Penalties And Sentences
Maryland 2017 Regular Session
School Bus Monitoring Cameras - Exclusion of Vehicle Rental Companies - Repeal and Notification Requirement [HB-263]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the definition of "owner" to repeal the exclusion of motor vehicle rental companies as owners of motor vehicles for the purpose of the enforcement of violations of overtaking and passing school vehicles operating alternately flashing red lights that are recorded by school bus monitoring cameras; requiring a law enforcement agency to provide a specified notice to a motor vehicle rental company before issuing a specified citation; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 683 on 05/25/2017
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Vehicle Laws - Use of Handheld Telephone While Driving - Penalty [HB-242]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Crime ]
Providing for a maximum fine of $500 for a violation of specified prohibitions against using a handheld telephone while driving a motor vehicle; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Ellis Hixson
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Real Property - Installation and Use of Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment [SB-301]
[Real Estate ]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Construction ]
Providing that specified provisions of a recorded covenant or restriction, a declaration, or the bylaws or rules of a condominium or homeowners association are void and unenforceable; establishing specified requirements and procedures relating to an application to the governing body of a condominium or homeowners association to install or use electric vehicle recharging equipment; requiring specified owners of electric vehicle recharging equipment to be responsible for specified costs and disclosures; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/20/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Adult Entertainment Establishments - National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Information - Sign Posting Requirements [HB-258]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the owner of an adult entertainment establishment to post the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline information sign in each restroom of the adult entertainment establishment in a specified manner; requiring a specified agency that determines a specified violation has occurred to notify the owner of the adult entertainment establishment or the owner's agent of the violation; providing a maximum civil penalty of $1,000 for each restroom without the specified notification; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen M Dumais
Third Reading Passed (130-0) on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Law and Procedure - Sex Offenders and Possession of Child Pornography - Penalties and Registration Requirements [HB-277]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the criminal penalty for possession of child pornography; requiring specified sex offender registrants to receive and pay for specified psychological counseling services; establishing a term during which a specified sex offender registrant is required to participate in specified psychological counseling services; requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to adopt specified regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 02/20/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Cownose Ray Fishery Management Plan and Moratorium on Contests [SB-268]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Recreation ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to prepare a specified fishery management plan for the cownose ray species; requiring the Department to prepare a specified fishery management plan for the cownose ray species on or before December 31, 2018, subject to available funding; prohibiting a person from sponsoring, conducting, or participating in a specified cownose ray fishing contest in State waters until July 1, 2019.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 399 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Election Laws - Loans to a Campaign Finance Entity [SB-259]
[Elections ]
[Finance ]
Altering the conditions under which the principal balance on a loan to a campaign finance entity is considered a contribution; providing that the terms of a loan to a campaign finance entity require that the loan be repaid no later than the end of the second year of the election cycle immediately following the election cycle in which the loan was made; specifying that penalties assessed for violations of campaign contribution limits may be assessed against a lender, the candidate whose campaign finance entity received the loan, or both; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald N Young
Hearing 2/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Prostitution and Assignation - Penalties [SB-271]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the penalty to which a person is subject on conviction of procuring or soliciting or offering to procure or solicit for prostitution or assignation; altering the penalty to which a person is subject on conviction of engaging in prostitution or assignation; and altering the penalty to which a person is subject for keeping, setting up, occupying, maintaining, or operating specified structures for prostitution or assignation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 02/20/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Environment - Polystyrene Food Service Products and Polystyrene Loose Fill Packaging - Prohibition on Sale [HB-229]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Public Health ]
[Food ]
Prohibiting a person from selling in the State specified expanded polystyrene food service products or loose fill packaging on or after January 1, 2018; prohibiting specified food service businesses from selling or providing food in specified expanded polystyrene food service products on or after January 1, 2018; requiring a county health department to impose specified penalties for violations of the Act; requiring a county health department to notify the Department of the Environment specified violations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/15/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Senior Call-Check Service and Notification Program - Establishment [SB-248]
[Telecommunications ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Human Services ]
