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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Intercepted Communications - Admissibility of Evidence [SB-1007]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Providing that the contents of a certain intercepted communication and evidence derived from the communication may be received in evidence in a certain criminal proceeding under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/05/2025
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Criminal Procedure - Evidence - Protecting the Admissibility of Creative Expression (PACE Act) [SB-1001]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Establishing that the creative expression of a criminal defendant or juvenile respondent is not admissible against the defendant or respondent unless the court makes certain findings; establishing that the creative expression of a defendant or respondent is admissible in juvenile proceedings for certain purposes; and defining "creative expression" to mean the expression or application of creativity or imagination in the production or arrangement of forms, sounds, words, movements, or symbols.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Mautz
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/25/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Evidence - Protecting the Admissibility of Creative Expression (PACE Act) [HB-1346]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Establishing that the creative expression of a criminal defendant or juvenile respondent is not admissible against the defendant or respondent unless the court makes certain findings; establishing that the creative expression of a defendant or respondent is admissible in juvenile proceedings for certain purposes; and defining "creative expression" to mean the expression or application of creativity or imagination in the production or arrangement of forms, sounds, words, movements, or symbols.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Hearing Canceled on 02/27/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Commission to Review and Assess Racial Disparities in the State Criminal Justice System - Establishment [HB-1423]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the Commission to Review and Assess Racial Disparities in the State Criminal Justice System to study and make recommendations on certain matters involving the disparate treatment of African Americans, Hispanics, and other non-White individuals in the State's criminal justice system and other criminal justice issues in the State; and requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations on or before September 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlotte Crutchfield
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Youth Accountability and Safety Act [HB-1190]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing that a person who was a child at the time of the offense may not be found to have committed felony murder in the first degree under certain provisions of law unless the person was a principal in the first degree; and providing for a motion for review of a certain conviction under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlotte Crutchfield
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Courtroom Security - Minimum Adequate Security Standard [HB-789]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Establishing minimum adequate security standards for courtroom security at all courthouse facilities.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 2/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Courtroom Security - Minimum Adequate Security [SB-621]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring each law enforcement agency, department, or entity providing security at a courthouse facility to submit a report by September 30, 2025, to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland; requiring the report include the current number of court security officers available, the minimum number needed to meet adequate security standards, the current number of vacancies and a viable plan to meet minimum adequate security standards as identified in the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 141 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Diagnosis of Developmental Disability or Intellectual Disability - Evidence [SB-507]
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[Crime ]
[Disabilities ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that certain evidence of certain diagnoses is admissible in a criminal proceeding if the evidence tends to show that the defendant, at the time of the alleged offense, did or did not have the mental state required for the offense charged and is otherwise admissible; and requiring a judge or a District Court commissioner to consider any diagnosis for the defendant of a certain developmental disability or intellectual disability when making a pretrial release determination.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson
Hearing Canceled on 02/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Custodial Interrogation of Minors - Admissibility of Statements [SB-512]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing a certain rebuttable presumption that a statement made by a minor during a custodial interrogation is involuntary and is inadmissible in a juvenile or criminal proceeding against the minor if the law enforcement officer intentionally used information known by the officer to be false in order to elicit the statement.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson
Hearing Canceled on 02/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Diagnosis of Developmental Disability or Intellectual Disability - Evidence [HB-703]
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[Crime ]
[Disabilities ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that certain evidence of certain diagnoses is admissible in a criminal proceeding if the evidence tends to show that the defendant, at the time of the alleged offense, did or did not have the mental state required for the offense charged and is otherwise admissible; and requiring a judge or a District Court commissioner to consider any diagnosis for the defendant of a certain developmental disability or intellectual disability when making a pretrial release determination.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan McComas
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Criminal or Delinquent Act of a Child - Liability of a Parent, Guardian, or Custodian [HB-683]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting the parent, guardian, or custodian of a child from intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or negligently acting or failing to act in a manner that results in the child committing a crime or delinquent act; requiring an individual convicted under the Act to participate in certain proceedings and programs and establishing the failure to do so as contempt of court; and requiring the court to order a parent, guardian, or custodian to pay certain court costs and restitution related to a child's crime or delinquent act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Statute of Limitations - Prosecution or Enforcement of Local Consumer Protection Codes [HB-591]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Increasing from 1 year to 3 years the statute of limitations for the prosecution or suit for enforcement of local consumer protection codes for which equitable relief, a fine, or a penalty is provided.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Hearing 4/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Climate Change - Attorney General Actions, Climate Change Restitution Fund, and Climate Change Restitution Fund Advisory Council [HB-340]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the Attorney General to investigate, commence, and prosecute or defend any suit or action that holds certain entities accountable for tortious or otherwise unlawful conduct that has contributed to climate change; establishing the Climate Change Restitution Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; establishing the Climate Change Restitution Fund Advisory Council to provide information to the Governor, the Attorney General, and the General Assembly on climate change and the distribution of the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/21/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Incompetency to Stand Trial [HB-312]
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Altering the time period after which a court is required to dismiss a certain charge against a defendant found incompetent to stand trial to the lesser of 10 years or the maximum sentence for the most serious offense charged under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jon Cardin
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Intercepted Communications - Admissibility of Evidence [HB-314]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Providing that the contents of a certain intercepted communication and evidence derived from the communication may be received in evidence in a certain proceeding under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Police Discipline - Trial Board Composition [HB-186]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering the composition of trial boards responsible for adjudicating matters of police discipline to include certain attorneys.
Sponsored by: Rep. Caylin Young
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Admission of Out-of-Court Statements - Assault in the Second Degree [SB-146]
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[Public Safety ]
Providing that during the trial of a criminal case in which a defendant is charged with an assault in the second degree, a certain statement is not excluded by the hearsay rule if the statement is offered against a party that has engaged in, directed, or conspired to commit wrongdoing that was intended to and did procure the unavailibility of the declarant of the statement, under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary James
Hearing 1/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/09/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Admission of Out-of-Court Statements - Assault in the Second Degree [HB-281]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that during the trial of a criminal case in which a defendant is charged with an assault in the second degree, a certain statement is not excluded by the hearsay rule if the statement is offered against a party that has engaged in, directed, or conspired to commit wrongdoing that was intended to and did procure the unavailibility of the declarant of the statement, under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth Embry
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 02/28/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Theft - Notification of Victims and Victims' Representatives [HB-14]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the prosecuting attorney of thefts of property or services with a value less than $1,500 to notify the victim or the victim's representative about each court proceeding, the right of the victim to submit a victim impact statement, any posttrial court proceedings, any appeal, and any sentence review related to the case.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Hearing 1/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Custodial Interrogation of Minors - Admissibility of Statements [HB-165]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing a certain rebuttable presumption that a statement made by a minor during a custodial interrogation is involuntary and is inadmissible in a juvenile or criminal proceeding against the minor if the law enforcement officer intentionally used information known by the officer to be false in order to elicit the statement.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
Hearing 1/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/10/2025