Subpoenas
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Campaign Finance - Political Organizations - Disclosures on Solicitations (Stop Scam PACs Act) [HB-906]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring certain political organizations to include certain disclaimers and disclosures on certain solicitations; authorizing the State Administrator of Elections to investigate a potential violation of the Act; and authorizing the State Board after the issuance of a public report of its findings to prohibit a person who violated the Act from making further solicitations for a certain period or impose a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Floor Amendment {633121/1 (senator Ready) on 04/07/2025
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Gettr Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Election Law - Local Boards of Elections - Language Assistance Program [HB-983]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Establishing the Language Assistance Program; requiring a local board of elections to participate in the Program if the State Board determines that there is a significant need for language assistance to voters in the county in a language other than English; requiring the State Board to designate, not later than February 1 of the year of the election, certain languages other than English in which a local board that is required to participate in the Program must provide assistance to voters; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 278 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Election Law - Local Boards of Elections - Language Assistance Program [SB-685]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the Language Assistance Program; requiring a local board of elections to participate in the Program if the State Board determines that there is a significant need for language assistance to voters in the county in a language other than English; requiring the State Board to designate, no later than February 1 of the year of the election, certain languages other than English in which a local board that is required to participate in the Program must provide assistance to voters; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm L. Augustine
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 277 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
County Police Accountability Boards - Investigation of Complaints of Police Misconduct [HB-836]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing the local governing body of a county to authorize, by local law, the county's police accountability board to exercise investigatory and subpoena powers; and authorizing a police accountability board to conduct an investigation of police misconduct concurrently with a law enforcement agency investigating the complaint.
Sponsored by: Rep. Debra Davis
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Local Government – Local Personnel – Leave With Pay [SB-652]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing that governmental units may provide disaster service leave with pay to certain employees; establishing that an employee of a governmental unit of a county or a municipality in the State may be entitled to disaster service leave with pay under certain circumstances; authorizing certain governmental units to waive certain requirements for disaster service leave; and authorizing a governmental unit of a county or a municipality to provide leave with pay under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Hearing Canceled on 03/26/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Medical Practice Act and Maryland Physician Assistants Act - Revisions [HB-776]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing obsolete and redundant language in, clarifying language in, and making language consistent across certain provisions of law governing the State Board of Physicians and the regulation of physicians, physician assistants, and allied health professionals; altering certain licensure requirements; altering the grounds for discipline for physicians, physician assistants, and allied health professionals; authorizing the Board to impose a civil penalty for a certain report made in bad faith; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 676 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Campaign Finance - Political Organizations - Disclosures on Solicitations (Stop Scam PACs Act) [SB-633]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring certain political organizations to include certain disclaimers and disclosures on certain solicitations; authorizing the State Administrator of Elections to investigate a potential violation of the Act; and authorizing the State Board after the issuance of a public report of its finding to prohibit a person who violated the Act from making further solicitations for a certain period or impose a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 313 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Automated Enforcement Programs - Privacy Protections [HB-516]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a custodian of recorded images produced by certain automated enforcement systems to deny inspection of the images, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting certain State and local agencies from using a recorded image or associated data from an automated enforcement system subject to certain exceptions; and establishing certain requirements and authorizations for the removal and destruction of recorded images and associated data produced by an automated enforcement system.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin E Holmes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 464 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Safety - Law Enforcement Agencies - Peer Support Programs [SB-326]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Mental Health ]
Establishing certain confidentiality requirements for peer support counseling programs for law enforcement agencies; prohibiting a peer support specialist from disclosing the contents of any written or oral communication regarding a peer support interaction; and providing certain exceptions.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 511 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Safety - Law Enforcement Agencies - Peer Support Programs [HB-309]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Data Privacy ]
Establishing certain confidentiality requirements for peer support counseling programs for law enforcement agencies; prohibiting a peer support specialist from disclosing the contents of any written or oral communication regarding a peer support interaction; and providing certain exceptions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jon S Cardin
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 510 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Real Property - Regulation of Common Ownership Community Managers [HB-303]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Community Development ]
Creating the State Board of Common Ownership Community Managers in the Maryland Department of Labor to oversee the licensing of community managers who provide management services for common ownership communities; providing that certain provisions of the Act do not prohibit certain persons from providing certain services under certain circumstances; requiring an individual to be issued a license by the Board before providing management services for a common ownership community under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to municipal civilian complaint review boards for peace officer misconduct in certain municipalities. [SB-280]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Relating to municipal civilian complaint review boards for peace officer misconduct in certain municipalities.
Sponsored by: Sen. Borris L. Miles
Read First Time on 02/03/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the establishment of the election integrity division in the office of the attorney general. [SB-318]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Ethics ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Relating to the establishment of the election integrity division in the office of the attorney general.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lois Kolkhorst
Failed To Receive Affirmative Vote In Comm. on 05/15/2025
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Alaska 33rd Legislature
Education; Parent/teacher Rights [HB-382]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
An Act relating to education; relating to the rights of the parents of public school students; relating to the rights of public school teachers; relating to the records of public school students; and providing for an effective date.
Sponsored by: Rep. Benjamin E. Carpenter
Read The First Time - Referrals on 02/20/2024
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Alaska 33rd Legislature
Child Removal Review Board [HB-380]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
An Act relating to the Child Removal Review Board; relating to the removal of children from the state; and relating to the recognition and enforcement of orders relating to the removal of children issued by other jurisdictions.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Eastman
Read The First Time - Referrals on 02/20/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Obscene Material - Device Filters [HB-1311]
[Crime ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring, beginning January 1, 2025, all devices activated in the State to enable a certain filter to prevent minors from accessing obscene material; prohibiting a certain person from deactivating the filter; providing that a manufacturer of a device and certain persons are subject to civil and criminal liability for certain conduct related to device filters; authorizing the Attorney General to take certain actions against persons who violate the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan K McComas
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Baltimore City Coordinated Youth Violence Review and Response Team [HB-1310]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Baltimore City Coordinated Youth Violence Review and Response Team to examine and prevent violence against youth through intensive case management; requiring that the review team be provided with access to certain information and records; establishing certain closed meeting, confidentiality, and disclosure requirements for certain information and records; authorizing police records concerning a child to be divulged to the review and response team; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dalya Attar
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/18/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Earned Wage Access Services [HB-1425]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring a certain provider of earned wage access services to register with the Commissioner of Financial Regulation; requiring a provider to file a certain surety bond or an irrevocable letter of credit with the Commissioner in a certain manner; regulating providers and earned wage access services; authorizing a certain consumer to submit a written complaint to the Commissioner under certain circumstances; providing the Commissioner with certain investigatory and enforcement authority; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Vincent Fraser-hidalgo
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County - Human Relations Commission - Subpoena Enforcement [HB-1093]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Rights ]
[Community Development ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the Human Relations Commission of Anne Arundel County to apply to a circuit court in any county to seek relief if a party fails to comply with a subpoena.
Sponsored by: Rep. Heather Bagnall
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 989 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Earned Wage Access Services [SB-998]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring a certain provider of earned wage access services to register with the Commissioner of Financial Regulation; requiring a provider to file a certain surety bond or an irrevocable letter of credit with the Commissioner in a certain manner; regulating providers and earned wage access services; authorizing a certain consumer to submit a written complaint to the Commissioner under certain circumstances; providing the Commissioner with certain investigatory and enforcement authority; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024