Altering the purpose of and programs to be funded by the Universal Service Trust Fund; requiring the Secretary of Information Technology to certify specified information; requiring the Public Service Commission to determine the amount of a specified monthly surcharge; requiring the Legislative Auditor to conduct specified postaudits for a specified additional purpose; establishing the Senior Call-Check Service and Notification Program; providing a mechanism for the funding of the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Hearing 2/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Cownose Ray Fishery Management Plan and Moratorium on Contests [HB-211]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to prepare a specified fishery management plan for the cownose ray species; requiring the Department to prepare a specified fishery management plan for the cownose ray species by December 31, 2018, subject to available funding; prohibiting a person from sponsoring, conducting, or participating in a cownose ray fishing contest in State waters until July 1, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank S. Turner
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 398 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - School Bus Monitoring Cameras - Repeat Violations [HB-186]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing a penalty of $250 for a second or subsequent violation that occurs in the same county and within 60 days after the individual is found liable for a previous offense of overtaking and passing a school vehicle operating alternately flashing lights that are recorded by a school bus monitoring camera.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred C Carr
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/14/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Distribution of Tobacco Products to Minors - Prohibition and Enforcement [HB-185]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Children and Youth ]
Prohibiting specified persons from distributing tobacco products, paraphernalia, or coupons to a minor; providing that a person who violates a specified provision of the Act is subject to civil penalties; providing that a conviction for a violation of specified provisions of law precludes a proceeding for a specified civil penalty arising out of the same violation; providing that enforcement of a specified civil penalty precludes a prosecution for a violation of specified provisions of law arising out of the same violation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 773 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Homicide by Motor Vehicle or Vessel While Impaired by Controlled Dangerous Substance - Penalties [SB-229]
[Crime ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Increasing penalties from 3 years to 5 years imprisonment for the crime of homicide by motor vehicle or vessel while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 167 on 04/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Law and Procedure - Sex Offenders and Possession of Child Pornography - Penalties and Registration Requirements [SB-223]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the criminal penalty for possession of child pornography; requiring specified sex offender registrants to receive and pay for specified psychological counseling services; establishing a term during which a specified sex offender registrant is required to participate in specified psychological counseling services; requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to adopt specified regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 02/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Adult Entertainment Establishments - National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Information - Sign Posting Requirements [SB-221]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the owner of an adult entertainment establishment to post the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline information sign in each restroom of the adult entertainment establishment in a specified manner; requiring an agency that determines a specified violation has occurred to notify the owner of the adult entertainment establishment or the owner's agent of the violation; providing a maximum civil penalty of $1,000 for each restroom without the specified notification; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 646 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Killing or Wounding Black Bears - Penalties - Exemption for Protection of Managed Honey Bee Colonies [HB-177]
[Animals ]
[Agriculture ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Exempting an individual who kills or wounds a black bear in defense of the life of a honey bee in a honey bee colony managed by the individual on the individual's property from specified penalties, subject to a specified exception; and establishing that the exemption applies only if the individual has installed and properly maintained an electric fence.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 789 on 05/27/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Life Without Parole - Imposition [SB-196]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
Prohibiting a court from imposing a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole on an individual who was under the age of 18 years at the time the offense was committed.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Environment - Polystyrene Food Service Products and Polystyrene Loose Fill Packaging - Prohibition on Sale [SB-186]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting a person from selling in the State specified expanded polystyrene food service products or expanded polystyrene loose fill packaging on or after January 1, 2018; prohibiting specified food service businesses from selling or providing food in specified expanded polystyrene food service products on or after January 1, 2018; authorizing a county health department to impose specified penalties for violations of the Act; requiring a county health department to notify the Department of specified violations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 01/31/2017
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Public Health - Use of Medical Oxygen in Residential Dwellings - Smoking and Open Flame Restrictions [SB-175]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
Prohibiting an individual from lighting or smoking specified matters or substances that contain tobacco in a room of a residential dwelling in which medical oxygen is being used and within a specified number of feet of a specified room of a specified residential dwelling; prohibiting an individual from having an open flame in a room of a residential dwelling in which medical oxygen is being used and within a specified number of feet of a specified room of a specified residential dwelling; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 02/23/2017