Department of Human Services - Electronic Benefits Transfer Cards - Restoration of Benefits [HB-1434]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[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; and requiring the Department to establish a workgroup to study and make recommendations to the General Assembly by December 1, 2024, on a dedicated funding stream for the restoration of stolen benefits from certain assistance programs.
HB-1434: Department of Human Services - Electronic Benefits Transfer Cards - Restoration of Benefits
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 03/18/2024
Video Lottery Facility Operations - Crimes of Moral Turpitude and Value of Table Game Chips - Alterations [HB-1192]
[Gaming ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the circumstances under which the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission is required to disqualify an applicant who committed a certain crime involving moral turpitude from holding a video lottery employee license; and altering the definition of "value" as it relates to crimes involving theft to include the face value of a chip designated for use in table games.
HB-1192: Video Lottery Facility Operations - Crimes of Moral Turpitude and Value of Table Game Chips - Alterations
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 628 on 05/09/2024
Commercial Law - Consumer Wire Transfers - Liability (Elder Fraud Prevention Act of 2024) [HB-1156]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
Exempting consumer wire transaction from certain provisions of the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code; limiting liability for damages resulting from consumer wire transfers; defining sufficient notice; requiring investigations; requiring decisions and materials be provided to a consumer; subjecting financial institutions to treble damages; subjecting financial institutions to liability for violation of the Act; prohibiting waiver of consumer rights under the Act; etc.
HB-1156: Commercial Law - Consumer Wire Transfers - Liability (Elder Fraud Prevention Act of 2024)
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2024
Public Safety - Firearm Safety and Firearm Crimes [SB-1097]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Exempting an employee of the Department of Natural Resources in the course of performing official duties from certain prohibitions against knowingly wearing, carrying, or transporting a firearm in certain locations; requiring a person or entity operating a gun buyback program to destroy a firearm, including all components and parts attached to the firearm, that is surrendered at a certain gun buyback program; classifying the theft of a firearm or the trafficking of a regulated firearm as a felony; etc.
SB-1097: Public Safety - Firearm Safety and Firearm Crimes
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Favorable With Amendments {683126/1 Adopted on 04/08/2024
Commercial Law – Consumer Wire Transfers – Liability (Elder Fraud Prevention Act of 2024) [SB-930]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Crime ]
Exempting consumer wire transaction from certain provisions of the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code; limiting liability for damages resulting from consumer wire transfers; defining sufficient notice; requiring investigations; requiring decisions and materials be provided to a consumer; subjecting financial institutions to treble damages; subjecting financial institutions to liability for violation of the Act; prohibiting waiver of consumer rights under the Act; etc.
SB-930: Commercial Law – Consumer Wire Transfers – Liability (Elder Fraud Prevention Act of 2024)
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
Criminal Law - Organized Retail Theft [HB-948]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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-948: Criminal Law - Organized Retail Theft
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Arikan
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 04/08/2024
Juvenile Law - Expedited Pretrial Status Hearing [HB-927]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a magistrate for juvenile causes to determine a child's pretrial status within 24 hours after a child is charged with a violation involving a crime of violence, the unlawful possession of a firearm, or the unlawful taking or unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.
HB-927: Juvenile Law - Expedited Pretrial Status Hearing
Sponsored by: Rep. Dalya Attar
First Reading Judiciary on 02/02/2024
Juvenile Law - Reform [SB-744]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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 C. Smith
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2024
Juvenile Law - Reform [HB-814]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
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
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Losses From Theft or Fraud [SB-717]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Allowing, subject to certain limitations, a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for certain personal casualty losses related to a theft or fraud scheme; and applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023.
SB-717: Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Losses From Theft or Fraud
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2024
Criminal Law - Theft of a Handgun [HB-659]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the felony of theft of a handgun; and establishing a penalty for theft of a handgun of, for a first conviction, imprisonment of up to 5 years or a fine of up to $1,000 or both and, for a second or subsequent conviction, imprisonment of up to 10 years or a fine of up to $2,500 or both.
HB-659: Criminal Law - Theft of a Handgun
Sponsored by: Rep. Rachel Munoz
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2024
Criminal Law - Theft - Mail and Arrow Key [SB-373]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the prohibition against taking and breaking 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; and establishing penalties for violations of the Act.
SB-373: Criminal Law - Theft - Mail and Arrow Key
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Hearing 4/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2024
Criminal Law - Theft of a Handgun [SB-378]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the felony of theft of a handgun; and establishing a penalty for theft of a handgun of, for a first conviction, imprisonment of up to 5 years or a fine of up to $1,000 or both and, for a second or subsequent conviction, imprisonment of up to 10 years or a fine of up to $2,500 or both.
SB-378: Criminal Law - Theft of a Handgun
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Hearing Canceled on 01/25/2024
Gun Theft Felony Act of 2024 [HB-304]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Classifying the theft of a firearm as a felony; and establishing a penalty for theft of a firearm of imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 for a first offense, and imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $2,500 for a second or subsequent offense.
HB-304: Gun Theft Felony Act of 2024
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2024
Criminal Law - Theft - Mail and Mail Depository Key [HB-318]
[Crime ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting the theft of mail from a mail depository owned by the United States Postal Service; prohibiting the theft of a device used to open a mail depository owned by the United States Postal Service; prohibiting the theft of mail with intent to commit identity theft; prohibiting the theft of mail from an elderly person or a vulnerable adult with intent to commit identity theft; and establishing penalties for violations of the Act.
HB-318: Criminal Law - Theft - Mail and Mail Depository Key
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Scott Solomon
Hearing 1/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2024