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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit - Testing Requirement [SB-413]
Requiring certain regulations to include a requirement that any swab, slide, or other DNA collection item included in a certain sexual assault evidence collection kit be tested within 1 year after the item was collected.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 02/19/2018
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Condominiums – Claims Against Developers and Vendors – Unenforceability of Certain Provisions [SB-258]
Making unenforceable certain provisions of certain condominium governing documents and other documents relating to asserting certain claims against a developer or vendor; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 347 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Family Law - Child Conceived Without Consent - Termination of Parental Rights (Rape Survivor Family Protection Act) [SB-2]
Authorizing a court, under certain circumstances, to terminate the parental rights of an individual convicted of or found to have committed an act of nonconsensual sexual conduct against the other parent that resulted in the conception of a child; specifying that a termination of parental rights terminates completely certain rights and the parent's responsibility to support the child, including payment of child support; requiring the court to refer an unrepresented parent to legal services or to appoint counsel; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 3 on 02/13/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Estates and Trusts - Breach of Trust Action - Limitation Period [SB-1014]
Establishing that the terms of a trust do not prevail over certain periods of limitation in bringing a judicial action; prohibiting a beneficiary from bringing a judicial action against a trustee for breach of trust more than 1 year after the date the beneficiary or the representative of the beneficiary is sent a certain report; providing that a certain report adequately discloses the existence of a potential claim for breach of trust for certain purposes; providing that the Act does not limit certain actions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Justin Ready
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 261 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Coram Nobis - Time for Filing [HB-891]
Providing that, unless good cause is shown, a petition for writ of error coram nobis may not be filed more than 3 years after the petitioner knew or should have known that the petitioner faces a significant collateral consequence from the conviction that is the basis for the petition.
Sponsored by: Rep. Curtis Anderson
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/25/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Murder of Specific Individuals or Mass Murder [HB-887]
Providing that a person who is convicted of murder in the first degree may be sentenced to death under certain circumstances; providing that the murder of a law enforcement officer, a correctional officer, a certain first responder, or a certain witness, or a certain mass murder, under certain circumstances, is an aggravating circumstance that the court or jury must consider in making a determination as to the imposition of the death penalty; establishing procedures for the imposition of the death penalty; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Afzali
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/15/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit - Testing Requirement [HB-8]
Requiring certain regulations to include a requirement that any swab, slide, or other DNA collection item included in a certain sexual assault evidence collection kit be tested within 1 year after the item was collected.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 02/12/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Condominiums - Claims Against Developers and Vendors - Unenforceability of Certain Provisions [HB-77]
Making unenforceable certain provisions of certain condominium governing documents and other documents relating to asserting certain claims against a developer or vendor; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 346 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Consumer Contracts [HB-635]
Prohibiting a merchant in a certain consumer contract from shortening the period of time during which a consumer may file a civil action at law against a merchant; providing that certain provisions of a consumer contract are void and unenforceable; and providing for the prospective application of the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 03/09/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Estates and Trusts - Breach of Trust Action - Limitation Period [HB-474]
Establishing that the terms of a trust do not prevail over certain periods of limitation in bringing a judicial action; prohibiting a beneficiary from bringing a judicial action against a trustee for breach of trust more than 1 year after the date the beneficiary or the representative of the beneficiary is sent a certain report; providing that a certain report adequately discloses the existence of a potential claim for breach of trust for certain purposes; providing that the Act does not limit certain actions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 260 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Criminal Law – Human Trafficking and Prostitution Offenses [HB-1276]
Establishing a certain period within which a person is required to commence a certain civil action relating to a violation of certain provisions of the Act; altering the elements of the prohibitions against human trafficking and renaming them sex trafficking; prohibiting a person from knowingly obtaining or procuring for any person the labor or services of another by certain means; prohibiting a person from knowingly causing another to engage in a debt bondage; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Howard
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/13/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Family Law - Child Conceived Without Consent - Termination of Parental Rights (Rape Survivor Family Protection Act) [HB-1]
Authorizing a court, under certain circumstances, to terminate the parental rights of an individual convicted of or found to have committed an act of nonconsensual sexual conduct against the other parent that resulted in the conception of a child; specifying that a termination of parental rights under the Act terminates completely certain rights and the parent's responsibility to support the child, including payment of child support; requiring the court to refer an unrepresented parent to legal services or to appoint counsel; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 4 on 02/13/2018
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Family Law - Child Conceived Without Consent - Child Support [SB-98]
Providing that, subject to certain conditions, a court order to terminate the parental rights of an individual convicted of or found by clear and convincing evidence to have committed an act of nonconsensual sexual conduct against the other parent resulting in the conception of a child does not affect the individual's responsibility to pay child support; providing that a parent may not bring an action for child support against a person whose parental rights have been terminated under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Hough
Hearing Canceled on 01/16/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Maryland No-Fault Birth Injury Fund [SB-869]
Establishing a system for adjudication of a claim involving a birth-related neurological injury; providing for certain benefits and compensation of a claimant under the Act; establishing the Maryland No-Fault Birth Injury Fund to provide compensation and benefits to eligible claimants; providing for certain premiums and insurance surcharges to be used to finance and administer the Fund; requiring the Maryland Patient Safety Center to convene a certain Perinatal Clinical Advisory Committee; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing Canceled (judicial Proceedings) on 02/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Personal Injury or Wrongful Death - Noneconomic Damages [SB-813]
Repealing a certain limitation on noneconomic damages for health care malpractice actions that arise on or after October 1, 2019; increasing certain limitations on noneconomic damages in an action for wrongful death in which there are two or more claimants or beneficiaries; and applying certain limitations on noneconomic damages in an action for personal injury or wrongful death to a health care malpractice action that arises on or after October 1, 2019.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing 3/06 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Crimes - Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Report [SB-568]
Establishing that certain persons who are required to provide notice of suspected abuse or neglect of a child or make a written report of suspected abuse or neglect of a child may not knowingly fail to provide the required notice or make the required written report if the person has actual knowledge of the abuse or neglect; providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine of up to $10,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 3 years or both; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 53 on 04/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Tax Liens - Expiration [SB-484]
Providing that certain tax liens on certain real property or certain personal property terminate 20 years after the date of assessment; increasing, from 4 to 20, the number of years that a lien for unpaid inheritance tax continues under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 225 on 04/30/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders [SB-295]
Providing that a person who is convicted of first-degree murder may be sentenced to death under certain circumstances; providing that the murder of a law enforcement officer or a first responder under certain circumstances constitutes aggravating circumstances that the court or jury must consider in making a determination as to the imposition of the death penalty; establishing procedures for the imposition of the death penalty; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 01/29/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Incompetency and Criminal Responsibility - Dismissal of Charges [SB-242]
Altering the time period after which a court is required, under certain circumstances, to dismiss a charge of murder in the first degree against a defendant found incompetent to stand trial from 5 years to 10 years.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Delegates Sydnor, Moon, And Arikan on 04/06/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Family Caregiver Reimbursement [SB-1034]
Authorizing a certain family caregiver to bring a civil action against a family member for reimbursement of reasonable expenses incurred to provide care and support to a family member in need against the family member in need or another family member; requiring an initial complaint filed in the civil action to include evidence of the expenses for which reimbursement is sought; and requiring the civil action to be filed within 10 years after the date on which the expenses are incurred.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing 3/21 At 12:00 P.m. on 03/12/2019