Unaccompanied Minors in Need of Shelter and Supportive Services [SB-207]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[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.
SB-207: Unaccompanied Minors in Need of Shelter and Supportive Services
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 109 on 05/08/2020
Public Safety – Rifles and Shotguns – Sales, Rentals, and Transfers [SB-208]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Providing that a person who is not a certain licensee may not complete a sale, rental, or transfer of a certain rifle or shotgun as a purchaser, lessee, or transferee or seller, lessor, or transferor, except under certain circumstances; requiring, before a certain sale, rental, or transfer is conducted, the seller, lessor, or transferor and purchaser, lessee, or transferee to both request that a certain licensee facilitate the sale, rental, or transfer; establishing certain penalties for violations of the Act; etc.
SB-208: Public Safety – Rifles and Shotguns – Sales, Rentals, and Transfers
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/07/2020
Labor and Employment - Wage History and Wage Range [SB-217]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring an employer, on request, to provide to an applicant for employment the wage range for the position for which the applicant applied; prohibiting an employer from taking negative actions against an applicant for employment because the applicant did not provide wage history or wage range; prohibiting an employer from relying on wage history, except when voluntarily provided, for the purpose of determining fair wage, and from seeking an applicant's wage history from former employers or their agents; etc.
SB-217: Labor and Employment - Wage History and Wage Range
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Favorable With Amendments Report By Economic Matters on 03/18/2020
Criminal Procedure - Motion to Vacate Judgment - Human Trafficking (True Freedom Act of 2020) [SB-206]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the eligibility for the filing of a certain motion to vacate judgment if the person's participation in the offense was a direct result of being a victim of human trafficking; requiring that a certain motion be served on a certain State's Attorney; requiring that a certain motion be mailed to a victim or victim's representative at a certain address if the qualifying offense occurred within 5 years before the filing of the motion; requiring the court to take certain factors into consideration when making a certain finding; etc.
SB-206: Criminal Procedure - Motion to Vacate Judgment - Human Trafficking (True Freedom Act of 2020)
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 127 on 05/08/2020
Criminal Law – Assault in the First Degree – Strangulation [SB-212]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from intentionally strangling another in the commission of an assault; and providing a penalty of imprisonment not exceeding 25 years for a violation of the Act.
SB-212: Criminal Law – Assault in the First Degree – Strangulation
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 120 on 05/08/2020
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Gas Price Gouging Act [SB-220]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Energy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Altering the information about a certain measurement of certain gasoline that must be stated on a sign on the premises of a retail service station dealer to require that the highest price, or the cash price and the credit price, be stated in a clear and visible manner; authorizing a certain sign to state the highest price for a certain measurement of certain other motor fuel products; and repealing a certain exemption from a certain signage requirement for certain retail service station dealers.
SB-220: Gas Price Gouging Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/05/2020
Criminal Law - Sexual Crimes - Repeal of Spousal Defense [SB-230]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing a certain prohibition on prosecuting a person for rape or a certain sexual offense against a victim who was the person's legal spouse at the time of the alleged rape or sexual offense.
SB-230: Criminal Law - Sexual Crimes - Repeal of Spousal Defense
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 01/17/2020
Toll Roads, Highways, and Bridges - County Government Consent Requirement - Expansion [SB-229]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Expanding to all counties in the State a prohibition on State agencies constructing within the nine Eastern Shore counties a toll road, toll highway, or toll bridge without the consent of a majority of the affected counties.
SB-229: Toll Roads, Highways, and Bridges - County Government Consent Requirement - Expansion
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing Canceled on 01/24/2020