Electronic Benefits Transfer Cards - Restoration and Receipt of Benefits and Use at Automated Teller Machines [HB-175]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring, subject to a certain provision of law, the Department of Human Services to reimburse a beneficiary for any benefits lost due to the fraudulent use of the beneficiary's Electronic Benefits Transfer card and restore the benefits without further action from the household; requiring, on or before January 1, 2026, each operator of an automated teller machine to ensure that the machine has the functionality to process and dispense cash from an Electronic Benefits Transfer card; etc.
HB-175: Electronic Benefits Transfer Cards - Restoration and Receipt of Benefits and Use at Automated Teller Machines
Sponsored by: Rep. Appropriations
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/03/2025
Criminal Law - Theft - Mail and Packages (Porch Piracy Act of 2025) [HB-126]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting the theft of mail or packages delivered or left to be collected by the U.S. Postal Service or a delivery service; providing for the disposition of interest on unpaid restitution in certain cases involving the theft of mail or packages; and providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a felony and is subject to imprisonment of up to 5 years.
HB-126: Criminal Law - Theft - Mail and Packages (Porch Piracy Act of 2025)
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Hearing 1/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/10/2025
Electronic Benefits Transfer Cards - Restoration and Receipt of Benefits and Use at Automated Teller Machines [SB-232]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Poverty ]
Requiring, subject to a certain provision of law, the Department of Human Services to reimburse a beneficiary for any benefits lost due to the fraudulent use of the beneficiary's Electronic Benefits Transfer card and restore the benefits without further action from the household; requiring, on or before January 1, 2026, each operator of an automated teller machine to ensure that the machine has the functionality to process and dispense cash from an Electronic Benefits Transfer card; etc.
SB-232: Electronic Benefits Transfer Cards - Restoration and Receipt of Benefits and Use at Automated Teller Machines
Sponsored by: Sen. Finance
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/03/2025
Criminal Procedure - Theft - Notification of Victims and Victims' Representatives [HB-14]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the prosecuting attorney of thefts of property or services with a value less than $1,500 to notify the victim or the victim's representative about each court proceeding, the right of the victim to submit a victim impact statement, any posttrial court proceedings, any appeal, and any sentence review related to the case.
HB-14: Criminal Procedure - Theft - Notification of Victims and Victims' Representatives
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Hearing 1/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/10/2025
Criminal Law - Theft - Mail and Packages (Porch Piracy Act of 2025) [HB-280]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Prohibiting the theft of mail or packages from intended recipients; and authorizing the court to order a person convicted under the Act for a third or subsequent offense to participate in substance use disorder evaluation and treatment.
HB-280: Criminal Law - Theft - Mail and Packages (Porch Piracy Act of 2025)
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Hearing 1/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/10/2025
Criminal Law - Mail and Package Theft (Porch Piracy Act of 2025) [HB-210]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the prohibition against taking and breaking open a letter; prohibiting the theft of mail under certain circumstances; prohibiting a person from possessing an arrow key with the intent to use or allow the use of the arrow key in the commission of a violation of the Act; providing for concurrent jurisdiction in the District Court and circuit court to try a violation of the Act; and authorizing the use of facial recognition technology to investigate the commission of mail theft.
HB-210: Criminal Law - Mail and Package Theft (Porch Piracy Act of 2025)
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Third Reading Passed (137-0) on 03/17/2025
Criminal Law - Theft - Mail and Packages (Porch Piracy Act of 2025) [HB-135]
[Crime ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting the theft of mail or packages delivered or left to be collected by the United States Postal Service or a delivery service company; requiring the Central Collection Unit to report certain overdue restitution to certain consumer reporting agencies; and providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a felony and is subject to imprisonment of up to 5 years.
HB-135: Criminal Law - Theft - Mail and Packages (Porch Piracy Act of 2025)
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Hearing 1/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/10/2025
Criminal Law - Theft and Opening of Mail and Packages [HB-177]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a court to notify the United States Postmaster General of a certain conviction involving the theft, taking, or opening of mail or packages, under certain circumstances.
