Criminal Law - Stalking - Penalties [HB-110]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the penalties for stalking if the victim had a protective order in effect against the defendant at the time of the offense or the defendant had previously been convicted of stalking.
HB-110: Criminal Law - Stalking - Penalties
Sponsored by: Rep. Emily Shetty
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/07/2022
Crimes - Unattended Dogs - Extreme Weather Conditions and Heat [HB-16]
[Animals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from leaving a dog outside and unattended for longer than 30 minutes without access to continuous suitable shelter or suitable shade during extreme weather conditions or temperatures, subject to certain exceptions; defining "extreme weather conditions" as temperatures below 32 degrees Fahrenheit or during an active winter or cold weather warning; making a violation a civil offense; applying penalties ranging from a warning for a first violation to a fine of up to $1,000 for a third or subsequent offense; etc.
Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center – Division of Correction – Data Requirement [HB-127]
[Crime ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Division of Correction within the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to exchange correctional services data with the Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center; requiring the Division to establish the duration of data retention; requiring correctional services data to be collected by the Center; requiring the Center to conduct certain research; and adding the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services as a member of the Center's Governing Board.
HB-127: Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center – Division of Correction – Data Requirement
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
First Reading Judiciary And Ways And Means on 01/12/2022
Relating To Abuse Of Family Or Household Member. [SB-410]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Adds abuse of a family or household member to those felonies that qualify for repeat offender sentencing. Effective 7/1/2060. (HD1)
SB-410: Relating To Abuse Of Family Or Household Member.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Kouchi
Carried Over To 2022 Regular Session. on 12/10/2021
Relating To Abuse Of Family Or Household Member. [HB-176]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Adds abuse of a family or household member to those felonies that qualify for repeat offender sentencing.
HB-176: Relating To Abuse Of Family Or Household Member.
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Saiki
Carried Over To 2022 Regular Session. on 12/10/2021
Relating To Temporary Restraining Orders. [SB-638]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Increases the penalties for repeat TRO offenders who violate the TRO during a stay-at-home or safer-at-home order or advisory issued by the Governor or a Mayor.
SB-638: Relating To Temporary Restraining Orders.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gil Keith-agaran
Carried Over To 2022 Regular Session. on 12/10/2021
Crimes - Firearms - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2021) [HB-6]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Expanding the types of cases in which the State may appeal from a decision of a trial court under certain circumstances; 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-6: Crimes - Firearms - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2021)
Sponsored by: No sponsors
First Reading Judiciary on 12/07/2021
Crimes - Firearms - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2021) [SB-6]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Expanding the types of cases in which the State may appeal from a decision of a trial court under certain circumstances; 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.
SB-6: Crimes - Firearms - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2021)
Sponsored by: No sponsors
First Reading Senate Rules on 12/06/2021
Crimes - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2021) [SB-852]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Healthcare ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Commissioner of Correction to provide a certain inmate with a reentry kit that includes clothing, an identification card, contact information on reentry services, information on Medicaid and the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, and transportation; providing that a person who uses a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence is guilty of a felony and establishing certain penalties; prohibiting a dealer or other person from selling, renting, loaning, or transferring a regulated firearm under certain circumstances; etc.
SB-852: Crimes - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2021)
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Third Reading Passed (32-15) on 04/02/2021
Juvenile Law - Dispositions - Placement Guidance [SB-875]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Modifying the circumstances under which the juvenile court is prohibited from committing a child to the Department of Juvenile Services for out-of-home placement.
SB-875: Juvenile Law - Dispositions - Placement Guidance
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/09/2021
Criminal Law - Homicide by Vehicle or Vessel - Penalties [HB-1164]
[Crime ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Increasing the maximum term of imprisonment for the offense of manslaughter by vehicle or vessel from 10 to 20 years, and from 15 to 25 years for an individual who has previously been convicted of certain other driving-related offenses, and the maximum term of imprisonment for the offense of homicide by motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or alcohol per se from 5 to 10 years, and from 10 to 15 years for an individual previously convicted of certain other driving-related offenses.
