Courts - Service of Process - Increase in Sheriff's Fees - Distribution to [SB-413]
[Housing ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
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.
SB-413: Courts - Service of Process - Increase in Sheriff's Fees - Distribution to
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Madaleno
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 04/09/2012
Maryland Animal Abuse Registry [SB-301]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Department of State Police to establish the Maryland Animal Abuse Registry; requiring the Registry to be updated in a specified manner and to include specified information; requiring a person convicted of specified crimes involving animal cruelty to register with the county sheriff for a specified period in a specified manner; requiring a registrant to provide specified information for registration; requiring the county sheriff to obtain a photograph from a person registering under the Act; etc.
SB-301: Maryland Animal Abuse Registry
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2012
Frederick County - Adult Detention Center - Processing and Administrative Fees [SB-267]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Authorizing the Sheriff of Frederick County to charge a processing fee, not to exceed $10, and a general educational development administrative fee, not to exceed $25, for specified individuals in the Frederick County Adult Detention Center; and prohibiting juveniles from being charged the administrative fee authorized by the Act.
SB-267: Frederick County - Adult Detention Center - Processing and Administrative Fees
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings Withdrawn on 03/05/2012
Harford County - Charitable Gaming [SB-166]
[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.
SB-166: Harford County - Charitable Gaming
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Favorable Report By Budget And Taxation on 03/29/2012
Allegany County - Sheriff's Office Employees - Labor Organizations [SB-1099]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Authorizing deputies of the Sheriff's Office of Allegany County to organize and bargain collectively with the Sheriff of Allegany County through a specified labor organization; requiring the Sheriff to meet with specified labor organizations and engage in good faith negotiations to reach separate written agreements with specified labor organizations regarding specified matters; etc.
SB-1099: Allegany County - Sheriff's Office Employees - Labor Organizations
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Favorable Report By Appropriations on 04/06/2012
Residential Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Conducting [HB-934]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Requiring, notwithstanding any other law, rule, or practice, that a sheriff, a constable, or any other law enforcement officer be present when a warrant of eviction to remove personal property from specified residential premises or to exclude others from access to or use of the residential premises is executed.
HB-934: Residential Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Conducting
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Frush
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2012
Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumption - Duty Belt Worn by [HB-615]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
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; providing that the presumption is disputable and may be controverted by other evidence; etc.
HB-615: Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumption - Duty Belt Worn by
Sponsored by: Rep. Ben Barnes
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters Withdrawn on 02/27/2012
Environment - Noise Control [HB-190]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to revise specified noise standards and sound level limits under specified circumstances; repealing requirements that the Department develop a specified plan, coordinate specified programs, and keep specified records; repealing requirements for the adoption and enforcement of noise standards, sound level limits, or noise control regulations by the Department or other units; authorizing a political subdivision to enforce specified sound level limits and noise control regulations; etc.
HB-190: Environment - Noise Control
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor on 05/02/2012
Allegany County - Sheriff's Office Employees - Labor Organizations [HB-1474]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Authorizing deputies of the Sheriff's Office of Allegany County to organize and bargain collectively with the Sheriff of Allegany County through a specified labor organization; requiring the Sheriff to meet with specified labor organizations and engage in good faith negotiations to reach separate written agreements with specified labor organizations regarding specified matters; etc.
HB-1474: Allegany County - Sheriff's Office Employees - Labor Organizations
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Favorable Report By Appropriations on 04/06/2012
Prince George's County - Domestic Violence - GPS Tracking System Pilot Program [HB-1466]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Repealing the requirement that Prince George's County implement a specified GPS tracking system pilot program for specified offenders as a condition of pretrial release or probation; requiring the Division of Parole and Probation to implement and operate the pilot program; providing that the Division establishes specified fees; repealing the requirement that the Sheriff of Prince George's County provide a specified report; etc.
HB-1466: Prince George's County - Domestic Violence - GPS Tracking System Pilot Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Ben Barnes
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/12/2012
Charles County - Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights Act [HB-1457]
[Crime ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Providing for specified rights of a correctional officer in Charles County relating to employment, investigation, and discipline under specified circumstances; providing for the procedures for the investigation or interrogation of a correctional officer; etc.
HB-1457: Charles County - Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights Act
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor on 05/02/2012
Real Property - Storage of Personal Property After Eviction [HB-1342]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Property Tax ]
Requiring a purchaser in a foreclosure sale executing a judgment awarding possession of residential property and a landlord executing a warrant of restitution of residential property to store personal property remaining on the residential property for 30 days in a specified manner; providing that the purchaser and landlord are liable to the former occupant or tenant for damage to or loss of the personal property during the storage period; requiring the purchaser and landlord to prepare a specified inventory at a specified time; etc.
HB-1342: Real Property - Storage of Personal Property After Eviction
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Weir
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/22/2012
Harford County - Charitable Gaming [HB-1287]
[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.
HB-1287: Harford County - Charitable Gaming
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2012
Howard County - Deputy Sheriffs - Collective Bargaining [HB-1189]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the representatives of full-time deputy sheriffs at the rank of corporal and below in the Office of the Sheriff of Howard County to bargain collectively with the Sheriff on specified issues; authorizing deputy sheriffs to take specified actions with regard to collective bargaining; providing for the procedures for certifying a labor organization as a certified labor organization for collective bargaining; etc.
HB-1189: Howard County - Deputy Sheriffs - Collective Bargaining
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor on 05/02/2012
Charles County Sheriff - Collective Bargaining - Binding Arbitration [HB-1182]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a specified collective bargaining agreement in Charles County to contain a grievance procedure providing for binding arbitration of the interpretation of contract terms and clauses.
HB-1182: Charles County Sheriff - Collective Bargaining - Binding Arbitration
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor on 05/02/2012
Calvert County - Appointment of Assistant Sheriff - Candidates [HB-1089]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring the Sheriff of Calvert County to appoint as assistant sheriff an individual who is an active duty deputy sheriff and holds a specified rank in the Calvert County Sheriff's office or an individual who is not a current employee of the Sheriff's Office; authorizing the Sheriff to appoint the assistant sheriff without subjecting the candidate to a written examination; establishing that the assistant sheriff serves at the pleasure of the Sheriff; etc.
HB-1089: Calvert County - Appointment of Assistant Sheriff - Candidates
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor on 05/02/2012
Workers' Compensation - Emergency Responders - Revisions [HB-1085]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Insurance ]
Altering the definition of "on duty" in the workers' compensation law to include the performance of specified duties assigned to deputy sheriffs or members of a specified fire police unit; altering the definition of "volunteer company" to include a volunteer fire police unit; specifying that a covered member of a volunteer company may not be considered a paid covered employee of the company for receiving as a membership benefit a yearly stipend of $5,200 or less to help offset out-of-pocket expenses; etc.