Pretrial Detention Or Release
Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Pretrial Release Hearings - Hearsay Evidence [HB-1113]
Establishing that hearsay evidence is admissible under certain circumstances in a hearing relating to bail or pretrial release.
Sponsored by: Rep. Debra Davis
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/07/2022
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Conditions of Pretrial Release – Home Detention Monitoring – Alterations and Extension [HB-1011]
Requiring the State to use available federal funds to provide certain payments to private home detention monitoring agencies for certain costs under certain circumstances; requiring the Workgroup on Home Detention Monitoring to submit a report of its recommendations regarding the costs and availability of both publicly and privately provided pre-trial home detention monitoring systems to the General Assembly by December 31 each year; stating the intent of the General Assembly to fund certain requirements using only federal funds; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith
Third Reading Passed (108-29) on 04/07/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Crime of Violence [HB-1065]
Prohibiting a judicial officer from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant who is charged with a crime of violence if the defendant has a pending charge for a crime of violence or was convicted within the previous 10 years of a crime of violence.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Safety and Criminal Justice - Transparency and Accountability [SB-763]
Requiring the Division of Parole and Probation to report certain information annually to the General Assembly; 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 information in a data dashboard on its public website; altering the definition of "student data" to allow certain criminal and CINA records to be shared with the Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 141 on 04/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Juveniles Charged as Adults - Confinement [HB-877]
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; providing Baltimore City is not required to comply with the provisions of the Act until October 1, 2022; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 3/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/18/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Juvenile Justice Reform [SB-691]
Altering provisions of law relating to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, the juvenile intake process, and the placement of a certain child in detention or community detention; altering provisions of law relating to the authority of the juvenile court in making a disposition on a certain petition; specifying the authority of the juvenile court to place a child on probation under certain circumstances; requiring a certain report from the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 41 on 04/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Conditions of Pretrial Release - Home Detention Monitoring - Alterations and Extension [SB-704]
Requiring the State to use available federal funds to provide certain payments to private home detention monitoring agencies for certain costs under certain circumstances; requiring the Workgroup on Home Detention Monitoring to submit a report of its recommendations regarding the costs and availability of both publicly and privately provided pretrial home detention monitoring systems to the General Assembly by December 31 each year; stating the intent of the General Assembly to fund certain requirements using only federal funds; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 544 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Cannabis – Legalization and Regulation (Cannabis Legalization and Reparations for the War on Drugs Act) [SB-692]
Legalizing the use and possession of a certain amount of cannabis by an individual who is at least 21 years of age; providing for the clearing of criminal records and disposition of certain charges relating to the use and possession of cannabis; and establishing a system for the regulation and taxation of the market for the production and sale of cannabis in the State.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 02/11/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Courts - Baltimore City Jobs Court Pilot Program and Circuit Court Real Property Records Improvement Fund [HB-785]
Establishing the Jobs Court Pilot Program in the District Court sitting in Baltimore City to reduce recidivism by offering defendants an opportunity to participate in full-time job training and job placement programs as a condition of probation, an alternative to incarceration, or a condition of pretrial release; and requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts to take certain actions including providing a certain report, in consultation with the Baltimore Workforce Development Board, to the Governor and the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 522 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure and Public Safety - Courts and Criminal Justice in Baltimore City [SB-586]
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to notify the Baltimore Police Department, within 24 hours of a release, if a defendant is released prior to trial; establishing the Jobs Court Pilot Program in the District Court sitting in Baltimore City to reduce recidivism by offering defendants an opportunity to take part in full-time job training and job placement programs as a condition of probation; requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts to develop a plan to implement and monitor the pilot program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 521 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Baltimore City – District Court – Jobs Court Pilot Program [SB-602]
Establishing the Jobs Court Pilot Program in the District Court sitting in Baltimore City to reduce recidivism by offering defendants an opportunity to participate in full-time job training and job placement programs as a condition of probation, an alternative to incarceration, or a condition of pretrial release; and requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts to take certain actions including providing a certain report, in consultation with the Baltimore Workforce Development Board, to the Governor and the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. (judicial Proceedings) on 02/03/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Pretrial Release of Defendant - Notice [HB-441]
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, if a defendant is released before trial, to notify the Baltimore Police Department within 24 hours of the release; and requiring that the notice be provided in a manner that allows the sorting and filtering of the information provided by the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 520 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Crimes - Firearms - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2022) [HB-423]
Expanding the types of cases in which the State may appeal from a decision of a trial court under certain circumstances; establishing, altering, and clarifying penalties for and elements of certain firearm-related crimes; prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a certain defendant charged with a certain firearm-related crime under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Crimes - Firearms - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2022) [SB-396]
Expanding the types of cases in which the State may appeal from a decision of a trial court under certain circumstances; establishing, altering, and clarifying penalties for and elements of certain firearm-related crimes; prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a certain defendant charged with a certain firearm-related crime under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/26/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction [HB-294]
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. David Moon
Hearing 2/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Crime Involving a Handgun [HB-207]
Prohibiting a judicial officer from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant charged with a crime involving a handgun after having been convicted of a crime involving a handgun within the previous 5 years; and requiring that a certain defendant be held without bail pending trial in a certain correctional facility.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dalya Attar
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Correctional Officer - Employment - Age Requirement [SB-212]
Altering, from 21 to 19, the minimum age requirement for employment as a correctional officer in any unit of the Division of Correction, any unit of the Division of Pretrial Detention and Services, or the Patuxent Institution within the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
Sponsored by: Sen.
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 01/12/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Juvenile Court – Jurisdiction [SB-165]
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 Carter
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 01/12/2022
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Maryland 2021 First Special Session
Crimes - Firearms - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2021) [HB-6]
Expanding the types of cases in which the State may appeal from a decision of a trial court under certain circumstances; establishing, altering, and clarifying penalties for and elements of certain firearm-related crimes; prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a certain defendant charged with a certain firearm-related crime under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
First Reading Judiciary on 12/07/2021
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Maryland 2021 First Special Session
Crimes - Firearms - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2021) [SB-6]
Expanding the types of cases in which the State may appeal from a decision of a trial court under certain circumstances; establishing, altering, and clarifying penalties for and elements of certain firearm-related crimes; prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a certain defendant charged with a certain firearm-related crime under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
First Reading Senate Rules on 12/06/2021