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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Drug Paraphernalia - Prohibitions and Penalties [SB-1009]
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[Overdose Prevention ]
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Altering the penalties for a person using or possessing with intent to use, delivering or selling under certain circumstances, or manufacturing or possessing with intent to deliver or sell under certain circumstances drug paraphernalia to inject, ingest, inhale, or otherwise introduce into the human body a controlled dangerous substance; repealing the prohibition on possessing controlled paraphernalia under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/10/2025
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Criminal Law - Firearm Crimes - Convertible Pistols [HB-1287]
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[Crime ]
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Prohibiting a person from manufacturing, selling, offering for sale, purchasing, receiving, or transferring a certain convertible pistol; and defining "convertible pistol" as any semiautomatic pistol that can be converted into a machine gun solely by the attachment of a switch/auto-sear.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing Canceled on 03/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Local Government - Fees, Receipts, and Penalties for Plastic and Paper Carryout Bags [HB-1232]
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[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Small Business ]
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Requiring certain retailers that charge a fee for providing a plastic or paper carryout bag to a customer under a local law to provide a receipt to a customer that includes the fee amount charged and the number of bags issued to the customer; and providing a system of penalties for first, second, and third and subsequent offenses with a maximum civil penalty of up to $1,000.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Bail [HB-1356]
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Prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant on personal recognizance or unsecured bail under certain circumstances; and authorizing a judge to authorize the pretrial release of a certain defendant on secured bail bond and certain conditions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Teresa Reilly
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction [HB-1433]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
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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. Edith Patterson
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Obscene Material - Device Filters [HB-1212]
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[Consumer Protection ]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
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Requiring each device, tablet, or smart phone manufactured on or after January 1, 2026, activated in the State to enable a certain filter to prevent minors from accessing obscene material; prohibiting a certain person from deactivating the filter; providing that a manufacturer of a device and certain persons are subject to civil and criminal liability for certain conduct related to device filters; authorizing the Attorney General to take certain actions against persons who violate the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan McComas
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Gift Card Crimes [HB-1074]
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Prohibiting a person from taking a certain gift card from another or receiving a gift card with the intent to use, sell, or transfer the gift card in a certain manner; prohibiting a person from receiving a gift card that the person knows was lost, mislaid, or delivered under a mistake and retaining possession in a certain manner; prohibiting a person from selling and buying a gift card under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Karen Toles
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Masked Intimidation - Prohibition (Unmask Hate Act) [HB-1081]
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Prohibiting a person from intentionally harassing, intimidating, or threatening another person while hiding or concealing their face; providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment of up to 90 days or a fine of up to $500 or both for a first offense, and for subsequent offenses, imprisonment of up to 180 days and a fine not to exceed $1,000 or both; and establishing certain affirmative defenses for a violation of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Karen Toles
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Gift Card Crimes [SB-874]
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[Consumer Protection ]
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Prohibiting a person from taking a certain gift card from another or receiving a gift card with the intent to use, sell, or transfer the gift card in a certain manner; prohibiting a person from receiving a gift card that the person knows was lost, mislaid, or delivered under a mistake and retaining possession in a certain manner; prohibiting a person from selling and buying a gift card under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Human Remains, Pet Remains, and Cemeteries - Prohibitions [HB-1000]
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Altering the definition of "permanent cemetery" to include a cemetery owned by a family or religious organization; prohibiting a person from tampering with human remains interred in a cemetery; altering certain penalties relating to prohibitions against removal of human remains from a burial site; prohibiting a person from damaging, desecrating, mutilating, storing, tampering with, trafficking, or transporting human remains; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Ghrist
Hearing Canceled (judiciary) on 02/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Real Time for Violent Crime Act (Geri's Law) [SB-735]
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Prohibiting the earning of diminution credits to reduce the term of confinement of an incarcerated individual who is serving a sentence for murder in the first degree or murder in the second degree in a State or local correctional facility; prohibiting a deduction of diminution credits of more than 10% of an incarcerated individual's aggregate sentence for crimes of violence for an incarcerated individual who is serving a sentence for a crime of violence; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Masked Intimidation - Prohibition (Unmask Hate Act) [SB-709]
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Prohibiting a person from intentionally harassing, intimidating, or threatening another person while hiding or concealing their face; providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment of up to 90 days or a fine of up to $500 or both for a first offense, and for subsequent offenses, imprisonment of up to 180 days and a fine not to exceed $1,000 or both; and establishing certain affirmative defenses for a violation of the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Gun Theft Felony Act of 2025 [HB-982]
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Classifying the theft of a firearm as a felony; establishing a penalty for a first conviction for theft of a firearm of imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and establishing a penalty for subsequent convictions of imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $2,500 or both.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing Canceled on 03/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Weapon Crimes - Transporting Firearm in Checked Bag on Public Transportation [HB-916]
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[Crime ]
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Prohibiting a person from transporting a firearm in a checked bag on
public transportation in the State unless the firearm is disabled from discharging by an external safety lock; and defining "external safety lock" as a device attached to a firearm with a key or combination lock and designed to prevent a firearm from being discharged unless the device has been deactivated.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Domestic Violence Offender Registry [HB-847]
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Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to establish and maintain the Domestic Violence Offender Registry; requiring a certain person convicted three or more times of a certain domestically related crime to register with a certain county sheriff before the person is released, granted probation, granted a suspended sentence, or is not sentenced to a term of imprisonment; requiring the county sheriff to forward certain registration information to the Department; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law – Human Remains, Pet Remains, and Cemeteries – Prohibitions [SB-616]
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[Religion ]
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Altering the definition of "permanent cemetery" to include a cemetery owned by a family or religious organization; prohibiting a person from tampering with human remains interred in a cemetery; altering certain penalties relating to prohibitions against removal of human remains from a burial site; prohibiting a person from damaging, desecrating, mutilating, storing, tampering with, trafficking, or transporting human remains; prohibiting a person from removing or attempting to remove pet remains from a cemetery; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 2/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Domestic Violence Offender Registry [SB-650]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to establish and maintain the Domestic Violence Offender Registry; requiring a certain person convicted three or more times of a certain domestically related crime to register with a certain county sheriff before the person is released, granted probation, granted a suspended sentence, or is not sentenced to a term of imprisonment; requiring the county sheriff to forward all registration information to the Department; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 2/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Residential Child Care Programs - Transportation Companies - Regulation (Preventing Abduction in Youth Transport Act of 2025) [SB-400]
[Children and Youth ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
Prohibiting transportation companies that transport children to residential child care programs from using certain restraints unless there is a substantial likelihood of imminent serious physical harm to a child or others; prohibiting transportation companies that transport children to residential child care programs from picking up children between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.; authorizing an individual and the Attorney General to bring a certain civil action against certain transportation companies; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn Gile
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 344 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction [SB-422]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
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.
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Residential Child Care Programs - Transportation Companies - Regulation (Preventing Abduction in Youth Transport Act of 2025) [HB-497]
[Children and Youth ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
Prohibiting transportation companies that transport children to residential child care programs from using certain restraints unless there is a substantial likelihood of imminent serious physical harm to a child or others; prohibiting transportation companies that transport children to residential child care programs from picking up children between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.; authorizing an individual and the Attorney General to bring a certain civil action against certain transportation companies; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 343 on 05/06/2025