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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Safety – Firearm Background Checks, Victim Notification, and the Maryland State Police Gun Center [HB-869]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a law enforcement agency that receives a certain report of a prohibited person failing a background check to notify certain victims; requiring the Secretary of State Police to notify the Maryland State Police Gun Center of certain information if the Secretary disapproves a firearm application because a prospective purchaser, lessee, or transferee failed a background check; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Juanita Bartlett
Hearing Canceled on 02/21/2024
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Public Safety - Firearm Background Checks, Victim Notification, and the Maryland State Police Gun Center [SB-753]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a law enforcement agency that receives a report of a prohibited person failing a background check to immediately notify certain victims; requiring the Secretary of State Police to notify the Maryland State Police Gun Center of certain information if the Secretary disapproves a firearm application because a prospective purchaser, lessee, or transferee failed a background check; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 02/01/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Comprehensive Community Safety Funding Act [SB-784]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Taxes ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Altering the sales and use tax rate imposed on firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition from 6% to 11%; and providing that the sales and use tax does not apply to the sale of certain firearm accessories and ammunition.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Hearing 3/28 At 12:00 P.m. on 03/28/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Reform [SB-744]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court over a child of a certain age alleged to have committed a certain offense; altering certain procedures relating to juvenile intake, detention, and probation; requiring the Secretary of Juvenile Services to include certain programs in a certain plan; requiring the State Board of Victim Services to include certain information about filing a certain complaint in a certain pamphlet; repealing certain provisions relating to the State Advisory Board for Juvenile Services; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Crimes Against Minors - Sensitive Locations [SB-719]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from committing a felony against a victim who is a minor within 5 miles of certain locations; and establishing that a violation of the Act is a felony and punishable with imprisonment up to 15 years.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Reform [HB-814]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court over a child of a certain age alleged to have committed a certain offense; altering certain provisions relating to the taking of a child into custody by a law enforcement officer; expanding certain provisions of law relating to the entry onto certain school or other property by, and the education of, certain sex offender registrants; altering certain provisions relating to the Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform and Emerging and Best Practices; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 735 on 05/16/2024
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DCS; director; duties [SB-1625]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
DCS; director; duties
Sponsored by: Sen. David Farnsworth
House Read Second Time on 02/22/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Petition to Reduce Sentence [HB-724]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing an individual who is serving a term of confinement to petition a court to reduce the sentence if the individual has served at least 20 years of the individuals term of confinement and at least 3 years have passed since the court decided any petition previously filed by the individual for a reduced sentence; and establishing procedures for a proceeding under the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Diana Fennell
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Department of Juvenile Services – Report on Shootings (Department of Juvenile Services Transparency Act of 2024) [SB-652]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Department of Juvenile Services to report to the Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform and Emerging and Best Practices and the General Assembly, on or before December 1, 2024, and each December 1 thereafter, certain information regarding shootings of and by juveniles under the supervision of the Department and the actions the Department took after the shooting incidents, including the timeline of the actions.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 736 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Crimes – Interception of Wire, Oral, or Electronic Communications – Exception for Imminent Danger [SB-610]
[Crime ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
Authorizing a person to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication if the person has a good faith belief that the person intercepting the communication or another person is in imminent danger of becoming the victim of a crime of violence, stalking, abuse, or a violation of a protective order.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Children - Labor Trafficking [SB-550]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Human Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the definition of "abuse" to include labor trafficking of a child by any individual for purposes of provisions of law governing children in need of assistance cases and child abuse and neglect reporting; and expanding provisions of law relating to the Safe Harbor Regional Navigator Grant Program to apply to child victims of labor trafficking.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 348 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Family Law - Victims of Domestic Violence Program - Certification and Grant Fund [HB-656]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring a victims of domestic violence program to be certified by the federally recognized State domestic violence coalition as a comprehensive domestic violence program; establishing the Victims of Domestic Violence Program Grant Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund in the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services; requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund; and allowing the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $5,000,000 to the Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julian Ivey
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings And Budget And Taxation on 04/05/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Visual Surveillance With Prurient Intent - Private Place and Minor Victim [SB-555]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from conducting visual surveillance with prurient intent of an individual located in a residence or place of private use or accommodation without the consent of the individual; altering the penalties for the crime of visual surveillance with prurient intent by use of a camera if the victim was a minor at the time of the offense and the offender is at least 4 years older than the victim; and providing penalties for a violation of the Act of imprisonment of up to 5 years or a fine of $2,500 or both.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
Hearing Canceled on 02/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Children - Labor Trafficking [HB-508]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Human Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the definition of "abuse" to include labor trafficking of a child by any individual for purposes of provisions of law governing children in need of assistance cases and child abuse and neglect reporting; expanding provisions of law relating to the Safe Harbor Regional Navigator Grant Program to apply to child victims of labor trafficking; and requiring the Department of Human Services to include labor trafficking in its annual report on child sex trafficking to the Governor and the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 349 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Unauthorized Dissemination of Personal Identifying Information - Prohibition [HB-555]
[Crime ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting the unauthorized dissemination of certain personal identifying information without permission, with the intent to threaten, intimidate, abuse, harass or frighten a person, or place the person in reasonable fear of death or serious bodily injury or intend the information to be used in such a way; establishing a cause of action for a person injured by the intentional dissemination of certain personal identifying information; establishing certain penalties; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Victim Compensation - Alterations (Victim Compensation Reform Act of 2024) [HB-575]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the composition of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board; altering certain duties, powers, and procedures for the Board to make awards to victims of crime; altering the powers and duties of certain employees; altering the amount and types of awards the Board is authorized to make to certain victims of crime; authorizing reconsideration and judicial review of decisions of the Board; authorizing the Governor to include certain funding in the annual budget bill for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 705 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Family Law - Victims of Domestic Violence Program - Certification and Grant Fund [SB-439]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring a victims of domestic violence program to be certified by the federally recognized State domestic violence coalition as a comprehensive domestic violence program; establishing the Victims of Domestic Violence Program Grant Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund in the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services; requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund; and authorizing the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $5,000,000 to the Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 767 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Victim Compensation - Alterations (Victim Compensation Reform Act of 2024) [SB-471]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the composition of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board; altering certain duties, powers, and procedures for the Board to make awards to victims of crime; altering the powers and duties of certain employees; altering the amount and types of awards the Board is authorized to make to certain victims of crime; authorizing reconsideration and judicial review of decisions of the Board; authorizing the Governor to include certain funding in the annual budget bill for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Third Reading Passed (43-0) on 04/02/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Protection of Identity of Minor Victim [HB-458]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that a court or a party in a criminal or juvenile delinquency case may not disclose or allow inspection of an electronic or paper court filing to a nonparty to the case unless the court or the party disclosing or allowing inspection of the filing redacts all identifying information relating to a minor victim that appears in the filing, unless the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that there is good cause to order otherwise.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 878 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure – Incompetency to Stand Trial Dismissal [SB-449]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the time period after which a court is required to dismiss a certain charge against a defendant found incompetent to stand trial under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 4/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2024