Sen. Alonzo Washington

Stats

District SD-022
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 117

Sponsored Legislation

State (Maryland)
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

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

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

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Maryland)
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

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Maryland)
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

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Maryland)
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

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Maryland)
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

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Maryland)
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

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Maryland)
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

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Maryland)
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

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Maryland)
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

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0