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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Gun Theft Felony Act of 2020 [SB-674]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Classifying the theft of a firearm as a felony; and establishing certain penalties for theft of a firearm.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Hearing 3/03 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
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Criminal Law - Organized Retail Theft [HB-830]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that multiple thefts committed by the same person in multiple counties under one scheme or continuing course of conduct may be aggregated and prosecuted in any county in which any one of the thefts occurred; altering a certain provision relating to sentencing of a person who has four or more prior theft convictions and is convicted of theft of property or services with a certain value to prohibit a person who has three or more prior theft convictions from committing theft of property or services with a certain value; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Organized Retail Theft [SB-598]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing that multiple thefts committed by the same person in multiple counties under one scheme or continuing course of conduct may be aggregated and prosecuted in a certain county; applying certain penalties; altering a certain reference to the maximum value of certain property or services applicable to misdemeanor theft; requiring a court to make finding as to whether a certain crime is organized retail theft; providing that the State has the burden of proving that a certain crime is organized retail theft; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Referred Judiciary on 03/16/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Impaired Driving and New Technologies [HB-762]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Impaired Driving and New Technologies to study efforts made to reduce impaired driving in the last 20 years, current initiatives, national best practices, and new technologies to combat impaired driving; requiring the Task Force to make recommendations regarding new State initiatives, public awareness efforts, and improved coordination and to report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2021; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicole Williams
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Baltimore City – District Court – Jobs Court Pilot Program [SB-574]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the Jobs Court Pilot Program in the District Court sitting in Baltimore City to reduce recidivism by offering defendants an opportunity to participate in full-time job training and job placement programs as a condition of probation, as an alternative to incarceration, or a condition of pretrial release; requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts, in consultation with the Baltimore Workforce Development Board, to make a certain report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before June 30, 2025; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Third Reading Passed (45-0) on 03/15/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Crimes Involving Controlled Dangerous Substances - Penalties - Methamphetamine [HB-705]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Adding methamphetamine to a certain penalty provision applicable to certain crimes involving controlled dangerous substances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Malone
First Reading Judiciary on 01/30/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Crimes Involving Controlled Dangerous Substances - Penalties - Methamphetamine [HB-705]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Adding methamphetamine to a certain penalty provision applicable to certain crimes involving controlled dangerous substances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Malone
First Reading Judiciary on 01/30/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Unruly Social Gatherings - Civil Penalties [HB-654]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting a person responsible for any premises from conducting, causing, permitting, or aiding an unruly social gathering; authorizing certain law enforcement officers to issue a citation for certain violations of the Act; specifying who may be issued a citation for certain violations; excluding a certain type of party or gathering from the prohibitions in the Act; providing certain circumstances constituting a certain defense; requiring that a citation include certain information; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Juanita Bartlett
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 02/24/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Safety – Lost or Stolen Regulated Firearm – Reporting [HB-591]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering penalties applicable to failing to report a lost or stolen regulated firearm.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Third Reading Passed (45-0) on 03/18/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Marijuana - Possession and Possession With Intent to Distribute [HB-550]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Increasing, from 10 grams to 1 ounce, the amount of marijuana below which possession is a civil offense, rather than a criminal offense; and creating a presumption that a person in possession of less than 1 ounce of marijuana is not in violation of a certain provision of law with regard to marijuana, in the absence of any other evidence of a certain violation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Mosby
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/12/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Justice Reinvestment Act - Modifications [HB-577]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Providing that a certain presumption may be rebutted if a certain commissioner or court finds and states on the record at a certain time that adhering to certain limits would create a certain risk to certain individuals; authorizing a certain commissioner or court to take certain actions on finding that adhering to certain limits would create a certain risk to certain individuals; altering penalties for obtaining, attempting to obtain, possessing, or distributing controlled paraphernalia; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/14/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Child Pornography and Exhibition and Display of Obscene Items to Minors [HB-501]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing certain exceptions to provisions of law relating to the display and exhibition of a certain item to a minor, child pornography, and possession of a visual representation of a child under the age of 16 years; prohibiting a minor from engaging in certain conduct involving the display or exhibition of an item to another minor, child pornography, and possession of certain visual representations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Child Pornography and Exhibition and Display of Obscene Items to Minors [SB-365]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing certain exceptions to provisions of law relating to the display and exhibition of a certain item to a minor, child pornography, and possession of a visual representation of a child under the age of 16 years; prohibiting a minor from engaging in certain conduct involving the display or exhibition of an item to another minor, child pornography, and possession of certain visual representations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing Canceled on 01/29/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Crimes - Firearms - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2020) [HB-356]
[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; authorizing a court to release a defendant charged with a certain crime on certain terms or conditions or to order the defendant remanded to custody pending a certain appeal; establishing and altering certain penalties; 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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Hearing 2/05 At 2:00 P.m. on 01/22/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Crimes - Firearms - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2020) [SB-273]
[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; authorizing a court to release a defendant charged with a certain crime on certain terms or conditions or to order the defendant remanded to custody pending a certain appeal; establishing and altering certain penalties; 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.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/21/2020
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To The Use Of Intoxicants While Operating A Vehicle. [HB-2003]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishes a state drug and alcohol toxicology testing laboratory special fund. Deposits into the fund fines for repeat offenders, habitual offenders, and offenders who operate a vehicle after their license and privilege have been suspended or revoked for operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
Sponsored by: Sen. Henry Aquino
Reported From Trn (stand. Com. Rep. No. 194-20) As Amended In Hd 1, Recommending Passage On Second Reading And Referral To Jud. on 02/07/2020
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To The Use Of Intoxicants While Operating A Vehicle. [SB-2235]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishes a state drug and alcohol toxicology testing laboratory special fund, to be administered by the Department of Health. Deposits fines for repeat offenders, habitual offenders, and offenders who operate a vehicle after license and privilege have been suspended or revoked for operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant into the special fund. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
Sponsored by: Sen. Stanley Chang
Passed Second Reading As Amended In Hd 1 And Referred To The Committee(s) On Jud With None Voting Aye With Reservations; None Voting No (0) And Representative(s) Gates, Mcdermott, Thielen Excused (3). on 03/13/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Sexual Solicitation of a Minor - Solicitation Through Parent, Guardian, or Custodian - Prohibition and Penalties [SB-231]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from knowingly and with a certain intent soliciting the consent of a parent, guardian, or custodian of a minor, or a law enforcement officer posing as a parent, guardian, or custodian of a minor, to engage in certain prohibited sexual acts with the minor; and establishing and altering certain penalties.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 129 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Sexual Solicitation of a Minor – Solicitation Through Parent, Guardian, or Custodian – Prohibition and Penalties [HB-246]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from knowingly and with a certain intent soliciting the consent of a parent, guardian, or custodian of a minor, or a law enforcement officer posing as a parent, guardian, or custodian of a minor, to engage in certain prohibited sexual acts with the minor; and establishing and altering certain penalties.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 128 on 05/08/2020
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Abuse Of A Family Or Household Member. [SB-2182]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Amends the penal code to add abuse of a family or household member to felonies that qualify for repeat offender sentencing.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Kouchi
Referred To Jud, Fin, Referral Sheet 36 on 03/09/2020