the use or possession of a firearm or alleged to have committed any crime if the child has been arrested on two prior occasions.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 02/01/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Parents in Substance Use Disorder Treatment - Children in Need of Assistance and Treatment Facilities [HB-833]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Establishing a presumption that placement with a child's parent is in the best interest of the child, the child is receiving proper care and attention, and there is not a certain emergency situation if the child's parent is receiving certain substance use disorder treatment and the child is in the presence of the child's parent for the duration of the child's parent's treatment; authorizing the Behavioral Health Administration to require a facility providing certain treatment to provide beds and services to the patient's children; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 371 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Reform [SB-744]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court over a child of a certain age alleged to have committed a certain offense; altering certain procedures relating to juvenile intake, detention, and probation; requiring the Secretary of Juvenile Services to include certain programs in a certain plan; requiring the State Board of Victim Services to include certain information about filing a certain complaint in a certain pamphlet; repealing certain provisions relating to the State Advisory Board for Juvenile Services; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Reform [HB-814]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court over a child of a certain age alleged to have committed a certain offense; altering certain provisions relating to the taking of a child into custody by a law enforcement officer; expanding certain provisions of law relating to the entry onto certain school or other property by, and the education of, certain sex offender registrants; altering certain provisions relating to the Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform and Emerging and Best Practices; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 735 on 05/16/2024
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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 Conaway
Hearing Canceled on 02/01/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Minors Convicted as Adults - Sentencing - Transfer to Juvenile Court [SB-601]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing a presumption that the sentencing of a minor convicted as an adult should be transferred to the juvenile court, under certain circumstances, and authorizing the court to do so; and requiring the juvenile court to make a juvenile determination under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Governor's Office for Children - Engaging Neighborhoods, Organizations, Unions, Governments, and Households (ENOUGH) Grant Program (ENOUGH Act of 2024) [HB-694]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Governor's Office for Children and the Special Secretary of the Governor's Office for Children as the head of the Office; requiring the Special Secretary to establish the ENOUGH grant program, subject to certain requirements; requiring the Office to assign certain staff for a certain purpose; establishing certain reporting and evaluation requirements; establishing the ENOUGH Grant Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; requiring the Governor to appropriate $15,000,000 to the fund for fiscal year 2026; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing Canceled (appropriations) on 02/27/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Children - Labor Trafficking [SB-550]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Human Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the definition of "abuse" to include labor trafficking of a child by any individual for purposes of provisions of law governing children in need of assistance cases and child abuse and neglect reporting; and expanding provisions of law relating to the Safe Harbor Regional Navigator Grant Program to apply to child victims of labor trafficking.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 348 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Children - Labor Trafficking [HB-508]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Human Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the definition of "abuse" to include labor trafficking of a child by any individual for purposes of provisions of law governing children in need of assistance cases and child abuse and neglect reporting; expanding provisions of law relating to the Safe Harbor Regional Navigator Grant Program to apply to child victims of labor trafficking; and requiring the Department of Human Services to include labor trafficking in its annual report on child sex trafficking to the Governor and the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 349 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Violations of Electronic Monitoring - Notification [HB-556]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of Juvenile Services to notify the juvenile court, the State's Attorney, and the defense counsel within 24 hours after a child's violation of an electronic monitoring agreement under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dalya Attar
Hearing Canceled on 02/01/2024