Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse - Statute of Limitations [SB-69]
[Crime ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Extending from 7 to 20 years the statute of limitations in specified civil actions relating to child sexual abuse; and applying the Act retroactively.
SB-69: Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse - Statute of Limitations
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/08/2016
Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders [SB-656]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Providing that a person who is convicted of first-degree murder may be sentenced to death under specified circumstances; providing that the murder of a law enforcement officer or a first responder under specified 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.
SB-656: Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/14/2016
Maryland No-Fault Birth Injury Fund [SB-513]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing a system for adjudication of a claim involving a birth-related neurological injury; providing equitable compensation, on no-fault basis, for a limited class of catastrophic injuries that result in unusually high costs for custodial care and rehabilitation; establishing the Maryland No-Fault Birth Injury Fund to provide compensation and benefits to eligible claimants; providing for specified premiums and insurance surcharges to be used to finance and administer the Fund; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
SB-513: Maryland No-Fault Birth Injury Fund
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. (judicial Proceedings) on 02/25/2016
Criminal Law - First Degree Murder - Sentencing (Geraldine's Law) [SB-402]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the court to impose lifetime supervision for a person sentenced to imprisonment for life for first degree murder; requiring the lifetime supervision to include at least 5 years of supervised probation, electronic monitoring for life following release, and specified conditions as determined by the court; authorizing a person to file a petition for discharge from lifetime supervision and requiring a court to hear and adjudicate the petition; prohibiting more than one petition for discharge in 1 year; etc.
SB-402: Criminal Law - First Degree Murder - Sentencing (Geraldine's Law)
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Waugh
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/07/2016
Local Government Tort Claims Act and Maryland Tort Claims Act - Statute of Limitations and Notice Requirements [SB-356]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Providing that when a specified cause of action accrues in favor of a minor or mental incompetent under the Local Government Tort Claims Act or the Maryland Tort Claims Act, an action must be filed within 3 years after the disability is removed; and applying the Act prospectively.
SB-356: Local Government Tort Claims Act and Maryland Tort Claims Act - Statute of Limitations and Notice Requirements
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Zirkin
House Refuses To Recede on 04/11/2016
Criminal Procedure - Nonviolent Felonies - Stet, Shielding, and Expungement [SB-329]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring a court to dispose of a charge for a nonviolent felony by stet if the court finds that the disposition is in the interest of justice; authorizing a person to file a petition to shield a conviction for a nonviolent felony in accordance with specified provisions of law no earlier than 3 years after the person satisfies specified requirements; etc.
Election Laws - Loans to a Campaign Finance Entity [SB-290]
[Elections ]
[Finance ]
[Voting Rights ]
Prohibiting money received by a campaign finance entity from specified persons from being considered a loan; providing that the terms of a loan to a campaign finance entity require that the loan be repaid no later than the end of the second year of the election cycle immediately following the election cycle in which the loan was made; specifying that penalties assessed for violations of campaign contribution limits may be assessed against a lender, the candidate whose campaign finance entity received the loan, or both; etc.
SB-290: Election Laws - Loans to a Campaign Finance Entity
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/18/2016
Condominiums - Warranty Claims [SB-250]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing that, notwithstanding any provision in the declaration, bylaws, or rules and regulations of the condominium, a council of unit owners has the right to be involved in a specified manner in specified litigation or administrative proceedings affecting the condominium and to enforce implied warranties made to the council of unit owners by the developer; making unenforceable specified provisions of specified governing documents; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
SB-250: Condominiums - Warranty Claims
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/07/2016
Human Relations - Discrimination by a Place of Public Accommodation - Enforcement and Remedies [SB-223]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing specified persons or the Commission on Civil Rights to elect to have the claims asserted in a complaint alleging discrimination by a place of public accommodation determined in a civil action brought by the Commission; expanding the remedies available for specified discrimination; clarifying the remedies available for an unlawful employment practice; authorizing a complainant alleging specified discrimination to bring a civil action under specified circumstances; etc.
SB-223: Human Relations - Discrimination by a Place of Public Accommodation - Enforcement and Remedies
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/14/2016
Crimes - Solicitation to Commit Murder or Arson - Statute of Limitations [SB-216]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that the statute of limitations for the crime of solicitation to commit murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree, arson in the first degree, or arson in the second degree is the statute of limitations for the prosecution of the substantive crime that is the subject of the solicitation.
SB-216: Crimes - Solicitation to Commit Murder or Arson - Statute of Limitations
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/22/2016
Criminal Procedure - Modification of Sentences [SB-121]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Allowing a motion for modification of sentence to be filed within 90 days after imposition of a sentence; prohibiting a court from increasing a sentence on a motion for modification of sentence; prohibiting a court from reducing a sentence below the sentencing guidelines; requiring that the State's Attorney provide notice to victims regarding a motion for modification of sentence and whether there will be a hearing; prohibiting a court from revising a sentence after 5 years from the date of sentencing; etc.
SB-121: Criminal Procedure - Modification of Sentences
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Simonaire
Hearing 1/28 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/28/2016
Public Safety and Policing Workgroup - Recommendations [SB-1026]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring a complaint against a law enforcement officer alleging brutality in the execution of the officer's duties to be signed under the penalty of perjury instead of before an official authorized to administer oaths; authorizing an individual who has a video recording to file a brutality complaint against a law enforcement officer; altering the time period within which a specified complaint against a law enforcement officer may be filed; etc.
SB-1026: Public Safety and Policing Workgroup - Recommendations
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/04/2016
Statute of Limitations - Residential Leases Signed Under Seal [HB-971]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Clarifying the time period within which a civil action on a residential lease that has been signed under seal must be filed; and declaring that it is the intent of the General Assembly to clarify that an action for rent arrears under any kind of residential lease must be filed in compliance with specified provisions of law.
HB-971: Statute of Limitations - Residential Leases Signed Under Seal
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/07/2016
Crimes - Solicitation to Commit Murder or Arson - Statute of Limitations [HB-97]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing that the statute of limitations for the crime of solicitation to commit murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree, arson in the first degree, or arson in the second degree is the statute of limitations for the prosecution of the substantive crime that is the subject of the solicitation.
HB-97: Crimes - Solicitation to Commit Murder or Arson - Statute of Limitations
Sponsored by: Rep. Brett Wilson
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 02/15/2016
Criminal Procedure - Expungement [HB-956]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Providing that a person is entitled to expungement of an invalidated arrest warrant for the person's arrest and associated police records; authorizing a person to file a petition for expungement no earlier than 10 years after the person was convicted of a misdemeanor; prohibiting the filing of a petition for expungement based on a probation before judgment earlier than the date the petitioner was discharged from probation; etc.
HB-956: Criminal Procedure - Expungement
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/08/2016
Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Acquittal, Dismissal, and Nolle Prosequi [HB-914]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing that a person who is entitled to expungement under a specified provision of law based on an acquittal, a dismissal, a nolle prosequi, or a nolle prosequi with the requirement of drug or alcohol treatment many not be required to pay any fee or costs in connection with the expungement.
Criminal Procedure - Nonviolent Felonies - Stet, Shielding, and Expungement [HB-770]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring a court to dispose of a charge for a nonviolent felony by stet if the court finds that the disposition is in the interest of justice; authorizing a person to file a petition to shield a conviction for a nonviolent felony in accordance with specified provisions of law no earlier than 3 years after the person satisfies specified requirements; etc.