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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Death Penalty [HB-87]
Providing that a person who is convicted of first-degree murder may be sentenced to death under certain circumstances; and establishing certain procedures relating to custody, warrant of execution, incompetency, method of execution, witnesses, certificate, disposition of body, notice, trial, sentencing, review, and appeal in relation to imposition of the death penalty.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nino Mangione
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2024
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Family Law – Adoption of an Adult [HB-214]
Establishing that certain provisions of law requiring the issuance and service of a show-cause order on a prospective adoptee's parents do not apply if the prospective adoptee is an adult; authorizing a court to order, for good cause shown, certain investigations before ruling on certain adoption petitions involving a prospective adoptee who is an adult; and establishing that parental consent to an adoption is not required if the prospective adoptee is an adult.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/18/2024
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Family Law – Adoption of an Adult [HB-1117]
Establishing that certain provisions of law requiring the issuance and service of a show-cause order on a prospective adoptee's parents do not apply if the prospective adoptee is an adult; prohibiting certain investigations from being performed before a court rules on certain adoption petitions involving a prospective adoptee who is an adult; and establishing that parental consent to an adoption is not required if the prospective adoptee is an adult.
Sponsored by: Rep. Regina Boyce
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Property Tax - In Rem Foreclosure of Vacant or Nuisance Property [HB-921]
Authorizing certain vacant property or nuisance property located in Baltimore City to be subject to a certain in rem foreclosure process; requiring certain procedures for an in rem foreclosure; requiring Baltimore City to take certain actions to compensate the interested parties in property that has value and is acquired through an in rem foreclosure; specifying the title acquired in an in rem foreclosure; and specifying the circumstances under which an in rem foreclosure judgment may be reopened.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith
Third Reading Passed (134-0) on 03/20/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Property Tax - In Rem Foreclosure of Vacant or Nuisance Property [SB-855]
Authorizing certain vacant property or nuisance property located in Baltimore City to be subject to a certain in rem foreclosure process; requiring certain procedures for an in rem foreclosure; requiring Baltimore City to take certain actions to compensate the interested parties in property that has value and is acquired through an in rem foreclosure; specifying the title acquired in an in rem foreclosure; specifying the circumstances under which an in rem foreclosure judgment may be reopened; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 408 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Claim Against Estate of a Decedent - Service of Process [SB-992]
Requiring an automobile insurer to accept service of process from a third-party claimant if the person insured under the policy is deceased and no estate is open and the third-party claimant agrees to cap recovery at applicable policy limits.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/20/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Petition for Costs for Care of Seized Animal [HB-1062]
Establishing procedures to authorize a certain officer or agent of a humane society or a police officer or certain other public official to recover reasonable costs of care from the owner or custodian of a certain seized animal; and limiting the reasonable costs of care for a seized animal to $15 per day per animal and the costs of necessary medical care, as determined by a licensed veterinarian, to $50 per day per animal.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 180 on 04/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Petition for Costs for Care of Seized Animal [SB-877]
Establishing procedures to authorize a certain officer or agent of a humane society or a police officer or certain other public official to recover reasonable costs of care from the owner or custodian of a certain seized animal.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Courts – Service of Process – Fees Collected by Sheriff [HB-176]
Altering certain fees charged by a sheriff for service of process of certain papers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jon Cardin
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 542 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Baltimore City – Landlord and Tenant – Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent [HB-1070]
Repealing and adding certain provisions in the Public Local Laws of Baltimore City concerning landlord and tenant law and the repossession of rental property for failure to pay rent; establishing procedures for repossession by a landlord when a tenant fails to pay rent when due; specifying the contents of a certain notice of default and a complaint for summary ejectment; and requiring a sheriff to serve a certain summons in a certain manner.
