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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Constitutional Amendment - Civil Jury Trials [HB-902]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Increasing the amount in controversy in civil proceedings in which the right to a jury trial may be limited by legislation from more than $15,000 to more than $25,000; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection.
Sponsored by: Rep. Juanita Sandra Bartlett
Third Reading Passed (102-36) on 04/12/2021
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Constitutional Amendment - Civil Jury Trials [SB-669]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Increasing the amount in controversy in civil proceedings in which the right to a jury trial may be limited by legislation from more than $15,000 to more than $25,000; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Assigned A Chapter Number, Enactment Subject To Constitutional Referendum - Chapter 809 on 05/30/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Intercepted Communications - Penalties and Admissibility of Evidence [SB-629]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Data Privacy ]
Reclassifying, as a misdemeanor instead of a felony, a certain offense relating to the prohibition against intercepting and disclosing certain communications; altering certain penalties relating to the prohibition against intercepting and disclosing certain communications; providing that a certain communication that was intercepted in violation of certain provisions of law may be admissible in certain proceedings under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Hearing 2/25 At 11:00 A.m. on 02/04/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Family Law - Support of Destitute Adult Children - Repeal [HB-816]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Repealing a requirement that a parent provide certain support to the parent's destitute adult child under certain circumstances; repealing related provisions of law regarding penalties and certain complaint, pretrial, and trial procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Neely Shoemaker
Hearing 2/18 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/31/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Intercepted Communications - Penalties and Admissibility of Evidence [HB-720]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Data Privacy ]
Reclassifying, as a misdemeanor instead of a felony, a certain offense relating to the prohibition against intercepting and disclosing certain communications; altering certain penalties relating to the prohibition against intercepting and disclosing certain communications; providing that a certain communication that was intercepted in violation of certain provisions of law may be admissible in certain proceedings under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David H. Moon
First Reading Judiciary on 01/26/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Public Financing Act - State Senate and House of Delegates Candidates and Matching Fund Revisions [SB-416]
[Elections ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Ethics ]
Altering the candidates authorized to receive public contributions from the Fair Campaign Financing Fund to include candidates for State Senator and member of the House of Delegates; requiring the Comptroller to distribute public contributions to a certain campaign finance entity established to receive public contributions for certain eligible candidates; altering the frequency with which the Comptroller is required to submit a certain statement to the State Board of Elections; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Hearing 2/18 At 11:00 A.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 02/02/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Real Property – Alterations in Actions for Repossession and Establishment of Eviction Diversion Program [SB-454]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
[Poverty ]
Establishing the Eviction Diversion Program in the District Court to reduce the incidence of judgments for repossession of residential property and to promote continuity of housing; requiring the Chief Judge of the District Court to establish a Program in a District Court sitting in a county that processed 10,000 or more claims for repossession of residential property in fiscal year 2019; requiring that a landlord provide a certain written statement to a tenant within 5 days of receiving a certain request from the tenant; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles E. Sydnor
Hearing 2/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/25/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Public Financing Act - State Senate and House of Delegates Candidates and Matching Fund Revisions [HB-536]
[Elections ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Ethics ]
Altering the candidates authorized to receive public contributions from the Fair Campaign Financing Fund to include candidates for State Senator and member of the House of Delegates; requiring the Comptroller to distribute public contributions to a certain campaign finance entity established to receive public contributions for certain eligible candidates; altering the frequency with which the Comptroller is required to submit a certain statement to the State Board of Elections; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
Hearing 2/02 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/18/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Office of the Attorney General - Prosecution of Police Officer [HB-365]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the Attorney General to prosecute a criminal case involving serious bodily injury or death allegedly caused by a police officer.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wanika Fisher
Hearing 2/12 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/19/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Landlord and Tenant - Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent - Lead Risk Reduction Compliance [HB-49]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Real Estate ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring an action for repossession for failure to pay rent to contain certain statements on whether the property is registered or licensed under local law and is an affected property under certain lead-based paint abatement laws; authorizing a court to adjourn a certain trial to enable either party to obtain documents or certain other proof under certain circumstances; repealing a certain prohibition against raising as an issue of fact a landlord's compliance with certain lead-based paint abatement laws; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg
