City of Frederick - Assignment of Offenders to Road Work - Repeal [HB-960]
Repealing a provision of law requring a District Court judge to assign, if practicable, an offender to work the public roads of Frederick County or the City of Frederick as a penalty for a violation of a municipal law or ordinance of the City of Frederick.
HB-960: City of Frederick - Assignment of Offenders to Road Work - Repeal
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 983 on 05/16/2024
Maryland Tort Claims Act - Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs - County Responsibility [HB-895]
Clarifying that a county assumes the responsibilities of a certain tort claim against a sheriff or deputy sheriff under the Maryland Tort Claims Act; clarifying that, for certain tort claims against a sheriff or deputy sheriff, the State is the proper defendant; and specifying that it is the intent of the General Assembly that the Office of the Attorney General and the State Treasurer work with certain entities when disputes arise regarding the allocation of responsibility for tort claims under the Act.
HB-895: Maryland Tort Claims Act - Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs - County Responsibility
Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth Embry
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 611 on 05/09/2024
AN ACT relating to counties and declaring an emergency. [HB-456]
Amends KRS 337.285 to add sheriff’s offices and county police forces to the local government agencies eligible for an exception to overtime compensation, and to list statutory authority for other entities that work with law enforcement departments regarding working hours; EMERGENCY.
HB-456: AN ACT relating to counties and declaring an emergency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samara Heavrin
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 86) on 04/05/2024
Maryland Tort Claims Act - Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs - County Responsibility [SB-793]
Clarifying that a county is responsible for a certain tort claim against a sheriff or deputy sheriff under the Maryland Tort Claims Act; clarifying that, for certain tort claims against a sheriff or deputy sheriff, the State is the proper defendant; and specifying that it is the intent of the General Assembly that the Office of the Attorney General and the State Treasurer work with certain entities when disputes arise regarding the allocation of responsibility for tort claims under the law.
SB-793: Maryland Tort Claims Act - Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs - County Responsibility
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 610 on 05/09/2024
Juvenile Law - Reform [SB-744]
Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court over a child of a certain age alleged to have committed a certain offense; altering certain procedures relating to juvenile intake, detention, and probation; requiring the Secretary of Juvenile Services to include certain programs in a certain plan; requiring the State Board of Victim Services to include certain information about filing a certain complaint in a certain pamphlet; repealing certain provisions relating to the State Advisory Board for Juvenile Services; etc.
SB-744: Juvenile Law - Reform
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2024
Local Public Campaign Financing - Expansion to Additional Offices [HB-769]
Authorizing the governing body of a county to establish a system of public campaign financing for certain offices after the governing body of the county has implemented a system of public campaign financing for elective offices in the executive or legislative branches of county government for at least one complete election cycle.
HB-769: Local Public Campaign Financing - Expansion to Additional Offices
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2024
Juvenile Law - Reform [HB-814]
Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court over a child of a certain age alleged to have committed a certain offense; altering certain provisions relating to the taking of a child into custody by a law enforcement officer; expanding certain provisions of law relating to the entry onto certain school or other property by, and the education of, certain sex offender registrants; altering certain provisions relating to the Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform and Emerging and Best Practices; etc.
HB-814: Juvenile Law - Reform
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 735 on 05/16/2024
Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Reemployment as Sheriff [SB-706]
Requiring the Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System to suspend the retirement benefit of a retiree of the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System who is elected as a sheriff within 1 year after retirement; providing for the reinstatement of a benefit; providing that a suspension of a benefit does not affect survivor benefits; and applying the Act only to any individual who retires after July 1, 2024.
SB-706: Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Reemployment as Sheriff
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 671 on 05/09/2024
Anne Arundel County - Sheriff - Salary [SB-658]
Making, beginning in calendar year 2025, the salary of the Sheriff of Anne Arundel County equal to the salary of a captain in the Anne Arundel County Police Department at step 20 in the pay scale.
SB-658: Anne Arundel County - Sheriff - Salary
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 980 on 05/16/2024
Anne Arundel County - Sheriff - Salary [HB-668]
Making the salary of the Sheriff of Anne Arundel County equal to the salary of a captain in the Anne Arundel County Police Department at step 20 in the pay scale, beginning in calendar year 2025.
