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MDHB5PassProhibiting a person from committing the common law crime of indecent exposure; prohibiting a person from, with prurient intent, committing the common law crime of indecent exposure when the person knows or reasonably should know that a minor is pres...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 858
MDHB99PassProhibiting an individual from knowingly and with a certain intent soliciting a minor or law enforcement officer posing as a minor to engage in certain prohibited sexual acts with the minor by a certain means.
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 835
MDHB496PassRequiring certain facts to be considered when determining whether a lack of consent exists for the purposes of determining certain sexual crimes; altering the elements of second-degree rape to remove the requirement of use of force or threat of force...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 761
MDHB544PassAltering the statute of limitations applicable to the crime of sexual extortion to be 5 years; altering the statute of limitations applicable to the crime of stalking to be 10 years; providing that the State may institute a prosecution for revenge po...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 773
MDHB810PassAltering the term "rapid fire trigger activator" to be "rapid fire activator"; adding "switch/auto-sear" to the definition of "rapid fire activator" for purposes of certain prohibitions on rapid fire activators; and prohibiting a person from transpor...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 713
MDHB763PassAltering the membership of the Commission on Hate Crime Response and Prevention.
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 939
MDHB1063PassAltering the definition of "underlying crime" that is applicable to certain prohibitions against participation in criminal organizations.
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 934
MDHB1171PassProhibiting the sale of natural membrane condoms, rather than all nonlatex condoms, through a vending machine or other automatic device; excluding the violation of a certain provision of the Act from certain penalties; and authorizing registered nurs...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 933
MDHB382PassEstablishing exceptions to certain criminal prohibitions against trespass on property and the civil tort of trespass for professional land surveyors, and agents and employees of professional land surveyors, who enter the property of another to practi...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 607
MDHB664PassAuthorizing a certain protected individual or the Office of Information Privacy in the Administrative Office of the Courts to request that a governmental entity or person not publish personal information of the individual on the Internet, social medi...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 414
MDHB346Engross

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Authorizing a person who is at least 21 years age to manufacture a personal use amount of cannabis products or concentrated cannabis for personal use or adult sharing at a private residence if the manufacturing process does not involve the use of a v...
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2024-04-08
Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Carter) Adopted
MDHB948Engross

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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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2024-04-08
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDHB1062Intro

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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...
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2024-04-08
Motion Special Order until Later This Session (Delegate Pippy) Adopted
MDHB1180Engross

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Prohibiting licensees that sell cigarettes, other tobacco products, or electronic smoking devices at retail from displaying cigarettes, other tobacco products, or electronic smoking devices for sale unless the products are located behind a counter; r...
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2024-04-08
To Senate Rules Committee
MDHB667Engross

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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...
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2024-04-05
To Senate Rules Committee
MDHB145Engross

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Establishing that the statute of limitations for a prosecution relating to harassment by distribution of a deep fake image is 5 years after the victim knew or should have known of the violation; establishing that it is harassment for a person to dist...
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2024-03-20
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDHB128Engross

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Prohibiting a person from intentionally threatening to physically harm a witness or retaliating against a witness or intentionally soliciting another to threaten a witness or retaliate against a witness to affect testimony before a legislative body i...
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2024-03-20
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDHB892Engross

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Prohibiting a person from knowingly recruiting, harboring, transporting, or obtaining an individual for the purpose of appropriating the government benefits of an individual for the benefit of the person or another through deception, coercion, exploi...
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2024-03-20
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDHB288Engross

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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...
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2024-03-18
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDHB321Engross

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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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2024-03-18
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDHB1041Engross

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Defining "disability" as it relates to laws prohibiting hate crimes; and prohibiting a person from committing or attempting to commit certain crimes motivated either in whole or in substantial part by another person's religion.
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2024-03-18
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDHB70Engross

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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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2024-03-08
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDHB439Intro

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Adding a certain intent requirement to the elements of the crime of first degree assault, with regard to committing an assault with a firearm.
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2024-03-04
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDHB1301Intro

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Requiring a business that does not want firearms on the business's property to post a clear and conspicuous sign at the main or any secondary entrance of the business at least 24 inches from the edge of the entryway and 4 feet off the ground.
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2024-03-04
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDHB683Intro