Hearing 1/26 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Real Property - Eviction Actions - Alterations in Actions for Repossession [HB-52]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that certain procedural notice requirements must be fulfilled prior to the filing of a complaint by a landlord or a landlord's duly qualified agent for the repossession of residential rental property for failure to pay rent; requiring that, before a landlord may file a complaint to repossess property for the failure to pay rent, the landlord deliver certain written notice to a tenant; altering from the fifth to the seventh day following the filing of a complaint that at tenant much appear before the court; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Melissa Wells
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/17/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Criminal Trials - Spousal Privilege - Exception [HB-268]
[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
Hearing 1/14 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Cannabis - Legalization and Regulation (Inclusion, Restoration, and Rehabilitation Act of 2021) [HB-32]
[Cannabis ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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 a civil offense for cultivating cannabis plants in a certain manner; providing for the licensing of cannabis establishments; establishing certain duties of the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission regarding the licensing of cannabis establishments; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Hearing 2/16 At 1:30 P.m. (judiciary) on 01/18/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Local Government - Humane Society and Animal Control Officers - Education and Training Requirements [SB-159]
[Animals ]
[Education ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a new officer of a humane society or animal control to receive at least 80 hours of training approved by the appropriate unit of a county or municipality within the first 12 months of employment; requiring an officer of a humane society or animal control to complete at least 6 hours of approved continuing education every year; requiring the training and continuing education to include instruction on certain matters; and authorizing the appropriate unit to require training in addition to that which is specified in the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Hearing 1/20 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Local Government - Humane Society and Animal Control Officers - Education and Training Requirements [HB-281]
[Animals ]
[Education ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring a new officer of a humane society or animal control to receive at least 80 hours of training within the first 12 months of employment; requiring an officer of a humane society or animal control to complete at least 6 hours of continuing education every year; requiring the training and continuing education to include instruction on current laws applicable to officers; and authorizing the appropriate unit of a county or municipality to require training in addition to that which is specified in the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark S. Chang
Hearing 1/29 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Postconviction Review – Convictions Resulting From Pleas [SJR-10]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Stating the intent of the General Assembly that a criminal defendant who seeks postconviction review under a certain provision of law may not be precluded from seeking relief because a certain conviction was the result of a guilty plea, an Alford plea, or a plea of nolo contendere.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders [SB-816]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Providing that a person who is convicted of first degree murder may be sentenced to death under certain circumstances; providing that the murder of a law enforcement officer or a first responder under certain circumstances constitutes aggravating circumstances that the court or jury must consider in making a determination as to the imposition of the death penalty; establishing procedures for the imposition of the death penalty; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Ray Salling
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Bus Lane Monitoring Cameras - Authorization [SB-551]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from driving a motor vehicle in a dedicated bus lane unless authorized by a certain local jurisdiction, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting the use of a bus lane monitoring camera in a local jurisdiction unless authorized by the governing body by local law enacted after reasonable notice and a public hearing; requiring a local jurisdiction, before using a bus lane monitoring camera, to publish notice of the use of the bus lane monitoring camera in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Carter Conway
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/27/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Punitive Damage Awards [SB-5]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Providing that punitive damages may be awarded in a civil action only if the plaintiff proves by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant acted with wantonness, fraud, or malice; requiring a trier of fact to consider a defendant's liability for punitive damages concurrently with all other issues presented in the action; requiring a trier of fact to determine the amount of punitive damages to be awarded based on certain factors under certain circumstances; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Wayne Norman
Hearing 1/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Postconviction - DNA Testing and Petition for Writ of Actual Innocence [SB-423]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Clarifying the group of persons who may file a certain petition for postconviction DNA testing or a database or log search; authorizing a court to order a certain remedy under certain circumstances for certain classes of persons filing for postconviction DNA testing; establishing a standard required to file a petition for writ of actual innocence by a person convicted as a result of a guilty plea, an Alford plea, or a plea of nolo contendere; authorizing a court to order a certain remedy under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert A Zirkin
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 602 on 05/15/2018