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Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
SB-238	State (Utah)	Battered Person Mitigation Amendments Republican: 100% (2) 100% Republican support	Domestic Violence Law Enforcement And Criminal Justice Victims
HB-447	State (Utah)	Stalking Revisions Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Law Enforcement And Criminal Justice Victims
HB-435	State (Utah)	Crime Victim Reparations and Assistance Board Amendments Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Judicial Operations Victims
SB-1059	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Comptroller to distribute certain unclaimed money related to abandoned property in a certain manner; requiring that adherence to the provisions of a certain victim and offender restorative justice agreement by a certain offender be a condition of mandatory supervision; requiring that adherence to the provisions of a certain victim and offender restorative justice agreement by a certain offender be a condition of parole; etc. Democrat: 50% (2) Republican: 50% (2) 50% Democrat support 50% Republican support	Criminal Law - Procedure Abandoned Property Arbitration Assault Attorneys Auditors And Audits Certifications Clerks Of Court Committees And Commissions Comptroller
HB-1619	State (Maryland)	Defining "contrary to the public interest" for the purposes of a certain provision of law authorizing a custodian to deny inspection of a part of a public record because the custodian believes the inspection would reveal the identity of a victim or a witness; defining the term "witness" for the purposes of certain provisions of the Act relating to inspections of part of a 9-1-1 communications record; requiring a custodian to take certain actions before granting inspection of part of a 9-1-1 communications record; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	State Government - Regulations And Procedures Agents And Brokers Emergency Services Examinations Identification Privacy Public Officials Records Telecommunications And Information Technology Victims
SB-1038	State (Maryland)	Authorizing a court, when sentencing a minor convicted as an adult, to impose a sentence less than the minimum term required by law; prohibiting a court from imposing a sentence of life without the possibility of parole or release for a minor; authorizing a certain individual to file a motion to reduce the duration of the individual's sentence; requiring the court to conduct a hearing on a motion to reduce the duration of a sentence; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Juvenile Law Criminal Law - Procedure Courts Crimes And Punishments Education Electronic Communication Evidence Health Hearings Juvenile Causes
HB-1600	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Task Force to Study the Establishment of Regional Centers for Women Veterans to analyze the resources available to women veterans in the State; requiring the Task Force to make recommendations regarding ways to address identified specific needs for services for women veterans residing in the State and to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by October 1, 2021; etc. Democrat: 50% (1) Republican: 50% (1) 50% Democrat support 50% Republican support	State Government - Agencies, Offices, And Officials Committees And Commissions Community Facilities And Services Mental And Behavioral Health Reports Sexual Offenses Sunset Veterans Affairs, Department Of Veterans Victims
HB-1579	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Law Enforcement Coordinating Council to prevent and reduce crime by coordinating and focusing State resources and ensuring interagency communication and intelligence-sharing; requiring the Council to prepare a certain comprehensive crime plan for the State; requiring the Council to meet quarterly; requiring the Governor to attend at least one Council meeting each year; and requiring the Council to submit a report with its recommendations by December 1 each year to the Governor and the General Assembly; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Public Safety Committees And Commissions Community Facilities And Services Communications Crime Control And Prevention, Governor's Office Of Crimes And Punishments Data Emergency Bills Governor Housing
SB-1010	State (Maryland)	Establishing a Maryland Code of Military Justice; providing for jurisdiction and applicability of the Act; providing for authority of certain judge advocates; establishing the rights of certain victims; providing for the apprehension and restraint of certain offenders; providing for certain non-judicial punishment; establishing the jurisdiction for certain courts-martial; providing for the appointment and composition of certain courts-martial; establishing certain pre-trial procedures; etc. Democrat: 50% (1) Republican: 50% (1) 50% Democrat support 50% Republican support	Public Safety Abandoned Property Accidents Aircraft Alcoholic Beverages Appeals Armed Forces Arrests Assault Attorneys
HB-1575	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting a criminal justice unit from presenting victims of sexually assaultive behavior with forms or verbal agreements purporting to limit the obligations of the criminal justice unit to the victim or limit the rights of the victim; prohibiting certain evidence from being introduced in certain court proceedings; authorizing victims affected by a violation of the Act to bring a certain action; requiring by January 1, 2021, each criminal justice unit to adopt a certain policy; applying the Act retroactively; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Criminal Law - Procedure Civil Actions Evidence Forms Investigations And Inquiries Law Enforcement Sexual Offenses Victims
HB-298	State (Utah)	Victim Guidelines for Prosecutors Democrat: 50% (1) Republican: 50% (1) 50% Democrat support 50% Republican support	Law Enforcement And Criminal Justice Attorneys Immigration Legislative Committees And Task Forces Victims
