| MD | HB115 | Enroll
75% | Requiring a certain commitment unit to include in a notification given to a victim, victim's representative, or witness regarding the release from confinement of a sentenced defendant or child respondent the telephone number of the Maryland Crime Vic...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-08
Returned Passed |
| MD | SB652 | Enroll
75% | Requiring the Department of Juvenile Services to report to the Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform and Emerging and Best Practices and the General Assembly, on or before December 1, 2024, and each December 1 thereafter, certain information regardin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-08
Returned Passed |
| MD | SB858 | Engross
50% | Authorizing a person to bring and maintain a civil action for defamation under certain circumstances; and altering the prohibition against revenge porn to prohibit a person from knowingly distributing a computer-generated visual representation that i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-08
Third Reading Passed (134-0) |
| MD | SB949 | Engross
50% | Providing that a party in a criminal trial involving an allegation of sexually assaultive behavior may not introduce information that physical evidence of sexually assaultive behavior was obtained using certain materials; providing that selling, offe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-08
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee |
| MD | HB1047 | Enroll
75% | Providing that a party in a criminal trial involving an allegation of sexually assaultive behavior may not introduce information that physical evidence of sexually assaultive behavior was obtained using certain materials; providing that selling, offe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-08
Passed Enrolled |
| MD | HB1062 | Intro
25% | Authorizing a person to bring and maintain a civil action for defamation under certain circumstances; establishing the statute of limitations for a certain prosecution relating to harassment by distribution of a deep fake image to begin at the time t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-08
Motion Special Order until Later This Session (Delegate Pippy) Adopted |
| MD | SB111 | Enroll
75% | Providing that a court or a party in a criminal or juvenile delinquency case may not disclose or allow inspection of an electronic or paper court filing to a nonparty to the case unless the court or the party disclosing or allowing inspection of the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-05
Passed Enrolled |
| MD | HB656 | Engross
50% | Requiring a victims of domestic violence program to be certified by the federally recognized State domestic violence coalition as a comprehensive domestic violence program; establishing the Victims of Domestic Violence Program Grant Fund as a special...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-05
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| MD | SB550 | Enroll
75% | Altering the definition of "abuse" to include labor trafficking for purposes of provisions of law governing children in need of assistance cases and child abuse and neglect reporting; and expanding provisions of law relating to the Safe Harbor Region...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-05
Passed Enrolled |
| MD | HB814 | Enroll
75% | Altering certain provisions relating to the Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform and Emerging and Best Practices; altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court over a child of a certain age alleged to have committed a certain offense; altering cer...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-05
Passed Enrolled |
| MD | HB667 | Engross
50% | Establishing that certain crimes relating to animals do not include certain activities; establishing that each animal harmed in a violation of a prohibition against animal cruelty is a separate offense and shall be deemed an individual victim for pur...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-05
To Senate Rules Committee |
| MD | SB123 | Engross
50% | Authorizing an individual who is serving a term of confinement to petition a court to reduce the sentence under certain circumstances; limiting the number of petitions that an individual may file to two; and establishing procedures for a proceeding u...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| MD | SB177 | Intro
25% | Altering the prohibition against certain sex acts between a law enforcement officer and certain individuals; altering the penalty relating to sexual contact between a law enforcement officer and a person in the custody of the officer by making a viol...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| MD | HB458 | Enroll
75% | Providing that a court or a party in a criminal or juvenile delinquency case may not disclose or allow inspection of an electronic or paper court filing to a nonparty to the case unless the court or the party disclosing or allowing inspection of the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
Returned Passed |
| MD | HB508 | Enroll
75% | Altering the definition of "abuse" to include labor trafficking of a child by any individual for purposes of provisions of law governing children in need of assistance cases and child abuse and neglect reporting; expanding provisions of law relating ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
Returned Passed |
| MD | HB575 | Enroll
75% | Altering the composition of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board; altering certain duties, powers, and procedures for the Board to make awards to victims of crime; altering the powers and duties of certain employees; altering the amount and types...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
Returned Passed |
| MD | SB17 | Engross
50% | Establishing that each domestic or farm animal harmed in a violation of a prohibition against animal cruelty is a separate offense and shall be deemed an individual victim for purposes of the sentencing guidelines stacking rule; and establishing that...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| MD | SB439 | Enroll
75% | Requiring a victims of domestic violence program to be certified by the federally recognized State domestic violence coalition as a comprehensive domestic violence program; establishing the Victims of Domestic Violence Program Grant Fund as a special...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-03
Returned Passed |
| MD | SB471 | Engross
50% | Altering the composition of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board; altering certain duties, powers, and procedures for the Board to make awards to victims of crime; altering the powers and duties of certain employees; altering the amount and types...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee |
| MD | HB1470 | Intro
25% | Altering the time period after which a court is required to dismiss a certain charge against a defendant found incompetent to stand trial under certain circumstances; and authorizing a victim or victim's representative to petition the court to extend...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | SB784 | Engross
50% | Altering the sales and use tax rate imposed on firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition from 6% to 11%; and providing that the sales and use tax does not apply to the sale of certain firearm accessories and ammunition.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | HB127 | Enroll
75% | Establishing the Nonoccupational Postexposure Prophylaxis (nPEP) Standing Order Program to authorize pharmacists to dispense nPEP under certain circumstances; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to adopt regulations necessary for the administ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
Returned Passed |
| MD | HB148 | Engross
50% | Requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to develop and implement a certain training program for certain transportation-sector employees on the identification and reporting of human trafficking victims; requiring, by January 1, 2025, and e...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-25
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| MD | SB449 | Engross
50% | Altering the time period after which a court is required to dismiss a certain charge against a defendant found incompetent to stand trial under certain circumstances.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | SB744 | Engross
50% | Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court over a child of a certain age alleged to have committed a certain offense; altering certain procedures relating to juvenile intake, detention, and probation; requiring the Secretary of Juvenile Services...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | HB288 | Engross
