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Utah 2023 General Session
Corrections Task Force [HB-479]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Corrections Task Force
Sponsored by: Rep. Jefferson S. Burton
House/ Strike Enacting Clause In Clerk Of The House on 03/03/2023
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Restitution Revisions [HB-456]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Restitution Revisions
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Eliason
House/ Filed In House File For Bills Not Passed on 03/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Homeowner Assistance Fund – Victims of Domestic Violence – Eligibility [HB-1073]
[Housing ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to establish special eligibility requirements under the Maryland Homeowner Assistance Fund for victims of domestic violence under certain circumstances; requiring and authorizing the Department to collect certain information from the victim of domestic violence to support an application for financial assistance; prohibiting the Department from issuing financial assistance under the Fund to victims of domestic violence under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Protection of Identity of Minor Victim [HB-1032]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring, with a certain exception, a party or nonparty making a certain filing in a criminal or juvenile delinquency case to redact certain identifying information relating to a minor victim that appears in the filing; and authorizing the Supreme Court of Maryland to adopt rules to require or authorize a person making a redacted filing under the Act to also file an unredacted copy under seal.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jon S Cardin
Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Safety - Gun Violence Victim Relocation Program - Establishment [HB-974]
[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: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Victim Compensation - Alterations [HB-861]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[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 amount and types of awards the Board is authorized to make to victims of crime; authorizing reconsideration and judicial review of decisions of the Board; requiring the Governor to include $7,000,000 in the annual budget bill for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund beginning in fiscal year 2025; and altering funding for the Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith
First Reading Judiciary on 02/09/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Personal Injury or Wrongful Death [HB-862]
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[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Repealing certain limitations on noneconomic damages in civil actions for personal injury or wrongful death; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Rep. David H. Moon
First Reading Judiciary on 02/09/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Incarcerated Individuals - Intake and Release (Reentry Success Act) [HB-877]
[Crime ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Human Services ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Division of Correction to provide screening for and access to certain mediation for an incarcerated individual; requiring the Division to work with an incarcerated individual to ensure access to medication, social service programs, and public transportation at the time of the incarcerated individual's release; and requiring a State transit system or transit system partially funded by the State to provide the Division with transit passes for use by released incarcerated individuals at no cost to the Division.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Feldmark
First Reading Judiciary on 02/09/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Sex Trafficking - Felony [HB-754]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Reclassifying as a felony instead of a misdemeanor certain sex trafficking offenses; and establishing an affirmative defense of duress if a defendant committed an alleged violation as a result of an act of another charged with violating certain prohibitions against sex trafficking.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian M. Crosby
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/06/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Criminal Injuries Compensation Board - Eligible Individuals and Direct Reimbursement for Mental Health Services [HB-801]
[Crime ]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering which individuals are eligible to receive mental health counseling paid for by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; and requiring the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board to provide direct reimbursement to mental health professionals providing mental health services to a victim of a crime or a parent, child, stepchild, sibling, or intimate partner of a victim of a crime.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dalya Attar
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services - Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit Reporting Program [HB-759]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to establish and administer a certain reporting program relating to sexual assault evidence collection kits; requiring a law enforcement agency and a person with control or possession of a sexual assault evidence collection kit to report certain information to the program and comply with certain regulations; and clarifying the uses for the Rape Kit Testing Grant Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Juanita Sandra Bartlett
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 705 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Law Enforcement Officers - Sexual Contact With Person in Custody - Penalty [HB-748]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering penalties relating to sexual contact with a person who is under arrest, in detention, or otherwise in the actual custody of a law enforcement officer under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicole A. Williams
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Crimes - Interception of Wire, Oral, or Electronic Communications - Exception for Imminent Danger and Admission as Evidence [SB-749]
[Crime ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing a person to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication when the person reasonably believes that the person is in imminent danger of becoming the victim of a crime of violence, stalking, abuse, or a violation of a protective order; and authorizing the admission of a communication intercepted as authorized under the Act as evidence under certain circumstances and subject to certain notice requirements.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Petition to Modify or Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act) [SB-771]
[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: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Law Enforcement Officers - Sexual Contact With Person in Custody - Penalty [SB-755]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering penalties relating to sexual contact with a person who is under arrest, in detention, or otherwise in the actual custody of a law enforcement officer under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Victim Compensation - Alterations [SB-788]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[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 amount and types of awards the Board is authorized to make to victims of crime; authorizing reconsideration and judicial review of decisions of the Board; requiring the Governor to include $7,000,000 in the annual budget bill for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund beginning in fiscal year 2025; and altering funding for the Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Primary and Secondary Education - Policies on Bullying, Harassment, or Intimidation - Revisions [SB-629]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering certain requirements for a model policy prohibiting bullying, harassment, or intimidation in public and nonpublic schools; requiring that if the act of bullying, harassment, or intimidation is determined to be motivated by the alleged victim's actual or perceived sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity, notification to the parent or guardian of the alleged victim shall be at the discretion of the alleged victim; and requiring the State Board of Education and each nonpublic school to update the model policy by September 1, 2023.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence K. Lam
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Crimes – Interception of Wire, Oral, or Electronic Communications – Exception for Imminent Danger and Admission as Evidence [HB-714]
[Crime ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing a person to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication when the person reasonably believes that the person is in imminent danger of becoming the victim of a crime of violence, stalking, abuse, or a violation of a protective order; and authorizing the admission of a communication intercepted as authorized under the Act as evidence under certain circumstances and subject to certain notice requirements.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin L. Grammer
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Victims' Rights - Notification of Release From Confinement (Jaycee Webster Victims' Rights Act) [SB-684]
[Crime ]
[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. Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Hearing 4/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services - Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit Reporting Program [SB-615]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to establish and administer a certain reporting program relating to sexual assault evidence collection kits; requiring a law enforcement agency and a person with control or possession of a sexual assault evidence collection kit to report certain information to the program and comply with certain regulations; and clarifying the uses for the Rape Kit Testing Grant Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 704 on 05/16/2023