HB-177: Criminal Law - Theft and Opening of Mail and Packages
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Hearing 1/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/10/2025
Criminal Law - Taking and Breaking Open Letters - Penalty [HB-291]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Increasing the fine for violating the prohibition against taking and breaking open a letter addressed to another without the other's permission from $15 to $500.
HB-291: Criminal Law - Taking and Breaking Open Letters - Penalty
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Hearing 1/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/10/2025
Organized Retail Theft Act of 2025 [HB-179]
[Crime ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that multiple thefts committed by the same person in multiple counties under one scheme or continuing course of conduct may be joined and prosecuted in any county in which any one of the thefts occurred; prohibiting one or more persons from committing a series of thefts from retail merchants over a 90-day period with an aggregate value exceeding $1,500; requiring a court to make a finding as to whether a certain crime is organized retail theft under certain circumstances for a certain purpose; etc.
HB-179: Organized Retail Theft Act of 2025
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin L. Grammer
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 192 on 04/22/2025
Criminal Law - Theft - Mail and Packages (Porch Piracy Act of 2025) [HB-143]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting the theft of mail or packages delivered or left to be collected by the United States Postal Service or a delivery service company; authorizing the court to order a person convicted of a certain crime to stay away from certain locations; and providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a felony and is subject to imprisonment of up to 5 years.
HB-143: Criminal Law - Theft - Mail and Packages (Porch Piracy Act of 2025)
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Hearing 1/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/10/2025
Theft of Mail and Packages and Victim Notification [HB-64]
[Crime ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting the theft of mail or packages; requiring the prosecutor of a violation of the Act to notify the victim or the victim's representative about each court proceeding, the right of the victim to submit a victim impact statement, any posttrial court proceeding, any appeal, and any sentence review related to the court proceedings; and providing that a person who violates the Act by depriving an owner of mail or a package is guilty of a felony and is subject to imprisonment of up to 5 years.
HB-64: Theft of Mail and Packages and Victim Notification
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Hearing 1/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/10/2025
Criminal Law - Petty Theft - Statute of Limitations [HB-269]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Increasing, from 2 years to 3 years, the statute of limitations applicable to the crime of theft of property or services with a value of less than $100.
HB-269: Criminal Law - Petty Theft - Statute of Limitations
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Hearing 1/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/10/2025
Organized Retail Theft Act of 2025 [SB-11]
[Crime ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that multiple thefts committed by the same person in multiple counties under one scheme or continuing course of conduct may be joined and prosecuted in any county in which any one of the thefts occurred; prohibiting one or more persons from committing a series of thefts from retail merchants over a 90-day period with an aggregate value exceeding $1,500; requiring a court to make a finding as to whether a certain crime is organized retail theft under certain circumstances for a certain purpose; etc.
SB-11: Organized Retail Theft Act of 2025
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Lorenzo Watson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 191 on 04/22/2025
Criminal Law - Misdemeanor Theft - Statute of Limitations [HB-109]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Increasing, from 2 years to 3 years, the statute of limitations for the crime of theft of property or services with a value greater than $100 but less than $1500.
HB-109: Criminal Law - Misdemeanor Theft - Statute of Limitations
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Hearing 1/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/10/2025
Juvenile Law - Juvenile Crime Reform [HB-1437]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court over a child who is at least 13 years of age alleged to have committed a certain offense; expanding a reporting requirement by the Secretary of Juvenile Services; and expanding a certain provision relating to data collection and analysis by the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services.
HB-1437: Juvenile Law - Juvenile Crime Reform
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin L. Grammer
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
Public Safety - Electric Vehicle Charging Station Safety Commission [HB-1428]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Energy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the Electric Vehicle Charging Station Safety Commission to develop policy recommendations to increase safety for vehicle owners and passengers and reduce violent crime and theft at electric vehicle charging stations; and requiring the Commission, beginning by December 31, 2025, to annually submit recommendations to the General Assembly.
HB-1428: Public Safety - Electric Vehicle Charging Station Safety Commission
Sponsored by: Rep. April Fleming Miller
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2024