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MDSB54PassRepealing the crime of unnatural or perverted sexual practice.
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2023-05-28
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 797
MDHB131PassRepealing the crime of unnatural or perverted sexual practice.
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2023-05-28
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 796
MDHB13PassProviding that a person who is the victim of an act that would constitute a violation of certain hate crime laws may bring a civil action against the person or persons who committed the act in a court of competent jurisdiction; and authorizing the co...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 744
MDSB5PassProviding that a person who is the victim of an act that would constitute a violation of certain hate crime laws may bring a civil action against the person or persons who committed the act in a court of competent jurisdiction; and authorizing the co...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 745
MDSB1PassProhibiting a person from knowingly wearing, carrying, or transporting a firearm in certain locations; prohibiting a person from wearing, carrying, or transporting a firearm onto certain property unless the owner or owner's agent has given certain pe...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 680
MDSB37PassProviding that any unpaid court fees or costs are not a bar to a certain expungement; requiring a court to waive certain court fees and costs when ordering or effecting a certain expungement; adding malicious destruction of property to the list of mi...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 683
MDSB57PassAltering the list of crimes included within a certain definition of "crime of violence" to include sexual abuse of a minor if the offender is at least 21 years old and the victim is under the age of 16 years; and requiring a sentence for certain pers...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 691
MDSB115PassEstablishing that the jurisdiction of the juvenile court is concurrent with that of a federal court sitting in the State over certain proceedings involving violations of federal law by a child under certain circumstances.
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 726
MDHB164PassAltering the list of crimes included within a certain definition of "crime of violence" to include sexual abuse of a minor if the offender is at least 21 years old and the victim is under the age of 16 years; and requiring a sentence for certain pers...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 692
MDHB185PassProhibiting the State Board of Education from issuing a certificate of approval to noncollegiate educational institutions that do not have a policy prohibiting the administration of corporal punishment; requiring regulations adopted by the State Boar...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 671
MDHB189PassClarifying the language of provisions of law requiring the expungement of certain records maintained by the State or a political subdivision of the State relating to the charging of certain offenses under certain circumstances and notification of a c...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 684
MDSB173PassClarifying the language of provisions of law requiring the expungement of certain records maintained by the State or a political subdivision of the State relating to the charging of certain offenses under certain circumstances and notification of a c...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 685
MDSB209PassEstablishing the Task Force to Study Crime Classification to study and make recommendations regarding a method for classifying crimes and civil offenses under State law and to identify and logically categorize all crimes and civil offenses that exist...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 712
MDHB297PassAltering procedures that a law enforcement officer and a court are required to follow when the law enforcement officer or court has reason to believe that a child who has been detained is a victim of sex trafficking or a victim of human trafficking; ...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 687
MDSB290PassExpanding the investigative jurisdiction of the Independent Investigations Division of the Office of the Attorney General to include a police-involved incident resulting in serious bodily injury to an individual that is not otherwise within the juris...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 632
MDSB292PassAltering procedures that a law enforcement officer and a court are required to follow when the law enforcement officer or court has reason to believe that a child who has been detained is a victim of sex trafficking or a victim of human trafficking; ...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 686
MDHB427PassAltering certain provisions relating to immunity from criminal arrest, charge, or prosecution for a person experiencing a medical emergency after ingesting or using alcohol or drugs.
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 717
MDSB340PassProhibiting a person from making or causing to be made a false statement, report, or complaint to a governmental emergency report recipient with reckless disregard of causing bodily harm to an individual as a direct result of a response to the statem...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 699
MDSB542PassProhibiting a person from selling an essential good or service for more than a certain increase in price during and for a certain time after a certain state of emergency; and requiring the Secretary of State to establish an electronic notification sy...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 631
MDSB546PassAltering certain provisions relating to immunity from criminal arrest, charge, or prosecution for a person experiencing a medical emergency after ingesting or using alcohol or drugs.
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 718
MDSB611PassEstablishing the Environmental and Natural Resources Crimes Unit of the Office of the Attorney General to investigate and prosecute cases against persons that violate State criminal environmental and natural resources laws; requiring, on or before No...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 689
MDSB840PassEstablishing the Protecting Against Hate Crimes Grant Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to make grants to nonprofit organizations, including faith-based organizations, to provide security enhancements to protect against hate crimes; requiring the Ex...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 746
MDSB858PassAltering a certain provision relating to the storage of firearms and ammunition in a location that can be accessed by an unsupervised child; and requiring the Deputy Secretary for Public Health Services to develop a youth suicide prevention and firea...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 622
MDHB749PassEstablishing that the jurisdiction of the juvenile court is concurrent with that of a federal court sitting in the State over certain proceedings involving violations of federal law by a child on a military installation if the federal court waives ex...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 727
MDHB745PassProhibiting a person from making or causing to be made a false statement, report, or complaint to a governmental emergency report recipient with reckless disregard of causing bodily harm to an individual as a direct result of a response to the statem...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 698
MDHB775PassProhibiting a person from selling an essential good or service for more than a certain increase in price during and for a certain time after a certain state of emergency; and requiring the Secretary of State to establish an electronic notification sy...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 630
MDSB760PassRequiring an individual who provides security guard services to the individual's employer to be certified as a security guard, subject to a certain exception; regulating certain security guard employers; altering the certification and renewal standar...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 763
MDHB874PassEstablishing the Environmental and Natural Resources Crimes Unit of the Office of the Attorney General to investigate and prosecute cases against persons that violate State criminal environmental and natural resources laws; and requiring the Attorney...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 690
MDHB1079PassAltering the duties and responsibilities of the Prince George's County Board of Education and certain officers of the county board; altering the voting authority of the student board member; requiring the county board to retain counsel and pay certai...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 793
MDHB1066PassEstablishing the Commission on Hate Crime Response and Prevention to develop strategies to prevent and respond to hate crime activity and evaluate State laws and policies relating to hate crimes; and requiring the Commission to report to the General ...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 773
MDHB1175PassAuthorizing a person to file a petition for expungement of certain criminal records based on a conviction for certain hunting offenses.
