Rep. Geraldine Valentino-Smith
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Unaccompanied Minors in Need of Shelter and Supportive Services [HB-206]
[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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 108 on 05/08/2020
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Public Safety - Task Force on Missing Persons [HB-301]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Task Force on Missing Persons to study best practices for conducting searches for missing persons and review the options for the establishment of a State Coordinator for Missing Persons to serve as a point of contact for the families of missing persons; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2021; terminating the Act after June 30, 2022; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/21/2020
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Minority Business Enterprise Program – Public–Private Partnerships, Offshore Wind Projects, and Video Lottery Terminals [HB-313]
[Small Business ]
[Energy ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Providing, under certain circumstances, that the provisions of the Minority Business Enterprise Program apply to public-private partnerships; prohibiting the Board of Public Works from approving a public-private partnership agreement until the reporting agency, in consultation with certain entities, establishes certain minority business enterprise goals and procedures; requiring that approved applicants for certain wind projects comply with the Minority Business Enterprise Program to a certain extent; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Third Reading Passed (125-8) on 03/17/2020
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Criminal Procedure - Civil Immigration Enforcement - Restrictions [HB-388]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a certain law enforcement agent from making a certain inquiry about an individual's immigration status, citizenship status, or place of birth or transferring an individual to federal immigration authorities under certain circumstances; prohibiting, without a warrant, a certain law enforcement agent from transferring or detaining an individual, notifying federal immigration authorities with an individual's location information, or using law enforcement resources to further civil immigration enforcement; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
First Reading Judiciary on 01/22/2020
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Public Ethics - Legislative Unit - Definition [HB-397]
[Ethics ]
Altering the definition of "legislative unit" to include a caucus of members of the General Assembly officially recognized by a presiding officer of the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/28/2020
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Corrections - Restrictive Housing - Serious Mental Illness - Assessments (Restrictive Housing Reform Act) [HB-742]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting the placement of an inmate with a certain serious mental illness in certain restrictive housing with certain exceptions; prohibiting, under certain circumstances, the placement of a certain inmate in restrictive housing for more than 15 days; requiring a certain inmate to be provided with certain daily assessments; requiring the managing official of a correctional facility to require certain steps be taken before and during an inmate's placement in restricting housing; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
First Reading Judiciary on 01/30/2020
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State and Local Procurement - Payment Practices [HB-747]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Taxes ]
Altering a State policy to make a payment under a procurement contract or after receipt of a proper invoice in 15 days rather than the current policy of 30 days; requiring each county and municipality to adopt a certain policy; reducing the number of days from 45 to 15 following receipt of an invoice after which the State owes interest on unpaid amounts and interest begins to accrue on unpaid amounts; and repealing a requirement that a contractor submit an invoice within a certain amount of time in order to receive interest payments.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Walker
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020
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Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Direct Release [HB-740]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Commissioner of Correction to provide a certain inmate with a certain transitional process more than 180 days before the direct release from a facility to the community; establishing the requirements of a certain transitional process; prohibiting an inmate from being placed in restrictive housing within 180 days before release except under certain circumstances; requiring a certain inmate to receive a certain placement authorization; requiring a certain inmate to sign a certain acknowledgment of receipt; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
First Reading Judiciary on 01/30/2020
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Juvenile Law - Child Interrogation Protection Act [HB-624]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a law enforcement officer who takes a child into custody to provide notice to the child's parents, guardian, or custodian in a manner reasonably calculated to give actual notice; specifying the required contents of a notice; prohibiting the interrogation of a child by a law enforcement officer until the child has consulted with a certain attorney and a notice has been provided to the child's parent, guardian, or custodian; requiring that a consultation between a child and an attorney under the Act be confidential; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
First Reading Judiciary on 01/29/2020
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Higher Education - Nonresident Tuition Exemption for Military Personnel, Spouses, and Dependents - Alterations [HB-506]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
Exempting spouses and financially dependent children of active duty members of the United States armed forces from paying nonresident tuition at a public institution of higher education in the State if certain requirements are met at the time of acceptance to attend the institution; and requiring the exemption to continue if the qualifying individual enrolls and remains continuously enrolled at the institution, and remains domiciled in the State regardless of changes in the station, residency, or domicile of the active duty member.
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth Howard
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 228 on 05/08/2020