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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Crimes Against Property - Right to Defend Property [HB-1497]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that an occupant of a dwelling or place of business is justified in using any degree of physical force, including deadly physical force, against another person when that other person has made an unlawful entry into the dwelling or place of business, and when the occupant has a reasonable belief that the other person has committed, is committing, or intends to commit a crime in the dwelling or place of business in addition to the uninvited entry; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/12/2025
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Crime of Violence - Medical Facilities and Places of Worship - Penalty (Sacred Places Safety Act) [SB-1010]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting a person from committing a crime of violence while the person is in a medical facility or a place of worship; and providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment of up to 10 years.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Education - Student Behavior - Parent and Guardian Notice and Required Counseling (Parent and Guardian Accountability Act) [HB-1313]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that it is unlawful for a parent or guardian of a student in a public school to fail to seek and participate in counseling with the parent's or guardian's child after receiving a certain notice of violent and disruptive behavior; and requiring a public school principal to provide a certain written notice to the parent or guardian of a student who engages in two or more incidents of violent and disruptive behavior on school premises or during school-related activities during the school year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Long
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Department of Legislative Services - Data Collection - Violent Crimes [HB-1304]
[Crime ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring the Department of State Police to submit certain information collected through the Uniform Crime Reporting Program to the Department of Legislative Services on or before November 30 each year and create a certain work plan; and requiring the Department of Legislative Services to submit reports to the Governor and General Assembly on the information required to be collected and the work plan by June 30, 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction [HB-1433]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court by repealing provisions specifying that the juvenile court does not have jurisdiction over a child alleged to have committed certain acts.
Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Patterson
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Safety - Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Prohibition Against Certain Affiliation or Support by Police Officers [HB-1435]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to prohibit police officers from affiliating with, supporting, or advocating for White supremacist groups, ideologies, or causes or participating in or actively promoting a certain extremist group.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Commission to Review and Assess Racial Disparities in the State Criminal Justice System - Establishment [HB-1423]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the Commission to Review and Assess Racial Disparities in the State Criminal Justice System to study and make recommendations on certain matters involving the disparate treatment of African Americans, Hispanics, and other non-White individuals in the State's criminal justice system and other criminal justice issues in the State; and requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations on or before September 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlotte Crutchfield
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Crime of Violence - Medical Facilities and Places of Worship - Penalty (Sacred Places Safety Act) [HB-1308]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting a person from committing a crime of violence while the person is in a medical facility or a place of worship; and providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment of up to 10 years.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheree Sample-Hughes
Hearing Canceled on 02/27/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Nonprofit Organizations - Unauthorized Support of Israeli Settlement Activity (Not On Our Dime Act) [HB-1394]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[Nonprofit ]
Prohibiting certain nonprofit organizations from aiding or abetting certain activity by the government of Israel or a citizen of Israel; authorizing the Attorney General or a certain person to bring a certain action against a nonprofit organization that violates the Act; and requiring the Secretary of State to remove a nonprofit organization from the Registry of Charitable Solicitation after receiving notice from the Attorney General or a prevailing plaintiff of a decision entered against a nonprofit organization.
