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MDSB391Engross
50%
Altering the statute of limitations applicable to the crime of sexual extortion to be 5 years and the crime of stalking to be 10 years; providing that the State may institute a prosecution for revenge porn at any time; and providing that, for purpose...
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2024-03-29
Favorable Report by Judiciary
MDSB480Engross
50%
Prohibiting a person from knowingly and willfully making a threat to harm an election official or an immediate family member of an election official because of the election official's role in administering the election process; and establishing that ...
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2024-03-29
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
MDSB575Engross
50%
Authorizing 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 protected individual on the Internet, s...
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2024-03-29
Favorable Report by Judiciary
MDSB1Engross
50%
Altering a certain charge that may be assessed to a public service company; providing for the recovery of certain costs through rates; establishing an energy salesperson license for certain persons that offer or sell electricity or gas supply agreeme...
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2024-03-28
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
MDSB65Engross
50%
Prohibiting a person from possessing more than 100 images of certain child pornography or possessing images of certain child pornography depicting a minor or an individual indistinguishable from an actual minor younger than 13 years of age; providing...
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2024-03-28
To House Judiciary Committee
MDSB123Engross
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...
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2024-03-28
To House Judiciary Committee
MDSB130Engross
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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2024-03-28
Second Reading Passed
MDSB273Engross
50%
Prohibiting a person from intentionally operating an unmanned aircraft over a correctional facility to record images of the facility without the authorization of the managing official of the correctional facility or the Secretary of Public Safety and...
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2024-03-28
To House Judiciary Committee
MDSB229Engross
50%
Altering the maximum civil penalty to which an unauthorized insurer or person that violates certain provisions of State insurance law is subject for each violation; and altering the maximum civil penalty that the Maryland Insurance Commissioner may i...
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2024-03-28
Second Reading Passed
MDSB379Engross
50%
Extending the Task Force to Study Crime Classification and renaming it to be the Task Force to Study Crime Reclassification and Penalties; requiring the Task Force to study the penalties for crimes and civil offenses under State law, the potential ne...
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2024-03-28
To House Judiciary Committee
MDSB525Engross
50%
Altering the requirement that an employer disclose certain wage information to an applicant for employment; requiring an employer to disclose certain wage information in certain postings and to certain employees at certain times; requiring an employe...
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2024-03-28
Second Reading Passed
MDSB607Engross
50%
Authorizing the imposition of certain summary punishment of a police officer for a minor violation of law enforcement agency rules and regulations that does not involve an interaction between the police officer and a member of the public if the facts...
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2024-03-28
To House Judiciary Committee
MDSB648Engross
50%
Prohibiting a person from serving or acting as a contractor, a subcontractor, or a broker between a contractor and subcontractor during the 5-year period immediately following the date the person was convicted of an offense constituting criminal malf...
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2024-03-28
Second Reading Passed
MDSB675Engross
50%
Requiring the State Board of Individual Tax Preparers, on or before January 1, 2026, to publish on the Board's website a certain code of ethics and certain rules of professional conduct; requiring the Board to notify the Field Enforcement Bureau of t...
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2024-03-28
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDSB684Enroll
75%
Altering certain reporting requirements on health insurance carriers relating to compliance with the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act; altering requirements for certain analyses of nonquantitative treatment limitations required o...
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2024-03-28
Returned Passed
MDSB784Engross
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.
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2024-03-28
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDSB1009Engross
50%
Establishing the Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances to study and make recommendations related to the use of natural psychedelic substances; and requiring the Task Force to submit a report of its findings and recommendatio...
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2024-03-28
Second Reading Passed
MDSB315Engross
50%
Prohibiting a person from committing a violation of a certain provision of law governing the right-of-way of a bicycle, a motor scooter, or an electronic personal assistive mobility device lawfully in a designated bike lane or shoulder that contribut...
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2024-03-27
Second Reading Passed
MDSB442Engross
50%
Altering certain penalties and points assessments for certain motor vehicle violations related to participation in a race or speed contest; prohibiting a person from engaging in exhibition driving on any highway or private property that is used for d...
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2024-03-27
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
MDSB585Engross
50%
Requiring the operator of a vessel involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty to return to and remain at the scene of the collision, accident, or casualty until the operator has rendered certain assistance and provided certain information; ...
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2024-03-27
To House Judiciary Committee
MDSB738Engross
50%
Establishing a State policy that local school systems operate their school library media programs consistent with certain standards; requiring each local school system to develop a policy and procedures to review objections to materials in a school l...
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2024-03-27
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDSB969Engross
50%
Establishing the Stream Restoration Contractors Licensing Board; requiring a person to be licensed as a stream restoration contractor or be employed by an individual or entity that is licensed as a stream restoration contractor before the person perf...
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2024-03-27
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
MDSB100Engross
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 of the thefts occurred; prohibiting one or more persons from com...
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2024-03-21
[Hearing: Apr 1 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Judiciary Committee
MDSB171Engross
50%
Adding gas and electric utility services to the types of services for which certain landlords are required to provide a certain notice in a written lease and a copy of a certain receipt or bill summary under certain circumstances.
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2024-03-21
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDSB268Engross
50%
Altering the enforcement and after-the-fact application approval procedures required as minimum elements of a local jurisdiction's Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Program to apply to all critical area violations; repealing the 30-d...
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2024-03-21
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDSB504Engross
50%
Requiring recreational vehicle dealers to hold a dealer agreement with a recreational vehicle manufacturer to sell the manufacturer's recreational vehicles in the State; establishing licensing requirements for a recreational vehicle manufacturer, dis...
