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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Restorative Justice Program [HB-997]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Restorative Justice Program within the Victim Services Unit of the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services; and establishing the position of Restorative Justice Legal Specialist, the Restorative Justice Program Revolving Fund, and the Maryland Restorative Justice Council.
Sponsored by: Rep. Debra Davis
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/07/2022
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Criminal Procedure - Live Video Streaming of Public Proceedings (The Judicial Transparency Act 2.0) [SB-758]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the court to make available to the public live video streaming of all public proceedings for criminal cases involving a crime of violence; and prohibiting a certain live video streaming from depicting a juror or an alleged victim of a sexual offense.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory V. McCray
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Cannabis Reform [SB-833]
[Cannabis ]
[Small Business ]
[Crime ]
[Economic Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission to conduct a baseline study of cannabis use in the State; establishing the Cannabis Business Assistance Fund in the Department of Commerce to provide assistance to small, minority, and women-owned businesses entering the adult-use cannabis industry; altering certain provisions relating to penalties, charging procedures, expungement, shielding, and sentencing for certain marijuana-related offenses; legalizing the use and possession of marijuana under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Third Reading Passed (29-17) on 04/01/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Restorative Justice Program [SB-850]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Restorative Justice Program within the Victim Services Unit of the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services; and establishing the position of Restorative Justice Legal Specialist, the Restorative Justice Program Revolving Fund, and the Maryland Restorative Justice Council.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/28/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Cannabis – Legalization and Regulation (Cannabis Legalization and Reparations for the War on Drugs Act) [SB-692]
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[Taxes ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Legalizing the use and possession of a certain amount of cannabis by an individual who is at least 21 years of age; providing for the clearing of criminal records and disposition of certain charges relating to the use and possession of cannabis; and establishing a system for the regulation and taxation of the market for the production and sale of cannabis in the State.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 02/11/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Medical Malpractice – Collateral Sources [SB-605]
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[Insurance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring collateral source evidence made to or for the benefit of the plaintiff to be admissible in medical malpractice jury trials for a certain purpose; requiring the trier of fact to consider collateral source evidence when determining damages; requiring the court to deduct from any award recovered by the plaintiff any collateral source benefit that duplicates any benefit contained in the jury's award to the plaintiff; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Maryland Parental Rights Act [HB-618]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring that the State Board of Education and county boards of education allow a certain amount of time for certain testimony at public board meetings; prohibiting an employee of a school district from withholding certain information relating to a child's health or well-being from the child's parent or guardian; requiring each county board to establish and adopt a certain policy regarding the promotion of parent involvement in the public school system; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Neil C Parrott
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means on 03/18/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Probation Before Judgment - Probation Agreements - Probation Not Deportation [HB-559]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a court to stay the entering of judgment, defer further proceedings, and place a certain defendant on probation subject to reasonable conditions if the court finds facts justifying a finding of guilt; authorizing the court and a certain defendant to enter into a probation agreement under certain circumstances; providing that the entry of a probation agreement under the Act shall be considered as a probation before judgment for all other purposes under State law; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/11/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Workgroup to Study Trial in Absence [SB-457]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the Workgroup to Study Trial in Absence to study and make recommendations regarding the implementation of trial in absence for certain nonserious misdemeanors and traffic-related offenses.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Bailey
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Intercepted Communications - Admissibility of Evidence [SB-382]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that a certain communication that was intercepted in violation of certain provisions of law may be admissible in certain proceedings under certain circumstances; and prohibiting the admissibility of the contents of an intercepted communication or evidence derived from an intercepted communication as evidence unless certain conditions are met.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Hearing 2/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/26/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Election Law - Campaign Finance - Enforcement [HB-340]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Ethics ]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering, from 3 to 4 years after an offense was committed, the statute of limitations for certain prosecutions related to violations of State election laws; imposing certain restrictions related to candidacies, political committee positions, and elected offices if a certain civil penalty has not been paid; altering enforcement mechanisms related to violations of State campaign finance laws, including the amount of certain civil penalties and the manner for imposing certain penalties; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Jones
Referred Rules on 04/07/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Probation Before Judgment – Probation Agreements – Probation Not Deportation [SB-265]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a court to stay the entering of judgment, defer further proceedings, and place a certain defendant on probation subject to reasonable conditions if the court finds facts justifying a finding of guilt; authorizing the court and a certain defendant to enter into a probation agreement before the defendant enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or the court finds facts justifying a finding of guilt under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/11/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
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Criminal Trials - Spousal Privilege - Exception [HB-210]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Providing that the spouse of a person on trial for a crime may be compelled to testify as an adverse witness if the spouse and the person on trial married after the date on which the alleged crime for which the person is on trial occurred.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin L. Grammer
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 486 on 05/29/2022
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Election Law - Campaign Finance - Enforcement [SB-15]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering, from 3 to 4 years after an offense was committed, the statute of limitations for certain prosecutions related to violations of State election laws; imposing certain restrictions related to candidacies, political committee positions, and elected offices if a certain civil penalty has not been paid; altering enforcement mechanisms related to violations of State campaign finance laws, including the amount of certain civil penalties, and the manner for imposing certain penalties; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael A. Jackson
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 642 on 05/29/2022
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Landlord and Tenant - Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent - Registration of Affected Property [HB-174]
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[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing that information regarding the status of a rental property as an affected property under certain lead-based paint abatement laws may be an issue of fact at trial.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary A. Lehman
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 729 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Landlord and Tenant - Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent - Lead Risk Reduction Compliance [HB-101]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Real Estate ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring as part of a complaint for repossession for failure to pay rent that a landlord provide registration or licensing information for a property for which registration or licensing is required under local law and to state whether a property is an affected property under certain lead-based paint abatement laws; requiring a rental property in Baltimore City to be in compliance with lead-based paint abatement requirements before a landlord may file a complaint for repossession of the property for failure to pay rent; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 01/12/2022
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Forensic Analysis - Letter of Exception - Criminal Proceedings [HB-1378]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting the Secretary of Health from requiring a letter of exception for an individual to testify in a criminal proceeding who is qualified to perform forensic analysis and who is assessing data or an original opinion, interpretation, or conclusion.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa
Motion Rules Suspend For Late Introduction (delegate Terrasa) Adopted (123-5) on 03/09/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Baltimore City – Landlord and Tenant – Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent [HB-1070]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing and adding certain provisions in the Public Local Laws of Baltimore City concerning landlord and tenant law and the repossession of rental property for failure to pay rent; establishing procedures for repossession by a landlord when a tenant fails to pay rent when due; specifying the contents of a certain notice of default and a complaint for summary ejectment; and requiring a sheriff to serve a certain summons in a certain manner.
Sponsored by: Rep. Regina T. Boyce
Hearing 3/03 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/22/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Police Qualified Immunity and Accountability Act [HB-1049]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Establishing, notwithstanding any other provision of law, that a law enforcement officer is not immune from civil or criminal liability for acts or omissions causing certain physical or mental injury that occur while the law enforcement officer is acting in an official capacity; prohibiting a person from bringing an action under the Act under certain circumstances; specifying that certain immunity does not apply to a claim brought under the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Hearing 2/15 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/05/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Cannabis – Legalization and Regulation [SB-708]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Substituting the term "cannabis" for the term "marijuana" in certain provisions of law; altering a certain quantity threshold and establishing a certain age limit applicable to a certain civil offense of use or possession of cannabis; establishing a civil offense for use or possession of a certain amount of cannabis for a person of at least a certain age; establishing the Social Equity Start-Up Fund, the Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund, the Cannabis Regulation Fund, and the Cannabis Education and Training Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 02/08/2021