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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
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Courts - Prohibition Against Testimony by Convicted Perjurer - Repeal [HB-237]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Repealing the prohibition on a person convicted of perjury from testifying in a proceeding; and providing that evidence that a witness has been convicted of perjury shall be admitted for the purpose of attacking the credibility of the witness, regardless of the date of conviction, if the evidence is elicited from the witness or established by public record during examination of the witness.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 531 on 05/19/2016
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Courts - Evidence of Prior Sexual Offense - Admissibility [HB-218]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting, in a prosecution for a specified sexual offense, the court from barring the introduction of specified evidence that the defendant committed a prior sexual offense on the ground that the admission is unfairly prejudicial unless the court makes a specified finding; prohibiting a State's Attorney from introducing specified evidence under specified circumstances; prohibiting specified evidence from being disclosed to a jury or introduced at trial unless the court has held a specified hearing; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/18/2016
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Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Distribution of Tobacco Products to Minors - Prohibition and Enforcement [HB-1504]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting specified persons from distributing specified tobacco products, paraphernalia, or coupons to a minor; providing that a person who violates a specified provision of the Act is subject to specified civil penalties; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in collaboration and consultation with specified agencies, to develop specified strategies; requiring the Department to report on specified strategies on or before October 1 each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
First Reading Senate Rules on 03/31/2016
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Cable Service - Broadband Connection Requirement - Enforcement [HB-1415]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
Providing that a county or municipality may establish specified penalties for failure to comply with a franchise agreement for a cable television system; requiring that a franchise agreement include a service connection requirement for wired broadband service, subject to specified conditions; providing that a specified failure to install wired broadband on request under a service connection requirement of a franchise agreement constitutes a specified breach; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark N Fisher
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/11/2016
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Courts - Law Enforcement Officer as Witness - Prohibition on Postponement for Inability to Appear [HB-1327]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting a court from postponing a trial or hearing for a misdemeanor violation of the Maryland Vehicle Law for which the penalty is a fine not exceeding $500 if a law enforcement officer is a witness unless the law enforcement officer provides at least 1 week's advance notice of the officer's inability to attend and the court promptly notifies the person charged with the violation of the postponement.
Sponsored by: Rep. Glen Glass
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/17/2016
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Possession of Loaded Handgun or Regulated Firearm - Enhanced Penalties [HB-1263]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from wearing, carrying, or transporting a handgun loaded with ammunition on or about the person or in a vehicle under specified circumstances; prohibiting a person from possessing a regulated firearm loaded with ammunition under specified circumstances or if the person is under a specified age; establishing penalties for violations of the Act; requiring the State to comply with the procedures set forth in the Maryland Rules for the indictment and trial of a subsequent offender; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen M Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/18/2016
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Criminal Law - Sentencing - Subsequent Offenders (Career Criminal Truth in Sentencing Act) [HB-1173]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring that specified subsequent criminal offenders be sentenced to imprisonment for the maximum term allowed by law; prohibiting the court from suspending all or part of a mandatory sentence for specified subsequent criminal offenders; providing that specified subsequent criminal offenders are not eligible for parole or diminution credits; and requiring that the State follow specified procedural rules when prosecuting specified subsequent criminal offenders.
