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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
End-of-Life Option Act (Richard E. Israel and Roger "Pip" Moyer Act) [HB-643]
[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: Rep. Kumar P Barve
First Reading Health And Government Operations And Judiciary on 01/29/2020
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Office of the Attorney General - Senior and Vulnerable Adult Asset Recovery Unit [SB-407]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Establishing the Senior and Vulnerable Adult Asset Recovery Unit in the Office of the Attorney General for the purpose of protecting seniors and vulnerable adults from financial crimes under § 8-801 of the Criminal Law Article; authorizing the Unit to bring civil actions for damages against certain persons; requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2022, to appropriate at least $250,000 for the Unit; requiring the Unit to use the funds to hire new staff and investigate and assist the Unit in bringing civil actions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/07/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Health - Maryland Children's Service Animal Program - Establishment [SB-455]
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[Animals ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Maryland Children's Service Animal Program in the Maryland Department of Health to serve the needs of children with a history of trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, or who have been diagnosed with a certain disability and special health care need by teaching them to partner with a service or support dog or to interact with therapy horses; requiring the Department to select at least one nonprofit entity to select Program participants, service or support dogs, or therapy horses, and facilitate training or therapy; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 248 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Health - Maryland Children's Service Animal Program - Establishment [HB-547]
[Healthcare ]
[Animals ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Maryland Children's Service Animal Program in the Maryland Department of Health to serve the needs of children with a history of trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, or who have been diagnosed with a certain disability and special health care need by teaching them to partner with a service or support dog or to interact with therapy horses; requiring the Department to select at least one nonprofit entity to select Program participants, support dogs, or therapy horses, and facilitate training or therapy; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane E Pendergrass
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 247 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Child Pornography and Exhibition and Display of Obscene Items to Minors [HB-501]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing certain exceptions to provisions of law relating to the display and exhibition of a certain item to a minor, child pornography, and possession of a visual representation of a child under the age of 16 years; prohibiting a minor from engaging in certain conduct involving the display or exhibition of an item to another minor, child pornography, and possession of certain visual representations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Vincent Fraser-hidalgo
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Child Pornography and Exhibition and Display of Obscene Items to Minors [SB-365]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing certain exceptions to provisions of law relating to the display and exhibition of a certain item to a minor, child pornography, and possession of a visual representation of a child under the age of 16 years; prohibiting a minor from engaging in certain conduct involving the display or exhibition of an item to another minor, child pornography, and possession of certain visual representations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Hearing Canceled on 01/29/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act [HB-231]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Poverty ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
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: Rep. Anne Healey
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 116 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Safety - Crime of Violence - Witness Intimidation [SB-205]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering a certain definition of "crime of violence" to include felony witness intimidation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Hearing 1/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/17/2020
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Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers and Dealers - Advertisements [HB-212]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Trade ]
Providing that a manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch may not take adverse action against a dealer for advertising a vehicle for sale or lease at the purchase price or coerce or require a dealer to change the medium for advertisement of the purchase price; defining "purchase price" as the full delivered price of a vehicle, excluding taxes, title fees, and any freight or certain other dealer processing charges; and requiring a contract for the sale of a vehicle by a dealer to contain a certain statement.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin T. Brooks
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2020
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Election Law - Online Campaign Material - Use of Deepfakes [HB-198]
[Elections ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Voting Rights ]
Prohibiting certain persons from willfully or knowingly influencing or attempting to influence a voter's decision to go to the polls or to cast a vote for a particular candidate by publishing, distributing, or disseminating a deepfake online within 90 days of an election; providing that the prohibition does not apply to a person who discloses certain information on the deepfake; providing that a certain person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be subject to a certain fine and imprisonment or both; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark S. Chang
Hearing Canceled on 01/21/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Safety - Crime of Violence - Witness Intimidation [HB-132]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering a certain definition of "crime of violence" to include felony witness intimidation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/06/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Manufacturers and Dealers – Prices Listed on Dealer Websites [SB-178]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Providing that a manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch may not prohibit a dealer from listing on the dealer's website a vehicle for sale or lease at the purchase price or coerce or require a dealer to list a price different from the purchase price on the dealer's website or take an adverse action against a dealer for listing a vehicle at a particular price on the dealer's website; and defining "purchase price" as the full delivered price of a vehicle, excluding taxes, title fees, and certain other dealer charges.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Referred Economic Matters on 02/19/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Crimes - Hate Crimes - Use of an Item or a Symbol to Threaten or Intimidate [SB-161]
[Crime ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting a person from placing or inscribing an item or a symbol, including an actual or depicted noose or swastika, whether temporary or permanent, on any real or personal property, public or private, without the express permission of the owner, owner's agent, or lawful occupant of the property, with the intent to threaten or intimidate any person or group of persons; and establishing that a penalty of imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both applies to a violation of the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 22 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Safety - Crime of Violence - Witness Intimidation [HB-74]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering a certain definition of "crime of violence" to include felony witness intimidation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin L. Grammer
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 01/27/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Crimes - Hate Crimes - Use of an Item or a Symbol to Threaten or Intimidate [HB-5]
[Crime ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting a person from placing or inscribing an item or a symbol, including an actual or depicted noose or swastika, whether temporary or permanent, on any real or personal property, public or private, without the express permission of the owner, owner's agent, or lawful occupant of the property, with the intent to threaten or intimidate any person or group of persons; and establishing that a penalty of imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both applies to a violation of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 21 on 05/08/2020
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Child Protection - Reporting - Threat of Harm [HB-1321]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Authorizing an individual to notify the local department of social services or the appropriate law enforcement agency if the individual has reason to believe that a verbal threat of imminent severe bodily harm or death to a child has been made by a specified individual and that the child is at substantial risk of child abuse; designating specified procedures and requirements for a report concerning a specified verbal threat of harm to a child; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Geraldine Valentino-Smith
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/06/2017
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Commercial Law - Maryland Antitrust Act - Indirect Purchasers [HB-1415]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
Altering the circumstances under which a person, whose business or property has been injured or threatened with injury by a violation of specified provisions of law, may maintain an action for damages, an injunction, or both, against any person who has committed the violation, regardless of whether the person maintaining the action dealt directly or indirectly with the person who has committed the violation; altering a specified defense that a defendant may raise in specified actions for damages; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Curtis S. Anderson
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 841 on 05/27/2017
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Child Protection - Reporting - Threat of Harm [HB-1326]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing an individual to notify the local department of social services or the appropriate law enforcement agency if the individual has reason to believe that a verbal threat of imminent severe bodily harm or death to a child has been made by a specified individual and that the child is at substantial risk of child abuse; specifying the procedures and requirements for a report concerning a verbal threat of harm to a child; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Geraldine Valentino-Smith
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Maryland Antitrust Act - Indirect Purchasers [SB-858]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
Altering the circumstances under which a person, whose business or property has been injured or threatened with injury by a violation of specified provisions of law, may maintain an action for damages, an injunction, or both, against any person who has committed the violation, regardless of whether the person maintaining the action dealt directly or indirectly with the person who has committed the violation; altering a specified defense that a defendant may raise in specified actions for damages; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 842 on 05/27/2017
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Criminal Law - Threat Against State or Local Official - Law Enforcement Officer and Correctional Officer [SB-993]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Including correctional officers and law enforcement officers within the scope of specified prohibitions against making or delivering threats to commit specified crimes against specified State and local officials.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 02/27/2017