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Specifying that certain crimes involving homicide or life-threatening injury by motor vehicle or vessel are violent crimes for the purpose of parole eligibility; increasing penalties for certain crimes involving homicide or life-threatening injury by...
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2024-02-21
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB1469Intro

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Prohibiting a person from intentionally causing physical injury to another if the person knows or has reason to know that the other is an official, umpire, referee, or judge officiating at a sporting event; authorizing a police officer to arrest a pe...
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2024-02-14
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
MDHB1245Intro

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Prohibiting an individual from distributing heroin or fentanyl or chemical analogues of heroin or fentanyl without the lawful authority to do so, the use of which results in the death or serious bodily injury of another.
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2024-02-13
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB1419Intro

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Prohibiting the intentional fraudulent sale, conveyance, or lease or attempted sale, conveyance, or lease of real property by a person who does not own the real property; prohibiting the acquisition, sale, or conveyance or the attempted acquisition, ...
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2024-02-13
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB1460Intro

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Prohibiting a person from intentionally disseminating the personal identifying information or image of a minor without express permission and with the intent to intimidate or harm the minor; and establishing that a person who violates the Act is guil...
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2024-02-12
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
MDHB302Intro

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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...
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2024-02-10
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB316Intro

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Establishing that a violation of a condition of probation, parole, or mandatory supervision that involves the use or possession of a firearm is not a technical violation for certain purposes; requiring the Commissioner of Correction to provide a cert...
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2024-02-10
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB684Intro

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Establishing a certain intent element for wearing, carrying, or transporting a handgun in certain prohibited places; repealing a certain rebuttable presumption that a person transporting a handgun under certain circumstances transports the handgun kn...
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2024-02-10
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB1111Intro

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Repealing an exclusion of conduct involving the use of a motor vehicle applicable to the crime of reckless endangerment.
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2024-02-10
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB1209Intro

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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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2024-02-10
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB1311Intro

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Requiring, beginning January 1, 2025, all devices activated in the State to enable a certain filter to prevent minors from accessing obscene material; prohibiting a certain person from deactivating the filter; providing that a manufacturer of a devic...
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2024-02-09
To House Economic Matters Committee
MDHB1057Intro

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Establishing the Task Force to Study the Use and Possession of De Minimis Quantities of Controlled Dangerous Substances; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by October 1, 20...
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2024-02-07
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB797Intro

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Prohibiting a person, with the intent to promote a certain crime or with the intent to conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, ownership, or control of proceeds of a certain crime, from taking certain actions with respect to the proceeds de...
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2024-02-06
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB758Intro

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Establishing second degree assault of an employee or a subcontractor of a public or private elementary or secondary school as a crime of violence for certain purposes.
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2024-02-06
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB963Intro

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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...
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2024-02-06
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB941Intro

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Altering the mental state required as an element of certain threat crimes and stalking from knowledge to recklessness.
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2024-02-06
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB946Intro

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Prohibiting the theft of mail or packages from intended recipients.
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2024-02-06
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB264Intro

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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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2024-02-05
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB671Intro

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Altering the definition of "item" relating to the prohibition against displaying or distributing obscene material to minors to include a drawing or illustration; and prohibiting certain public schools from displaying certain obscene material under ce...
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2024-01-31
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDHB87Intro

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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...
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2024-01-30
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB441Intro

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Substituting civil penalties in place of criminal penalties for certain offenses relating to possessing, possessing with the intent to distribute, and cultivating cannabis and manufacturing cannabis products.
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2024-01-30
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB555Intro

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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 ...
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2024-01-30
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB547Intro

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Prohibiting a person from committing a crime of violence while the person is in an educational facility, a medical facility, or a place of worship.
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2024-01-30
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB659Intro

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Establishing the felony of theft of a handgun; and establishing a penalty for theft of a handgun of, for a first conviction, imprisonment of up to 5 years or a fine of up to $1,000 or both and, for a second or subsequent conviction, imprisonment of u...
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2024-01-30
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB706Intro

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Repealing the prohibition against 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 inje...
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2024-01-30
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB672Intro

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Requiring a website operator or other person who displays, exhibits, sells, shows, or advertises for sale obscene material to adhere to certain age verification standards.
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2024-01-29
To House Economic Matters Committee
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