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2024-03-21
[Hearing: Apr 3 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDSB522Engross
50%
Increasing from $1,000 to $5,000 the maximum amount of a civil or criminal fine that may be imposed by a charter county to enforce certain local laws enacted by the county.
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2024-03-21
[Hearing: Apr 2 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDSB683Engross
50%
Specifying the maximum amounts of certain fees relating to tree expert licensing established by the Department of Natural Resources by regulation; and authorizing the Department to permanently revoke or temporarily suspend a tree expert license if th...
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2024-03-21
[Hearing: Apr 3 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDSB915Engross
50%
Altering the regulatory approach for controlling invasive plant species in the State, including repealing certain provisions of law relating to a two-tiered regulatory approach and requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a list of prohibi...
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2024-03-21
[Hearing: Apr 3 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDSB1055Engross
50%
Prohibiting, unless authorized by the Department of Agriculture, a person from keeping more than 5 roosters per acre on a single property or more than a total of 25 roosters on a single property beginning January 1, 2026, subject to certain exception...
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2024-03-21
[Hearing: Apr 3 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDSB1074Engross
50%
Establishing a food processing residuals utilization permit; prohibiting a person from utilizing food processing residuals in the State unless the person obtains a permit; requiring the Department of Agriculture to provide a certain notice and inform...
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2024-03-21
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDSB1107Engross
50%
Establishing the Study on the Establishment of a Homeless Shelter Licensing Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the Study to review current habitability and admissions standards of homeless shelters in the State;...
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2024-03-21
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDSB1124Intro
25%
Requiring that the conflict of interest provisions enacted by Calvert County include certain provisions relating to judicial relief for certain violations of the county's conflict of interest provisions; and requiring Calvert County to enact a law or...
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2024-03-21
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDSB1150Intro
25%
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; and providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a felony, and in addition to any other p...
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2024-03-21
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDSB1158Intro
25%
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; and providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a felony and, in addition to any other p...
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2024-03-21
[Hearing: Apr 2 @ 1:00 pm]
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDSB1067Engross
50%
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to place and use 16 speed monitoring systems on Interstate 695 in Baltimore County, except that only 4 may be operated at any given time; requiring that fines collected in Baltimore County as a result of v...
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2024-03-21
[Hearing: Apr 2 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDSB740Engross
50%
Altering the time period within which a court may prohibit a person convicted under certain circumstances of operating a vessel while under the influence of alcohol from operating a vessel on the waters of the State; requiring the Department of Natur...
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2024-03-21
[Hearing: Apr 3 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDSB17Engross
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...
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2024-03-20
To House Judiciary Committee
MDSB373Engross
50%
Altering the prohibition against taking and breaking a letter; prohibiting the theft of mail under certain circumstances; prohibiting a person from possessing an arrow key with the intent to use or allow the use of the arrow key in the commission of ...
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2024-03-20
[Hearing: Apr 1 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Judiciary Committee
MDSB500Engross
50%
Altering the qualifications for an award from the Child Care Career and Professional Development Fund to include a service obligation to work in an approved child care setting for at least 20 hours per week; requiring the Office of Child Care to prio...
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2024-03-20
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDSB541Engross
50%
Regulating the manner in which a controller or a processor in possession of a consumer's personal data may process the consumer's personal data; authorizing a consumer to exercise certain rights in regards to the consumer's personal data; requiring a...
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2024-03-20
To House Economic Matters Committee
MDSB571Engross
50%
Requiring a certain entity that offers an online product reasonably likely to be accessed by children to complete a certain data protection impact assessment by April 1, 2026; requiring a certain entity to maintain documentation of certain risks asso...
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2024-03-20
To House Economic Matters Committee
MDSB744Engross
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...
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2024-03-20
To House Judiciary Committee
MDSB760Engross
50%
Prohibiting a merchant from selling a certain open- or closed-loop gift card to a consumer unless the merchant meets certain requirements; requiring a certain merchant to provide training to all employees of the merchant on identifying and responding...
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2024-03-20
To House Economic Matters Committee
MDSB1056Engross
50%
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 located behind a counter; requiring certain ...
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2024-03-20
To House Economic Matters Committee
MDSB468Engross
50%
Requiring a private home detention monitoring agency to notify the court within 24 hours after a defendant subject to home monitoring as a condition of pretrial release has violated a condition of home detention monitoring; requiring a private home d...
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2024-03-20
[Hearing: Apr 1 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Judiciary Committee
MDSB1092Engross
50%
Increasing the motor vehicle registration emergency medical system surcharge to $40.00 per year for certain motor vehicles; altering certain provisions of law related to the Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund, including provisions related to the...
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2024-03-20
To House Appropriations Committee
MDSB216Engross
50%
Increasing, from $10,000 to $25,000, the cap on penalties for an employer's failure to secure required workers' compensation insurance or comply with an order of the State Workers' Compensation Commission regarding an employer's failure to secure req...
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2024-03-19
To House Economic Matters Committee
MDSB298Engross
50%
Authorizing the State Board of Electricians to impose a civil penalty of up to $5,000 instead of or in addition to reprimanding a licensee or suspending or revoking a license for certain violations; requiring the Board to consider certain factors to ...
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2024-03-19
To House Economic Matters Committee
MDSB890Engross
50%
Altering certain benefits that a certain individual who has been erroneously convicted of a crime is entitled to receive; requiring the State to notify a certain individual of certain information in writing under certain circumstances when the State ...
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2024-03-19
To House Judiciary Committee
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