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MDHB380Engross
50%
Repealing the prohibition on and criminal penalty related to the sale of certain contraceptives and contraceptive devices by means of a vending machine or other automatic device at a kindergarten, nursery school, or elementary or secondary school.
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2025-03-03
Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
MDHB437Intro
25%
Altering the definition of "private place" as it relates to the prohibition on conducting visual surveillance with prurient intent of an individual without the consent of the individual to include a residence.
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2025-03-03
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
MDHB445Intro
25%
Prohibiting a person from taking certain actions with the intent to interrupt or impair the functioning of a public safety answering point; prohibiting a person from taking certain actions that interrupt or impair the functioning of a public safety a...
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2025-03-03
Favorable Report by Judiciary
MDHB604Intro
25%
Prohibiting a caregiver, family member, or household member from knowingly and willfully obtaining the property of an individual the caregiver, family member, or household member knows or reasonably should know is a vulnerable or senior adult with th...
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2025-03-03
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
MDHB943Intro
25%
Prohibiting a person from committing a certain crime of malicious or fraudulent burning that causes the death of or serious physical injury to a firefighter; and establishing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a felony and on conviction ...
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2025-03-03
Favorable Report by Judiciary
MDHB179Engross
50%
Providing that multiple thefts committed by the same person in multiple counties under one scheme or continuing course of conduct may be joined and prosecuted in any county in which any one of the thefts occurred; prohibiting one or more persons from...
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2025-02-28
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDSB444Engross
50%
Requiring a person or an entity operating a gun buyback program to destroy a firearm, including all components and parts attached to the firearm, that is traded in at a certain gun buyback program; authorizing a certain person or entity to contract w...
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2025-02-28
Third Reading Passed (33-12)
MDHB1186Intro
25%
Prohibiting a person from knowingly and willfully causing another to ingest an abortion-inducing drug when the person knows or believes that the other person is pregnant and without consent, through fraud or coercion, or by force or threat of force; ...
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2025-02-27
[Hearing: Mar 11 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB1150Intro
25%
Prohibiting a person from intentionally disseminating the personal identifying information or image of an individual under the age of 25 years without express permission and with the intent to intimidate or harm the individual; and establishing that ...
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2025-02-27
[Hearing: Mar 11 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB1319Intro
25%
Prohibiting a person from knowingly or willfully obtaining or exerting unauthorized control over certain points with the intent to deprive a certain owner of the points; and providing that a person who violated the Act is guilty of a felony and on co...
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2025-02-27
[Hearing: Mar 11 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB1452Intro
25%
Altering the definition of "sexual orientation" applicable to certain hate crime statutes; and defining "hate bias incident" applicable to a certain requirement that the Department of State Police collect, analyze, and report certain information prov...
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2025-02-27
[Hearing: Mar 11 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB1248Intro
25%
Requiring certain online platforms to establish a process for an individual or an individual's representative to provide certain notice of and request the disabling of access to or removal of certain visual depictions; requiring a certain online plat...
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2025-02-27
[Hearing: Mar 11 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB1425Intro
25%
Prohibiting a person from utilizing certain personal identifying information or engaging in certain conduct in order to cause certain harm; prohibiting a person from using certain artificial intelligence or certain deepfake representations for certai...
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2025-02-27
[Hearing: Mar 11 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB1308Intro
25%
Prohibiting a person from committing a crime of violence while the person is in a medical facility or a place of worship; and providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment of up to 10 ...
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2025-02-27
[Hearing: Mar 11 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Judiciary Committee
MDSB1031Intro
25%
Increasing the penalty to up to 5 years of imprisonment or a fine or both for storing or leaving a loaded firearm in a location where the person knew or should have known that an unsupervised minor has access to the firearm.
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2025-02-25
[Hearing: Mar 11 @ 1:00 pm]
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDHB1527Intro
25%
Requiring each county to establish a certain program allowing a member of the public to submit video evidence of an alleged violation of the Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law to an appropriate enforcement unit within the jurisdiction; and requir...