Sponsored by: Rep. Regina Boyce
Hearing 3/03 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/22/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Criminal Law – Animal Cruelty – Petition for Costs for Care of Seized Animal [HB-1080]
Authorizing, if an animal is seized under a certain provision of law, certain individuals to file a petition for certain costs against a certain owner or custodian for certain costs of caring for the animal, including the provision of food, water, shelter, and medical care; requiring that a certain petition be filed within 7 days after criminal charges are filed; providing for the service of the petition; requiring the court to set and hold a certain hearing; requiring a certain petitioner to present certain evidence at the hearing; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
Hearing 3/04 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/10/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Criminal Law – Animal Cruelty – Petition for Costs for Care of Seized Animal [SB-760]
Authorizing, if an animal is seized under a certain provision of law, certain individuals to file a petition for certain costs against a certain owner or custodian for reasonable costs of caring for the animal, including the provision of food, water, shelter, and medical care; requiring that a certain petition be filed within 7 days after criminal charges are filed; providing for the service of the petition; requiring the court to set and hold a certain hearing; requiring a certain petitioner to present certain evidence at the hearing; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Justin Ready
Hearing 3/10 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/09/2021
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Witnesses - Body Attachment [SB-861]
Authorizing the juvenile court, in a certain case in which jurisdiction is transferred from a court exercising criminal jurisdiction, to issue body attachments for witnesses as provided by a certain Maryland Rule.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Senators Brochin, Ramirez, And Ready on 04/09/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Secretary of State – Address Confidentiality Programs – Shielding of Real Property Records [SB-578]
Enabling private entities to accept the use of a certain substitute address by a victim of domestic abuse who is a participant in an address confidentiality program; requiring any person to accept a certain address of a participant in an address confidentiality program as the address of the participant; prohibiting a person from knowingly and intentionally seeking and obtaining the actual address or telephone number of a participant in an address confidentiality program; requiring the Secretary of State to adopt regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 424 on 05/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Public Safety - Maryland Electronic Telecommunications Enforcement Resource System - Body Attachments [SB-442]
Requiring the Department of State Police to cooperate with certain entities to incorporate body attachments into the Maryland Electronic Telecommunications Enforcement Resource System (METERS); establishing that clerks of the courts and appropriate local law enforcement agencies are responsible for certain activities related to body attachments entered in METERS; authorizing a judge or law enforcement agency or officer to access METERS to determine the status of certain outstanding body attachments; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Wayne Norman
Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Landlord and Tenant - Action for Repossession of Nonresidential Property - Service of Process [SB-1102]
Altering certain requirements for service of process by a landlord of nonresidential property in an action for repossession for nonpayment of rent by requiring service to be directed to the sheriff for the appropriate county or municipality and authorizing service, on plaintiff's request, to be directed to any person authorized under the Maryland Rules to serve process.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 645 on 05/15/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Body Attachment - Procedures [SB-1050]
Requiring a judicial officer to give a certain individual taken into custody on a body attachment the opportunity to make a complete declaration on a certain form; requiring a judicial officer to release an individual on personal recognizance without any additional conditions, advise the individual of certain matters, and provide a copy of a certain declaration to a certain judgment creditor; authorizing a judicial officer to release an individual on personal recognizance under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/29/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Firearms - Transfer [SB-1036]
Requiring a State's Attorney to serve a certain written notice on a defendant, the defendant's counsel, and the court prior to trial or the acceptance of a plea of guilty or the equivalent; requiring a court to inform, both verbally and in a written notice, a defendant convicted of a domestically related offense that the defendant is prohibited from possessing certain firearms; requiring the defendant to transfer all regulated firearms within 2 business days to a State or local law enforcement agency or federally licensed dealer; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Senators Zirkin, Ready, And Muse on 04/09/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Real Property – Body Attachments – Debt Related to Residential Tenancy [HB-942]
Establishing that, in the case of a debt related to a residential tenancy where the court has entered a judgment in favor of the landlord, an individual arrested on a certain body attachment and taken before the court or a judicial officer of the District Court is entitled to be represented by counsel, including, if the individual is indigent, the Public Defender or a designee of the Public Defender; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/27/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Landlord-Tenant Action - Body Attachment - Prohibition (Jared Kushner Act) [HB-545]
Prohibiting a court from issuing a body attachment for a tenant who is a defendant in a landlord-tenant action in which the amount of rent claimed does not exceed $5,000, exclusive of interest and costs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Mosby
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/27/2018