Safe Schools Maryland Act of 2019 [SB-165]
[Public Safety ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the Safe Schools Maryland Program in the Maryland Center for School Safety to establish procedures for anonymous reporting of behaviors, involving one or more students, that are of concern, dangerous, violent, or unlawful, or the threat of these activities; requiring the School Safety Subcabinet to develop program guidance for local school systems or schools by September 1, 2019; authorizing, if there are reasonable grounds to believe an individual is a threat to public safety, certain documents be provided to certain persons; etc.
SB-165: Safe Schools Maryland Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Third Reading Passed With Amendments (106-29) on 04/08/2019
Criminal Law - Threat of Mass Violence [SB-139]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering a certain prohibition relating to threatening to commit a certain crime of violence in order to prohibit a person from knowingly threatening to commit or threatening to cause to be committed a certain crime of violence that would place five or more people at substantial risk of death or serious physical injury if the threat were carried out; providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment of up to 10 years and a fine not to exceed $10,000 or both; etc.
SB-139: Criminal Law - Threat of Mass Violence
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 31 on 04/18/2019
Mandated Reports and Statutory Commissions, Councils, and Committees - Revisions [SB-112]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
Repealing certain reporting requirements that are obsolete, unnecessary, or duplicative; consolidating certain reporting requirements for efficiency; codifying certain reporting requirements for transparency; modifying certain reporting requirements for practicality; repealing the requirement that the Council for the Procurement of Health, Education, and Social Services establish a certain workgroup; repealing the Maryland Advisory Council for Virtual Learning; etc.
SB-112: Mandated Reports and Statutory Commissions, Councils, and Committees - Revisions
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas V. Miller
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 6 on 03/27/2019
Child Protection - Reporting - Threat of Harm [HB-912]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[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 certain individual and that the child is at substantial risk of child abuse; designating certain procedures and requirements for a report concerning a certain verbal threat of harm to a child; etc.
HB-912: Child Protection - Reporting - Threat of Harm
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
First Reading Judiciary on 02/08/2019
Higher Education - Policy on Student Concerns About Athletic Programs and Activities [HB-876]
[Education ]
[Sports ]
Requiring each institution of higher education to develop and adopt a policy on student concerns about athletic programs and activities that meets certain requirements on or before October 1, 2019; requiring each institution of higher education to post the policy and any changes to the policy on the institution's website and to submit the policy to the Maryland Higher Education Commission and certain committees of the General Assembly on or before October 1, 2019; etc.
HB-876: Higher Education - Policy on Student Concerns About Athletic Programs and Activities
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark S. Chang
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 506 on 05/13/2019
Criminal Law - Human Trafficking and Prostitution Offenses [HB-871]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the elements of the prohibitions against human trafficking and renaming them sex trafficking; prohibiting a person from knowingly taking another for prostitution by use of or intent to use force, threat, coercion, or fraud; prohibiting a person from knowingly engaging in certain conduct with the intent to compel another to marry any person under certain circumstances; classifying a certain offense of human trafficking as a crime of violence under certain provisions of law; etc.
HB-871: Criminal Law - Human Trafficking and Prostitution Offenses
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark S. Chang
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 21 on 04/18/2019
Public Schools - Student Misconduct - Parent or Guardian Liability [HB-865]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a certain student from violating a county board of education's bullying, harassment, and intimidation policy by performing certain actions; prohibiting a certain student from violating a county board's student code of conduct by fighting; establishing a civil fine not to exceed $1,000 for a parent or guardian of a student in a public school who is the subject of at least four reports of certain violations; authorizing a court to suspend a certain fine under certain circumstances; etc.
HB-865: Public Schools - Student Misconduct - Parent or Guardian Liability
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert B. Long
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2019
Peace Orders and Protective Orders - Coercive Control [HB-850]
[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.
HB-850: Peace Orders and Protective Orders - Coercive Control
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Neely Shoemaker
First Reading Judiciary on 02/08/2019
Weed Control - Noxious Weeds - Regulations and Penalties [HB-808]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Animals ]
[Food ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing a certain list of plants considered to be noxious weeds in the State; requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to adopt regulations to establish a list of plants considered to be noxious weeds in the State; altering a certain condition under which the Secretary may designate as a noxious weed certain plant species; specifying that certain criminal penalties apply to certain violations; requiring certain administrative penalties to be distributed to a special fund used only for the control and eradication of a noxious weed; etc.
HB-808: Weed Control - Noxious Weeds - Regulations and Penalties
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 278 on 04/30/2019
Education - Community Colleges - Collective Bargaining [HB-766]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Establishing collective bargaining rights for community college employees; establishing procedures for the selection of an exclusive bargaining representative; establishing that a maximum number of six bargaining units may be designated at each community college; requiring certain contracts and agreements entered into before October 1, 2019, to remain in effect until the agreement or contract expires; etc.
