Rep Karen Simpson (HD-003)
Maryland Housesince 10 months
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HB544 - Criminal Law - Sexual Extortion, Stalking, and Revenge Porn - Statute of Limitations and In Banc Review
Vanessa Atterbeary, Charlotte Agnes Crutchfield, Catherine M. Forbes
Last updated 7 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Altering the statute of limitations applicable to the crime of sexual extortion to be 5 years; altering the statute of limitations applicable to 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 purposes of the Maryland Constitution, a person who commits revenge porn shall be deemed to have committed a misdemeanor whose punishment is confinement in the penitentiary and may reserve a point or question for a certain in banc review.
STATUS
Passed
HB575 - Criminal Procedure - Victim Compensation - Alterations (Victim Compensation Reform Act of 2024)
Nick Allen, Tiffany T. Alston, Marlon Amprey
Last updated 7 months ago
51 Co-Sponsors
Altering the composition of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board; altering certain duties, powers, and procedures for the Board to make awards to victims of crime; altering the powers and duties of certain employees; altering the amount and types of awards the Board is authorized to make to certain victims of crime; authorizing reconsideration and judicial review of decisions of the Board; authorizing the Governor to include certain funding in the annual budget bill for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB404 - Public Safety - Wellness Checks - Requirements (Gabriel's Law)
Jamila J. Woods, Tiffany T. Alston, Carl Anderton
Last updated 7 months ago
34 Co-Sponsors
Requiring a law enforcement agency that receives a certain request for a wellness check of an individual to conduct a wellness check or submit a request for the relevant law enforcement agency to conduct a wellness check without unreasonable delay; and requiring a fire, rescue, or emergency medical services entity to conduct the wellness check simultaneously with the law enforcement agency if the request concerns a life-threatening condition.
STATUS
Passed
HB582 - Economic Development - Entrepreneurial Innovation Programs - Establishment (Pava LaPere Legacy of Innovation Act of 2024)
Nick Allen, Marlon Amprey, Carl Anderton
Last updated 7 months ago
42 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Pava LaPere Innovation Acceleration Grant Program in the Maryland Technology Development Corporation to provide grants to technology-based start-up companies founded by students from institutions located in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson Metropolitan Statistical Area; establishing the Baltimore Innovation Initiative Pilot Program within the Maryland Innovation Initiative of the Corporation; requiring certain appropriations for the programs to be included in the annual budget bill in certain fiscal years; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB585 - Protecting Election Officials Act of 2024
Nick Allen, Marlon Amprey, Carl Anderton
Last updated 8 months ago
60 Co-Sponsors
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 a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $2,500 or both.
STATUS
Passed
HB480 - Real Property - Land Installment Contracts - Requirements and Vendor Duties and Limitations
Kym Taylor, Nick Allen, Regina T. Boyce
Last updated 9 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the vendor to provide a purchaser under a land installment contract with the results of a title search for the property at or before the time the purchaser signs the contract; requiring the inclusion of certain notice, terms, and recitals in a land installment contract formed in the State; altering, from 40% to 20%, the percentage of the original cash price of a land installment contract that the purchaser must pay before the purchaser may demand a grant of the deed to the property to the purchaser; etc.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB457 - Environment - Synthetic Turf - Disclosure and Study
Mary A. Lehman, Gabriel Acevero, Jackie Addison
Last updated 7 months ago
58 Co-Sponsors
Requiring a producer or seller of synthetic turf to disclose to a customer typical maintenance practices and costs for removing, replacing, and disposing of synthetic turf; and requiring the Department of the Environment, in consultation with representatives of the industry, local environmental and community stakeholders, and synthetic turf producers, retailers, and users, to conduct a study on the synthetic turf industry in the State and report its findings to certain committees of the General Assembly by July 1, 2026.
STATUS
Passed
HB311 - Child Support - Suspension of Driver's Licenses
Karen Simpson, Kym Taylor
Last updated 11 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Altering provisions of law relating to the authority of the Child Support Enforcement Administration to notify the Motor Vehicle Administration of an individual's child support arrearages for the purpose of suspending the individual's driver's license or privilege to drive under certain circumstances.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1096 - Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program
Joseline A Pena-Melnyk, Gabriel Acevero, Jackie Addison
Last updated 10 months ago
28 Co-Sponsors
Authorizing a community-based organization, with the approval of the Maryland Department of Health, to establish an Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program to provide a location for the consumption of preobtained drugs, provide sterile needles, administer first aid, and certain other services; authorizing a Program to bill the insurance carrier of an individual who uses the services; authorizing the Department to approve not more than six programs, preferably two in urban, two in rural, and two in suburban areas; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1137 - Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Required Coverage for Calcium Score Testing
Jamila J. Woods, Nick Allen, Tiffany T. Alston
Last updated 10 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and insurers, nonprofit health service plans, health maintenance organizations, and managed care organizations to provide coverage for calcium score testing for individuals who have at least three of the following risk factors: diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or a family history of premature coronary artery disease.
STATUS
Introduced
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