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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Safety – Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission [SB-110]
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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 period exceeding 1 year only if the individual is certified by the Commission or for a period not to exceed 1 year if the individual is provisionally certified by the Commission; and altering provisions of law relating to the certification and recertification of police officers.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael A. Jackson
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/27/2023
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Criminal Procedure – Expungement of Records – Modifications [HB-1442]
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Authorizing the expungement of certain arrest warrants under certain circumstances; altering the waiting periods for applying for expungement of certain records; altering the convictions for which an individual may seek expungement; and prohibiting certain records from being expunged by obliteration for a certain period of time and limiting access to the records during that time.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure – Live Video Streaming of Public Proceedings [HB-1408]
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Requiring the court to make available to the public live video streaming of all public proceedings for criminal cases involving a crime of violence; and prohibiting a certain live video streaming from depicting a jury.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Bridges
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/17/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Health - Prevent Workplace Violence in Health Care Settings Public Awareness Campaign Workgroup [HB-1389]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Mental Health ]
Requiring the Secretary of Health to establish the Prevent Workplace Violence in Health Care Settings Public Awareness Campaign Workgroup to develop a public awareness campaign on preventing workplace violence in health care settings and to create a plan for implementing the campaign; and requiring the Workgroup to report to certain committees of the General Assembly by November 1, 2022, on the public awareness campaign developed under the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/27/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Business Regulation - Social Media Websites - Censored Speech [HB-1368]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Religion ]
[Ethics ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
Prohibiting a social media website from taking certain actions to censor the religious speech or political speech of a certain user; authorizing the Attorney General to bring a certain civil cause of action under certain circumstances; providing that a certain violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice that is subject to certain penalties; requiring a social media website to publish certain rules and policies; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Neely Shoemaker
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/15/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Education - Student Behavior - Parent Notice and Required Counseling (Parent Accountability Act) [HB-1145]
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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 their child after receiving notice of violent and disruptive behavior; and requiring a public school principal to provide written notice to the parent or guardian of a student who engages in two or more number of incidents of violent and disruptive behavior in a public school during the school year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Bailey Hornberger
Hearing Canceled on 03/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Childhood Exposure to Violence - Health and Social Impacts - Public Awareness Campaign Workgroup [HB-1377]
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Establishing the Childhood Exposure to Violence Public Awareness Campaign Workgroup to develop a public awareness and prevention campaign relating to the health and social impacts of children exposed to violence; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations for the public awareness campaign to the Senate Finance and House Health and Government Operations Committees by December 1, 2022.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/15/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
General Assembly - Use of Force - Required Training Program [HB-1220]
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Requiring each Senator and Delegate to attend a certain training program on use of force; establishing certain requirements for the training program; and requiring the Maryland Police Standards and Training Commission to maintain on its website a certain list of legislators, including whether each legislator has completed the required training program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel
Hearing 3/11 At 8:30 A.m. on 03/08/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Education - Physical Restraint and Seclusion - Limitations, Reporting, and Training [HB-1255]
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[Children and Youth ]
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Prohibiting certain public agencies from using seclusion as a behavioral health intervention for a student; prohibiting a public agency from using physical restraint and a nonpublic school from using physical restraint or seclusion as a behavioral health intervention for a student, except under certain circumstances; requiring the State Department of Education to develop an accountability system to measure compliance with regulations adopted on the use of physical restraint and seclusion; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 31 on 04/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services - Required Performance Data and Scorecard [HB-1018]
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Requiring the Governor, in fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter, to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $500,000 for the Maryland Behavioral Health and Public Safety Center of Excellence; requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to take certain actions related to the inclusion of performance data and information in reports and the creation of a scorecard of quantifiable safety indicators; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ned Carey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 350 on 05/16/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Facial Recognition Technology - Requirements, Procedures, and Prohibitions [HB-1046]
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[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
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Establishing requirements, procedures, and prohibitions relating to the use of facial recognition technology by a law enforcement agency under certain circumstances; requiring, beginning October 1, 2023, and each October 1 thereafter, a law enforcement agency that uses or contracts for the use of facial recognition technology to complete an audit to determine compliance with the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David H. Moon
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Safety - Use of Force Incident Reports [HB-1044]
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Altering a reporting requirement applicable to a law enforcement officer or police officer involved in a use of force incident in the line of duty; and requiring by July 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, each local law enforcement agency to publish the aggregate data of police officers' use of force as required by the Act on its public website.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Crime of Violence [HB-1065]
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Prohibiting a judicial officer from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant who is charged with a crime of violence if the defendant has a pending charge for a crime of violence or was convicted within the previous 10 years of a crime of violence.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Crimes of Violence - Parole (Stopping Dangerous and Violent Criminals Act of 2022) [HB-1063]
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Altering the portion of a sentence that must be served before a certain inmate convicted of a certain violent crime committed on or after October 1, 2022, can be paroled.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Safety – Use of Force Incident Reports [SB-752]
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[Data Privacy ]
Altering a reporting requirement applicable to a law enforcement officer or police officer involved in a use of force incident in the line of duty; and requiring, by July 1, 2024 and annually thereafter, a local law enforcement agency to publish on its public website the aggregate data reported of police officers' use of force; requiring a local law enforcement agency, by January 1, 2023 and every 3 months thereafter, to publish on its public website the total number of use of force incidents reported; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael A. Jackson
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Childhood Exposure to Violence – Health and Social Impacts – Public Awareness Campaign Workgroup [SB-764]
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[Healthcare ]
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Establishing the Childhood Exposure to Violence Public Awareness Campaign Workgroup to develop a public awareness and prevention campaign relating to the health and social impacts of children exposed to violence; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations for the public awareness campaign to the Senate Finance and House Health and Government Operations Committees by December 1, 2022.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles E. Sydnor
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/07/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Safety - Police Officers - Emergency Termination [SB-864]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing the chief of a law enforcement agency, or the chief's designee, to terminate the employment of a police officer under certain circumstances; and authorizing a police officer to appeal the police officer's termination from employment under the Act in a certain court.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory V. McCray
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Live Video Streaming of Public Proceedings (The Judicial Transparency Act 2.0) [SB-758]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the court to make available to the public live video streaming of all public proceedings for criminal cases involving a crime of violence; and prohibiting a certain live video streaming from depicting a juror or an alleged victim of a sexual offense.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory V. McCray
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Crimes - Firearms and Inmates - Enforcement, Procedures, and Reporting [SB-861]
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[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Expanding the types of cases in which the State may appeal from a decision of a trial court; establishing the Maryland State Police Gun Center as a statewide firearms enforcement center for the tracking, screening, and vetting of all firearm crimes in the State; requiring the Center to create a statewide database to track certain information related to crimes committed with crime firearms; requiring the Commissioner of Correction to include in a certain report certain statistics related to the cost of living of inmates; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 142 on 04/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Safety and Behavioral Health Improvement Act [SB-781]
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[Mental Health ]
[Crime ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to take certain actions related to the inclusion of performance data and information in reports and the creation of a scorecard of quantifiable safety indicators; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $500,000 for the Maryland Behavioral Health and Public Safety Center of Excellence; establishing a behavioral health screening grant program within the Department; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Fry Hester
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 02/11/2022