HB-1197	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant who is charged with assault in the first degree or assault in the second degree against a victim who is a law enforcement officer; providing that a judge may authorize the pretrial release of a certain defendant on suitable bail or certain other conditions or both; requiring a judge to order the continued detention of a defendant who is considered likely to flee or to pose a danger to another person or the community; etc. Republican: 95% (23) Democrat: 4% (1) 95% Republican support 4% Democrat support	Criminal Law - Procedure Public Safety Assault Bail District Courts Judges Law Enforcement Pretrial Detention Or Release Victims
HB-1409	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Director of Finance for Prince George's County to distribute certain proceeds from a marriage license fee to the Community Crisis Services, Inc.; requiring certain proceeds from a marriage license fee to be used to fund battered spouse shelters and domestic violence programs if the Community Crisis Services, Inc., changes its name or objectives or ceases to exist. Unaffiliated: 100% (1) 100% Unaffiliated support	Family Law Clerks Of Court Community Facilities And Services Domestic Violence Fees Licenses Marriage Prince George's County Reports Victims
HB-1343	State (Maryland)	Repealing a certain provision of law that authorizes the expungement of certain convictions; authorizing a person who is the subject of a certain warrant to file a certain petition for expungement; repealing a certain prohibition against the expungement of records relating to the entry of probation before judgment for a charge of violating a certain provision of law; authorizing a person who was found guilty of a certain civil offense or infraction to file a certain petition for expungement; etc. Democrat: 100% (16) 100% Democrat support	Criminal Law - Procedure Assault Civil Actions Courts Crimes And Punishments Domestic Violence Expungement Hearings Notices Parole And Probation
HB-1299	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting certain physicians from having a financial relationship with each other; repealing a provision of law providing that a physician is not liable for certain damages or subject to a certain penalty under certain circumstances; prohibiting a physician from performing or inducing or attempting to perform or induce an abortion before making a certain determination; requiring a physician to use a certain method for detecting a certain heartbeat; etc. Republican: 100% (15) 100% Republican support	Public Health Abortion Age Age Archives Attorneys' Fees Attorneys' Fees Civil Actions Civil Actions Communications
HB-1299	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting certain physicians from having a financial relationship with each other; repealing a provision of law providing that a physician is not liable for certain damages or subject to a certain penalty under certain circumstances; prohibiting a physician from performing or inducing or attempting to perform or induce an abortion before making a certain determination; requiring a physician to use a certain method for detecting a certain heartbeat; etc. Republican: 100% (15) 100% Republican support	Public Health Abortion Age Age Archives Attorneys' Fees Attorneys' Fees Civil Actions Civil Actions Communications
HB-1289	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Maryland State's Attorney's Association to develop and distribute to each State's Attorney's Office in the State a certain certification form; requiring a prosecuting attorney to request that a victim or victim's representative certify that the victim or victim's representative has received a certain notice of the terms of any plea agreement; requiring a prosecuting attorney to retain a copy of the certification as part of the prosecuting attorney's case file; etc. Republican: 97% (34) Democrat: 2% (1) 97% Republican support 2% Democrat support	Criminal Law - Procedure Appeals Attorneys Committees And Commissions Courts Forms Notices Pleas Records State's Attorneys
HB-1376	State (Maryland)	Creating an exception to the general prohibition against recording or broadcasting a criminal sentencing hearing; establishing requirements that a media organization file a certain written request to provide media coverage of a criminal sentencing hearing with the clerk of the court at least 24 hours before the hearing is scheduled to begin; requiring the clerk of the court to provide notice of the request to each party involved in the criminal proceeding; providing certain factors that a presiding judge may consider; etc. Republican: 96% (29) Democrat: 3% (1) 96% Republican support 3% Democrat support	Criminal Law - Procedure Clerks Of Court Courts Crimes And Punishments Hearings Judges Juries Minors News Media Notices
HB-1248	State (Maryland)	Authorizing a certain victim of sexual assault or the victim's insurance carrier to elect to pay for the testing of a sexual assault evidence kit that has not been submitted to a forensic laboratory for analysis within 6 months after being transferred to a law enforcement agency. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Criminal Law - Procedure Chemical Tests Evidence Health Insurance Sexual Offenses Time Victims
HB-1437	State (Maryland)	Authorizing a court, when sentencing a minor convicted as an adult, to impose a sentence less than the minimum term required by law; prohibiting a court from imposing a sentence of life without the possibility of parole or release for a minor; authorizing a certain individual to file a motion to reduce the duration of the individual's sentence; requiring the court to conduct a hearing on a motion to reduce the duration of a sentence; etc. Democrat: 100% (13) 100% Democrat support	Juvenile Law Criminal Law - Procedure Courts Crimes And Punishments Education Electronic Communication Evidence Health Hearings Juvenile Causes