Sponsored by: Rep. Herbert H. McMillan
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/17/2016
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Right-of-Way Violations - Death or Serious Bodily Injury - Penalties [SB-790]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Establishing a mandatory $1,000 fine for a violation of specified right-of-way provisions contributing to an accident that results in death or serious bodily injury of another; authorizing the issuance of a citation by a law enforcement officer; prohibiting the District Court from establishing a schedule for prepayment of the fine under the Act; requiring that the citation contain specified information; requiring the District Court to issue a summons to appear for trial to a person charged; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Hearing 3/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/24/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
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Election Law - Campaign Finance - Central Committee Candidates [SB-755]
[Elections ]
[Finance ]
Providing that a specified provision of law relating to campaign finance entities does not apply to candidates for election to the central committee of a political party if the candidate during an election cycle does not spend more than $1,000 in personal funds or accept contributions; requiring specified candidates for election to the central committee of a political party to keep a specified account book, preserve the account book for specified purposes and for a specified period of time, and file a specified affidavit; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Warner Simonaire
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 380 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
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Electronic Cigarettes - Sale to Minors - Components, Supplies, and Enforcement [SB-7]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Clarifying that the prohibition against selling, distributing, or offering for sale an electronic device to a minor that can be used to deliver nicotine includes any component for the device or product used to refill or resupply the device; clarifying that the exception to the prohibition for devices approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration applies only to devices for sale as a tobacco cessation product; changing a violation of the prohibition from a misdemeanor to a civil infraction; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
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Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers, Distributors, and Factory Branches - Relationship With Dealers [SB-558]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring a manufacturer to make specified payments to dealers relating to benefits, incentives, and rebates; prohibiting manufacturers, distributors, and factory branches from taking specified coercive, punitive, and retaliatory actions against dealers; altering requirements relating to the transfer of franchises and the payment of claims made by dealers; increasing from $50,000 to $500,000 the maximum fine for specified violations committed by manufacturers, distributors, and factory branches; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/24/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
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Criminal Law - Human Trafficking - Affirmative Defense [SB-520]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing that, in a prosecution for a specified charge relating to prostitution, it is an affirmative defense of duress if the defendant committed the act as a result of being a victim of an act of another who was charged with violating the human trafficking law; and providing that a defendant intending on asserting the affirmative defense is required to provide the State's Attorney with a specified notice at least 10 days prior to trial.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 357 on 05/12/2015
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Women's Late-Term Pregnancy Health Act [SB-511]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Providing that, except in the case of a medical emergency, an abortion may not be performed or induced or be attempted to be performed or induced unless a specified physician makes a specified determination; providing that, except in the case of a medical emergency, an individual may not knowingly perform or induce or attempt to perform or induce an abortion if the probable gestational age of an unborn child is a specified number of weeks; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Hearing 3/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/18/2015
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Courts - Civil Jury Trials - Amount in Controversy [SB-475]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Increasing from $15,000 to $30,000 the maximum amount in controversy in a civil action in which a party may not demand a jury trial; providing for the construction and application of the Act; and making the Act contingent on the passage and ratification of a specified constitutional amendment.
Sponsored by: Sen. Victor R. Ramirez
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/25/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Civil Jury Trials - Amount in Controversy [SB-474]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Increasing, from more than $15,000 to more than $30,000, the amount in controversy in civil proceedings in which the right to a jury trial may be limited by legislation; and submitting the constitutional amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection.
Sponsored by: Sen. Victor R. Ramirez
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/25/2015
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Criminal Law - Reckless Endangerment - Repeal of Specific Charging Requirement [SB-306]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Repealing the requirement that a defendant must be charged specifically with reckless endangerment to be found guilty of reckless endangerment.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jamin B Raskin
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/09/2015
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Women's Late-Term Pregnancy Health Act [HB-961]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Providing that, except in the case of a medical emergency, an abortion may not be performed or induced or be attempted to be performed or induced unless a specified physician makes a specified determination; providing that, except in the case of a medical emergency, an individual may not knowingly perform or induce or attempt to perform or induce an abortion if the probable gestational age of an unborn child is a specified number of weeks; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Meagan Christin Simonaire
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2015
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Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers, Distributors, and Factory Branches - Relationship With Dealers [HB-833]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring a manufacturer to make specified payments to dealers relating to benefits, incentives, and rebates; prohibiting manufacturers, distributors, and factory branches from taking specified coercive, punitive, and retaliatory actions against dealers; altering requirements relating to the transfer of franchises and the payment of claims made by dealers; increasing from $50,000 to $500,000 the maximum fine for specified violations committed by manufacturers, distributors, and factory branches; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/01/2015
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Courts - Evidence - Membership in or Association With a Criminal Gang [HB-816]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the admissibility of specified evidence in a civil or criminal proceeding to prove membership in or association with a criminal gang.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Neely Shoemaker
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/19/2015
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Criminal Law - Drug Paraphernalia Possession of Less Than 10 Grams of Marijuana - Code Violation [HB-495]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Public Health ]
Specifying that a person who violates a specified provision of law involving the use or possession of marijuana in the amount of 10 grams or more is guilty of the misdemeanor of possession of marijuana; altering the penalty for the possession or use of specified drug paraphernalia involving the use or possession of less than 10 grams of marijuana; making the possession of specified drug paraphernalia a civil offense; requiring a court to order specified persons to attend specified drug education, assessment, or treatment programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen M Dumais
Hearing 4/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/01/2015