HB-766: Education - Community Colleges - Collective Bargaining
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen M Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations; Withdrawn on 04/08/2019
Criminal Law - Labor Trafficking (Anti-Exploitation Act of 2019) [HB-734]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from knowingly taking, placing, harboring, persuading, inducing, or enticing another to provide services or labor by force, fraud, or coercion; prohibiting a person from knowingly receiving a benefit from the provision of services or labor induced by force, fraud, or coercion; prohibiting a person from knowingly aiding or conspiring with another to commit a violation of the Act; authorizing a State's Attorney or the Attorney General to prosecute a violation of the Act; providing certain penalties; etc.
HB-734: Criminal Law - Labor Trafficking (Anti-Exploitation Act of 2019)
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark S. Chang
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 23 on 04/18/2019
Public Schools - Student Discipline - Restorative Approaches [HB-725]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring the State Board of Education to provide technical assistance and training to county boards of education regarding the use of restorative approaches on request; requiring certain regulations to incorporate the use of restorative approaches; requiring the State Department of Education to submit to the Governor and the General Assembly, on or before October 1 of each year, a student discipline data report that includes a description of restorative approaches in the State and a review of disciplinary practices and policies; etc.
HB-725: Public Schools - Student Discipline - Restorative Approaches
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 691 on 05/25/2019
Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers and Dealers - Advertisements [HB-610]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Trade ]
[Small Business ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing that a manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch may not prohibit a dealer from advertising a vehicle for sale or lease at a certain price or coerce or require a dealer to change the advertising medium for a certain price; and requiring a contract for the sale of a vehicle by a dealer to contain a certain statement.
HB-610: Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers and Dealers - Advertisements
Sponsored by: Rep. David Vincent Fraser-hidalgo
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/14/2019
Mandated Reports and Statutory Commissions, Councils, and Committees - Revisions [HB-58]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Human Services ]
Repealing certain reporting requirements that are obsolete, unnecessary, or duplicative; consolidating certain reporting requirements for efficiency; codifying certain reporting requirements for transparency; modifying certain reporting requirements for practicality; repealing the requirement that the Council for the Procurement of Health, Education, and Social Services establish a certain workgroup; repealing the Maryland Advisory Council for Virtual Learning; etc.
HB-58: Mandated Reports and Statutory Commissions, Councils, and Committees - Revisions
Sponsored by: Rep. The Speaker
Hearing 2/25 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/11/2019
State Government - Legislative and Executive Branches - Workplace Bullying [HB-57]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Ethics ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring each manager and supervisor in the Legislative and Executive branches of State government to immediately report to the appointing authority or head of the principal unit certain incidents of workplace bullying; providing that it is the intent of the General Assembly to educate all employees about bullying, ensure that bullying is not tolerated, and deal appropriately with bullying in the workplace; requiring certain human resources departments to collect and share data on complaints and reports; etc.
HB-57: State Government - Legislative and Executive Branches - Workplace Bullying
Sponsored by: Rep. The Speaker
Unfavorable Report By House Rules And Executive Nominations; Withdrawn on 03/05/2019
Fair Housing Opportunities Act of 2019 [HB-451]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
[Community Development ]
[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.
HB-451: Fair Housing Opportunities Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie L. McIntosh
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 02/25/2019
Criminal Law - Threat of Mass Violence [HB-420]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering a certain prohibition relating to threatening to commit a certain crime of violence in order to prohibit a person from knowingly threatening to commit or threatening to cause to be committed a certain crime of violence that would place five or more people at substantial risk of death or serious physical injury if the threat were carried out.
HB-420: Criminal Law - Threat of Mass Violence
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles E. Sydnor
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 30 on 04/18/2019
Crimes – Hate Crimes – Use of an Item or a Symbol to Threaten or Intimidate [HB-4]
[Crime ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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.
HB-4: Crimes – Hate Crimes – Use of an Item or a Symbol to Threaten or Intimidate
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark S. Chang
Hearing 3/20 At 12:00 P.m. on 03/12/2019
Baltimore County Anti–Bullying Task Force – Alterations [HB-381]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Baltimore County Anti-Bullying Task Force to develop certain recommendations for a policy for interacting with parents and guardians of certain students in violation of the Baltimore County Public Schools' bullying, harassment, and intimidation policy.
HB-381: Baltimore County Anti–Bullying Task Force – Alterations
Sponsored by: Rep. Baltimore County Delegation
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2019
State Department of Education - Guidelines on Trauma-Informed Approach [HB-256]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Maryland Department of Health and the Department of Human Services, to develop guidelines on a trauma-informed approach; defining "trauma-informed approach" as a method for understanding and responding to an individual with symptoms of chronic interpersonal trauma or traumatic stress; and requiring the State Department of Education to distribute certain guidelines to each local school system and publish certain guidelines on the Department's website.
HB-256: State Department of Education - Guidelines on Trauma-Informed Approach
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Walker
First Reading Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/18/2019