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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Victims' Rights - Notification of Release From Confinement (Jaycee Webster Victims' Rights Act) [SB-4]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring a certain commitment unit to include in a notification given to a victim, victim's representative, or witness regarding the release from confinement of a sentenced defendant or child respondent the name and telephone number of the lead victim services employee of the State's Attorney's office of the county in which the sentenced defendant or child respondent was prosecuted.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Referred Judiciary on 02/21/2024
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Criminal Procedure - Child Victims - Testimony in Child Abuse Cases [HB-141]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering a certain requirement under which a court is authorized to order that the testimony of a child victim be taken outside a courtroom and shown in the courtroom by closed circuit television in certain child abuse cases.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Law Enforcement Officers, Correctional Employees, and Court-Ordered Services Providers - Prohibition on Sexual Activity - Penalties and Registry [SB-177]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the prohibition against certain sex acts between a law enforcement officer and certain individuals; altering the penalty relating to sexual contact between a law enforcement officer and a person in the custody of the officer by making a violation of the prohibition a felony and imposing a period of imprisonment of up to 10 years or a fine of up to $3000 or both; and requiring a person convicted of a certain offense to register on a certain sex offender registry.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Favorable With Amendments {583822/1 Adopted on 04/04/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Safety - Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Revisions [SB-256]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering the membership and duties of the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission; providing that a law enforcement agency may employ an individual as a police officer for a certain period only if the individual is certified or provisionally certified by the Commission; and altering provisions of law relating to the certification and recertification of police officers.
Sponsored by: Sen. Judicial Proceedings
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2024
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Utah 2024 General Session
Human Trafficking Amendments [HB-146]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
Human Trafficking Amendments
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris H. Wilson
House/ Filed In House File For Bills Not Passed on 03/01/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Health - Nonoccupational Postexposure Prophylaxis (nPEP) Standing Order Program - Establishment [HB-127]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Human Services ]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the Nonoccupational Postexposure Prophylaxis (nPEP) Standing Order Program to authorize pharmacists to dispense nPEP under certain circumstances; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to adopt regulations necessary for the administration of the Program and that address the needs of certain populations, including victims of sexual assault and pediatric patients; and authorizing the Department to administer the Program, collect certain fees, and establish guidelines for training related to the Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Health and Government Operations
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 753 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Transportation - Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response [SB-153]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
[Crime ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to develop and implement a certain training program for certain transportation-sector employees, taxicab drivers, and transportation network operators on the identification and reporting of suspected child exploitation and human trafficking; requiring certain transportation-sector employers to establish procedures for reporting suspected child exploitation and human trafficking to certain entities; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael A. Jackson
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Crimes Relating to Animals - Conviction and Sentencing [SB-17]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that each domestic or farm animal harmed in a violation of a prohibition against animal cruelty is a separate offense and shall be deemed an individual victim for purposes of the sentencing guidelines stacking rule; and establishing that a conviction for a crime relating to animals may not merge with a conviction for any other crime based on the act establishing the violation and that a sentence imposed may be separate from and consecutive to or concurrent with a sentence based on the act establishing a violation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judiciary on 04/04/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Petition to Reduce Sentence [SB-123]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing an individual who is serving a term of confinement to petition a court to reduce the sentence under certain circumstances; limiting the number of petitions that an individual may file to two; and establishing procedures for a proceeding under the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Second Reading Passed With Amendments on 04/04/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Protection of Identity of Minor Victim [SB-111]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
[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, including a charging document, 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: Sen. Charles E. Sydnor
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 877 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Death Penalty [HB-87]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing that a person who is convicted of first-degree murder may be sentenced to death under certain circumstances; and establishing certain procedures relating to custody, warrant of execution, incompetency, method of execution, witnesses, certificate, disposition of body, notice, trial, sentencing, review, and appeal in relation to imposition of the death penalty.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nino Mangione
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Department of Transportation - Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response (See Someone, Save Someone Act) [HB-148]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Human Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to develop and implement a certain training program for certain transportation-sector employees on the identification and reporting of human trafficking victims; requiring, by January 1, 2025, and each January 1 thereafter, employers to certify that all their employees have completed the training; requiring employers to provide a new employee with the required training within 90 days after the date of hire; requiring employers to establish certain reporting procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Reassigned To Judicial Proceedings on 03/25/2024
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Utah 2024 General Session
Artificial Pornographic Images Amendments [HB-148]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Artificial Pornographic Images Amendments
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris H. Wilson
Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure – Petition to Modify or Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act) [SB-145]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Authorizing an individual serving a term of confinement to petition a court to modify or reduce the sentence under certain circumstances; providing that a certain petitioner is entitled to assistance of counsel and, if indigent, representation by the Office of the Public Defender; and authorizing a certain person to apply to the Appellate Court of Maryland for leave to appeal a certain order in a certain manner and within a certain period of time after the court passes a certain order in accordance with the provisions of the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/05/2024
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Utah 2024 General Session
Rape Crisis and Services Center Amendments [HB-114]
[Crime ]
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[Human Services ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Rape Crisis and Services Center Amendments
Sponsored by: Sen. Todd D. Weiler
Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/19/2024
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Utah 2024 General Session
Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments [HB-21]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael S. Kennedy
Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/19/2024
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Criminal Injuries Compensation Board - Victims of Nonfatal Strangulation [SB-949]
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[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing the reimbursement of certain physicians, qualified health care providers, and hospitals by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board for certain forensic examinations of and health care services provided to a victim of nonfatal strangulation without charge.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2023
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Utah 2023 General Session
Crime Victim Identification Amendments [HB-511]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Crime Victim Identification Amendments
Sponsored by: Sen. Luz Escamilla
Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/20/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Petition to Modify or Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act) [HB-1263]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a person who is serving a term of confinement to petition a court to modify or reduce the sentence under certain circumstances; providing that a certain petitioner is entitled to assistance of counsel and, if indigent, representation by the Office of the Public Defender; authorizing a certain person to apply to the Appellate Court of Maryland for leave to appeal a certain order in a certain manner and within a certain period of time after the court passes a certain order in accordance with the provisions of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/17/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Safety - Gun Violence Victim Relocation Program - Establishment [SB-921]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishing the Gun Violence Victim Relocation Program within the Victim Services Unit of the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to provide certain victims of gun violence certain services and assistance related to relocating for the safety of the victim or the victim's family; establishing the Gun Violence Victim Relocation Program Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; requiring the Victim Services Unit to establish a certain oversight commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory V. McCray
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/16/2023