Threats
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Hate Crimes – Threats [HB-240]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from threatening to commit certain hate crimes; and applying certain penalties.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 28 on 04/18/2019
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Prince George's County Public Schools - Office of Accountability and Compliance - Establishment PG 508-19 [HB-194]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Office of Accountability and Compliance in the Prince George's County public school system to provide independent evaluation and recommendations to improve the effectiveness, productivity, or efficiency of local school system programs, policies, practices, and operations; requiring the County Council to appoint the Accountability and Compliance Officer; requiring the Officer to coordinate with the public school system to develop a certain work plan and establish certain goals and priorities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Prince George's County Delegation
Hearing 2/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Government - Regulations Impacting Small Businesses [HB-157]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Finance ]
Requiring the Department of Budget and Management to provide training to certain Executive Branch agencies on the preparation of certain economic impact analyses; requiring a certain unit to establish a certain electronic registry and post a proposed regulation with a certain compliance guide on the unit's website; requiring a State unit to consider certain conditions and actions in assessing a civil penalty against a small business for certain violations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
First Reading Health And Government Operations on 01/23/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Safe Schools Maryland Act of 2019 [HB-148]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Safe Schools Maryland Program in the Maryland Center for School Safety; requiring the School Safety Subcabinet to develop program guidance on or before September 1, 2019; requiring a local school system that elects to participate in the program to follow the program guidance; requiring the Center to perform certain tasks related to the program; providing that certain documents and information submitted to the Center are not subject to the Maryland Public Information Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Public Safety - Crime of Violence - Witness Intimidation [HB-1289]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering a certain definition of "crime of violence" to include felony witness intimidation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin L. Grammer
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
No Fear in Education Act – Student Protection in School [HB-1247]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring each public school and certain nonpublic schools to have at least two trained individuals who have a handgun permit and carry a handgun or at least two school resource officers who carry firearms; requiring each county board of education and certain nonpublic schools to report certain information to the Maryland Center for School Safety; requiring the School Safety Grant Program to provide grants to certain schools for a single-point-of-entry system and bullet-resistant glass for classrooms; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan W Krebs
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/14/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Education - Public Schools - Threat Assessment Report [HB-1103]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring each public school in the State to keep a hard copy of a certain Threat Assessment report in the school; requiring the school principal and each school counselor to keep a hard copy of a certain Threat Assessment report in the school office; requiring a local school system that has developed an emergency plan to distribute a certain Threat Assessment report as part of training materials related to the local school system's emergency plan; requiring the school system to make the plan available to certain staff; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Public Health - Healthy Maryland Program - Establishment [HB-1087]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Providing that the General Assembly finds that all State residents have a right to health care; providing it is the intent of the General Assembly to establish a comprehensive universal single-payer health care coverage program and a health care cost control system; establishing Healthy Maryland as a public corporation and a unit of State government to provide comprehensive universal health coverage for every State resident; requiring Healthy Maryland to provide certain services for residents of the State by January 1, 2021; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen M Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/28/2019
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Safety - Maryland Code of Military Justice [SB-1010]
[Public Safety ]
[Military ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[National Security ]
[Crime ]
Establishing a Maryland Code of Military Justice; providing for jurisdiction and applicability of the Act; providing for authority of certain judge advocates; establishing the rights of certain victims; providing for the apprehension and restraint of certain offenders; providing for certain non-judicial punishment; establishing the jurisdiction for certain courts-martial; providing for the appointment and composition of certain courts-martial; establishing certain pre-trial procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas J.J. Peters
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 592 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Law Enforcement Procedures - Use of Force [HB-1309]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting a certain police officer from using certain force against a person who is handcuffed or restrained, subject to certain exceptions; establishing certain requirements on the use of certain force by a police officer; prohibiting a police officer from using a certain weapon against a person, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting a police officer from using deadly force, subject to certain exceptions; authorizing a police officer to use deadly force only under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Peace Orders and Protective Orders - Coercive Control [HB-1352]
