Sen. Alonzo Washington
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Law Enforcement Procedures - Use of Force [HB-166]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[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 Wilkins
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/17/2020
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Family Law - Nonpayment of Child Support - Sentencing [HB-148]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring a sentence for a conviction under a provision of law prohibiting a parent from willfully failing to provide for the support of his or her minor child to run concurrently with a sentence for any other conviction under the same provision of law imposed against the parent.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
First Reading Judiciary on 01/15/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Income Tax Rates - Capital Gains Income [HB-222]
[Taxes ]
[Finance ]
Providing for an additional State individual income tax rate of 1% on net capital gains of individuals; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing Canceled on 01/29/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Southern Maryland Rapid Transit Project - Requirements and Funding [HB-205]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the State Department of Transportation promptly to
undertake all steps necessary to complete the design, engineering, and National Environmental Policy Act process and secure a record of decision for the Southern Maryland Rapid Transit Project; requiring the Governor to include in the annual State budget an appropriation of $12,000,000 from the Transportation Trust Fund in fiscal years 2022 and $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 for certain purposes related to the Project; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Hearing 1/28 At 1:00 P.m. (appropriations) And Hearing Canceled (environment And Transportation) on 01/22/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Plastic Bag Reduction Act [HB-209]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Manufacturing ]
Prohibiting, on or after July 1, 2021, a certain retail establishment from distributing plastic carryout bags to a customer at the point of sale; providing that, on or after July 1, 2021, only the State may enact a law or take other action to prohibit, restrict, or regulate the use of certain plastic bags by a retail establishment, that certain authority of a county or municipality is preempted, and that certain laws or ordinances are superseded; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt certain regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Favorable Report By Finance on 03/18/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Opportunity Zone Tax Deduction Reform Act of 2020 [HB-224]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring certain taxpayers to add a certain deduction for gains from sales or exchanges of qualified opportunity zone property back to federal adjusted gross income to determine Maryland adjusted gross income; requiring certain taxpayers to add a certain deduction for gains from sales or exchanges of qualified opportunity zone property back to federal adjusted gross income to determine Maryland modified income; and applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Referred Budget And Taxation on 03/13/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Gaming - Sports Wagering - Implementation [HB-225]
[Gaming ]
Authorizing certain license holders to accept wagers on certain sporting events from certain individuals and by certain methods; requiring the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to regulate sports wagering and the conduct of sports wagering; authorizing certain sports wagering licensees to enter into certain agreements for the operation of online sports wagering; providing the term of a sports wagering license is 15 years, subject to an annual fee of $250,000, payable to the Commission at a certain time; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/21/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Probation Before Judgment - Facts Justifying a Finding of Guilt and Suspension of Sentence [HB-213]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a court to stay the entering of judgment, defer further proceedings, and place a certain defendant on probation subject to reasonable conditions if the court finds facts justifying a finding of guilt; repealing a requirement that the certain written consent of the defendant to the probation before judgment occur after a determination of guilt or acceptance of a nolo contendere plea; and authorizing a court to suspend a portion or all of a certain sentence as a condition of a probation before judgment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
First Reading Judiciary on 01/16/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Schools - School Resource Officers - Prohibited Conduct [HB-327]
[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a school administrator or official or a school safety coordinator from directing a school resource officer to enforce certain discipline-related policies, rules, regulations, or procedures; prohibiting a school resource officer from unilaterally enforcing certain discipline-related policies, rules, regulations, or procedures; and requiring a specialized curriculum for use in training of school resource officers to include training in conduct that is prohibited.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Hearing 2/05 At 2:00 P.m. on 01/21/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Petition to Modify or Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act) [HB-323]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a person who is serving a term of confinement to petition a court to modify or reduce the sentence under certain circumstances; requiring a person to file a petition under the Act in a certain court; requiring a court to hold a hearing under certain circumstances; providing for a hearing held under the Act; requiring a State's Attorney to provide certain notice to a victim and a victim's representative under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Pendergrass
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/21/2020