Title: Battered Person Mitigation Amendments

Session: Utah 2020 General Session

Number: SB-238

Subjects: Domestic Violence, Law Enforcement And Criminal Justice, Victims

Republican: 100% (2)

Title: Stalking Revisions

Session: Utah 2020 General Session

Number: HB-447

Subjects: Law Enforcement And Criminal Justice, Victims

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Crime Victim Reparations and Assistance Board Amendments

Session: Utah 2020 General Session

Number: HB-435

Subjects: Judicial Operations, Victims

Democrat: 100% (2)

Title: Criminal Procedure - Restitution - Trauma-Informed Restorative Justice

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-1059

Subjects: Criminal Law - Procedure, Abandoned Property, Arbitration, Assault, Attorneys, Auditors And Audits, Certifications, Clerks Of Court, Committees And Commissions, Comptroller

Democrat: 50% (2) Republican: 50% (2)

Title: Public Information Act - Denial of Part of a Public Record - Victims and Witnesses

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1619

Subjects: State Government - Regulations And Procedures, Agents And Brokers, Emergency Services, Examinations, Identification, Privacy, Public Officials, Records, Telecommunications And Information Technology, Victims

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Juveniles Convicted as Adults - Sentencing - Limitations and Reduction (Juvenile Restoration Act)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-1038

Subjects: Juvenile Law, Criminal Law - Procedure, Courts, Crimes And Punishments, Education, Electronic Communication, Evidence, Health, Hearings, Juvenile Causes

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Task Force to Study the Establishment of Regional Centers for Women Veterans

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1600

Subjects: State Government - Agencies, Offices, And Officials, Committees And Commissions, Community Facilities And Services, Mental And Behavioral Health, Reports, Sexual Offenses, Sunset, Veterans Affairs, Department Of, Veterans, Victims

Democrat: 50% (1) Republican: 50% (1)

Title: Public Safety - Crime Plan and Law Enforcement Councils (Maryland State Crime Plan)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1579

Subjects: Public Safety, Committees And Commissions, Community Facilities And Services, Communications, Crime Control And Prevention, Governor's Office Of, Crimes And Punishments, Data, Emergency Bills, Governor, Housing

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Public Safety - Maryland Code of Military Justice

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-1010

Subjects: Public Safety, Abandoned Property, Accidents, Aircraft, Alcoholic Beverages, Appeals, Armed Forces, Arrests, Assault, Attorneys

