Sheriffs
Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Public Safety Employees [HB-873]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Healthcare ]
Providing that an occupational disease presumption applies to specified deputy sheriffs who develop heart disease and hypertension under specified circumstances; and providing for enhanced workers' compensation benefits for specified deputy sheriffs for a compensable permanent partial disability of less than a specified number of weeks.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Cluster
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2013
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Washington County - Salary Study Commission - Updating Salary and Expense Provisions [HB-720]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Education ]
[Finance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
Updating specified provisions concerning the salaries of the members of the Board of License Commissioners, the Treasurer, the members of the Board of Education, and the Orphans' Court judges in Washington County to conform to provisions regarding the setting of the salaries under a specified law; altering the membership of the Washington County Salary Study Commission; altering provisions relating to the expense allowance for the judges of the Orphans' Court for Washington County; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 558 on 05/16/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Washington County - Special Deputy Sheriffs [HB-559]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Insurance ]
Specifying that the duties to which the Sheriff of Washington County is required to assign special deputy sheriffs include specified duties; making the provision of county liability insurance to a special deputy sheriff discretionary, rather than mandatory; establishing that designation as a special deputy sheriff does not authorize the special deputy sheriff to perform law enforcement duties outside the special deputy sheriff's jurisdiction except under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 48 on 04/09/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
St. Mary's County - Public Officials - Salaries [HB-520]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the salary of the Treasurer of St. Mary's County, the Sheriff of St. Mary's County, the Judges of the Orphans' Court for St. Mary's County, the President of the Board of County Commissioners of St. Mary's County, and the County Commissioners of St. Mary's County; and providing that the Act does not apply to the salary or compensation of the incumbents in those positions.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/26/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Local Government Article [HB-472]
[Community Development ]
Adding a new article to the Annotated Code of Maryland, to be designated and known as the "Local Government Article", to revise, restate, and recodify the laws of the State relating to local governments; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. The Speaker
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 119 on 04/09/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Somerset County - Emergency Burning Ban - Adoption and Enforcement [HB-465]
[Public Safety ]
[Environmental ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the County Commissioners of Somerset County to adopt an emergency burning ban; prohibiting a person from starting or allowing any open air burning during an emergency burning ban subject to specified exceptions; authorizing the County Commissioners, by resolution, to set a fine for a violation of an emergency burning ban; and authorizing the Sheriff and the Sheriff's deputies to assess a fine against any person believed to be in violation of an emergency burning ban.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Otto
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/16/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumption - Duty Belt Worn by Law Enforcement [HB-416]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that specified police officers and deputy sheriffs are presumed to be suffering from an occupational disease for a lower back impairment under the workers' compensation law under specified circumstances; providing that the presumption shall apply only if the police officers and deputy sheriffs subject to the Act have been employed for at least 5 years and were required, as a condition of employment, to wear a duty belt; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ben Barnes
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/19/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Anne Arundel County Deputy Sheriff [HB-370]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering a specified definition of "public safety employee" to include Anne Arundel County deputy sheriffs for purposes of establishing eligibility for enhanced workers' compensation benefits for a permanent partial disability award for less than a specified number of weeks; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 226 on 05/02/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting a Handgun - Active Assignment Exception [HB-35]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Modifying an exception to the prohibition against wearing, carrying, or transporting handguns that limits the exception to a specified person on active assignment engaged in law enforcement.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Kelly
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary Withdrawn on 03/23/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Harford County - Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights [HB-346]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Adding Harford County to the provisions of law relating to the Cecil County, Garrett County, and St. Mary's County Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights; providing that specified provisions of law relating to hearing board procedures and the finality of specified hearing board decisions do not apply in Harford County; and defining terms.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 31 on 04/09/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Harford County - Charitable Gaming [HB-344]
[Gaming ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Public Safety ]
Creating in Harford County a permit to be issued by the Sheriff of Harford County that authorizes specified nonprofit organizations to conduct a gaming contest; specifying requirements that organizations must meet to be issued a permit; limiting to four the number of gaming contests an organization may hold in a year; stating the location and hours for conducting a gaming contest; specifying that the maximum bet a single individual may place on a game is $10; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Impallaria
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/05/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Courts - Service of Process - Increase in Sheriff's Fees - Distribution to Rental Allowance Program Fund [HB-192]
[Housing ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Safety ]
Increasing fees for service of process of papers by a sheriff; requiring that $10 of the fees be distributed to a fund established for the Rental Allowance Program of the Department of Housing and Community Development; establishing the Rental Allowance Program Fund; specifying that the Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund; providing that the money in the Fund may be used only for specified purposes; adding the Fund to the list of funds the interest earnings of which are exempt from accruing to the General Fund of the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary Withdrawn on 02/18/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
State Government - Refund of Fees - Policy [HB-148]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Stating the policy of the State regarding the refund of fees paid to a unit; and defining the term "unit".
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/05/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Task Force to Study the Terms, Pay, Operations, and Ethical Standards for Various Elected Officials in Prince George's County PG 422-13 [HB-1454]
[Ethics ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Elections ]
[Funding ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study the Terms, Pay, Operations, and Ethical Standards for Various Elected Officials in Prince George's County; providing for the chairs and staff for the Task Force; prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving specified compensation; requiring the Task Force to make recommendations regarding the terms, pay, operations, and ethical standards for various elected officials in Prince George's County; requiring a report on or before November 1, 2013; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Favorable With Amendments Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/08/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Howard County - Sheriff - Salary Increases Ho. Co. 13-13 [HB-1406]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
Increasing the annual salary of the Sheriff of Howard County to $97,000 over a 4-year period; and providing that the Act does not apply to the salary or compensation of the incumbent Sheriff.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 416 on 05/02/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Harford County - Appointment of Fire Company Members as Deputy Sheriffs - Number [HB-1394]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
Increasing from 12 to 20 the number of members of a fire company in Harford County that a commanding officer may designate to be appointed by the sheriff as deputy sheriffs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Impallaria
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 414 on 05/02/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Prince George's County Sheriff - Compensation and Salaries PG 319-13 [HB-1349]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Repealing the method of determining the annual salary of the Sheriff of Prince George's County; providing that beginning with calendar year 2014, the annual salary of the Sheriff shall equal the salary of a circuit court judge; and providing that the Act does not apply to the salary or compensation of the incumbent Sheriff during a specified term of office.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 152 on 04/09/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Baltimore City Sheriff and Fees for Filing and Service of Process [HB-1340]
[Crime ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the type and the number of positions the Baltimore City Sheriff may appoint; increasing from $200 to $400 an annual expense allowance for a deputy sheriff; altering specified surcharges on filing fees in the District Court in Baltimore City; requiring the revenue generated from the surcharge to be remitted quarterly to the Baltimore City Director of Finance and used to fund the enhancement of sheriff benefits and the increase in sheriff personnel to enhance the service of domestic violence orders; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Senators Gladden, Muse, And Getty on 04/05/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Residential Property - Prohibition on Nonjudicial Evictions [HB-1308]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting a party claiming the right to possession from taking possession or threatening to take possession of specified residential property from a specified protected resident by locking the resident out; requiring a party claiming the right to possession to provide a specified notice in a specified manner under specified circumstances; establishing that specified persons may take possession of residential property from a protected resident only under specified circumstances; providing specified remedies for a violation of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 515 on 05/16/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Employees' Pension System - Elected or Appointed Officials - Membership [HB-1024]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Prohibiting specified individuals who are serving in specified elected or appointed positions from being members of the Employees' Pension System while serving in those positions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael McDermott
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/16/2013