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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to public safety personnel. [SB-111] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Veterans ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 72 to require the coroner to deliver the remains of police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical services personnel, as defined in KRS 61.315, killed in the line of duty to the family or other responsible entities in a casket or other similar vessel covered in an American flag; specify that the county is responsible for any costs associated with obtaining the flag and the casket or similar vessel, but that the county has no obligation to purchase the flag or the casket for the actual burial, cremation, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Danny Carroll Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 124) on 04/24/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Prince George's County - Office of the Sheriff - Response to Report of Alleged Domestic Violence - Authorization PG 309-20 [HB-433] [Crime ] [Public Safety ]
Authorizing a law enforcement officer from the Prince George's County Office of the Sheriff to respond directly to a report of alleged domestic violence under certain circumstances; and authorizing the Prince George's County Office of the Sheriff to coordinate with county law enforcement and municipal law enforcement agencies to carry out the provisions of the Act.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 02/10/2020

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to the regulation of cannabis and making an appropriation therefor. [SB-105] [Cannabis ] [Finance ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
Create various new sections of KRS Chapter 245 to define terms; to allow for possession, growth, use, processing, purchasing, transfer, and consumption of cannabis; to establish limits for transfer; to allow for purchasing and manufacture of cannabis accessories; to authorize activities and operation of retail stores, consumption establishments, cultivation facilities, cannabis testing facilities, and product manufacturing facilities; to establish possession limits; to prohibit smoking cannabis in public and to establish a fine for violation; to (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Perry Clark To Appropriations & Revenue (s) on 01/24/2020

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to consolidated emergency services districts and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-305] [Budget and Spending ] [Taxes ] [Insurance ] [Public Safety ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [Property Tax ]
Create various sections of KRS Chapter 65 to define terms; establish procedures for the creation of a consolidated emergency services district; authorize that certain local government officials shall appoint the board of trustees of the district; provide a formula for determining the number of elected members, qualifications of elected members, terms, non-partisan elections, nomination procedures, removal, and district apportionment requirements; establish officers of the district and compensation of officers; provide $100 per day to appointees, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Rob Rothenburger Posted In Committee on 01/24/2020

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to police pursuit policies and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-298] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Criminal Justice ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to provide definitions, require each law enforcement agency in the state to establish and enforce policies governing of a vehicle pursuit after January 1, 2021; provide the criteria for decision-making to initiate and terminate a pursuit; allow the adoption model policy, subject to certain criteria and require transmission of adopted policy to Justice Cabinet; provide for penalties for failure to transmit; require written certification that each member of the agency has received a copy of the policy and instruction (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Derrick Graham Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 97) on 04/24/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Handgun Qualification License - Training Requirement - Exemption [HB-265] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ] [Crime ]
Exempting a certain applicant for a handgun qualification license from the requirement to complete a firearms safety training course if the applicant is a certain retired law enforcement officer or a certain active or retired correctional officer, sheriff, or deputy sheriff who has successfully completed an initial correctional officer, sheriff, or deputy sheriff firearms training course approved by the Secretary of State Police.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Teresa Reilly Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/10/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Wicomico County - Landlord and Tenant - Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent - Procedures [HB-227] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Consumer Protection ] [Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a landlord in Wicomico County to repossess property for failure to pay rent in a certain manner if judgment is given in favor of the landlord; requiring the landlord to provide a written notice to a certain tenant in a certain manner; establishing a certain rebuttable presumption; requiring a sheriff to notify the District Court if the sheriff reasonably believes certain notice has not been provided; applying the Act prospectively; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2020

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging Congress to pass the Supporting Accurate Views of Emergency Services Act of 2019. [HCR-40] [Telecommunications ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Declare it fitting and proper that public safety telecommunicators be included as a protective service occupation under the federal Standard Occupational Classification system; urge Congress to enact the Supporting Accurate Views of Emergency Services Acts of 2019.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Bentley To State & Local Government (s) on 02/03/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Handgun Qualification License - Training Requirement - Exemption [SB-156] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Exempting an applicant for a handgun qualification license from the requirement to complete a firearms safety training course if the applicant is a certain retired law enforcement officer or a certain active or retired correctional officer, sheriff, or deputy sheriff who has successfully completed an initial correctional officer, sheriff, or deputy sheriff firearms training course approved by the Secretary of State Police.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith Referred Judiciary on 02/14/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Wicomico County - Landlord and Tenant - Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent - Procedures [SB-176] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Consumer Protection ] [Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a landlord in Wicomico County to repossess property for failure to pay rent in a certain manner if judgement is given in favor of the landlord; requiring the landlord to provide a written notice of an intended repossession to a certain tenant in a certain manner; establishing a certain rebuttable presumption; requiring a sheriff to notify the District Court if the sheriff reasonably believes notice of the intended repossession has not been provided; applying the Act prospectively; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza Referred Environment And Transportation on 02/14/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Wicomico County - Landlord and Tenant - Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent - Procedures [SB-176] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Consumer Protection ] [Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a landlord in Wicomico County to repossess property for failure to pay rent in a certain manner if judgement is given in favor of the landlord; requiring the landlord to provide a written notice of an intended repossession to a certain tenant in a certain manner; establishing a certain rebuttable presumption; requiring a sheriff to notify the District Court if the sheriff reasonably believes notice of the intended repossession has not been provided; applying the Act prospectively; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza Referred Environment And Transportation on 02/14/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Harford County - Service of Process - Detention Center Employees [SB-138] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Expanding the authority of a certain individual who is designated to serve criminal process by the administrator of the local detention center in Harford County to serve process within the Circuit Court for Harford County and the District Court of Maryland for Harford County.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 261 on 05/08/2020