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2025-02-24
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
MDSB81Engross
50%
Prohibiting a person from taking certain actions with the intent to interrupt or impair the functioning of a public safety answering point; and providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to impriso...
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2025-02-21
To House Judiciary Committee
MDSB545Engross
50%
Prohibiting a person from possessing more than 100 images of certain child pornography or possessing or viewing images of certain child pornography depicting a minor or an individual indistinguishable from an actual and identifiable child under the a...
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2025-02-21
To House Judiciary Committee
MDSB334Engross
50%
Prohibiting a person from committing a certain crime of malicious or fraudulent burning that causes the death of or serious physical injury to a firefighter; and establishing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a felony and on conviction ...
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2025-02-19
To House Judiciary Committee
MDSB348Engross
50%
Altering the definition of "private place" as it relates to the prohibition on conducting visual surveillance with prurient intent of an individual without the consent of the individual; and altering the prohibition against conducting visual surveill...
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2025-02-19
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB307Intro
25%
Requiring the operator of a vessel involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty to return to and remain at the scene until the operator has rendered certain assistance and provided certain information; establishing certain criminal penalties ...
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2025-02-17
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDHB676Intro
25%
Requiring the operator of a vessel involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty to return to and remain at the scene until the operator has rendered certain assistance and provided certain information; establishing certain criminal penalties ...
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2025-02-17
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB803Intro
25%
Prohibiting a person from knowingly distributing a computer-generated visual representation of another including a photograph, a film, a video, a digital image, or a picture, whether made or produced by electronic, mechanical, or other means.
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2025-02-17
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB805Intro
25%
Altering the prohibition against taking and breaking open a letter; providing that a person may not knowingly and intentionally open mail addressed to another without permission of the person or an authorized designee; providing certain penalties for...
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2025-02-17
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB883Intro
25%
Prohibiting a person from driving, operating, or controlling a motor vehicle or vessel in a criminally negligent manner; and providing that driving, operating, or controlling a motor vehicle or vessel in a negligent manner does not constitute a viol...
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2025-02-17
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB1000Intro
25%
Altering the definition of "permanent cemetery" to include a cemetery owned by a family or religious organization; prohibiting a person from tampering with human remains interred in a cemetery; altering certain penalties relating to prohibitions agai...
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2025-02-17
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB977Intro
25%
Increasing the maximum period of imprisonment for a first conviction for manslaughter by vehicle or vessel from 10 years to 20 years and for a second or subsequent conviction, or having been previously convicted for certain other crimes, from 15 year...
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2025-02-17
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB955Intro
25%
Providing that the distribution of a certain forged digital likeness to another constitutes a statement or communication for the purpose of an action for defamation; prohibiting a person from knowingly distributing a certain forged digital likeness u...
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2025-02-17
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDHB1074Intro
25%
Prohibiting a person from taking a certain gift card from another or receiving a gift card with the intent to use, sell, or transfer the gift card in a certain manner; prohibiting a person from receiving a gift card that the person knows was lost, mi...
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2025-02-17
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB1073Intro
25%
Prohibiting the theft of mail or packages from intended recipients; and establishing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years.
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2025-02-17
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB1081Intro
25%
Prohibiting a person from intentionally harassing, intimidating, or threatening another person while hiding or concealing their face; providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment...
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2025-02-17
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB1398Intro
25%
Prohibiting an individual from distributing heroin or fentanyl or chemical analogues of heroin or fentanyl, the use of which results in the death or serious bodily injury of another; and providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a fel...
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2025-02-17
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB1518Intro
25%
Altering the penalty for storing or leaving a loaded firearm in a location where the person knew or should have known that an unsupervised minor has access to the firearm; and providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor an...
