Penalties And Sentences
Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Data Sharing Among the Maryland Judiciary, the Maryland Parole Commission, and the Department of Natural Resources [SB-181]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Data Sharing Among the Maryland Judiciary, the Maryland Parole Commission, and the Department of Natural Resources; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding specified matters; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations regarding ways to improve specified data sharing to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Warner Simonaire
Third Reading Passed (47-0) on 03/28/2017
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Environment - Hazardous Material Security - Repeal [HB-121]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Public Safety ]
Repealing a requirement to deposit specified fees collected by the Department of the Environment into a separate account within the Community Right-to-Know Fund; repealing a requirement that specified persons analyze the security of specified facilities in accordance with specified requirements; repealing a specified fee; repealing a requirement that the Department adopt specified hazardous material security standards; repealing a requirement that the Department adopt specified regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Environment and Transportation
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 375 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - School Bus Monitoring Cameras - Civil Penalty [SB-154]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the civil penalty to require up to $500 for a violation recorded by a school bus monitoring camera for failure to stop for a school vehicle operating alternately flashing red lights; and requiring the Montgomery County Department of Police to submit a specified report to the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2018, relating to the use of school bus monitoring cameras in Montgomery County.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 744 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Board of Nursing - Disciplinary Process and Authority - Revisions [SB-151]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing a disciplinary committee of the State Board of Nursing to grant and deny licenses and certificates and take specified disciplinary action against licensees and certificate holders; authorizing the Board to establish one or more disciplinary committees to conduct specified hearings and issue final decisions or orders under specified provisions of law; authorizing the Board to delegate authority to conduct a hearing and issue a final decision or order to a disciplinary committee; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Hearing 2/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Code Revision - Maryland Vehicle Law - Penalties [SB-165]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Revising, restating, and recodifying the laws of this State relating to penalties for violations of the Maryland Vehicle Law; repealing specified redundant provisions; clarifying language; making specified technical and stylistic changes; providing for the construction of the Act; providing for the effect and construction of specified provisions of the Act; and authorizing the publisher of the Annotated Code to make specified corrections in a specified manner.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas V. Miller
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 55 on 04/11/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Crimes - Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Report [SB-135]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing that specified persons who are required to provide specified notice or make reports of suspected child abuse or neglect may not knowingly fail to give the notice or make the reports if the specified person has actual knowledge of the abuse or neglect or witnesses the act of the abuse or neglect; establishing a misdemeanor and penalties on conviction of a fine not to exceed $1,000 or maximum imprisonment of 6 months or both for knowingly failing to report child abuse or neglect; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Hearing 4/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/05/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Woodrow Wilson Bridge and Tunnel Compact - Repeal [SB-125]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
Repealing provisions relating to the Woodrow Wilson Bridge and Tunnel Compact; repealing a requirement that the Governor execute the compact with the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia under specified circumstances; repealing the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge and Tunnel Authority; repealing a requirement that the compact may not be interpreted to affect the levy of specified taxes; repealing the specified powers of the Authority to operate a project to upgrade the Interstate 95 Potomac River crossing; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 682 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Parking Violations - Authority of Political Subdivisions [SB-136]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a political subdivision from adopting or enforcing a regulation or an ordinance that imposes specified additional penalties for a parking violation within 30 days after the issuance of the citation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Favorable With Amendments {628570/1 on 02/15/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland Transportation Authority - Video Tolls - Collection [SB-139]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring the Maryland Transportation Authority to orally notify the registered owner of a motor vehicle that has incurred a video toll of the toll due if the video toll exceeds 100% of the original toll or the registered owner has outstanding video tolls in excess of $250; establishing the amount of a civil penalty imposed for failing to pay a video toll at 25% of the video toll; prohibiting the Authority from referring a video toll to the Central Collection Unit for collection; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 2/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2017
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Central Collection Unit - Collection of Debt - Liens [HB-104]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Property Tax ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the Central Collection Unit to file a notice of lien for the collection of specified State debt, interest, fees, or penalties due from a debtor; requiring the Central Collection Unit to provide a debtor with written notice that contains specified information at least 30 calendar days before filing a notice of lien; authorizing a debtor to request an investigation of the debt; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Appropriations
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2017
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Woodrow Wilson Bridge and Tunnel Compact - Repeal [HB-82]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
