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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Bus Lane Monitoring Cameras - Authorization [SB-837]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from driving a motor vehicle in a dedicated bus lane unless authorized by a local jurisdiction, subject to certain exceptions; authorizing the Maryland Transit Administration to use, under certain standards and procedures, a certain bus lane monitoring camera to enforce the prohibition against driving a motor vehicle in a designated bus lane; modifying the jurisdiction of the District Court to include certain proceedings related to bus lane monitoring cameras; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/13/2019
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Constitutional Amendment - Civil Jury Trials - Amount in Controversy [SB-776]
[Law Enforcement ]
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 $30,000; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Hearing 2/28 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2019
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Courts - Civil Jury Trials - Amount in Controversy [SB-775]
[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 certain constitutional amendment.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Hearing 2/28 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Courts - Discovery - In-Custody Witness Testimony [SB-769]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a State's Attorney to record certain information if a State's Attorney obtains certain testimony or information from an in-custody witness and to report certain information to the Criminal Justice Information System's Central Repository; requiring a State's Attorney to comply with certain discovery requirements; requiring a court to hold a certain hearing to determine whether testimony of an in-custody witness is admissible at trial; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Referred To Interim Study By Judicial Proceedings on 04/05/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Neighborhood Nuisance - Civil Penalties [SB-692]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person responsible for any premises from conducting, causing, permitting, or aiding a neighborhood nuisance or unruly social event; authorizing certain law enforcement officers to issue a citation for certain violations of the Act; specifying who may be issued a citation for certain violations; requiring that a citation include certain information; authorizing a person issued a citation to stand trial if certain notice is filed with the District Court at a certain time; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Fred Kramer
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/13/2019
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Environmental Violations - Reporting Requirements [SB-505]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring certain jurisdictions to report to the Department of the Environment information relating to the number of cases alleging violations of sediment and erosion control laws and regulations and building and grading permits by January 1 each year; requiring the Department to provide technical assistance to certain jurisdictions to help meet certain reporting requirements; requiring the Department to post certain information and an interactive map on its website; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald N Young
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 518 on 05/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Evidence - Chain of Custody of DNA [SB-369]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Science ]
Establishing that a certain report signed by the DNA analyst is prima facie evidence of certain matters for a certain purpose under certain circumstances; providing that a certain DNA profile may be established without the necessity for the DNA analyst to personally appear in court under certain circumstances; providing that certain provisions of law do not preclude the right of any party to introduce any evidence supporting or contradicting certain evidence or presumptions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders [SB-295]
[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. J.B. Jennings
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 01/29/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration - Suspension for Failure to Pay Video Toll - Repeal [SB-281]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Repealing a requirement that the Motor Vehicle Administration, under certain circumstances, suspend the registration of a motor vehicle that incurs a certain toll violation; altering the authority of the Maryland Transportation Authority to enter certain reciprocal agreements for the enforcement of toll violations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/13/2019
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Criminal Procedure - Incompetency and Criminal Responsibility - Dismissal of Charges [SB-242]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Mental Health ]
Altering the time period after which a court is required, under certain circumstances, to dismiss a charge of murder in the first degree against a defendant found incompetent to stand trial from 5 years to 10 years.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
House Refuses To Recede on 04/06/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Public Safety - Smoke Detection System Violation - Civil Offense [SB-117]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Housing ]
[Construction ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that it is a civil offense instead of a criminal offense for a person to knowingly violate certain provisions requiring that certain smoke detection systems be provided and maintained in certain areas within certain buildings in the State; repealing certain criminal penalties; establishing a fine of up to $1,000 for violation of the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory V. McCray
Hearing 1/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/18/2019
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Civil Actions - Office of Asbestos Case Mediation and Resolution [SB-1049]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing the Office of Asbestos Case Mediation and Resolution in the Executive Department; requiring certain civil suits involving asbestos claims to be referred to the Office for mediation; providing for the priority of certain civil suits in the mediation process; requiring all parties referred to the Office to participate in mediation subject to a certain condition; requiring the Director of the Office to notify the court if certain parties are unable to reach agreement through mediation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judiciary on 04/08/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Public Safety - Smoke Detection System Violation - Civil Offense [HB-90]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Housing ]
Establishing that it is a civil offense instead of a criminal offense for a person to knowingly violate certain provisions requiring that certain smoke detection systems be provided and maintained in certain areas within certain buildings in the State; repealing certain criminal penalties; establishing a fine of up to $1,000 for violation of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric G Luedtke
First Reading Judiciary on 01/17/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration - Suspension for Failure to Pay Video Toll - Repeal [HB-870]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Repealing a requirement that the Motor Vehicle Administration, under certain circumstances, suspend the registration of a motor vehicle that incurs a certain toll violation; altering the authority of the Maryland Transportation Authority to enter certain reciprocal agreements for the enforcement of toll violations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred C Carr
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/11/2019
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Baltimore County – Broadcast of Record of Criminal Proceedings – Pilot Program [HB-853]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Creating for certain cases in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County an exception to the prohibition against broadcasting a criminal proceeding; authorizing a presiding judge to grant a request to provide a certain recording of a criminal proceeding to a media organization; prohibiting a person from disseminating certain portions of a court recording under certain circumstances; providing that a person who violates the Act may be held in contempt of court; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin L. Grammer
First Reading Judiciary on 02/08/2019
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Criminal Procedure - Incompetency and Criminal Responsibility - Dismissal of Charges [HB-743]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Clarifying that a certain required dismissal of a certain charge against a defendant found incompetent to stand trial is without prejudice.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen M Dumais
Senate Refuses To Recede on 04/05/2019
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Environmental Violations - Reporting Requirements [HB-703]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Air Quality ]
Requiring certain jurisdictions to report to the Department of the Environment on certain information relating to the number of cases alleging violations of sediment and erosion control laws and regulations and building and grading permits by January 1 each year; requiring the Department to provide technical assistance to certain jurisdictions to meet the reporting requirements of the Act; and requiring the Department to report the information collected to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before March 1 each year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin E Holmes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 517 on 05/13/2019
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Baltimore City - Vehicle Height Monitoring Systems - Enforcement [HB-6]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to refuse to register or reregister, or to refuse to transfer or to suspend the registration of, a motor vehicle for which the person liable for a violation recorded by a vehicle height monitoring system has failed to pay the civil penalty, contest liability, or appear for trial; requiring the State Highway Administration to suspend Baltimore City travel permits and prohibiting the State Highway Administration from issuing the permits on receipt of certain notice; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brooke Elizabeth Lierman
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/16/2019
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Department of Agriculture - Maryland Produce Safety Program [HB-50]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing the Maryland Produce Safety Program in the Department of Agriculture to reduce the risk of adverse impacts on human health from the consumption of contaminated produce; requiring the Program to conform with certain federal standards for growing, harvesting, packing, and holding produce for human consumption; defining a "covered farm" as one which sold produce, over a 3-year period, with an average annual monetary value of $25,000; requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to administer and enforce the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Environment and Transportation
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 131 on 04/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Evidence - Chain of Custody of DNA [HB-372]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Science ]
Establishing that a certain report signed by the DNA analyst is prima facie evidence of certain matters for a certain purpose under certain circumstances; providing that a certain DNA profile may be established without the necessity for the DNA analyst to personally appear in court under certain circumstances; providing that certain provisions of law do not preclude the right of any party to introduce any evidence supporting or contradicting certain evidence or presumptions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen M Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/11/2019