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to emergency medical service fees and declaring an emergency. [HB-100] [Healthcare ] [Taxes ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Funding ] [Property Tax ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 67 to allow a fiscal court to levy a fee on certain units for the provision of emergency medical services; define units subject to fee; require fee to be placed on tax bill; allow collection by sheriff in the same manner as for property taxes; allow sheriff to receive up to 4.25% fee for collection; define "residential," "commercial," "charitable," and "educational" units; allow levy on occupied or unoccupied units or both, occupation determined at time of initial levy and July 1 thereafter; require fee increases (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Duplessis Posted In Committee on 01/15/2020

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to compliance with state and federal law. [HB-51] [Immigration ] [Law Enforcement ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
Amend KRS 65.133 to require local law enforcement agencies and Kentucky State Police to enforce immigration laws; create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to define terms, including "sanctuary" and "sanctuary policy"; prohibit local governments from adopting sanctuary policies; establish hearing procedures for determination of sanctuary status; provide for the withholding of state funding from sanctuaries; create new sections of KRS Chapter 164 to prohibit postsecondary educational institutions from enrolling employing or contracting with illegal (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Fischer Posted In Committee on 01/15/2020

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to the investigation of a shooting or deadly incident by a law enforcement officer. [HB-10] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 15A to provide definitions and establish an Officer Shooting Review Board to investigate any shooting of an individual by a law enforcement officer or officers or any deadly incident involving law enforcement; set requirements for board members; provide duties of the board; specify requirements related to investigatory work performed by the Kentucky State Police Critical Incident Response Team on behalf of the board; establish investigatory procedures and protocols; provide requirements for submission of the board’s (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Reginald Meeks Introduced In House on 01/07/2020

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to the recall of elected officials. [HB-162] [Elections ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 63 establishing a procedure for the recall of any elected sheriff, jailer, constable, or peace officer; amend KRS 63.990 to include a criminal penalty for giving money or anything of value in exchange for a signature on a petition.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown Posted In Committee on 01/15/2020

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to federal immigration cooperation. [SB-1] [Immigration ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 61 to prohibit law enforcement agencies, law enforcement officials, employees of a law enforcement agency or public agencies, public officials, or employees of a public agency or public institution operating under KRS Chapter 164 from enacting, adopting, or otherwise enforcing any sanctuary policy relating to immigration; require law enforcement officials, representatives, agents, and employees of law enforcement agencies, public officials, representatives, agents, and employees of public agencies to use their (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Damon Thayer Returned To Judiciary (h) on 03/18/2020

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to the transfer of county jail inmates. [HB-120] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Amend KRS 441.520 to require a judicial removal order cite danger for order of removal, establish incarceration rates and medical costs, impose geographic limits for removal, place liability for transfers upon the Administrative Office of the Courts, require that in all other removal orders the judge shall receive the written agreement of the originating and receiving jailer, establish the details of written agreement, establish criteria for cost and transportation, and require judge to review removal orders every 90 days for safety and security (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Hale Posting Withdrawn on 02/24/2020

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to firearms possession. [HB-76] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Amend KRS 527.010 to define "domestic abuse offense," "domestic violence protective order," and "physical force"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to create the crimes of possession of a firearm by a convicted domestic abuser and possession of a firearm by the subject of a domestic violence protective order; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to require the surrender of firearms by people subject to protective orders or convicted of specified crimes; amend KRS 403.740 and 456.060 to require courts to inform the subject of a domestic (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown Introduced In House on 01/07/2020

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 110th General Assembly

As introduced, requires sheriffs to use 10 percent or more of the funds from booking and processing fees for annual diversity training for certain county correctional employees; requires sheriffs to use any remaining funds as annual hazard pay supplements for certain county correctional employees. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 2; Title 8, Chapter 8; Title 40, Chapter 7, Part 1 and Title 41. [SB-1683] [Crime ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Funding ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
As introduced, requires sheriffs to use 10 percent or more of the funds from booking and processing fees for annual diversity training for certain county correctional employees; requires sheriffs to use any remaining funds as annual hazard pay supplements for certain county correctional employees. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 2; Title 8, Chapter 8; Title 40, Chapter 7, Part 1 and Title 41.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Becky Massey Assigned To General Subcommittee Of Senate Judiciary Committee on 03/13/2018

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