Criminal Procedure - Facial Recognition Technology - Requirements, Procedures, and Prohibitions [SB-762]
[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.
Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Modifications [SB-710]
[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.
SB-710: Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Modifications
Sponsored by: Sen. Obie Patterson
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2022
Public Safety - Warrants and Absconding [SB-585]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering a certain definition of "absconding" as it relates to parole and probation, to include leaving an inpatient residential treatment facility in which an individual was placed under court order for drug or alcohol treatment without the permission of an administrator; requiring, for fiscal years 2024 through 2026, the Governor to include in the annual budget an appropriation of $2,000,000 for warrant apprehension grants; and requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to administer the grant funds.
SB-585: Public Safety - Warrants and Absconding
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 174 on 04/21/2022
Public Safety - Persistent Aerial Surveillance [HB-545]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Drones ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Prohibiting persistent aerial surveillance by a unit, agency, or political subdivision of the State to gather evidence or other information in a criminal investigation, subject to certain exceptions.
HB-545: Public Safety - Persistent Aerial Surveillance
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2022
Criminal Procedure - Search Warrants [HB-532]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Repealing the authority for the issuance and execution of a no-knock search warrant; providing that a search warrant may not authorize an officer executing the warrant to enter a building, an apartment, a premises, or a place to be searched without first announcing the officer's purpose and authority; authorizing a search warrant to be executed only between 8:00 A.M. and 7:00 P.M.; etc.
HB-532: Criminal Procedure - Search Warrants
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2022
Anne Arundel County - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent [SB-347]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing a landlord in Anne Arundel County to repossess property in a certain manner for the failure of a tenant to pay rent under certain circumstances and subject to certain requirements; establishing certain procedures and requirements for the execution of a warrant for repossession in Anne Arundel County; providing for the disposition of certain personal property; establishing that the Act does not restrict the authority of Anne Arundel County to enact certain legislation; and applying the Act prospectively.
SB-347: Anne Arundel County - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2022
Criminal Procedure - Warrantless Arrest - Straw Purchase Participant [HB-211]
[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-271]
[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; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
HB-271: Clerks of the Courts - Case Management System - Information
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing 2/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/14/2022
Arrest warrant; offenses committed during a close pursuit. [SB-102]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Criminal acts committed during a close pursuit; arrest warrant. Provides that if a law-enforcement officer makes an arrest without a warrant when in close pursuit and such arrest is made beyond the boundary of the county or city from which the arrestee fled, then the law-enforcement officer shall procure a warrant from the magistrate serving the county or city wherein the arrest was made, charging the accused with the offense committed in the county or city from which he fled and any offense committed during the close pursuit in the county or city
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SB-102: Arrest warrant; offenses committed during a close pursuit.
Sponsored by: Sen. Emmett Hanger
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0326) on 04/11/2022
COVID-19 Eviction and Housing Relief Act of 2021 [SB-910]
[Housing ]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development, in consultation with the Maryland Judiciary and local sheriffs and constables, to collect, maintain, and provide certain access to certain information on eviction actions; requiring certain information be reported to the Department monthly; requiring certain local sheriffs and constables to provide at least 48 hours notice before executing a warrant; prohibiting a landlord from filing a complaint if a tenant owes less than $600 of unpaid rent; etc.
SB-910: COVID-19 Eviction and Housing Relief Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/12/2021
Arrest Warrants Issued by District Court Commissioners - Recall by Judge [SB-862]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a judge of the District Court or judge of a circuit court, on a finding of good cause, to recall an arrest warrant issued by a District Court commissioner and issue a summons in its place.
SB-862: Arrest Warrants Issued by District Court Commissioners - Recall by Judge
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 595 on 05/30/2021
Landlord and Tenant - Eviction Actions - Catastrophic Health Emergencies [HB-1312]
[Housing ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Maryland Judiciary to collect, maintain, and provide certain access to certain information on eviction actions; requiring the Maryland Judiciary to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the eviction data by August 31, 2022, and each year thereafter; establishing that a substantial loss of income due to a declared catastrophic health emergency is an affirmative defense to certain eviction actions; etc.
HB-1312: Landlord and Tenant - Eviction Actions - Catastrophic Health Emergencies
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day Const/rule 24 (senator King) Rejected (30-16) on 04/12/2021
Drunk and Drugged Driving - Testing - Warrants (Danshaun's Law) [HB-927]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Establishing an exception to the prohibition on compelling a person to undergo a certain test of the person's breath or blood for a test that is required by a valid warrant.
Criminal Procedure – Charging Procedures – Citations [SB-671]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the circumstances under which a police officer is required to charge by citation for certain misdemeanor or local ordinance violations that do not involve serious injury or an immediate health risk; altering the categories of offenses for which a police officer is authorized to charge by citation; altering the circumstances under which a police officer may charge a defendant by citation; adding a citation for an incarcerable crime as a document that may accompany a certain application for requisition; etc.
Task Force on Facial Recognition Privacy Protection [SB-587]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Task Force on Facial Recognition Privacy Protection; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding the use of facial recognition technology by the State and local governments; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 6, 2021; etc.
SB-587: Task Force on Facial Recognition Privacy Protection
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Referred Judiciary on 03/24/2021
Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Police Discipline and Law Enforcement Programs and Procedures [HB-670]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Repealing the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights; prohibiting a police officer from preventing a citizen from recording the officer's actions if the citizen is otherwise acting lawfully and safely; establishing the Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Police Officers and the Maryland Police Officers Scholarship Program; requiring the Police Training and Standards Commission to take certain actions in response to violations of a certain Use of Force Statute; requiring each county to have a police accountability board; etc.
HB-670: Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Police Discipline and Law Enforcement Programs and Procedures
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Gubernatorial Veto Override (legislative Date: 4/9/2021) - Chapter 59 on 04/10/2021
Residential Property - Eviction Proceedings - Shielding of Court Records [HB-697]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring a court to shield certain court records relating to an action involving certain residential property on the commencement of the action; requiring a court to cease shielding certain records if the court issues a warrant of restitution or warrant of possession to a certain party, except under certain circumstances; authorizing the release of shielded records under certain circumstances; requiring a summons issued for a certain cause of action to contain a certain statement in a certain form; etc.
HB-697: Residential Property - Eviction Proceedings - Shielding of Court Records
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicole Williams
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/18/2021