50% | Prohibiting a person from conducting visual surveillance with prurient intent of an individual located in a residence or place of private use or accommodation without the consent of the individual; altering the penalties for the crime of visual surve...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-18
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| MD | HB290 | Engross
50% | Authorizing a person to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication if the person has a good faith belief that the person intercepting the communication or another person is in imminent danger of becoming the victim of a crime of violence, st...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| MD | HB406 | Engross
50% | Clarifying that "spouse" includes a former spouse for purposes of disclosure of confidential communications occurring during marriage; and establishing that a spouse, who is the alleged victim, is competent to disclose a confidential communication be...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| MD | HB141 | Engross
50% | Altering a certain requirement under which a court is authorized to order that the testimony of a child victim be taken outside a courtroom and shown in the courtroom by closed circuit television in certain child abuse cases.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-13
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| MD | HB1130 | Intro
25% | Specifying that there is no statute of limitations for when a qualifying criminal activity must have occurred relative to the filing of a request for certification of victim helpfulness for a petition for U Nonimmigrant Status.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-04
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | SB4 | Engross
50% | Requiring a certain commitment unit to include in a notification given to a victim, victim's representative, or witness regarding the release from confinement of a sentenced defendant or child respondent the name and telephone number of the lead vict...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-21
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | HB869 | Intro
25% | Requiring a law enforcement agency that receives a certain report of a prohibited person failing a background check to notify certain victims; requiring the Secretary of State Police to notify the Maryland State Police Gun Center of certain informati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-21
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | HB302 | Intro
25% | Altering penalties relating to sexual contact between a law enforcement officer, correctional employee, or court-ordered services provider and certain individuals under certain circumstances; increasing the penalties from a misdemeanor to a felony, a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | HB1159 | Intro
25% | Authorizing the Director of the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency to issue certain fraternal organizations a license for not more than five instant ticket lottery machines; altering the distribution of proceeds from instant ticket lottery machi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-07
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | SB555 | Intro
25% | Prohibiting a person from conducting visual surveillance with prurient intent of an individual located in a residence or place of private use or accommodation without the consent of the individual; altering the penalties for the crime of visual surve...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-06
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| MD | HB963 | Intro
25% | Prohibiting a person from committing sexual solicitation of a minor or human trafficking within 5 miles of certain locations; and increasing the distance surrounding certain school property within which a person is prohibited from committing a certai...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-06
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | SB145 | Intro
25% | Authorizing an individual serving a term of confinement to petition a court to modify or reduce the sentence under certain circumstances; providing that a certain petitioner is entitled to assistance of counsel and, if indigent, representation by the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-05
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | HB935 | Intro
25% | Imposing an excise tax on certain gross receipts of certain firearms dealers derived from the sales of firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition in the State; etc.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-02
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | SB719 | Intro
25% | Prohibiting a person from committing a felony against a victim who is a minor within 5 miles of certain locations; and establishing that a violation of the Act is a felony and punishable with imprisonment up to 15 years.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| MD | SB753 | Intro
25% | Requiring a law enforcement agency that receives a report of a prohibited person failing a background check to immediately notify certain victims; requiring the Secretary of State Police to notify the Maryland State Police Gun Center of certain infor...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| MD | SB610 | Intro
25% | Authorizing a person to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication if the person has a good faith belief that the person intercepting the communication or another person is in imminent danger of becoming the victim of a crime of violence, st...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-31
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| MD | HB87 | Intro
25% | Providing that a person who is convicted of first-degree murder may be sentenced to death under certain circumstances; and establishing certain procedures relating to custody, warrant of execution, incompetency, method of execution, witnesses, certif...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-30
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | SB389 | Intro
25% | Authorizing an individual who is at least 60 years old and has been imprisoned for at least 20 years to file a motion to reduce the duration of the individual's sentence; requiring the court to conduct a hearing on a motion to reduce the duration of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-30
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| MD | HB555 | Intro
25% | Prohibiting the unauthorized dissemination of certain personal identifying information without permission, with the intent to threaten, intimidate, abuse, harass or frighten a person, or place the person in reasonable fear of death or serious bodily ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-30
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | HB724 | Intro
25% | Authorizing an individual who is serving a term of confinement to petition a court to reduce the sentence if the individual has served at least 20 years of the individuals term of confinement and at least 3 years have passed since the court decided a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-30
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | HB317 | Intro
25% | Authorizing a State's Attorney to file a motion for a reduction of sentence at any time during the period of active incarceration recommending a lesser sentence if it is in the interest of justice; authorizing an individual to file a response within ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-16
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | SB256 | Intro
25% | Altering the membership and duties of the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission; providing that a law enforcement agency may employ an individual as a police officer for a certain period only if the individual is certified or provisionall...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-15
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| MD | SB153 | Intro
25% | Requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to develop and implement a certain training program for certain transportation-sector employees, taxicab drivers, and transportation network operators on the identification and reporting of suspecte...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-15
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| MD | SB318 | Intro
25% | Authorizing a State's Attorney to file a motion for a reduction of sentence at any time during the period of active incarceration recommending a lesser sentence if it is in the interest of justice; authorizing an individual to file a response within ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-15
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
