Juvenile Law - Reform [HB-814]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court over a child of a certain age alleged to have committed a certain offense; altering certain provisions relating to the taking of a child into custody by a law enforcement officer; expanding certain provisions of law relating to the entry onto certain school or other property by, and the education of, certain sex offender registrants; altering certain provisions relating to the Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform and Emerging and Best Practices; etc.
HB-814: Juvenile Law - Reform
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 735 on 05/16/2024
Maryland Commission on Civil Rights - Monetary Relief [SB-666]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Human Rights ]
Altering certain maximum amounts of monetary relief the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights is authorized to award if the Commission finds that a respondent has engaged in a discriminatory act under provisions of law regarding public accommodations and persons licensed or regulated by the Maryland Department of Labor; requiring, by July 1, 2025, and by each July 1 for the next 4 years, the Commission to submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the impact of the Act on persons against whom complaints have been filed; etc.
SB-666: Maryland Commission on Civil Rights - Monetary Relief
Sponsored by: Sen. Nick Charles
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 344 on 04/25/2024
Prison Education Delivery Reform Commission [SB-623]
[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the Prison Education Delivery Reform Commission to develop recommendations relating to education and its impact on the criminal justice system; and requiring the Commission to submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an interim report of its findings and recommendations by June 1, 2025, and a final report of its findings and recommendations by January 1, 2026.
Criminal Law - Theft of a Handgun [HB-659]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the felony of theft of a handgun; and establishing a penalty for theft of a handgun of, for a first conviction, imprisonment of up to 5 years or a fine of up to $1,000 or both and, for a second or subsequent conviction, imprisonment of up to 10 years or a fine of up to $2,500 or both.
HB-659: Criminal Law - Theft of a Handgun
Sponsored by: Rep. Rachel Munoz
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2024
Homicide or Life-Threatening Injury by Motor Vehicle or Vessel - Parole Eligibility and Penalties [HB-683]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Specifying that certain crimes involving homicide or life-threatening injury by motor vehicle or vessel are violent crimes for the purpose of parole eligibility; increasing penalties for certain crimes involving homicide or life-threatening injury by motor vehicle or vessel; and establishing a subsequent offender penalty for causing life-threatening injury by operating a motor vehicle or vessel in a criminally negligent manner.
HB-683: Homicide or Life-Threatening Injury by Motor Vehicle or Vessel - Parole Eligibility and Penalties
Sponsored by: Rep. Rachel Munoz
Hearing Canceled on 02/21/2024
Drunk Driving Offenses - Ignition Interlock System Program [SB-421]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to require certain persons who are convicted of, or granted probation before judgment for, certain criminal offenses related to driving while impaired by alcohol, a drug or drug combination, or a combination of drugs and alcohol to participate in the Ignition Interlock System Program for certain periods of time.
SB-421: Drunk Driving Offenses - Ignition Interlock System Program
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/23/2024
Criminal Law - Theft of a Handgun [SB-378]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the felony of theft of a handgun; and establishing a penalty for theft of a handgun of, for a first conviction, imprisonment of up to 5 years or a fine of up to $1,000 or both and, for a second or subsequent conviction, imprisonment of up to 10 years or a fine of up to $2,500 or both.
SB-378: Criminal Law - Theft of a Handgun
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Hearing Canceled on 01/25/2024
Crimes and Corrections - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2024) [HB-316]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that a violation of a condition of probation, parole, or mandatory supervision that involves the use or possession of a firearm is not a technical violation for certain purposes; requiring the Commissioner of Correction to provide a certain inmate with a certain reentry kit and assistance in obtaining Medicaid benefits under certain circumstances; altering the elements of certain prohibitions against using a certain firearm in the commission of a certain crime; etc.
HB-316: Crimes and Corrections - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2024)
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2024
Gun Theft Felony Act of 2024 [HB-304]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Classifying the theft of a firearm as a felony; and establishing a penalty for theft of a firearm of imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 for a first offense, and imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $2,500 for a second or subsequent offense.