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 784
MDHB1288PassAltering the circumstances under which the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission is required to disqualify an applicant who committed a crime involving moral turpitude from holding a video lottery employee license.
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 663
MDSB226PassProhibiting a person from knowingly or intentionally accessing and intentionally viewing a certain visual representation of a child under the age of 16 years.
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 759
MDSB74PassEstablishing that certain previous convictions for drunk or drugged operation of a vehicle or vessel and grossly negligent manslaughter by vehicle or vessel under certain provisions of law constitute prior convictions for the purpose of determining c...
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2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 553
MDHB483PassEstablishing that certain previous convictions for drunk or drugged operation of a vehicle or vessel and grossly negligent manslaughter by vehicle or vessel under certain provisions of law constitute prior convictions for the purpose of determining c...
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2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 552
MDHB260PassEstablishing a licensing and regulatory system for sign language interpreters under the State Board of Sign Language Interpreters in the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; establishing the Sign Language Interpreters Fund to be used exclusively t...
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2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 270
MDSB346PassEstablishing a licensing and regulatory system for sign language interpreters under the State Board of Sign Language Interpreters in the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; establishing the Sign Language Interpreters Fund to be used exclusively t...
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2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 269
MDHB556PassRenaming the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission to be the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission; establishing the Maryland Cannabis Administration as an independent unit of State government; establishing a regulatory and licensing system for adult-us...
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2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 254
MDSB516PassRenaming the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission to be the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission; establishing the Maryland Cannabis Administration as an independent unit of State government; establishing a regulatory and licensing system for adult-us...
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2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 255
MDSB582PassEstablishing the Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access to make recommendations to provide appropriate, accessible, and comprehensive behavioral health services that are available on demand to individuals in the State; establishing...
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2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 290
MDHB1148PassEstablishing the Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access to make recommendations to provide appropriate, accessible, and comprehensive behavioral health services that are available on demand to individuals in the State; establishing...
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2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 291
MDSB131PassModifying certain reporting requirements for practicability and efficiency; and repealing certain reporting requirements that are unnecessary, obsolete, duplicative, or inefficient.
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2023-04-11
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 48
MDHB124PassModifying certain reporting requirements for practicability and efficiency; and repealing certain reporting requirements that are unnecessary, obsolete, duplicative, or inefficient.
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2023-04-11
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 47
MDHB135Engross
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Specifying that manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possessing certain large quantities of certain controlled dangerous substances is a felony; authorizing a certain person serving a certain term of confinement for an offense relating to volu...
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2023-04-10
Third Reading Passed (32-14)
MDHB212Engross
50%
Prohibiting a person from committing the common law crime of indecent exposure; providing a penalty of imprisonment of up to three years or a fine of up to $1,000 or both; prohibiting a person from, with prurient intent, committing the common law cri...
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2023-04-10
Third Reading Passed (31-0)
MDSB192Engross
50%
Establishing requirements, procedures, and prohibitions relating to the use of facial recognition technology by a law enforcement agency under certain circumstances; requiring The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to develop and a...
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2023-04-10
Third Reading Passed (121-9)
MDSB208Engross
50%
Prohibiting 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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2023-04-10
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
MDHB307Engross
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Altering a certain provision relating to the storage of firearms and ammunition in a location that can be accessed by an unsupervised child; and requiring the Deputy Secretary for Public Health Services to develop a youth suicide prevention and firea...
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2023-04-10
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDHB1055Engross
50%
Requiring an individual who provides security guard services to the individual's employer to be certified as a security guard, subject to a certain exception; regulating certain security guard employers; altering the certification and renewal standar...
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2023-04-10
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
MDHB1243Engross
50%
Establishing the Protecting Against Hate Crimes Grant Fund to make grants to nonprofit organizations, including faith-based organizations, to provide security enhancements to protect against hate crimes; requiring a minimum set-aside of $1,000,000 ea...
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2023-04-10
To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
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