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SB1030 - Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Good Cause
Jill P Carter
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Authorizing a court to grant a petition for expungement of records relating to a certain conviction at any time on a showing of good cause; and specifying certain criteria for consideration of expungement for good cause.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1033 - Maryland Building Performance Standards - Local Requests for Guidance - Religious Considerations
Jill P Carter
Last updated 5 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor, on request of a local juridiction and in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, to provide guidance for the implementation and enforcement of the Maryland Building Performance Standards in relation to any religious observance, practice, or belief.
STATUS
Passed
SB1031 - Civil Actions - Lead Poisoning - Liability and Statute of Limitations (Maryland Lead Poisoning Compensation Act)
Jill P Carter
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Establishing that an action against the owner or manager of certain property to recover certain damages arising from injuries suffered as a result of lead poisoning may be filed at any time; establishing strict liability for the owner or manager of a property with lead-based paint hazards resulting in lead poisoning of another; establishing that limitations on certain damages awarded to a prevailing plaintiff do not apply to a claim under the Act; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
SB948 - State Correctional Facilities - Incarcerated Individuals - Costs of Telephone Communications
Jeff D. Waldstreicher, Jill P Carter
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Providing that a State correctional facility is responsible for the payment of costs charged by a telephone service provider under certain circumstances; providing that a State correctional facility and a telephone service provider may not charge an incarcerated individual or a third party under certain circumstances; and providing that an incarcerated individual's access to or use of telephone equipment and telephone services may not supplant time that the incarcerated individual is entitled to in-person visitation.
STATUS
Introduced
SB575 - Court Personnel - Protection of Personal Information (Judge Andrew F. Wilkinson Judicial Security Act)
Paul Corderman, William C. Smith, Chris West
Last updated 5 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
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, social media, or social networks or remove the information from any existing publication; specifying certain procedures for the protection of personal information of a protected individual; authorizing certain relief for a violation of the Act; etc.
STATUS
Passed
SB620 - Resources and Education for All Prisons (REAP) Act
Jill P Carter
Last updated 4 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to assist incarcerated individuals in accessing federal Pell Grants for higher education; requiring the Department to set goals for the number of incarcerated individuals in certain education programs, establish tracking systems relating to the number of incarcerated individuals and their progress in certain education programs, and forward certain data to the Maryland Higher Education Commission; etc.
STATUS
Passed
SB618 - Economic Development - Maryland Stadium Authority - Creation of Pimlico Site Master Plan
Jill P Carter
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Requiring the Maryland Stadium Authority to create a master plan to develop the Pimlico site property that does not include the racing facility site, conduct a certain economic market study, and hold a certain design competition for the site; requiring the Authority to consult with stakeholders during each phase of planning, designing, and developing the site; requiring the Authority, beginning by December 1, 2025, to report to certain entities on the progress of the Pimlico site master plan; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
SB642 - Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program
Benjamin T. Brooks, James C. Rosapepe, Charles Anthony Muse
Last updated 8 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program to increase the reuse and recycling of beverage containers and reduce the litter, pollution, and costs associated with beverage containers; prohibiting a producer from selling, offering for sale, or distributing in or importing into the State a redeemable beverage container unless the producer is registered with the Department of the Environment, pays a certain fee, and is part of a certain stewardship organization; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
SB169 - Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Program and Fund
Cheryl C. Kagan, Malcolm L. Augustine, Jack Bailey
Last updated 7 months ago
37 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Program in the Maryland Energy Administration to provide financial assistance in the form of no-interest loans to nonprofit organizations for the planning, purchase, and installation of qualifying energy systems; establishing the Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Fund; authorizing, in fiscal year 2026, the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $5,000,000 for the Fund; etc.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB646 - General Provisions – Commemorative Days – Hip Hop Day of Service
Jill P Carter, Cory V. McCray
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim November 18 as Hip Hop Day of Service; and requiring the proclamation to urge citizens and organizations to observe Hip Hop Day of Service with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Maryland district SD-041
COMMITTEES
Maryland Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Jill P. Carter is a Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 41. She was first elected to the chamber in 2003. Carter earned her B.A. in English from Loyola College in Maryland in 1987. She went on to receive her J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 1990. Carter worked as an attorney before joining the House of Delegates. She served on the Baltimore City Council from 1999 to 2003.read less
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Maryland Senate from Maryland
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