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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Procurement - Public Work Contracts - Contractor Occupational Safety and Health Requirements [HB-24]
[Construction ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
Requiring a prospective bidder or offeror when submitting a bid or offer for a public work contract to submit to the public body a certain contractor safety and health plan and a certain attestation; requiring a contractor safety and health plan to include certain information; requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to develop a certain safety and health calculation worksheet and certain safety and health rating system; requiring the Commissioner to adopt regulations to carry out the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cheryl D Glenn
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 03/14/2019
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Vehicle Laws - Move Over Safety Monitoring System - Authorization [HB-1368]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a law enforcement agency and State or local volunteer fire company, rescue squad, fire department, and ambulance service to place a move over safety monitoring system on an emergency vehicle for the purpose of recording a motor vehicle committing a violation relating to the operation of a motor vehicle on approach of an emergency vehicle; requiring a recorded image made by a move over safety monitoring system to include certain images and information; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/16/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Courts - Discovery - In-Custody Witness Testimony [HB-1361]
[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 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: Rep. Erek Barron
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Victims and Witnesses - Restrictions on Release of Personal Information [HB-1314]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the circumstances under which a certain person may withhold the address or telephone number of a certain victim, victim's representative, or witness before a certain trial or adjudicatory hearing.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Lorenzo Watson
Hearing 3/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/26/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Victims and Witnesses - Restrictions on Release of Personal Information [HB-1304]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the circumstances under which a certain person may withhold the address or telephone number of a certain victim, victim's representative, or witness in a certain trial or adjudicatory hearing.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin L. Grammer
Hearing 3/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/26/2019
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Criminal Law - Gaming - Civil Offense [HB-113]
[Gaming ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the penalty for certain conduct relating to betting, wagering, or gambling; making certain conduct relating to betting, wagering, or gambling a civil offense; establishing that adjudication of a violation under a certain provision of the Act is not a criminal conviction for any purpose and does not impose any of the civil disabilities that may result from a criminal conviction; altering certain penalties; authorizing a certain police officer to issue a certain citation under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric G Luedtke
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/24/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Out of Court Statements of Victims - Child Neglect and Abuse or Neglect of a Vulnerable Adult [HB-1076]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Authorizing a court to admit into evidence in a certain proceeding an out of court statement made by a certain child who is the alleged victim of a certain crime of child neglect; authorizing a court to admit into evidence in a certain proceeding an out of court statement made by a certain alleged victim of a certain crime of abuse or neglect of a vulnerable adult; providing that a certain statement may be admissible only if the statement was made to and is offered by a certain person; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen M Dumais
First Reading Judiciary on 02/08/2019
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Use and Possession of Marijuana [SB-891]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Increasing the amount of marijuana a person may use or possess and be subject to civil penalties; requiring a police officer to issue a citation under specified circumstances; establishing that specified violations involving the use or possession of a specified amount of marijuana is a Code violation; prohibiting a driver from consuming marijuana in a motor vehicle under specified circumstances; prohibiting an occupant from smoking marijuana in a motor vehicle under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert A Zirkin
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2016
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Fairness and Integrity for Baltimore City Renters Act [SB-801]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Property Tax ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
Repealing and adding specified provisions in the Public Local Laws of Baltimore City concerning landlord and tenant law and the repossession of premises; requiring a landlord to maintain specified records for payments of rent and other charges; establishing specified procedures for repossession by a landlord when a tenant fails to pay rent when due; requiring a sheriff to serve a specified summons in a specified manner; establishing a specified tenant legal assistance special fund and a $30 surcharge on the filing of an eviction complaint; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Carter Conway
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/11/2016
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Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers and Dealers [SB-666]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Trade ]
Authorizing a motor vehicle dealer to disclose to a consumer the terms and conditions of any motor vehicle manufacturer warranty adjustment program of which the dealer has knowledge and to make any necessary repairs under the adjustment program; prohibiting a manufacturer from retaliating against specified persons because the persons exercise specified rights or assert specified protections, and making a violation an unfair or deceptive trade practice subject to specified penalty and enforcement provisions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. (judicial Proceedings) on 03/10/2016
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Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders [SB-656]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Providing that a person who is convicted of first-degree murder may be sentenced to death under specified circumstances; providing that the murder of a law enforcement officer or a first responder under specified 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
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/14/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Possession of Loaded Handgun or Regulated Firearm - Enhanced Penalties [SB-638]
[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: Sen. Nathaniel J McFadden
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/16/2016
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Child Witness - Facility and Therapy Dogs - Support [SB-55]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a court in a criminal proceeding to allow a facility dog or therapy dog to accompany a child witness during testimony on motion by a party; requiring the motion to include the facility or therapy dog's credentials, proof of insurance for the facility or therapy dog, statements that an established relationship, in anticipation of testimony, exists between the child and facility or therapy dog and that the dog's presence is expected to reduce anxiety experienced by the child witness during testimony; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Warner Simonaire
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/08/2016
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Criminal Procedure - Providing Electronic Device Location Information - Historical Data [SB-476]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Altering a definition of "location information" to include historical information concerning the geographic location of an electronic device that is or was generated by or derived from the operation of that device; and providing that specified evidence is not admissible in a specified proceeding.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/24/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
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Early Childhood Development - Transfer of Provisions [SB-282]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
Transferring specified provisions of law relating to early childhood development from the Family Law Article to the Education Article; establishing the Division of Early Childhood Development within the State Department of Education; renaming the Early Childhood Development Advisory Council to be the Office of Child Care Advisory Council; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 185 on 04/26/2016
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Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction [SB-243]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Repealing provisions of law that exclude from the jurisdiction of the juvenile court a child of a specified age alleged to have committed specified offenses; repealing provisions of law governing the transfer of specified criminal cases to the juvenile court; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/29/2016
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Courts - Evidence of Sexually Assaultive Behavior - Admissibility [SB-235]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that, in a prosecution for a specified sexual offense, evidence that the defendant committed specified sexually assaultive behavior may be admissible for specified reasons; requiring that the State file a motion of intent to introduce specified evidence at least 90 days before trial; authorizing the court to admit evidence of sexually assaultive behavior if the court finds that the evidence is being offered to prove lack of consent or rebut a specified allegation that a minor victim fabricated the sexual offense; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Third Reading Passed (45-0) on 03/29/2016
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Juvenile Law - Adjudication of Delinquency - Collateral Consequences [SB-209]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Requiring that, before a child admits to the commission of a delinquent act, the child's counsel inform the child in developmentally and age-appropriate language of specified collateral consequences that may result from an adjudication of delinquency.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/15/2016
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Criminal Procedure - Victim's Right to Restitution - Appeal [SB-187]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a specified victim to file an application for leave to appeal to the Court of Special Appeals from an interlocutory order or appeal to the Court of Special Appeals from a final order that denies or fails to consider the victim's right to restitution after the filing of a specified motion requesting relief under a specified provision of law.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 540 on 05/19/2016
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Criminal Procedure - Seizure and Forfeiture [SB-161]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the forfeiture of specified property under specified circumstances; repealing a specified provision authorizing the forfeiture of specified money or weapons relating to possession of a controlled dangerous substance; requiring that a specified seizing authority provide a receipt for property on seizure that includes specified information; requiring that a specified seizing authority mail notice with specified information to the owner of seized property within a specified period of time; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 658 on 05/28/2016