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2025-02-17
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
MDHB1501Intro
25%
Increasing penalties for a person causing physical injury to a Baltimore City special enforcement officer, a special parking enforcement officer, or a special traffic enforcement officer while the officer is engaged in the performance of the officer'...
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2025-02-14
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
MDSB123Engross
50%
Requiring the operator of a vessel involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty stop the vessel as close as possible to the scene of the collision, accident, or casualty until the operator has rendered certain assistance and provided certain ...
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2025-02-11
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB308Intro
25%
Establishing an exception to the prohibition against entering or trespassing on real property while wearing, carrying, or transporting a firearm for a retired law enforcement official who has retired in good standing from a law enforcement agency of ...
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2025-02-10
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB683Intro
25%
Prohibiting the parent, guardian, or custodian of a child from intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or negligently acting or failing to act in a manner that results in the child committing a crime or delinquent act; requiring an individual convicted...
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2025-02-10
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB982Intro
25%
Classifying the theft of a firearm as a felony; establishing a penalty for a first conviction for theft of a firearm of imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and establishing a penalty for subsequent convictions o...
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2025-02-10
[Hearing: Mar 5 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB1190Intro
25%
Providing that a person who was a child at the time of the offense may not be found to have committed felony murder in the first degree under certain provisions of law unless the person was a principal in the first degree; and providing for a motion ...
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2025-02-10
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB1202Intro
25%
Altering the definition of "drug trafficking crime" applicable to prohibitions against possessing, using, wearing, carrying, or transporting a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime.
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2025-02-10
[Hearing: Mar 6 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB1287Intro
25%
Prohibiting a person from manufacturing, selling, offering for sale, purchasing, receiving, or transferring a certain convertible pistol; and defining "convertible pistol" as any semiautomatic pistol that can be converted into a machine gun solely by...
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2025-02-10
[Hearing: Mar 5 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB1350Intro
25%
Providing that a specified conviction from another state or a federal, military, or Native American tribal court may serve as a predicate crime for a specified enhanced penalty for certain repeat sex offenders.
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2025-02-10
[Hearing: Mar 6 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB1349Intro
25%
Prohibiting a person from using an unmanned aircraft system to enter another person's property under certain circumstances; and establishing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment no...
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2025-02-10
[Hearing: Mar 6 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB1282Intro
25%
Prohibiting a person from uploading a video depicting a crime under the laws of the State or federal law to a certain social media application with the intent to promote or condone the activity; and establishing that a person who violates the Act is ...
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2025-02-10
[Hearing: Mar 6 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB1392Intro
25%
Prohibiting an individual from smoking, vaping, or consuming cannabis in the passenger area of a motor vehicle if a minor is an occupant.
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2025-02-10
[Hearing: Mar 5 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Judiciary Committee
MDSB1009Intro
25%
Altering the penalties for a person using or possessing with intent to use, delivering or selling under certain circumstances, or manufacturing or possessing with intent to deliver or sell under certain circumstances drug paraphernalia to inject, ing...
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2025-02-10
To Senate Rules Committee
MDSB1010Intro
25%
Prohibiting a person from committing a crime of violence while the person is in a medical facility or a place of worship; and providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment of up to 10 ...
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2025-02-10
To Senate Rules Committee
MDSB11Engross
50%
Providing that multiple thefts committed by the same person in multiple counties under one scheme or continuing course of conduct may be joined and prosecuted in any county in which any one of the thefts occurred; prohibiting one or more persons from...
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2025-02-07
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB1418Intro
25%
Clarifying that gambling and betting activities that are offered or conducted online in the State are prohibited, except under certain circumstances; and requiring the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to report to certain committees of the...
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2025-02-07
[Hearing: Mar 4 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDHB1212Intro
25%
Requiring each device, tablet, or smart phone manufactured on or after January 1, 2026, activated in the State to enable a certain filter to prevent minors from accessing obscene material; prohibiting a certain person from deactivating the filter; pr...
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2025-02-06
To House Economic Matters Committee
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