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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Marriage - Confidential Communication [HB-241]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Clarifying that "spouse" includes a former spouse for purposes of disclosure of confidential communications occurring during marriage; and establishing that a spouse, who is the alleged victim, is competent to disclose a confidential communication between spouses occurring during their marriage in a criminal action in which one spouse is charged with a crime against the other spouse.
Sponsored by: Rep. Karen Simpson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 145 on 04/22/2025
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Theft of Mail and Packages and Victim Notification [HB-64]
[Crime ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting the theft of mail or packages; requiring the prosecutor of a violation of the Act 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 proceeding, any appeal, and any sentence review related to the court proceedings; and providing that a person who violates the Act by depriving an owner of mail or a package is guilty of a felony and is subject to imprisonment of up to 5 years.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Hearing 1/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Marriage - Confidential Communication [SB-142]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Clarifying that "spouse" includes a former spouse for purposes of disclosure of confidential communications occurring during marriage; and establishing that a spouse, who is the alleged victim, is competent to disclose a confidential communication between spouses occurring during their marriage in a criminal action in which one spouse is charged with a crime against the other spouse.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles E. Sydnor
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 146 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Baltimore City Coordinated Youth Violence Review and Response Team [HB-1310]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Baltimore City Coordinated Youth Violence Review and Response Team to examine and prevent violence against youth through intensive case management; requiring that the review team be provided with access to certain information and records; establishing certain closed meeting, confidentiality, and disclosure requirements for certain information and records; authorizing police records concerning a child to be divulged to the review and response team; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dalya Attar
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/18/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Evidence - Protecting the Admissibility of Creative Expression (PACE Act) [HB-1429]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Providing 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; and defining "creative expression" as the expression or application of creativity or imagination in the production or arrangement of forms, sounds, words, movements, or symbols.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2024
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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 Anthony Muse
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 03/21/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Landlord and Tenant - Failure to Repair Serious and Dangerous Defects - Tenant Remedies (Tenant Safety Act of 2024) [HB-1117]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Real Estate ]
Establishing that a landlord that offers a residential dwelling unit for rent is deemed to warrant the dwelling fit for human habitation; authorizing multiple tenants to join as plaintiffs in a civil action against a landlord and authorizing a court to issue an order for separate trials or other orders necessary to prevent delay or avoid prejudice; providing that a court may order certain relief in civil actions relating to the breach of warranty of habitability, including actual damages, abatement of rent, and lease termination; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 125 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Consumer Protection – Self–Administered Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits [HB-1047]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Crime ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing that a party in a criminal trial involving an allegation of sexually assaultive behavior may not introduce information that physical evidence of sexually assaultive behavior was obtained using certain materials; providing that selling, offering for sale, or distributing a certain self-administered sexual assault evidence collection kit is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice; establishing the Forensic Nurse Examiner Training Grant Program and the Forensic Nurse Examiner Training Grant Program Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 262 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Jury Examination [HB-1079]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Specifying the purpose of jury examination in any State court is to identify and remove prospective jurors who are unable to serve fairly and impartially, and allow the parties to obtain information that may provide guidance for the use of peremptory challenges and challenges for cause.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlotte Agnes Crutchfield
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Self-Administered Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits [SB-949]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Crime ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing that a party in a criminal trial involving an allegation of sexually assaultive behavior may not introduce information that physical evidence of sexually assaultive behavior was obtained using certain materials; providing that selling, offering for sale, or distributing a certain self-administered sexual assault evidence collection kit is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice; establishing the Forensic Nurse Examiner Training Grant Program and the Forensic Nurse Examiner Training Grant Program Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Third Reading Passed (45-2) on 04/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Jury Examination and Workgroup to Study the Voir Dire Process [SB-827]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Specifying the purpose of jury examination in any State court is to identify and remove prospective jurors who are unable to serve fairly and impartially and to allow the parties to obtain information that may provide guidance for the use of peremptory challenges and challenges for cause; establishing the Workgroup to Study the Voir Dire Process; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before June 30, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Reform [SB-744]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court over a child of a certain age alleged to have committed a certain offense; altering certain procedures relating to juvenile intake, detention, and probation; requiring the Secretary of Juvenile Services to include certain programs in a certain plan; requiring the State Board of Victim Services to include certain information about filing a certain complaint in a certain pamphlet; repealing certain provisions relating to the State Advisory Board for Juvenile Services; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Evidence - Admissibility of Creative Expression [SB-662]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Providing 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; and defining "creative expression" as the expression or application of creativity or imagination in the production or arrangement of forms, sounds, words, movements, or symbols.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nick Charles
Hearing Canceled on 02/19/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Renters' Rights and Stabilization Act of 2024 [HB-693]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing the Office of Tenant and Landlord Affairs in the Department of Housing and Community Development to provide certain educational resources and information to tenants; requiring the Office to develop and publish a Maryland Tenants' Bill of Rights; requiring the most recently published version of the Maryland Tenants' Bill of Rights to be included as part of a residential lease; limiting the maximum security deposit required by a residential lease to 1 month's rent, except under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 124 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Admission of Out-of-Court Statements - Assault in the Second Degree [HB-572]
[Crime ]
[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. Nick Allen
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Renters' Rights and Stabilization Act of 2024 [SB-481]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Real Estate ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
[Community Development ]
Increasing maximum surcharges for certain eviction proceedings from $8 to $93 and prohibiting the District Court from assigning the surcharge against a tenant; altering the priority and criteria in the Statewide Rental Assistance Voucher Program that are followed by the Department of Housing and Community Development and public housing agencies for providing vouchers and housing assistance payments to families; limiting the maximum security deposit required by a residential lease to 1 month's rent; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence K. Lam
Hearing Canceled (judicial Proceedings) on 02/05/2024
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Arizona Fifty-sixth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2024)
Attorney fees; defendant; acquittal [SB-1207]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Attorney fees; defendant; acquittal
Sponsored by: Sen. Sonny Borrelli
Senate Maps Committee Action: Do Pass, Voting: (5-1-1-0) on 02/07/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Admission of Out-of-Court Statements - Assault in the Second Degree [SB-424]
[Crime ]
[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: Sen. Mary Dulany James
Hearing Canceled on 02/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Courts and Judicial Proceedings and Criminal Procedure - Technical Corrections - References to Intellectual Disability [HB-432]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Disabilities ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Replacing references to mental retardation with references to an intellectual disability in certain provisions of law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 444 on 05/09/2024