HB-1164: Criminal Law - Homicide by Vehicle or Vessel - Penalties
Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Ghrist
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/16/2021
Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law – Yard Waste – Disposal on Highways [HB-1114]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from disposing of yard waste on a highway; establishing certain penalties for certain violations of the Act; authorizing a court to order a person who disposes of yard waste in violation of the Act to remove or render harmless the yard waste or reimburse the State, county, municipal corporation, or bi-county unit for its costs incurred in removing the yard waste; etc.
HB-1114: Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law – Yard Waste – Disposal on Highways
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Hearing 4/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2021
Juvenile Law - Dispositions - Placement Guidance [HB-1028]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Modifying the circumstances under which the juvenile court is prohibited from committing a child to the Department of Juvenile Services for out-of-home placement.
HB-1028: Juvenile Law - Dispositions - Placement Guidance
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlotte Crutchfield
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/02/2021
Criminal Law - Theft of a Handgun [SB-560]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Classifying the theft of a handgun as a felony; and establishing a penalty for theft of a handgun, for a first conviction, 2 to 5 years of imprisonment and a fine of up to $1,000 or both, and for a second or subsequent conviction, imprisonment for 5 to 10 years and a fine of up to $2,500 or both.
SB-560: Criminal Law - Theft of a Handgun
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Hearing 2/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2021
Drunk and Drugged Driving - Prior Convictions - Conviction for the Drunk or Drugged Operation of a Vessel [HB-675]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing that a conviction for the drunk or drugged operation of a vessel under the Natural Resources Article constitutes a prior conviction for the purpose of calculating enhanced penalties for second or subsequent violations for drunk or drugged driving under State vehicle laws.
HB-675: Drunk and Drugged Driving - Prior Convictions - Conviction for the Drunk or Drugged Operation of a Vessel
Sponsored by: Rep. Geraldine Valentino-Smith
First Reading Judiciary on 01/26/2021
Relating To Temporary Restraining Orders. [SB-638]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Public Health ]
Increases the penalties for repeat TRO offenders who violate the TRO during a stay-at-home or safer-at-home order or advisory issued by the Governor or a Mayor.
SB-638: Relating To Temporary Restraining Orders.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gil Keith-agaran
Referred To Jdc. on 01/27/2021
Relating To Operating A Vehicle Under The Influence Of An Intoxicant. [HB-334]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishes a state drug and alcohol toxicology testing laboratory special fund, to be administered by DOH. Allows moneys in the state highway fund to be expended to establish a state drug and alcohol toxicology testing laboratory. Deposits into the special fund fines imposed on offenders convicted of certain offenses involving operation of a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant. Requires expenditure reports to the legislature. Abolishes the special fund on 6/30/2026. (CD1)
HB-334: Relating To Operating A Vehicle Under The Influence Of An Intoxicant.
Sponsored by: Sen. Henry Aquino
Act 196, On 07/06/2021 (gov. Msg. No. 1324). on 07/07/2021
Public Safety - Untraceable and Undetectable Firearms [HB-638]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering a certain definition of regulated firearm to include a certain unfinished frame or receiver; authorizing a person to continue to possess a certain firearm or unfinished frame or receiver on or after January 1, 2022, if the firearm or unfinished frame or receiver is marked with a unique serial number and the person maintains a certain record log; prohibiting a person from possessing a certain firearm or unfinished frame or receiver on or after January 1, 2022; providing certain penalties; etc.
HB-638: Public Safety - Untraceable and Undetectable Firearms
Sponsored by: Rep. Lesley Lopez
Hearing 3/01 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/05/2021
Relating To Abuse Of Family Or Household Member. [SB-410]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Adds abuse of a family or household member to those felonies that qualify for repeat offender sentencing. Effective 7/1/2060. (HD1)
SB-410: Relating To Abuse Of Family Or Household Member.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Kouchi
Passed Second Reading As Amended In Hd 1 And Referred To The Committee(s) On Jha With None Voting Aye With Reservations; None Voting No (0) And None Excused (0). on 03/25/2021
Relating To Abuse Of Family Or Household Member. [HB-176]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Adds abuse of a family or household member to those felonies that qualify for repeat offender sentencing.
HB-176: Relating To Abuse Of Family Or Household Member.
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Saiki
Referred To Jha, Referral Sheet 1 on 01/27/2021