HB-668: Anne Arundel County - Sheriff - Salary
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew Pruski
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 979 on 05/16/2024
Sheriff of Frederick County - Salary - Workgroup [SB-562]
Establishing the Workgroup to Study the Salary of the Sheriff of Frederick County to study the salaries of the sheriff in each county in the State and any other law enforcement position with similar responsibilities and preparation requirements as a sheriff and make recommendations regarding the salary of the Sheriff of Frederick County; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Frederick County Delegation to the General Assembly on or before December 15, 2025.
SB-562: Sheriff of Frederick County - Salary - Workgroup
Garrett County - Sheriff's Salary - Alteration [SB-521]
Altering the salary of the Sheriff of Garrett County; and repealing the requirement for the Garrett County Salary Study Commission to study and issue a report that contains recommendations relating to the salary of the Sheriff.
SB-521: Garrett County - Sheriff's Salary - Alteration
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 982 on 05/16/2024
Sheriff of Frederick County - Salary - Workgroup [HB-578]
Establishing the Workgroup to Study the Salary of the Sheriff of Frederick County to review the salaries of the sheriff in each county in the State and any other law enforcement position with similar responsibilities; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Frederick County Delegation and the General Assembly by December 15, 2025.
HB-578: Sheriff of Frederick County - Salary - Workgroup
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/25/2024
AN ACT relating to local regulatory actions. [HB-337]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 82 to define "city," "project labor agreement," and "public construction project"; permit a city to establish a mandatory preference for awarding public construction project contracts to unions through a negotiated project labor agreement; permit cities to negotiate wages that are higher than the state or federal minimum wage as a condition of the project labor agreement; create a new section in KRS Chapter 337 to define "city," "prevailing wage," "prevailing wage rate," and "public works project"; permit a city
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HB-337: AN ACT relating to local regulatory actions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Josie Raymond
Introduced In House on 01/22/2024
Relating To The Department Of Law Enforcement. [SB-2910]
Appropriates funds to the Department of Law Enforcement for an additional fifteen full-time equivalent deputy sheriff positions for law enforcement officer activities in Lahaina and Maui. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Makes an appropriation. Takes effect 1/1/2042. (SD1)
SB-2910: Relating To The Department Of Law Enforcement.
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus McKelvey
Reported From Psm (stand. Com. Rep. No. 2174) With Recommendation Of Passage On Second Reading, As Amended (sd 1) And Referral To Wam. on 02/07/2024
Relating To The Department Of Law Enforcement. [HB-2161]
Appropriates funds to the Department of Law Enforcement for an additional fifteen full-time equivalent (15.0 FTE) sheriff positions for transitional law enforcement officer activities in Lahaina. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Makes an appropriation.
HB-2161: Relating To The Department Of Law Enforcement.
Sponsored by: Rep. Elle Cochran
Referred To Jha, Fin, Referral Sheet 2 on 01/24/2024
Deputy sheriffs; minimum number funded by Compensation Board. [HB-1416]
Funding for deputy sheriffs. Provides that the minimum number of deputies funded by the Compensation Board shall be one deputy per 1,500 persons or one deputy for every 25 square miles, whichever is greater. Under current law, the funding is fixed at one deputy per 1,500 persons only. The provisions of the bill apply to counties and cities without a police force.
HB-1416: Deputy sheriffs; minimum number funded by Compensation Board.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wren Williams
Left In Appropriations on 02/13/2024
AN ACT relating to deoxyribonucleic acid. [HB-286]
Amend KRS 17.169 to include local law enforcement as persons authorized to collect DNA samples; define "rapid DNA instruments"; amend KRS 17.170 to provide for the collection of DNA samples at arrest or initial appearance from all persons charged with a felony offense; allow for collection of a second DNA sample by approved local governments to be processed via rapid DNA instruments; amend KRS 17.175 to provide that a person may request expungement of the record of his or her DNA in certain enumerated circumstances; amend KRS 64.060 to establish
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HB-286: AN ACT relating to deoxyribonucleic acid.
Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Flannery
To Judiciary (h) on 03/05/2024