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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Crime of Violence - Definition [SB-259]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Children and Youth ]
Repealing exceptions included within a certain definition of a "crime of violence" so as to include involuntary manslaughter and sexual abuse of a minor if the victim is over the age of 13.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/23/2020
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Correctional Facilities - Individuals Subject to Immigration Detainer - Homeland Security Notification [SB-197]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[National Security ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring a State or local correctional facility that is notified by the United States Department of Homeland Security that a certain individual is subject to an immigration detainer to provide a certain notice to the Department at least 72 hours before the individual is released from the facility if the individual is charged with or convicted of certain violations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Hearing 1/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/17/2020
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Unaccompanied Minors in Need of Shelter and Supportive Services [HB-206]
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[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Immigration ]
Authorizing a certain unaccompanied minor in need of shelter to consent to shelter and supportive services under certain circumstances; authorizing an unaccompanied minor who is a parent to consent to shelter and supportive services for the minor's child; requiring a certain service provider to contact a parent, a guardian, or an adult relative of an unaccompanied minor within 72 hours; requiring a service provider to develop procedures to screen staff members who work with minors including a criminal history check; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 108 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Safety - Crime of Violence - Witness Intimidation [SB-205]
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[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering a certain definition of "crime of violence" to include felony witness intimidation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Hearing 1/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/17/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
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Unaccompanied Minors in Need of Shelter and Supportive Services [SB-207]
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[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Immigration ]
Authorizing a certain unaccompanied minor in need of shelter to consent to shelter and supportive services under certain circumstances; authorizing an unaccompanied minor who is a parent to consent to shelter and supportive services for the minor's child; requiring a certain service provider to contact a parent, a guardian, or an adult relative of an unaccompanied minor within 72 hours; requiring a service provider to develop procedures to screen staff members who work with minors including a criminal history check; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 109 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Peace Orders - Workplace Violence [HB-126]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Making certain provisions of law relating to the filing, issuance, and modification of certain peace orders and to the shielding of certain court records of certain peace order proceedings apply to certain peace orders filed by certain employers on the basis of certain acts committed against certain employees under certain circumstances; requiring an employer to notify an employee before the employer files a certain petition; providing immunity from civil liability to a certain employer under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Favorable With Amendments {468878/1 Adopted on 03/18/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Safety - Crime of Violence - Witness Intimidation [HB-132]
[Crime ]
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[Criminal Justice ]
Altering a certain definition of "crime of violence" to include felony witness intimidation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/06/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Law Enforcement Procedures - Use of Force [HB-166]
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[Criminal Justice ]
Providing that a police officer is justified in using force under certain circumstances; providing that a police officer is justified in using deadly force under certain circumstances; requiring a trier of fact to consider certain factors when assessing whether a certain police officer's beliefs and actions were reasonable; and requiring a trier of fact to consider a certain police officer's beliefs and actions from the perspective of a reasonable police officer.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/17/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Safety - Crime of Violence - Witness Intimidation [HB-74]
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Altering a certain definition of "crime of violence" to include felony witness intimidation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin L. Grammer
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 01/27/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Crimes – Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2020) [SB-35]
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[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Healthcare ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
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Requiring the Commissioner of Correction to provide a pre-release inmate with a reentry kit that includes clothing, an identification card, contact information on reentry services, information on Medicaid and the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange and public transportation; providing that a person who uses a firearm in a the commission of a crime of violence is guilty of a felony and establishes certain penalties; establishing that a person found guilty of the theft of a firearm is guilty of a felony; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael J Hough
Hearing Canceled on 03/14/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure – Plea Agreement Terms and the Violence Prevention Initiative Criteria [HB-43]
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[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that, if a court accepts a certain plea agreement with a certain sentence for a defendant charged with committing a crime of violence, the defendant shall serve the sentence imposed without reduction by diminution credits or parole, or otherwise; providing that a court or review panel may not modify a sentence imposed under a plea agreement in accordance with the Act; and providing that the Act only applies to the sentencing of a defendant for a certain crime of violence.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ric Metzgar
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 02/24/2020
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
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Schools and Child Care Centers - State Grant Program - Security Upgrades for Facilities at Risk of Hate Crimes or Attacks [SB-1191]
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[Children and Youth ]
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[Human Rights ]
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Authorizing the Maryland Center for School Safety to make grants for specified security-related projects to schools and child care centers determined to be at risk of specified hate crimes or attacks; authorizing specified schools or child care centers to apply to the Center for a specified State grant; establishing the terms and conditions for the use of specified State grant funds by specified recipients; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger P. Manno
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 732 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
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Schools and Child Care Centers - State Grant Program - Security Upgrades for Facilities at Risk of Hate Crimes or Attacks [HB-1661]
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[Children and Youth ]
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[Crime ]
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Authorizing the Maryland Center for School Safety to make grants for specified security-related projects to schools and child care centers determined to be at risk of specified crimes or attacks; authorizing specified schools or child care centers to apply to the Center for a specified State grant; establishing the terms and conditions for the use of specified State grant funds by specified recipients; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Ellis Hixson
Hearing 4/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/05/2018
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Safety - Use of Force De-Escalation Training of Law Enforcement Officers - Reports [HB-1503]
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Requiring a law enforcement agency to report at a specified interval to the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention on specified policies and procedures related to use of force de-escalation training for its law enforcement officers; requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to adopt procedures for the collection, analysis, and compilation of specified use of force de-escalation training information received from a specified law enforcement agency; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Hearing 3/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/28/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Commission to Study Firearm Violence - Establishment [HB-1521]
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[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Establishing the Maryland Commission to Study Firearm Violence; providing for the membership of the Commission; requiring the Commission to award specified loans and grants, develop specified recommendations, administer a specified fund, and develop specified processes; establishing the Maryland Firearm Violence Research Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to a specified provision of law; specifying the purpose of the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/17/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Commission of Crime of Violence in Presence of Minor PG 313-17 [HB-1220]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person in Prince George's County from committing a crime of violence when the person knows or reasonably should know that a minor is present in a residence; providing that a violation is a misdemeanor subject to a sentence of imprisonment not exceeding 5 years; altering the definition of "neglect" in provisions of law governing the reporting and investigation of suspected child abuse or neglect to include the commission of a crime of violence in the presence of a minor in Prince George's County; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Prince George's County Delegation
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/13/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Crimes Against Property - Right to Defend Property [SB-1011]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that an occupant of a dwelling is justified in using any degree of physical force against another person when the other person has made an unlawful entry into the dwelling, and when the occupant has a reasonable belief that the other person has committed a crime in the dwelling in addition to the unlawful entry or is committing or intends to commit a crime against a person or property in addition to the unlawful entry; establishing that a person acting in accordance with the Act is immune from specified criminal prosecution; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/15/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Family Law - Marriage - Age Requirements [SB-861]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Increasing the age that an individual under the age of majority must attain before the individual may marry under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Senate Refuses To Concur - House Amendments on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
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Criminal Law - Crime of Violence - Home Invasion [HB-906]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Classifying the offense of home invasion as a crime of violence under a specified provision of law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Neil C Parrott
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 628 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Landlord and Tenant - Expedited Eviction Proceedings - Notice and Appeals [SB-706]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Reducing the notice period from 14 days to 7 days before a landlord may file an action to evict a tenant for a breach of the lease that involves specified dangerous behavior; reducing from 10 days to 4 days the amount of time after entry of a specified judgment during which a specified party may appeal to the circuit court in an eviction proceeding based on a breach of the lease that involves specified dangerous behavior; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Wayne Norman
Third Reading Passed (35-12) on 04/06/2017