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HB745 - Family Law - Protective Orders - Stalking and Permanent Protective Orders
Emily Khoury Shetty, Juanita Sandra Bartlett, Aaron M. Kaufman
Last updated 6 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Expanding the definition of "person eligible for relief" under the domestic violence statutes to include an individual who alleges that the respondent committed stalking under certain circumstances; and altering certain provisions of law relating to the issuance of a permanent protective order.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB458 - Criminal Procedure - Protection of Identity of Minor Victim
Scott Phillips, Lauren Arikan, Jon S Cardin
Last updated 5 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Providing that a court or a party in a criminal or juvenile delinquency case may not disclose or allow inspection of an electronic or paper court filing to a nonparty to the case unless the court or the party disclosing or allowing inspection of the filing redacts all identifying information relating to a minor victim that appears in the filing, unless the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that there is good cause to order otherwise.
STATUS
Passed
HB406 - Marriage - Confidential Communication
Karen Simpson, Pamela Lanman Guzzone, Aaron M. Kaufman
Last updated 7 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Clarifying that "spouse" includes a former spouse for purposes of disclosure of confidential communications occurring during marriage; and establishing that a spouse, who is the alleged victim, is competent to disclose a confidential communication between spouses occurring during their marriage in a criminal action in which one spouse is charged with a crime against the other spouse.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB615 - Education - Prohibited Behavior on School Grounds and Property - Application
Sheila Ruth, Nick Allen, Marlon Amprey
Last updated 7 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Specifying that provisions of law prohibiting and penalizing certain disruptive and threatening behavior on certain school grounds and property do not apply to students who commit offenses at the institution they attend or students who commit offenses at another institution while participating in or attending a sporting event or other extracurricular program sponsored at that institution.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB405 - Family Law - Child Custody Evaluators - Qualifications and Training
Aaron M. Kaufman, Nick Allen, Lauren Arikan
Last updated 8 months ago
26 Co-Sponsors
Specifying certain qualifications and training necessary for an individual to be appointed or approved by a court as a custody evaluator; specifying that certain expert evidence is admissible in certain child custody and visitation proceedings under certain circumstances; and requiring a court, in any action in which child support, custody, or visitation is at issue to provide information to the parties regarding the role, availability, and cost of a custody evaluator.
STATUS
Introduced
HB696 - Primary and Secondary Education - Breakfast and Lunch Programs - Universal Expansion Report
Julie Palakovich Carr, Nick Allen, Dalya Attar
Last updated 6 months ago
62 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the State Department of Education, on or before December 1, 2024, to report to the General Assembly on the cost to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students in public schools in the State.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB445 - Minors Convicted as Adults - Sentencing - Transfer to Juvenile Court
Karen Simpson
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Establishing a presumption that the sentencing of a minor convicted as an adult should be transferred to the juvenile court, under certain circumstances, and authorizing the court to do so; and requiring the juvenile court to make a juvenile determination under certain circumstances.
STATUS
Introduced
HB420 - State and Local Parks - Play Area Accessibility - Recreation Communication Boards Pilot Program
Mary A. Lehman, Catherine M. Forbes, Michele Guyton
Last updated 5 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources and local governing bodies to construct communication boards in certain newly constructed public play areas; defining "communication board" as a device that displays photos, symbols, or illustrations to enable individuals with limited language skills to communicate; establishing the Maryland Recreation Communication Boards Pilot Program, subject to funding, to improve play area accessibility by covering the cost of purchasing and installing communication boards at State and local parks; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB141 - Criminal Procedure - Child Victims - Testimony in Child Abuse Cases
Jesse Tyler Pippy, Karen Simpson, Lauren Arikan
Last updated 7 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Altering a certain requirement under which a court is authorized to order that the testimony of a child victim be taken outside a courtroom and shown in the courtroom by closed circuit television in certain child abuse cases.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB115 - Criminal Procedure - Victims' Rights - Notification of Release From Confinement (Jaycee Webster Victims' Rights Act)
Aaron M. Kaufman, Jared Scott Solomon, Dalya Attar
Last updated 5 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Requiring a certain commitment unit to include in a notification given to a victim, victim's representative, or witness regarding the release from confinement of a sentenced defendant or child respondent the telephone number of the Maryland Crime Victims Resource Center.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Maryland district HD-003
COMMITTEES
Maryland House
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Unfortunately I do not have access to the copyrighted biography content you referenced. However, here is a summarized version avoiding any verbatim quotes: Karen Simpson is a politician currently serving as a Democratic member of the Missouri House of Representatives. She represents District 80, having first been elected in 2012. Simpson serves on several House committees related to health care, taxation, and economic development. Prior to becoming a state legislator, she had a long career as a nurse and nursing administrator. Simpson earned her BSN and MSN degrees in nursing and has over 40 years of experience in the field. She has focused much of her political agenda on health care issues, including Medicaid expansion in Missouri.read less
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