Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent, Breach of Lease, and Tenant Holding Over [HB-1023]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Property Tax ]
Requiring a landlord to provide certain notice to a tenant when a court has issued a warrant of restitution for a failure of a tenant to pay rent, a breach of lease, or a tenant holding over under certain circumstances; establishing certain procedures and requirements for the execution of a warrant for repossession; providing for the disposition of certain personal property following the execution of a warrant of restitution; etc.
HB-1023: Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent, Breach of Lease, and Tenant Holding Over
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
Criminal Procedure – Required Presence of Probationer or Defendant – Circuit Courts [HB-1142]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a circuit court to issue a warrant or notice to require a certain probationer or defendant to be brought or appear before the judge issuing the warrant or notice under certain circumstances relating to a violation of probation.
HB-1142: Criminal Procedure – Required Presence of Probationer or Defendant – Circuit Courts
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
Real Property - Expedited Wrongful Detainer Proceedings - Property for Sale or Lease [HB-757]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Property Tax ]
Requiring certain expedited proceedings in a wrongful detainer action if the property that is the subject of the action is, at the time of the complaint, advertised or listed for sale or lease by the complainant and requiring that notice of a hearing or appeal be served in person or, under certain circumstances, posted conspicuously on the property; etc.
HB-757: Real Property - Expedited Wrongful Detainer Proceedings - Property for Sale or Lease
Sponsored by: Rep. Jackie Addison
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/06/2023
Family Law - Maryland Child Abduction Prevention Act [HB-267]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a court to order child abduction prevention measures if the court finds there is a credible risk of abduction of the child; authorizing certain parties to petition the court for child abduction prevention measures; requiring a petition to be verified, include a copy of any existing child custody determination, and specify the risk factors for abduction; requiring the court to consider certain evidence of a credible risk of abduction; establishing requirements for an abduction prevention order; etc.
HB-267: Family Law - Maryland Child Abduction Prevention Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 761 on 05/16/2023
Public Safety - Persistent Aerial Surveillance [HB-228]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Drones ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Prohibiting persistent aerial surveillance by a unit, an agency, or a political subdivision of the State to gather evidence or other information in a criminal investigation, subject to certain exceptions; and defining "persistent aerial surveillance" as the use of aircraft to record video or a concurrent series of images or pictures that when viewed in aggregate depict a person's actions over time.
HB-228: Public Safety - Persistent Aerial Surveillance
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing 2/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/25/2023
Criminal Procedure - Facial Recognition Technology - Requirements, Procedures, and Prohibitions [HB-223]
[Crime ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Establishing requirements, procedures, and prohibitions relating to the use of facial recognition technology by a law enforcement agency under certain circumstances; requiring, by October 1 each year, 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 and applicable local laws, regulations, and policies; requiring the Department of State Police to adopt and publish a model statewide policy on the use of facial recognition technology; etc.
Commercial Law – Consumer Protection – Biometric Data Privacy [SB-169]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Regulating the use of biometric data by private entities, including by requiring certain private entities in possession of biometric data to develop a written policy, made available to the public, establishing a retention schedule and guidelines for permanent destruction of biometric data; authorizing an individual alleging a violation of the Act to bring a civil action against the offending private entity; and making a violation of the Act an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice.
SB-169: Commercial Law – Consumer Protection – Biometric Data Privacy
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/21/2023
Criminal Procedure - Facial Recognition Technology - Requirements, Procedures, and Prohibitions [SB-192]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing requirements, procedures, and prohibitions relating to the use of facial recognition technology by a law enforcement agency under certain circumstances; requiring The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to develop and administer a training program regarding the use of facial recognition technology in the course of criminal investigations by June 30, 2025; requiring a law enforcement agency using or contracting to use facial recognition technology to prepare and publish a certain annual report by February 1; etc.
Criminal Procedure - Warrantless Arrest - Straw Purchase Participant [HB-159]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Adding the crime of knowingly being a participant in a straw purchase of a regulated firearm to the list of crimes subject to warrantless arrest; and providing a penalty on conviction of imprisonment not to exceed 10 years or a fine of up to $25,000 or both.
Clerks of the Courts - Case Management System - Information [HB-134]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the clerk of the court to include the name of the judge or magistrate who presided over a hearing or took judicial action as part of case information in the case management system of the court; requiring a clerk of the District Court to include the name of the judge who presided over a hearing or took judicial action as part of case information in the case management system of the District Court; etc.
HB-134: Clerks of the Courts - Case Management System - Information
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing 1/25 At 2:30 P.m. on 01/17/2023
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Biometric Data Privacy [HB-33]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Regulating the use of biometric data by private entities, including by requiring certain private entities in possession of biometric data to develop a written policy, made available to the public, establishing a retention schedule and guidelines for permanent destruction of biometric data; prohibiting an entity that collects biometric data from selling, leasing, or trading an individual's biometric data; authorizing an individual alleging a violation of the Act to bring a civil action against the offending private entity; etc.
HB-33: Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Biometric Data Privacy
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2023
No-Knock Warrants [HB-38]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Repealing the authority for the issuance and execution of a no-knock search warrant; and establishing procedures for the issuance and execution of a search warrant.
HB-38: No-Knock Warrants
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
Hearing 1/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/17/2023
Public Safety – Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission [SB-110]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[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 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.
SB-110: Public Safety – Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/27/2023
Criminal Procedure – Expungement of Records – Modifications [HB-1442]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
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.
HB-1442: Criminal Procedure – Expungement of Records – Modifications
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2022
Criminal Procedure - Facial Recognition Technology - Requirements, Procedures, and Prohibitions [HB-1046]
[Crime ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
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.
Real Property - Actions for Possession - Pet Protections [HB-1064]
[Real Estate ]
[Animals ]
[Agriculture ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Department of Agriculture to publish a fact sheet on the protection of pets in the event of an eviction or other loss of possession of real property to be included with a certain notice or summons; requiring a landlord to provide information about the fact sheet at the execution of a lease on or after October 1, 2022; requiring a sheriff or other official to return a pet to a tenant or certain other person or to contact an animal shelter or rescue organization; prohibiting leaving a pet on public property; etc.
HB-1064: Real Property - Actions for Possession - Pet Protections
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Third Reading Passed (130-1) on 03/21/2022