Juvenile Causes
Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Juvenile Law – Community Detention [SB-703]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the definition of community detention to apply the program to children over whom a criminal court exercises jurisdiction.
Sponsored by: Sen. Judicial Proceedings
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023
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Prince George’s County Violence Interrupter Support Program Fund [SB-833]
[Crime ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Prince George's County Violence Interrupter Support Program Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to provide funding for violence interrupter support programs that use community-based efforts to reduce incidents of violence in Prince George's County; authorizing the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $1,000,000 to the Fund in fiscal years 2025 through 2028; and requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. Prince George's County Senators
Hearing Canceled on 03/26/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Petition to Modify or Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act) [SB-771]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a person who is serving a term of confinement to petition a court to modify or reduce the sentence under certain circumstances; providing that a certain petitioner is entitled to assistance of counsel and, if indigent, representation by the Office of the Public Defender; authorizing a certain person to apply to the Appellate Court of Maryland for leave to appeal a certain order in a certain manner and within a certain period of time after the court passes a certain order in accordance with the provisions of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Felony Murder - Limitation for Youth (Youth Accountability and Safety Act) [SB-652]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Providing that a person who was under the age of 25 years at the time of the offense may not be found to have committed murder in the first degree if the charge is based on a murder committed in the perpetration or attempt to perpetrate a certain felony.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Victims' Rights - Notification of Release From Confinement (Jaycee Webster Victims' Rights Act) [SB-684]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring a certain commitment unit to include in a notification given to a victim, victim's representative, or witness regarding the release from confinement of a sentenced defendant or child respondent the name and telephone number of the lead victim services employee of the State's Attorney's office of the county in which the sentenced defendant or child respondent was prosecuted.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Hearing 4/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Children Charged as Adults - Confinement [SB-704]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Repealing certain provisions requiring a certain court exercising criminal jurisdiction in a certain case involving a child to order the child to be held in a secure juvenile facility pending a certain determination, except under certain circumstances; requiring a certain child to be held in a certain secure juvenile facility while the child is awaiting trial or other legal process, except under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Judicial Proceedings
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/27/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Juvenile Court Jurisdiction - Age of Child [HB-698]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering the age, from 13 years old to 11 years old, at which a certain child is subject to the exclusive original jurisdiction of the juvenile court.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Child Advocacy Centers - Care Providers [SB-503]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Establishing procedures for child advocacy centers when there is a change in certain health care providers for children at the center; and establishing that the Health Care Worker Whistleblower Protection Act applies to certain health care providers working with child advocacy centers to ensure their protection under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Criminal Law - False Statements - Emergency or Commission of Crime (Antiswatting Act of 2023) [SB-340]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from making or causing to be made a false statement, report, or complaint to a governmental emergency report recipient with reckless disregard of causing bodily harm to an individual as a direct result of a response to the statement, report, or complaint; and providing that a person who violates the Act, in addition to any penalties imposed, is civilly liable to an individual harmed by the violation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 699 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Electronic Harassment and Bullying - Inquiry by Intake Officer [HB-403]
[Children and Youth ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring a Department of Juvenile Services intake officer to forward a complaint that alleges a violation involving the misuse of electronic communication or interactive computer service and a related case file to the State's Attorney under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jon S Cardin
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Child in Need of Assistance – Neglect – Cannabis Use [HB-232]
[Cannabis ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
Providing that the use of cannabis by a parent or certain other individuals who care for a child does not qualify as neglect except in certain circumstances for purposes of provisions of law relating to children in need of assistance.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicole A. Williams
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 767 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Facial Recognition Technology - Requirements, Procedures, and Prohibitions [HB-223]
[Crime ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Establishing requirements, procedures, and prohibitions relating to the use of facial recognition technology by a law enforcement agency under certain circumstances; requiring, by October 1 each year, a law enforcement agency that uses or contracts for the use of facial recognition technology to complete an audit to determine compliance with the Act and applicable local laws, regulations, and policies; requiring the Department of State Police to adopt and publish a model statewide policy on the use of facial recognition technology; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Third Reading Passed (47-0) on 04/04/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Juveniles - Truancy Reduction Pilot Program - Expansion [SB-220]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Expanding, renaming, and altering certain provisions relating to a certain truancy reduction programs in certain juvenile courts; authorizing a county or circuit administrative judge to establish a certain Truancy Reduction and School Reengagement Program 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 on the participation rate, the outcomes and recommendations for program improvements to the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/26/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Facial Recognition Technology - Requirements, Procedures, and Prohibitions [SB-192]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing requirements, procedures, and prohibitions relating to the use of facial recognition technology by a law enforcement agency under certain circumstances; requiring The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to develop and administer a training program regarding the use of facial recognition technology in the course of criminal investigations by June 30, 2025; requiring a law enforcement agency using or contracting to use facial recognition technology to prepare and publish a certain annual report by February 1; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles E. Sydnor
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judiciary on 04/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Minors Convicted as Adults - Sentencing - Transfer to Juvenile Court [HB-170]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring a court to consider certain factors before sentencing a minor convicted as an adult and to state on the record its consideration of the factors at the time of sentencing; 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: Rep. Terri Hill
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/20/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction (Youth Equity & Safety Act) [HB-96]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court by repealing provisions specifying that the juvenile court does not have jurisdiction over a child alleged to have committed certain acts.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlotte Agnes Crutchfield
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Custodial Interrogation of Minors - Admissibility of Statements [HB-76]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Establishing a certain rebuttable presumption that a statement made by a minor during a custodial interrogation is involuntary and is inadmissible in a juvenile or criminal proceeding against the minor under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
Hearing 1/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/17/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Child in Need of Supervision - Mandatory Petition and Notice (NyKayla Strawder Memorial Act) [SB-15]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring an intake officer to file a petition alleging that a child under the age of 13 years is either delinquent or a child in need of supervision if the child is alleged to have committed an act that results in the death of a victim; and requiring a law enforcement officer to forward a complaint alleging that a child under the age of 13 years committed an act that resulted in the death of a victim to the Department of Juvenile Services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Hearing 4/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Juvenile Court – Concurrent Jurisdiction – Juvenile Offenses on Military Installations [SB-115]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing that the jurisdiction of the juvenile court is concurrent with that of a federal court sitting in the State over certain proceedings involving violations of federal law by a child under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael A. Jackson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 726 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Juvenile Court – Jurisdiction [SB-93]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court by repealing provisions specifying that the juvenile court does not have jurisdiction over a child alleged to have committed certain acts.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/26/2023