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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Third-Degree Assault [HB-544]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing that it is a misdemeanor to intentionally cause offensive contact, engage in conduct tending to put another in fear of offensive contact, or attempt to cause offensive contact; and altering a certain list of convictions that are eligible for expungement under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2025
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Relating To Crimes Against Protective Services Workers. [SB-1417]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Specifies that intentionally or knowingly causing bodily injury to a protective services worker who is engaged in the performance of the worker's duties is a class C felony. Clarifies that a protective services worker is a public servant for the purposes of section 707-716, HRS, Terroristic Threatening in the First Degree.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Kouchi
Reported From Hhs (stand. Com. Rep. No. 500) With Recommendation Of Passage On Second Reading And Referral To Jdc. on 02/14/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Hagerstown Community College Police Force - Jurisdiction [HB-478]
[Education ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Authorizing a Hagerstown Community College police officer to exercise powers granted to a peace and police officer under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 427 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
St. Mary's County - Vehicle Laws - Prohibition on Roadway Solicitations [HB-460]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person in St. Mary's County from standing in a roadway, median divider, or intersection to solicit in an aggressive manner money or donations from the occupant of a vehicle.
Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Morgan
Favorable With Amendments Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Revenge Porn - Definition of Visual Representation and Civil Action [SB-360]
[Crime ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
Defining the term "visual representation" as it relates to the crime of revenge porn to be an unaltered image of the person or an image created with or without using other existing depictions of the person that is indistinguishable from the person, from the perspective of an ordinary person; and authorizing a person to bring a civil action for revenge porn.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 219 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Cybersecurity Council - Alterations [HB-376]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
Altering the selection of the membership and chair of the Maryland Cybersecurity Council; requiring beginning on October 1, 2025, and every 2 years thereafter, the Council to elect a chair and vice chair from among the members of the Council; requiring the Council, working with certain entities, to assess and address cybersecurity threats and associated risks from artificial intelligence and quantum computing; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 627 on 05/20/2025
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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 Muse
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 511 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Government Officials' Family Protection Act of 2025 [SB-311]
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[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from making a threat to take the life of, kidnap, or cause physical injury to an immediate family member of a State or local official, a deputy State's Attorney, an assistant State's Attorney, or an assistant Public Defender.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Simonaire
Hearing 1/29 At 11:00 A.m. on 01/16/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Healthcare Ecosystem Stakeholder Cybersecurity Workgroup [HB-333]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
[Data Privacy ]
Establishing the Healthcare Ecosystem Stakeholder Cybersecurity Workgroup to develop strategies to prevent cybersecurity disruptions to the healthcare ecosystem, ensure the continuous delivery of essential healthcare ecosystem services, and enhance recovery efforts of the healthcare ecosystem following a cybersecurity incident; and requiring the Workgroup to submit an interim report on or before January 1, 2026, and a final report of its findings and recommendations on or before December 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/16/2025
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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 Cardin
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 510 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Cybersecurity Council - Alterations [SB-294]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
Altering the selection of the membership and chair of the Maryland Cybersecurity Council; requiring, beginning October 1, 2025, and every 2 years thereafter, the Council to elect a chair and vice chair from among the members of the Council; and requiring the Council, working with certain entities, to assess and address cybersecurity threats and associated risks from artificial intelligence and quantum computing.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 628 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State and Local Government - Sanctuary Policies and Enforcement of Federal Immigration Law (Rachel Morin Act) [HB-85]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
Repealing provisions of law prohibiting law enforcement agents from taking certain actions related to an individual's citizenship or immigration status; prohibiting a county or municipality from adopting, enacting, or enforcing a sanctuary policy; requiring a county or municipality to fully cooperate with federal immigration authorities regarding certain individuals unlawfully present in the United States; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nino Mangione
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Davis Martinez Public Employee Safety and Health Act [HB-176]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Correctional Training Commission to adopt regulations for the training, issuance, and use of body-worn cameras by January 1, 2026; establishing the Public Employees' Safety and Health Unit in the Division of Labor and Industry to administer and enforce certain duties regarding the oversight of workplace safety and health of employees of certain public bodies; establishing and applying certain civil and criminal penalties to public bodies and persons in government; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Solomon
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 609 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Davis Martinez Public Employee Safety and Health Act [SB-26]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Health ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Crime ]
Requiring the Correctional Training Commission to adopt regulations for the training, issuance, and use of body-worn cameras by January 1, 2026; establishing the Public Employees' Safety and Health Unit in the Division of Labor and Industry to administer and enforce certain duties regarding the oversight of workplace safety and health of employees of certain public bodies; establishing and applying certain civil and criminal penalties to public bodies and persons in government; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 608 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Fraud - Conveyance, Lease, or Possession of Residential Real Property [HB-202]
[Crime ]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting the intentional fraudulent sale, conveyance, or lease or attempted sale, conveyance, or lease of real property by a person who does not own the real property; prohibiting the acquisition, sale, or conveyance or the attempted acquisition, sale, or conveyance of real property by deception, intimidation, threat, or undue influence; prohibiting a person from possessing or claiming a right to possess residential real property the person does not lawfully possess or own, with the intent to defraud another; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Nawrocki
Hearing 1/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/10/2025
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Human Relations – Protections Against Discrimination – Genetic Procedures [HB-1422]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Education ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting discrimination based on an individual's refusal to undergo a genetic procedure in education, public accommodations, commercial leasing, housing, and employment and by certain licensed or regulated persons.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Johnson
Hearing 3/08 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/14/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Civil Rights - Discrimination Based on Protected Characteristics and Reproductive Freedom [HB-1397]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Human Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
Altering certain provisions of law prohibiting discrimination based on certain protected characteristics to include prohibitions on discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religious beliefs, marital status, and disability; and withdrawing and repealing Chapter 244 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jon Cardin
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 377 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Protective Orders - Coercive Control [HB-1290]
[Crime ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing a person to petition for a protective order against another person who the petitioner alleges has engaged in controlling or coercive behavior toward the petitioner; and defining "coercive control" as a pattern of emotional or psychological manipulation, maltreatment, threat of force, or intimidation used to compel an individual to act, or refrain from acting, against the individual's will.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing 2/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Organizations - Underlying Crime [HB-1063]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the definition of "underlying crime" that is applicable to certain prohibitions against participation in criminal organizations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Arikan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 934 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Organizations - Criminal Prohibitions, Civil Actions, and Forfeiture [SB-1111]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the statute of limitations for a certain civil action for damages resulting from certain participation in a criminal organization; altering certain definitions of "criminal organization" and "underlying crime"; authorizing the filing of and establishing procedures for a civil action for injunctive relief and damages arising out of certain participation in a criminal organization; and establishing procedures for the forfeiture of property connected to certain participation in a criminal organization.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 03/21/2024