Sponsored by: Rep. Diana Fennell
Hearing 3/05 At 3:00 P.m. on 03/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Higher Education - Antihate and Antidiscrimination Policies and Workgroup (Maryland Campus Accountability and Modernization to Protect University Students Act) [HB-1462]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring institutions of higher education to adopt and enforce policies regarding antihate and antidiscrimination and time, place, and manner requirements for expressive conduct; requiring institutions of higher education to conduct certain meetings with certain approved student organizations; establishing the Campus Community Grant Program; and establishing the Workgroup on Combating Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Other Forms of Racial, Ethnic, and Religious Violence, Harassment, and Intimidation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement (Maryland Values Act) [HB-1222]
[Immigration ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Requiring federal law enforcement officers to notify certain individuals of federal immigration action at certain sensitive locations; prohibiting certain schools, libraries, and units of State or local government that operate at certain sensitive locations from allowing certain federal personnel access to areas not accessible to the general public, subject to certain exceptions; requiring the Attorney General to develop and publish certain guidance regarding immigration enforcement actions at certain sensitive locations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 718 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Family Law - Child Custody - Determinations [HB-1191]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Authorizing the court, in determining legal and physical custody in certain child custody proceedings, to consider certain factors; and authorizing the court to modify a child custody or visitation order if the court determines that there has been a material change in circumstances since the issuance of the order that related to the needs of the child or the ability of the parents to meet those needs and that modifying the order is in the best interests of the child.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 483 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Education - Primary and Secondary Schools - Alternative School Options (Right to Learn Act) [HB-1180]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring, on or before January 1 each year, each county board of education to provide certain information to the parents or legal guardians of students who attend a failing school; requiring that a failing school continue to be designated as a failing school until certain conditions are met; requiring that a student who is attending a failing school be provided the opportunity to attend an alternative school; establishing the Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Hearing 3/03 At 11:00 A.m. on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Gaming – Prohibition of Online Sweepstakes Games and Revenue From Illegal Markets [HB-1140]
[Gaming ]
Prohibiting a person from operating, conducting, or promoting online sweepstakes games or supporting the operation, conducting, or promotion of online sweepstakes games; requiring the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency to deny certain license applications and revoke certain licenses under certain circumstances; prohibiting the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission from issuing a license to certain persons or allowing the person to commence or continue operations under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Schools - Student Fights - School Investigation and Discipline [HB-1132]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring a principal or school administration to investigate each student fight or physical struggle; prohibiting a school employee from disciplining a student who, after an investigation, more likely than not used reasonable force necessary to protect the student or to escape the attack; and requiring a principal or school administration to expunge certain documentation from a student's disciplinary record under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Hearing 3/03 At 11:00 A.m. on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Public Transit Service and Stations - Exclusion for Assault and Bodily Injury [HB-1144]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing that a person alleged by a public transit operator to have committed an assault or other intentional act causing bodily injury may be prohibited from using a State public transit service or entering a State public transit service station; requiring the Maryland Transit Administration to create a rider code of conduct and implement a comprehensive internal safety program to strengthen protection for operators and passengers; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 542 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Voting Rights Act of 2025 - Preclearance and Voter Intimidation and Obstruction [HB-1044]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Requiring the Attorney General or the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County to review and grant preclearance to certain policies before enactment or implementation; authorizing certain persons to file an action if the Attorney General or the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County fails to properly carry out certain provisions of the Act; and prohibiting acts of intimidation or obstruction that interfere with the right to vote.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing Canceled on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Public Transit Service and Stations - Exclusion for Assault and Bodily Injury [SB-858]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing that a person alleged to have committed an assault or other intentional act causing bodily injury may be prohibited from using a State public transit service or entering a State public transit service station; requiring the Maryland Transit Administration to create a rider code of conduct and implement a comprehensive internal safety program to strengthen protections for operators and passengers; requiring the Administration to convene a workgroup to create a rider code of conduct; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 541 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Higher Education - Antihate and Antidiscrimination Policies and Workgroup (Maryland Campus Accountability and Modernization to Protect University Students Act) [SB-847]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring institutions of higher education to adopt and enforce policies regarding antihate and antidiscrimination and time, place, and manner requirements for expressive conduct; requiring institutions of higher education to conduct certain meetings with certain approved student organizations; establishing the Campus Community Grant Program; and establishing the Workgroup on Combating Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Other Forms of Racial, Ethnic, and Religious Violence, Harassment, and Intimidation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Immigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Access, Guidance, and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act) [SB-828]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Education ]
[Libraries ]
Prohibiting certain schools, libraries, and units of State government that operate at certain sensitive locations from allowing certain federal personnel to access certain areas, subject to certain exceptions; requiring the Attorney General to develop guidance regarding immigration enforcement at certain sensitive locations and guidance regarding individuals interacting with certain federal personnel; and requiring certain schools, libraries and units of State government to adopt policies consistent with the guidelines.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Third Reading Passed (34-13) on 04/07/2025