SB313 - Maryland Wiretap and Electronic Surveillance Reform Workgroup
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
William Folden
Last updated 11 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Establishing the Maryland Wiretap and Electronic Surveillance Reform Workgroup to study the effectiveness of Maryland's wiretapping and electronic surveillance laws, examine current technologies, and examine ways to make certain audio and visual recordings more available; and requiring the Workgroup to report its final findings and recommendations regarding revisions to Maryland's wiretapping and electronic surveillance laws to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 1, 2025.
STATUS
Introduced
SB856 - Education - Minimum School Funding - Waiver
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Mike McKay
Last updated 10 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Providing for a waiver from minimum school funding requirements for schools with fewer than 300 students.
STATUS
Introduced
SB312 - Public Information Act - Personnel Records of Elected Officials and Joint Ethics Committee Records
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
William Folden
Last updated 11 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Establishing that certain records of elected officials are not personnel records for the purposes of inspection under the Public Information Act; and establishing that certain records of the State Ethics Commission and Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics are available for public inspection under certain circumstances.
STATUS
Introduced
SB817 - Public Safety - Missing Persons - Purple Alert Program
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Arthur Ellis, Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Last updated 8 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
Establishing a Purple Alert Program to disseminate information to assist in locating a missing person who has a cognitive impairment, mental disorder, intellectual or developmental disability, or brain injury or who is deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or late-deafened and who does not meet the criteria for activation of a Silver Alert; and authorizing the Department of State Police to consult with relevant stakeholders representing citizens with disabilities to develop regulations and procedures to carry out the Act.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB311 - Agriculture - Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Mechanism Grant Program - Expansion
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Chris West
Last updated 11 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Expanding the Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Mechanism Grant Program by making qualified nonprofit organizations that operate a farm or community garden that is on at least 250 acres, grows between 2,000,000 and 3,000,000 pounds of produce annually, supplies agricultural food products to the State's food banks and emergency food providers at no cost, and is conserved in a land conservation program eligible for grant funding; and establishing the Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Operating Fund.
STATUS
Introduced
SB318 - Criminal Procedure - Postconviction Review - Motion for Reduction of Sentence
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Chris West
Last updated 11 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
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 60 days after the filing of a motion to provide any additional information for the court to consider; requiring the court to hold a timely hearing on the motion; authorizing the court to consider certain factors when determining whether to reduce a certain sentence; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
SB135 - Workgroup to Study Funding for the Westernport Wastewater Treatment Facility - Establishment
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Arthur Ellis, Mike McKay
Last updated 7 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Workgroup to Study Funding for the Westernport Wastewater Treatment Facility to identify and examine existing funding sources that support the Facility and study whether increased funding could enhance operations at the Facility, the funding sources of comparable facilities in the region, and available and potential federal, State, and local funding sources for the Facility; and requiring the Workgroup to report, on or before December 1, 2024, its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly.
STATUS
Passed
SB46 - Condominiums - Sales Contracts - Asbestos Disclosure
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Last updated 7 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Establishing the unenforceability of contracts for the sale of condominium units that do not contain a statement by the vendor or the unit owner as to whether the vendor or owner has actual knowledge of the presence of asbestos in the condominium, including a description of the location of the asbestos, whether abatement has been performed in the condominium, and the date of any abatement.
STATUS
Passed
SB327 - Family Law - Child Custody - Determinations
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Chris West
Last updated 11 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Authorizing the court, in determining legal and physical custody in certain child custody proceedings, to consider certain factors; and authorizing the court to modify a child custody or visitation order if the court determines that there has been a material change in circumstances since the issuance of the order that relates to the needs of the child or the ability of the parents to meet those needs and that modifying the order is in the best interest of the child.
STATUS
Introduced
SB329 - Chesapeake Bay Trust - Authority to Retain Outside Counsel
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Pamela G Beidle
Last updated 11 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Altering the powers and duties of the Chesapeake Bay Trust by authorizing the Trust to retain outside counsel as necessary.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1170 - Local Government – Authorized Uses of Revenues From Development Impact Fees
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Stephen S Hershey
Last updated 10 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Authorizing the use of revenue from development impact fees to finance the capital costs for replacement, maintenance, or expansion of public works, improvements, or public facilities.
STATUS
Introduced
SB204 - Interstate Social Work Licensure Compact
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Joanne C. Benson
Last updated 11 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Entering into the Social Work Licensure Compact for the purpose of authorizing regulated social workers who hold interstate compact licenses to practice social work in member states; establishing requirements for multistate licensure; establishing the Social Work Licensure Compact Commission; and providing for withdrawal from the Compact.
STATUS
Introduced
SB424 - Criminal Procedure - Admission of Out-of-Court Statements - Assault in the Second Degree
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Mary Dulany James
Last updated 11 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Providing that during the trial of a criminal case in which a defendant is charged with an assault in the second degree, a certain statement is not excluded by the hearsay rule if the statement is offered against a party that has engaged in, directed, or conspired to commit wrongdoing that was intended to and did procure the unavailibility of the declarant of the statement, under certain circumstances.
STATUS
Introduced
SB489 - State Retirement and Pension System - Board of Trustees - Responsibilities and Duties
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Michael A. Jackson, Pensions
Last updated 7 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Clarifying the topics that may be included in certain training required for each trustee on the Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System; and providing that the Board of Trustees may satisfy a requirement to provide each member and retiree in the several systems with a personal statement that includes certain information about the several systems and the member's or retiree's benefits by providing each member and retiree the information through an online portal.
STATUS
Passed
SB74 - State Designations - State Fruit - American Persimmon
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Arthur Ellis
Last updated 9 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Designating the American persimmon as the State fruit.
STATUS
Engrossed
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