HB-304: Gun Theft Felony Act of 2024
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2024
Juvenile Law – Probation – Technical Violations [HB-314]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the juvenile court to order community detention and take certain other actions in response to a technical violation of probation committed by a child.
HB-314: Juvenile Law – Probation – Technical Violations
Sponsored by: Rep. Dalya Attar
Hearing Canceled on 02/01/2024
Juvenile Justice Restoration Act of 2024 [HB-319]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court to establish that the juvenile court has exclusive original jurisdiction over a child who is at least 10 years old alleged to have committed a crime involving the use or possession of a firearm; and altering a certain provision of law authorizing a law enforcement officer to conduct an otherwise lawful custodial interrogation of a child if the child's parent, guardian, or custodian consents to the custodial interrogation of the child without the child's consultation with an attorney.
HB-319: Juvenile Justice Restoration Act of 2024
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing Canceled on 02/01/2024
Safe Communities Act of 2024 [HB-310]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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.
HB-310: Safe Communities Act of 2024
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/23/2024
Vehicle Laws - Damaged, Obscured, or Modified Registration Plates [SB-10]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to offer during the registration renewal process to replace vehicle registration plates that are more than 15 years old; altering the prohibition against obscuring or modifying a vehicle registration plate by prohibiting such activity in a manner that may prevent identification; and altering the penalty and points assessment for obscuring or modifying a vehicle registration plate.
SB-10: Vehicle Laws - Damaged, Obscured, or Modified Registration Plates
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2024
Crimes and Corrections - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2024) [SB-28]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that a violation of a condition of probation, parole, or mandatory supervision that involves the use or possession of a firearm is not a technical violation for certain purposes; requiring the Commissioner of Correction to provide a certain inmate with a certain reentry kit and assistance in obtaining Medicaid benefits under certain circumstances; altering the elements of certain prohibitions against using a certain firearm in the commission of a certain crime; etc.
SB-28: Crimes and Corrections - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2024)
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 1/25 At 2:00 P.m. on 01/15/2024
Crimes – Firearms – Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2024) [HB-41]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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.
HB-41: Crimes – Firearms – Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2024)
Sponsored by: Rep. Nino Mangione
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
Gun Theft Felony Act of 2024 [SB-39]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Classifying the theft of a firearm as a felony; and establishing a penalty for theft of a firearm of imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 for a first offense, and imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $2,500 for a second or subsequent offense.
SB-39: Gun Theft Felony Act of 2024
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 2/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2024
Juvenile Justice Restoration Act of 2024 [SB-52]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court to establish that the juvenile court has exclusive original jurisdiction over a child who is at least 10 years old alleged to have committed a crime involving the use or possession of a firearm; and altering a certain provision of law authorizing a law enforcement officer to conduct an otherwise lawful custodial interrogation of a child if the child's parent, guardian, or custodian consents to the custodial interrogation of the child without the child's consultation with an attorney.
SB-52: Juvenile Justice Restoration Act of 2024
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2024
Prison Education Delivery Reform Commission [HB-209]
[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the Prison Education Delivery Reform Commission to develop recommendations relating to education and its impact on the criminal justice system; and requiring the Commission to submit an interim report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by June 1, 2025, and a final report by January 1, 2026.
Safe Communities Act of 2024 [SB-44]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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.
SB-44: Safe Communities Act of 2024
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2024
Crimes and Corrections - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2024) [SB-179]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that a violation of a condition of probation, parole, or mandatory supervision that involves the use or possession of a firearm is not a technical violation for certain purposes; requiring the Commissioner of Correction to provide a certain inmate with a certain reentry kit and assistance in obtaining Medicaid benefits under certain circumstances; altering the elements of certain prohibitions against using a certain firearm in the commission of a certain crime; etc.
SB-179: Crimes and Corrections - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2024)
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 1/25 At 2:00 P.m. on 01/15/2024