[Crime ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a certain person to petition for a peace order or protective order against another person whom the petitioner alleges has engaged in certain behavior toward the petitioner that is controlling or coercive.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Safety - Maryland Code of Military Justice [HB-1139]
[Public Safety ]
[Military ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[National Security ]
[Crime ]
Establishing a Maryland Code of Military Justice; providing for jurisdiction and applicability of the Act; providing for authority of certain judge advocates; establishing the rights of certain victims; providing for the apprehension and restraint of certain offenders; providing for certain non-judicial punishment; establishing the jurisdiction for certain courts-martial; providing for the appointment and composition of certain courts-martial; establishing certain pre-trial procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Safety - Maryland Code of Military Justice [HB-1139]
[Public Safety ]
[Military ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[National Security ]
[Crime ]
Establishing a Maryland Code of Military Justice; providing for jurisdiction and applicability of the Act; providing for authority of certain judge advocates; establishing the rights of certain victims; providing for the apprehension and restraint of certain offenders; providing for certain non-judicial punishment; establishing the jurisdiction for certain courts-martial; providing for the appointment and composition of certain courts-martial; establishing certain pre-trial procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Employment Discrimination – Definitions of “Employee” and “Harassment”
(Workplace Civility Act) [HB-964]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the definition of "employee" to include an individual elected to public office and an appointee on the policy making level for the purposes of certain provisions of law governing employment discrimination; and altering the definition of "harassment" for the purposes of certain provisions of law governing employment discrimination to include certain acts or omissions.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Harford County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class MT (Movie Theater) License [HB-923]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Harford County to grant up to five Class MT (movie theater) licenses to the same person; and increasing the fee for a Class MT license from $500 to $1,000.
Sponsored by: Rep. Harford County Delegation
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 370 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Health Care Facilities - Workplace Safety (Safe Care Act) [SB-943]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
Requiring State residential centers and State-operated hospitals to develop a workplace safety plan; establishing certain requirements for a certain workplace safety plan; requiring that certain training address certain risks and include certain instruction on certain matters; requiring certain State residential centers and State-operated hospitals to collaborate with a certain committee for certain purposes; requiring that certain procedures include certain other procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Referred Economic Matters on 03/16/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Dangerous and Potentially Dangerous Dogs - Classification and Requirements [SB-925]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Repealing a certain provision of law authorizing an appropriate unit of a county or municipal corporation to determine whether a dog is potentially dangerous under certain circumstances and relating to ownership of a dangerous dog; requiring an appropriate unit of a county or municipal corporation to classify a certain dog by level of potential danger as determined by certain factors, subject to certain exceptions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael J Hough
Hearing 3/03 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Insurance Law - Application to Direct Primary Care Agreements - Exclusion [SB-727]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
Defining a "direct primary care agreement" as a written contract in which a primary care provider agrees to provide certain primary care services to a patient for a certain fee and for a certain period of time and that has certain elements; excluding a direct primary care agreement from certain definitions for the purpose of certain provisions of insurance law; and providing that certain provisions of insurance law do not apply to a direct primary care agreement.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence K. Lam
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
End-of-Life Option Act (Richard E. Israel and Roger "Pip" Moyer Act) [SB-701]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing an individual to request aid in dying by making certain requests; prohibiting another individual from requesting aid in dying on behalf of an individual; requiring a certain request to be made in a certain manner; requiring a written request for aid in dying to meet certain requirements; establishing certain requirements for witnesses to a written request for aid in dying; requiring a written request for aid in dying to be in a certain form; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Hearing 2/28 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act [SB-530]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Poverty ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Expanding the housing policy of the State to include providing for fair housing to all citizens regardless of source of income; stating the Act seeks to deconcentrate poverty by providing additional opportunities for tenants utilizing public subsidies to live in certain neighborhoods; prohibiting a person from refusing to sell or rent a dwelling to any person because of source of income; establishing qualifications and limitations on the prohibition against discrimination in housing based on source of income; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 117 on 05/08/2020