Subject Crimes and Punishments | Current
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD | SB281 | Establishing an exception to the prohibition against carrying a deadly weapon on public school property; making it a misdemeanor to possess or use specified firearm ammunition during the commission of a crime of violence; limiting the authorization f... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 427 |
| MD | SB258 | Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to withhold 20% of the earnings of an inmate in the Private Sector/Prison Industry Enhancement Certification Program of the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance f... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
| MD | SB383 | Establishing that a mortgage assistance relief service provider providing mortgage assistance relief in connection with a dwelling in the State that does not comply with specified provisions of federal law is in violation of the Act; authorizing the ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 464 |
| MD | HB291 | Establishing that a mortgage assistance relief service provider providing mortgage assistance relief in connection with a dwelling in the State that does not comply with specified provisions of federal law is in violation of the Act; authorizing the ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 465 |
| MD | HB542 | Prohibiting a person from using or allowing a dog to be used for baiting; prohibiting a person from possessing, owning, selling, transporting, or training a dog with the intent to use the dog for baiting; and prohibiting a person from knowingly allow... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
| MD | SB473 | Authorizing access to specified court records and police records by the Baltimore City Health Department's Office of Youth Violence Prevention and the Baltimore City Mayor's Office on Criminal Justice under specified circumstances; requiring that the... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 474 |
| MD | HB588 | Authorizing access to specified court records and police records by the Baltimore City Health Department's Office of Youth Violence Prevention and the Baltimore City Mayor's Office on Criminal Justice under specified circumstances; requiring that the... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
| MD | HB709 | Increasing the maximum penalty for being an accessory after the fact to murder in the first degree from 5 years to 10 years; increasing the maximum penalty for being an accessory after the fact to murder in the second degree from 5 years to 10 years;... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 635 |
| MD | HB713 | Authorizing a State or local law enforcement agency, on process issued by a court of competent jurisdiction, to seize specified property used or intended for use in connection with a violation of specified criminal statutes relating to human traffick... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 636 |
| MD | SB766 | Prohibiting a person from operating as an oil or gas land professional in the State unless the person registers with and obtains a registration certificate from the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation; requiring a person to register as a l... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
| MD | HB786 | Establishing the Task Force on Juvenile Court Jurisdiction; establishing the duties of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to study issues including whether to eliminate the existing exclusionary offenses that automatically result in adult charg... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 639 |
| MD | HB909 | Authorizing that a prosecution of a person for a violation of specified provisions of law prohibiting murder and manslaughter be brought in the county in which the crime occurred or, if the location of the crime cannot be determined, in the county in... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 650 |
| MD | HB941 | Prohibiting a person from filing false liens or encumbrances against another under specified circumstances; and providing for penalties for a violation of the Act. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 656 |
| MD | HB933 | Providing that a person charged with a specified human trafficking offense involving a minor may not assert a defense that the person did not know the age of the victim. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 653 |
| MD | HB921 | Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to withhold 20% of the earnings of an inmate in the Private Sector/Prison Industry Enhancement Certification Program of the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 652 |
| MD | HB916 | Prohibiting the juvenile court, except under specified circumstances, from committing a child who has committed a specified offense to the Department of Juvenile Services for out-of-home placement; etc. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 651 |
| MD | HB854 | Authorizing a person to file a petition for expungement of criminal records if the person was found not criminally responsible under any State or local law that prohibits specified acts; specifying that a petition for expungement based on a finding o... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 643 |
| MD | HB828 | Prohibiting a person from operating as an oil or gas land professional in the State unless the person registers with and obtains a registration certificate from the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation; requiring a person to register as a l... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 642 |
| MD | HB1413 | Repealing and recodifying provisions of law dealing with fire protection and prevention; clarifying that the installation of smoke alarms is required in specified areas of specified buildings; providing that the Act is applicable statewide; authorizi... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 595 |
| MD | SB969 | Repealing and recodifying provisions of law dealing with smoke detection systems; clarifying that the installation of smoke alarms is required in specified areas of specified buildings; providing that the Act is applicable statewide; authorizing a lo... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 594 |
| MD | HB1 | Listing cannabimimetic agents on Schedule I for purposes of designating controlled dangerous substances that may not be legally used, possessed, or distributed; and defining cannabimimetic agents. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
| MD | HB1482 | Prohibiting a person from intentionally or willfully destroying or damaging a domesticated animal of another person while hunting or pursuing wildlife in a specified area. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 601 |
| MD | SB1031 | Prohibiting a person from intentionally or willfully destroying or damaging a domesticated animal of another person while hunting or pursuing wildlife in specified areas. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 600 |
| MD | HB1257 | Clarifying specified provisions of law relating to zoning, planning, subdivision, and other land use laws of the State; altering the contents of a specified annual report to refer to approved rather than adopted plans; requiring specified charter cou... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 674 |
| MD | HB1338 | Establishing the Prince George's County Juvenile Court and School Safety Workgroup; providing for the composition, co-chairs, and staffing of the Workgroup; prohibiting a member of the Workgroup from receiving compensation, but authorizing specified ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 677 |