Repealing provisions relating to the Woodrow Wilson Bridge and Tunnel Compact; repealing a requirement that the Governor execute the compact with the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia under specified circumstances; repealing the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge and Tunnel Authority; repealing a requirement that the compact may not be interpreted to affect the levy of specified taxes; repealing the specified powers of the Authority to operate a project to upgrade the Interstate 95 Potomac River crossing; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred C Carr
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 681 on 05/25/2017
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State Board of Nursing - Disciplinary Process and Authority - Revisions [HB-70]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing a disciplinary committee of the State Board of Nursing to grant and deny licenses and certificates and take specified disciplinary action against licensees and certificate holders; authorizing the Board to establish one or more disciplinary committees to conduct specified hearings and issue final decisions or orders under specified provisions of law; authorizing the Board to delegate authority to conduct a hearing and issue a final decision or order to a disciplinary committee; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie L Cullison
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 02/07/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Insurance - Risk Management and Own Risk and Solvency Assessment Act [SB-8]
[Insurance ]
[Finance ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Requiring specified carriers to maintain a risk management framework for specified purposes; requiring specified carriers or specified insurance groups to conduct an own risk and solvency assessment regularly or at any time when there are significant changes to the carrier's or insurance group's risk profile; requiring specified carriers to submit to the Maryland Insurance Commissioner a specified report or reports on request or if the Commissioner is the lead state commissioner of a specified insurance group; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Finance
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 36 on 04/11/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland Animal Abuse Registry [SB-84]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to establish the Maryland Animal Abuse Registry; requiring the Registry to be updated in a specified manner and to include specified information; requiring a person convicted of crimes involving animal cruelty to register with the county sheriff within 10 days of conviction for a period of 5 years from the date of judgment or the date of release from incarceration, whichever is later; requiring a registrant to update specified information for registration; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 01/30/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Animal Abuse - Penalties and Restitution [SB-80]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from committing specified abusive acts involving 10 or more animals; establishing penalties of up to $2,500 or up to 3 years imprisonment for a violation of the Act; authorizing a court to order a person convicted of or found to have committed a delinquent act to pay restitution to specified entities for expenses incurred as a result of the violation; authorizing a court to order a minor convicted or found delinquent under Act, the minor's parent, or both to pay specified restitution under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/20/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicles - Reserved Parking Spaces [HB-36]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
Prohibiting a person from stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle that is not a plug-in electric drive vehicle in a parking space that is designated for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles; requiring that a parking space for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles have green pavement markings; requiring that a parking space for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles be counted as part of the overall number of parking spaces for specified purposes; applying a civil penalty of $100 for a violation of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tawanna P Gaines
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/01/2017
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Baltimore City - Criminal Procedure - Cameras in the Courtroom - Criminal Sentencing Hearings [HB-46]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Creating an exception in Baltimore City to the general prohibition against recording or broadcasting a criminal sentencing hearing; establishing requirements that a media organization file a specified written request to provide media coverage of a criminal sentencing hearing with the clerk of the court at least 24 hours before the hearing is scheduled to begin; requiring the clerk of the court to provide notice of the request to each party involved in the criminal proceeding; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Hearing 1/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/25/2017
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Criminal Procedure - Cameras in the Courtroom - Criminal Sentencing Hearings [HB-43]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Creating an exception to the general prohibition against recording or broadcasting a criminal sentencing hearing; establishing requirements that a media organization file a specified written request to provide media coverage of a criminal sentencing hearing with the clerk of the court at least 24 hours before the hearing is scheduled to begin; requiring the clerk of the court to provide notice of the request to each party involved in the criminal proceeding; providing specified factors that a presiding judge may consider; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 02/27/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Administration - Public Records Inspections - Young Persons [HB-31]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Prohibiting the Motor Vehicle Administration from opening to public inspection specified records of specified driver's license suspensions that apply to specified young persons until the date that the suspension commences; and creating specified exceptions to the prohibition.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 02/20/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Internet Consumer Privacy Rights Act of 2017 [SB-1200]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Telecommunications ]
Making it an unfair or deceptive trade practice under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act for an Internet service provider to sell or transfer for marketing purposes a consumer's personally identifying information without the consumer's express and affirmative permission; requiring the Joint Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Biotechnology to monitor the enforcement and impact of provisions of the Act on consumers, Internet service providers, and other businesses in the State; requiring a specified report; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Favorable With Amendments Report Adopted on 04/10/2017