Protection Orders
Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Tenant Rights and Protections (Tenant Protection Act) [HB-744]
Requiring a landlord to make a certain disclosure to prospective tenants if the landlord uses a ratio utility billing system; requiring that a certain lease provision is unenforceable if a landlord fails to make a certain disclosure; requiring a landlord to provide a tenant with information to document a bill for certain utilities; providing that a tenant organization has the right of free assembly in certain areas within an apartment facility during reasonable hours and on reasonable notice to the landlord; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/16/2020
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Arizona Fifty-fourth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2020)
Protection orders; modification; residence possession [SB-1441]
Protection orders; modification; residence possession
Sponsored by: Sen. Edwin Farnsworth
Chapter 81 on 06/05/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority - Sovereign Immunity - Employee Whistleblower Protection [HB-402]
Providing that certain whistleblower protections for certain employees of the State apply to the employees of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority contingent on certain action by the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia; specifying certain whistleblower protection laws that the General Assembly considers similar for the purpose of a certain provision of law; establishing the intent of the General Assembly to waive the sovereign immunity of the State for certain purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 193 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Evidence - Testimony by Spouse - Violation of Protective Order [HB-289]
Providing that the spouse of a person on trial for a violation of a certain protective order may be compelled to testify as an adverse witness under certain circumstances; and providing for the prospective application of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/21/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Courts - Documentary Evidence - Protective Order [SB-249]
Authorizing a defendant in a malpractice claim against a licensed professional to move for a protective order to limit the disclosure of certain documentary evidence to protect the defendant from annoyance, embarrassment, oppression, or undue burden or expense; requiring a court, on a certain motion by the defendant, to review the claimant's request for documentary evidence and authorizing the court to issue a certain protective order for good cause shown; providing for the prospective application of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 348 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Peace Orders and Protective Orders – Extension [SB-227]
Specifying that, if a petitioner or person eligible for relief files a certain motion to extend the term of a final peace order or final protective order during the term of the order and a hearing on the motion is not held before the order's original expiration date, the order is automatically extended and its terms remain in full force and effect until the hearing on the motion.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 135 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Peace Orders and Protective Orders – Extension [HB-250]
Specifying that, if a petitioner or person eligible for relief files a certain motion to extend the term of a final peace order or final protective order during the term of the order and a hearing on the motion is not held before the order's original expiration date, the order is automatically extended and its terms remain in full force and effect until the hearing on the motion.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 134 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Protective Orders - Relief Eligibility - Rape and Sexual Offenses [HB-248]
Removing rape and certain sexual offenses from the list of offenses alleged to have been committed by a certain respondent against a certain victim for which a peace order petition may be filed under certain circumstances; and altering the definition of "person eligible for relief" for purposes of certain provisions of law relating to domestic violence protective orders to include an individual who alleges the commission of certain acts against the individual by a certain respondent.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 132 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Protective Orders - Relief Eligibility - Rape and Sexual Offenses [SB-210]
Removing rape and certain sexual offenses from the list of offenses alleged to have been committed by a certain respondent against a certain victim for which a peace order petition may be filed under certain circumstances; and altering the definition of "person eligible for relief" for purposes of certain provisions of law relating to domestic violence protective orders to include an individual who alleges the commission, within 6 months of the filing of the petition, of certain acts against the individual by a certain respondent.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 133 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Safety – Rifles and Shotguns – Sales, Rentals, and Transfers [SB-208]
Providing that a person who is not a certain licensee may not complete a sale, rental, or transfer of a certain rifle or shotgun as a purchaser, lessee, or transferee or seller, lessor, or transferor, except under certain circumstances; requiring, before a certain sale, rental, or transfer is conducted, the seller, lessor, or transferor and purchaser, lessee, or transferee to both request that a certain licensee facilitate the sale, rental, or transfer; establishing certain penalties for violations of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/07/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Peace Orders - Workplace Violence [HB-126]
Making certain provisions of law relating to the filing, issuance, and modification of certain peace orders and to the shielding of certain court records of certain peace order proceedings apply to certain peace orders filed by certain employers on the basis of certain acts committed against certain employees under certain circumstances; requiring an employer to notify an employee before the employer files a certain petition; providing immunity from civil liability to a certain employer under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/18/2020
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Family Law - Domestic Violence - Permanent Final Protective Orders [HB-1057]
Adding the crime of kidnapping to the list of crimes, the commission of which subjects an individual to the issuance of a permanent final protective order against the individual under specified circumstances; and expanding the circumstances under which a court is required to issue a specified permanent final protective order.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Safety - Secretary of State Police - Temporary Firearms Training Waiver [HB-827]
Authorizing the Secretary of State Police, on making a specified determination concerning an applicant for a specified handgun permit, to temporarily waive a requirement to complete a specified firearms training course; and requiring an applicant issued a specified permit to complete a firearms training course within 60 days after the issuance of the permit.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/14/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Family Law - Child Conceived Without Consent - Termination of Parental Rights (Rape Survivor Family Protection Act) [SB-574]
Authorizing a court, under specified circumstances, to terminate the parental rights of an individual convicted of or found to have committed an act of nonconsensual sexual conduct against the other parent that resulted in the conception of a child; requiring the court to stay further proceedings in a termination of parental rights action under specified circumstances; authorizing the court to stay or postpone a trial on termination of parental rights for good cause; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Delegates Moon, Vallario, And B. Wilson on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Health Care Decisions Act - Advance Directives and Surrogate Decision Making - Disqualified Individuals [SB-562]
Prohibiting specified individuals from serving as a health care agent under specified circumstances; establishing a specified exception; prohibiting specified individuals from making decisions about health care for specified individuals under specified circumstances; requiring a person who obtains specified information that would prohibit an individual from serving as a health care agent or making health care decisions for a specified individual to provide the information to a specified health care provider or facility; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 3/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/28/2018
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Health Care Decisions Act - Advance Directives and Surrogate Decision Making - Disqualified Individuals [HB-498]
Prohibiting specified individuals from serving as a health care agent under specified circumstances; establishing a specified exception; prohibiting specified individuals from making decisions about health care for specified individuals under specified circumstances; requiring a person who obtains specified information that would prohibit an individual from serving as a health care agent or making health care decisions for a specified individual to provide the information to a specified health care provider or facility; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 657 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Family Law - Child Conceived Without Consent - Termination of Parental Rights (Rape Survivor Family Protection Act) [HB-428]
Authorizing a court, under specified circumstances, to terminate the parental rights of an individual convicted of or found to have committed an act of nonconsensual sexual conduct against the other parent that resulted in the conception of a child; prohibiting the court from terminating parental rights under specified circumstances; specifying that a termination of parental rights under the Act terminates completely specified rights and responsibilities of a parent; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Senators Smith, Zirkin, And Hough on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Family Law - Divorce - Domestic Violence Order [HB-293]
Repealing a provision providing that an order or a decision in a domestic violence proceeding is inadmissible as evidence in a divorce proceeding; and repealing a provision prohibiting a court from considering compliance with a domestic violence order as grounds for granting a decree of limited or absolute divorce.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 490 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Family Law - Divorce - Domestic Violence Order [SB-274]
Establishing a specified exception to a provision providing that an order or a decision in a domestic violence proceeding is inadmissible as evidence in a divorce proceeding; and establishing a specified exception to a provision prohibiting a court from considering compliance with a domestic violence order as grounds for granting a decree of limited or absolute divorce.
Sponsored by: Sen. Victor Ramirez
Third Reading Passed With Amendments (140-0) on 04/10/2017