| MD | SB19 | Making it a misdemeanor to knowingly and willfully shine, point, or focus the beam of a laser pointer on an individual operating an aircraft; exempting specified individuals under specified circumstances from provisions of the Act; and specifying a p... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 164 |
| MD | SB69 | Increasing the exemptions from the tobacco tax for cigarettes and other tobacco products brought into the State by specified consumers; establishing mandatory fines for first and subsequent violations; and altering the penalties for first and subsequ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 174 |
| MD | HB126 | Expanding the definition of "consumer" under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act to include a specified organization that purchases, rents, or leases goods or services for the benefit of the members of the organization; expanding the definition of "... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 350 |
| MD | SB276 | Repealing the death penalty; repealing procedures and requirements related to the death penalty; providing that in specified cases in which the State has filed a notice to seek a sentence of death, the notice shall be considered withdrawn and it shal... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 156 |
| MD | HB311 | Requiring, under specified circumstances, a parent or other person who has permanent care or custody or responsibility for the supervision of a minor under the age of 13 to notify within 24 hours the appropriate law enforcement agency that the minor ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 366 |
| MD | HB250 | Expanding the applicability of specified appeal rights from a victim of a violent crime to a victim of a nonviolent crime; authorizing a victim to appeal to the Court of Special Appeals from a specified final order; etc. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 363 |
| MD | HB430 | Altering the definition of "motor vehicle" to expand the types of vehicles for which an occupant is prohibited from consuming or possessing an alcoholic beverage in the passenger area while on a highway. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 371 |
| MD | HB396 | Prohibiting a person from using an interactive computer service to maliciously engage in a specified course of conduct that inflicts serious emotional distress on a minor or places a minor in reasonable fear of death or serious bodily injury under sp... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 369 |
| MD | HB489 | Making it a misdemeanor to knowingly and willfully make specified threats against a deputy State's Attorney, an assistant State's Attorney, or an Assistant Public Defender; and imposing penalties. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 373 |
| MD | HB708 | Creating a separate criminal offense for each nuisance organism imported or possessed in violation of specified provisions of law or regulation; and establishing a total maximum fine of $25 for offenses arising out of the same enforcement action. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 285 |
| MD | HB631 | Prohibiting an individual from preventing or interfering with the making of a specified report of suspected child abuse or neglect; and making a violation of the Act a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceedi... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 380 |
| MD | SB547 | Creating a separate criminal offense for each nuisance organism imported or possessed in violation of specified provisions of law or regulation; and establishing a total maximum fine of $25,000 for offenses arising out of the same enforcement action. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 284 |
| MD | SB426 | Requiring that a hotline number to report information concerning suspected illegal drug activity be included on all new and replacement signs designating specified areas as drug free school zones in Anne Arundel County. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 264 |
| MD | SB736 | Providing that it is a fraudulent insurance act for a contractor offering specified services for damages caused by weather to pay or otherwise compensate, or offer or promise to pay or compensate, with fraudulent intent, an insured for all or part of... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 311 |
| MD | SB624 | Prohibiting a person from knowingly and willfully possessing, obtaining, or helping another to possess or obtain personal identifying information with fraudulent intent to access health information or health care; prohibiting a person from using a sp... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 300 |
| MD | SB690 | Altering the penalties to which a person is subject if the person fails to renew a license to practice medicine or misrepresents to the public that the person is authorized to practice medicine in the State. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 307 |
| MD | HB742 | Authorizing a police officer to charge by citation for sale of an alcoholic beverage to an underage drinker or intoxicated person, malicious destruction of property if the amount of damage to property is less than $500, and theft of property or servi... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 386 |
| MD | HB900 | Altering the penalties to which a person is subject if the person fails to renew a license to practice medicine or misrepresents to the public that the person is authorized to practice medicine in the State. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 308 |
| MD | HB891 | Requiring that a hotline number to report information concerning suspected illegal drug activity be included on all new and replacement signs designating specified areas as drug free school zones in Anne Arundel County. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 265 |
| MD | HB942 | Prohibiting a person from knowingly and willfully possessing, obtaining, or helping another to possess or obtain personal identifying information with fraudulent intent to access health information or health care; prohibiting a person from using a sp... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 301 |
| MD | HB1101 | Establishing the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Marijuana Commission; providing for the purpose and membership of the Commission; providing for the terms of the members of the Commission; establishing the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Marijuana Commission F... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 403 |
| MD | HB1009 | Authorizing the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to adopt specified regulations for specified cosmetic surgical facilities; authorizing the Secretary to investigate specified complaints relating to cosmetic surgical facilities; requiring specif... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 398 |
| MD | HB986 | Requiring a sterile compounding facility to hold a sterile compounding permit issued by the State Board of Pharmacy before the sterile compounding facility may perform sterile compounding in the State; providing that a sterile compounding permit is r... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 397 |
| MD | HB1220 | Specifying that a provision of law relating to invalidation and destruction of an unexecuted warrant, summons, or other criminal process may not be construed to nullify or remove a failure to appear designation that has been placed on an individual's... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 409 |
| MD | HB1396 | Altering penalties for a conviction of extortion, malicious destruction of property, obtaining property or services by bad check, credit card fraud, identity fraud, State health plan fraud, and exploitation of a vulnerable adult involving a value at ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 415 |
