Public Safety - Handgun Qualification License - Training Exemption [HB-47]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Exempting an applicant who is a law enforcement officer with a law enforcement agency in Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, or Washington, D.C. from the firearms safety training course requirement for a handgun qualification license.
HB-47: Public Safety - Handgun Qualification License - Training Exemption
Sponsored by: Rep. Neil Parrott
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/02/2020
Public Health - Contraceptive Devices - Minors [HB-53]
[Healthcare ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Prohibiting a certain health care provider from inserting or implanting a contraceptive device, including an intrauterine device or implantable rod, into the body of a minor unless the minor's parent or guardian provides written authorization for the minor to have the device inserted or implanted.
HB-53: Public Health - Contraceptive Devices - Minors
Sponsored by: Rep. Neil Parrott
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2020
Baltimore County - Sales and Use Tax Exemption - Qualified Opportunity Zones [HB-27]
[Taxes ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Real Estate ]
[Small Business ]
Providing an exemption from the sales and use tax for certain construction material or warehousing equipment purchased solely for use in a qualified opportunity zone in Baltimore County under certain circumstances; requiring a buyer claiming the exemption to provide a vendor evidence of eligibility issued by the Comptroller; etc.
HB-27: Baltimore County - Sales and Use Tax Exemption - Qualified Opportunity Zones
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Szeliga
Hearing Canceled on 02/14/2020
Community Parks and Playgrounds Program - Baltimore County and Howard County - Expansion [HB-203]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
Altering the purpose of the Community Parks and Playgrounds Program to include making flexible grants available to the governing bodies of Baltimore County and Howard County for certain purposes; and altering a certain public policy.
HB-203: Community Parks and Playgrounds Program - Baltimore County and Howard County - Expansion
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/02/2020
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.
HB-206: Unaccompanied Minors in Need of Shelter and Supportive Services
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 108 on 05/08/2020
Election Law - Qualification of Voters - Proof of Identity [HB-197]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Requiring an election judge to establish a voter's identity and verify the voter's address if the voter seeks to vote a regular ballot; requiring an election judge to qualify a voter by requesting the voter to present a current government-issued photo identification; requiring an election judge to authorize an individual to vote a regular ballot under certain circumstances; allowing a voter who is unable to present a certain form of identification to vote by provisional ballot under certain circumstances; etc.
HB-197: Election Law - Qualification of Voters - Proof of Identity
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means on 02/14/2020
Sexual Solicitation of a Minor – Solicitation Through Parent, Guardian, or Custodian – Prohibition and Penalties [HB-246]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from knowingly and with a certain intent soliciting the consent of a parent, guardian, or custodian of a minor, or a law enforcement officer posing as a parent, guardian, or custodian of a minor, to engage in certain prohibited sexual acts with the minor; and establishing and altering certain penalties.
HB-246: Sexual Solicitation of a Minor – Solicitation Through Parent, Guardian, or Custodian – Prohibition and Penalties
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 128 on 05/08/2020
Criminal Law – Assault in the First Degree – Strangulation [HB-233]
[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.
HB-233: Criminal Law – Assault in the First Degree – Strangulation
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 119 on 05/08/2020
Evidence - Testimony by Spouse - Violation of Protective Order [HB-289]
[Crime ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Providing that the spouse of a person on trial for a violation of a certain protective order may be compelled to testify as an adverse witness under certain circumstances; and providing for the prospective application of the Act.
HB-289: Evidence - Testimony by Spouse - Violation of Protective Order
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/21/2020
Handgun Qualification License - Training Requirement - Exemption [HB-265]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Exempting a certain applicant for a handgun qualification license from the requirement to complete a firearms safety training course if the applicant is a certain retired law enforcement officer or a certain active or retired correctional officer, sheriff, or deputy sheriff who has successfully completed an initial correctional officer, sheriff, or deputy sheriff firearms training course approved by the Secretary of State Police.
HB-265: Handgun Qualification License - Training Requirement - Exemption
Sponsored by: Rep. Teresa Reilly
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/10/2020