Pretrial Detention Or Release
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Juveniles - Pretrial Detention - Confinement in Juvenile Facilities [HB-196]
Requiring a court exercising criminal jurisdiction in a case involving a child to order the child to be held in a secure juvenile facility pending a criminal trial except under specified circumstances; and requiring the court to state the reasons on the record for a finding that detention in a secure juvenile facility would pose a risk of harm to the child or others.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Chang
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 02/15/2016
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Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Out-of-State Sex Offenders [HB-166]
Prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant who is a sex offender who is required to register by another jurisdiction, a federal, military, or tribal court, or a foreign government.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 616 on 05/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Presentment [HB-1516]
Authorizing a defendant who is denied pretrial release by a District Court commissioner or who remains in custody under specified circumstances to waive presentment before a District Court judge; and requiring presentment to be immediate if the court is in session.
Sponsored by: Rep. Curtis Anderson
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/17/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Justice Reinvestment Act [HB-1312]
Requiring the Division of Parole and Probation to conduct a specified risk and needs assessment on specified inmates and include the results in a specified case record; altering the manner in which specified diminution credits may be earned; requiring the Division to impose specified graduated sanctions; establishing the Addiction Treatment Divestiture Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; establishing the Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board and the Local Government Justice Reinvestment Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. The Speaker
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 04/05/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Calvert County - Pretrial Release Program - Nonviolent Felon [HB-1268]
Repealing a provision of law that prohibits an individual in detention for or previously convicted of a felony that is not a crime of violence from being eligible for a specified pretrial release program in Calvert County; and providing that an individual in detention for or previously convicted of a specified crime is not eligible for a specified program.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 506 on 05/10/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Prince George's County Pretrial Release, Work Release, and Diversion Programs Task Force PG 307-16 [HB-1126]
Establishing the Prince George's County Pretrial Release, Work Release, and Diversion Programs Task Force; providing that the purpose of the Task Force is to study how specified programs operate, whether Prince George's County criminal justice system could benefit from specified programs, and eligibility and requirements for specified programs; requiring the Task Force to report its recommendations to the Governor and Prince George's County Delegation of the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2016; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
First Reading Senate Rules on 04/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release [HB-1046]
Requiring a judicial officer to order the pretrial release of a person charged with a crime on personal recognizance, on nonfinancial conditions, or on execution of an unsecured appearance bond in an amount specified by the court under specified circumstances; requiring a judicial officer to order the pretrial release of a specified person subject to a specified condition or combination of conditions, under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2016
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Government-Funded Legal Representation - Initial Appearance [SB-942]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution establishing that a specified constitutional provision may not be construed to require government-funded legal representation of an indigent defendant at an initial appearance before a District Court commissioner; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 4/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/03/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Immunity - Alcohol- or Drug-Related Medical Emergencies [SB-654]
Establishing that the act of seeking assistance by a person who experiences a medical emergency after ingesting or using alcohol or drugs may be used as a mitigating factor in a criminal prosecution of the person; extending the applicability of specified immunity from a criminal arrest charge or prosecution and providing immunity when a person is reasonably believed to be experiencing a medical emergency rather than when the person is experiencing a medical emergency; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 375 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Crimes - Elder Abuse or Neglect - Restrictions on Pretrial Release [SB-412]
Prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant charged with causing abuse or neglect of a vulnerable adult in the first or second degree; providing that a judge may authorize the pretrial release of the defendant on specified conditions; requiring the judge to order the continued detention of the defendant if neither suitable bail nor other conditions will reasonably ensure that the defendant will not flee or pose a danger to a specified person or the community before trial; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Gladden
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/13/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Baltimore City Detention Center - Transfer of Ownership [SB-268]
Abolishing the Division of Pretrial Detention and Services within the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services; providing for the transfer of property, assets, licenses, credits, and rights of the Baltimore City Detention Center to the Mayor of Baltimore City; requiring the State to pay all the operating and capital costs of the Baltimore City Detention Center in fiscal years 2016 through 2018, one-half the costs in 2019, and providing that Baltimore City pay all the operating and capital costs in fiscal year 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Favorable With Amendments {308571/1 on 03/10/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Juveniles - Transfer Determinations - Confinement in Juvenile Facilities [SB-172]
Requiring a court exercising criminal jurisdiction in a case involving a child, or the District Court at a bail review or preliminary hearing involving a child, to order a specified child to be held in a secure juvenile facility pending a specified transfer determination except under specified circumstances; requiring the District Court to state the reasons on the record for a finding that detention in a secure juvenile facility would pose a substantial risk of harm to the child or others; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Gladden
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2015 [HB-72]
Authorizing or altering the distribution of specified revenue; increasing from 2 to 3 years the maximum number of years the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene may renew a registration of specified controlled dangerous substances; expanding the uses for which the Department of the Environment may use money in the Maryland Oil Disaster Containment, Clean-Up and Contingency Fund; requiring a local school system with a specified structural deficit to provide specified notifications under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. The Speaker
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 489 on 05/30/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Juveniles - Transfer Determinations - Confinement in Juvenile Facilities [HB-618]
Requiring a court exercising criminal jurisdiction in a case involving a child, or the District Court at a bail review or preliminary hearing involving a child, to order a specified child to be held in a secure juvenile facility pending a specified transfer determination except under specified circumstances; requiring the District Court to state the reasons on the record for a finding that detention in a secure juvenile facility would pose a substantial risk of harm to the child or others; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 442 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Maryland Appointed Attorneys Program Corporation [HB-596]
Establishing the Maryland Appointed Attorneys Program Corporation; providing that the purpose of the Corporation is to provide legal representation to indigent criminal defendants at initial appearances before District Court commissioners as required by the Court of Appeals in a specified case decision; providing that the Corporation is not a unit or instrumentality of the State; requiring the Board of Directors of the Corporation to appoint an executive director of the Corporation; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/18/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Government-Funded Legal Representation - Initial Appearance [HB-496]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution establishing that a specified constitutional provision may not be construed to require government-funded legal representation of an indigent defendant at an initial appearance before a District Court commissioner; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/03/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Charge by Summons [HB-494]
Repealing a provision of law authorizing a District Court commissioner to set bond or commit persons to jail in default of bond or release them on personal recognizance if circumstances warrant; authorizing a police officer to charge by citation for an offense that may be charged by summons under a specified provision of law under specified circumstances; requiring a police officer to submit a specified statement of charges, serve a statement and summons, and release the defendant under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/03/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Murder of Law Enforcement Officer, Correctional Officer, First Responder, or Witness [HB-457]
Providing that a person who is convicted of first degree murder may be sentenced to death under specified circumstances; providing that the murder of a law enforcement officer, a correctional officer, a specified first responder, or a specified witness, under specified circumstances is an aggravating circumstance that the court or jury must consider in making a determination as to the imposition of the death penalty; establishing procedures for the imposition of the death penalty; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/19/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Commercial Bail Data Analysis [HB-397]
Requiring the Maryland Statistical Analysis Center, in consultation with the Administrative Office of the Courts, to develop a procedure and methodology for the compilation and analysis of specified data and the preparation of a specified report and recommendations; and requiring the Maryland Statistical Analysis Center to compile and analyze specified data and to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 31, 2015.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/18/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Government-Funded Legal Representation - Initial Appearance [HB-361]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution establishing that an indigent defendant is entitled to government-funded legal representation at the times and under the circumstances provided by statute and court rule, and that a specified constitutional provision may not be construed to require government-funded legal representation of an indigent defendant at an initial appearance before a District Court commissioner; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
First Reading Judiciary on 02/05/2015