Democrat: 50% (1) Republican: 50% (1)

Title: Criminal Procedure - Victims of Sexually Assaultive Behavior - Waivers of Rights - Prohibition

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1575

Subjects: Criminal Law - Procedure, Civil Actions, Evidence, Forms, Investigations And Inquiries, Law Enforcement, Sexual Offenses, Victims

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Victim Guidelines for Prosecutors

Session: Utah 2020 General Session

Number: HB-298

Subjects: Law Enforcement And Criminal Justice, Attorneys, Immigration, Legislative Committees And Task Forces, Victims

Democrat: 50% (1) Republican: 50% (1)

Title: Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer (Police Protection Act)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1197

Subjects: Criminal Law - Procedure, Public Safety, Assault, Bail, District Courts, Judges, Law Enforcement, Pretrial Detention Or Release, Victims

Republican: 95% (23) Democrat: 4% (1)

Title: Prince George's County - Marriage License Fees - Distribution of Proceeds PG 411-20

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1409

Subjects: Family Law, Clerks Of Court, Community Facilities And Services, Domestic Violence, Fees, Licenses, Marriage, Prince George's County, Reports, Victims

Unaffiliated: 100% (1)

Title: Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Expansion

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1343

Subjects: Criminal Law - Procedure, Assault, Civil Actions, Courts, Crimes And Punishments, Domestic Violence, Expungement, Hearings, Notices, Parole And Probation

Democrat: 100% (16)

Title: Public Health - Abortions - Modifications

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1299

Subjects: Public Health, Abortion, Age, Age, Archives, Attorneys' Fees, Attorneys' Fees, Civil Actions, Civil Actions, Communications

Republican: 100% (15)

Title: Public Health - Abortions - Modifications

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1299

Subjects: Public Health, Abortion, Age, Age, Archives, Attorneys' Fees, Attorneys' Fees, Civil Actions, Civil Actions, Communications

Republican: 100% (15)

Title: Criminal Procedure - Victims and Victims' Representatives - Plea Agreements (The Victim Empowerment in Plea Deals Act of 2020)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1289

Subjects: Criminal Law - Procedure, Appeals, Attorneys, Committees And Commissions, Courts, Forms, Notices, Pleas, Records, State's Attorneys

Republican: 97% (34) Democrat: 2% (1)

Title: Criminal Procedure - Cameras in the Courtroom - Criminal Sentencing Hearings (Cameras in the Courtroom Act of 2020)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1376

Subjects: Criminal Law - Procedure, Clerks Of Court, Courts, Crimes And Punishments, Hearings, Judges, Juries, Minors, News Media, Notices

Republican: 96% (29) Democrat: 3% (1)

Title: Sexual Assault Evidence Kits - Voluntary Payment for Testing

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1248

Subjects: Criminal Law - Procedure, Chemical Tests, Evidence, Health Insurance, Sexual Offenses, Time, Victims

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Juveniles Convicted as Adults – Sentencing – Limitations and Reduction (Juvenile Restoration Act)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1437

Subjects: Juvenile Law, Criminal Law - Procedure, Courts, Crimes And Punishments, Education, Electronic Communication, Evidence, Health, Hearings, Juvenile Causes

Democrat: 100% (13)

Victims

SB-238

State (Utah)

HB-447

State (Utah)

HB-435

State (Utah)

SB-1059

State (Maryland)

HB-1619

State (Maryland)

SB-1038

State (Maryland)

HB-1600

State (Maryland)

HB-1579

State (Maryland)

SB-1010

State (Maryland)

HB-1575

State (Maryland)

HB-298

State (Utah)

HB-1197

State (Maryland)

HB-1409

State (Maryland)

HB-1343

State (Maryland)

HB-1299

State (Maryland)

HB-1299

State (Maryland)

HB-1289

State (Maryland)

HB-1376

State (Maryland)

HB-1248

State (Maryland)

HB-1437

State (Maryland)