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MDSB590Intro

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Altering certain provisions of law prohibiting discrimination based on certain protected characteristics to include prohibitions on discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religious beliefs, marital status, and disability.
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2024-04-08
Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Simonaire) Adopted
MDHB1062Intro

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Authorizing a person to bring and maintain a civil action for defamation under certain circumstances; establishing the statute of limitations for a certain prosecution relating to harassment by distribution of a deep fake image to begin at the time t...
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2024-04-08
Motion Special Order until Later This Session (Delegate Pippy) Adopted
MDSB177Intro

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Altering the prohibition against certain sex acts between a law enforcement officer and certain individuals; altering the penalty relating to sexual contact between a law enforcement officer and a person in the custody of the officer by making a viol...
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2024-04-04
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
MDSB758Intro

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Requiring certain facts to be considered when determining whether a lack of consent exists for the purposes of certain sexual crimes; altering the elements of second-degree rape to remove the requirement of use of force or threat of force; and requir...
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2024-04-04
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
MDSB1111Intro

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Establishing the statute of limitations for a certain civil action for damages resulting from certain participation in a criminal organization; altering certain definitions of "criminal organization" and "underlying crime"; authorizing the filing of ...
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2024-03-21
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDSB1148Intro

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Altering, from intentional to reckless, the mental state required as an element of cruelty to animals owned or used by law enforcement units.
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2024-03-21
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDSB1158Intro

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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
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDSB1150Intro

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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
MDHB41Intro

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Establishing, altering, and clarifying penalties for and elements of certain firearm-related crimes; prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a certain defendant charged with a certain firearm-related crime u...
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2024-03-04
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDHB439Intro

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Adding a certain intent requirement to the elements of the crime of first degree assault, with regard to committing an assault with a firearm.
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2024-03-04
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDHB1185Intro

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Prohibiting a person who has been convicted of a crime of violence from entering into a plea agreement; and applying the Act prospectively.
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2024-03-04
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDHB1301Intro

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Requiring a business that does not want firearms on the business's property to post a clear and conspicuous sign at the main or any secondary entrance of the business at least 24 inches from the edge of the entryway and 4 feet off the ground.
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2024-03-04
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDHB683Intro

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Specifying that certain crimes involving homicide or life-threatening injury by motor vehicle or vessel are violent crimes for the purpose of parole eligibility; increasing penalties for certain crimes involving homicide or life-threatening injury by...
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2024-02-21
To House Judiciary Committee
MDSB1180Intro

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Prohibiting a person from making a threat to take the life of, kidnap, or cause physical injury to an immediate family member of a State or local official or a certain government employee.
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2024-02-20
To Senate Rules Committee
MDHB1469Intro

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Prohibiting a person from intentionally causing physical injury to another if the person knows or has reason to know that the other is an official, umpire, referee, or judge officiating at a sporting event; authorizing a police officer to arrest a pe...
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2024-02-14
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
MDHB1245Intro

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Prohibiting an individual from distributing heroin or fentanyl or chemical analogues of heroin or fentanyl without the lawful authority to do so, the use of which results in the death or serious bodily injury of another.
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2024-02-13
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB1183Intro

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Prohibiting a District Court commissioner from issuing an arrest warrant to an individual other than a police officer or a State's Attorney; and increasing the penalty for making a certain false statement or report to a certain governmental official ...
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2024-02-13
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB1419Intro

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Prohibiting the intentional fraudulent sale, conveyance, or lease or attempted sale, conveyance, or lease of real property by a person who does not own the real property; prohibiting the acquisition, sale, or conveyance or the attempted acquisition, ...
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2024-02-13
To House Judiciary Committee
MDSB619Intro

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Substituting civil penalties in place of criminal penalties for certain offenses relating to possessing, possessing with the intent to distribute, and cultivating cannabis and manufacturing cannabis products.
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2024-02-12
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDHB1460Intro

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Prohibiting a person from intentionally disseminating the personal identifying information or image of a minor without express permission and with the intent to intimidate or harm the minor; and establishing that a person who violates the Act is guil...
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2024-02-12
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
MDSB1151Intro

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Authorizing certain fire, rescue, and ambulance organizations conducting certain gaming events in Frederick County to accept credit from a person as payment to play a gaming device at the gaming event.
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2024-02-11
To Senate Rules Committee
MDSB1159Intro

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Prohibiting a person responsible for a premises from conducting, causing, authorizing, or aiding in maintaining an unruly social event; authorizing certain fire officials to enter a certain premises for a certain purpose without a search warrant unde...
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2024-02-11
To Senate Rules Committee
MDHB302Intro

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Altering penalties relating to sexual contact between a law enforcement officer, correctional employee, or court-ordered services provider and certain individuals under certain circumstances; increasing the penalties from a misdemeanor to a felony, a...
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2024-02-10
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB316Intro

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Establishing that a violation of a condition of probation, parole, or mandatory supervision that involves the use or possession of a firearm is not a technical violation for certain purposes; requiring the Commissioner of Correction to provide a cert...
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2024-02-10
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB684Intro

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Establishing a certain intent element for wearing, carrying, or transporting a handgun in certain prohibited places; repealing a certain rebuttable presumption that a person transporting a handgun under certain circumstances transports the handgun kn...
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2024-02-10
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB1111Intro

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Repealing an exclusion of conduct involving the use of a motor vehicle applicable to the crime of reckless endangerment.
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2024-02-10
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB1209Intro

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Altering the penalties for a person using or possessing with intent to use, delivering or selling under certain circumstances, or manufacturing or possessing with intent to deliver or sell under certain circumstances drug paraphernalia to inject, ing...
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2024-02-10
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB1311Intro

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Requiring, beginning January 1, 2025, all devices activated in the State to enable a certain filter to prevent minors from accessing obscene material; prohibiting a certain person from deactivating the filter; providing that a manufacturer of a devic...
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2024-02-09
To House Economic Matters Committee
MDSB872Intro

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Establishing increased penalties of imprisonment for up to 3 years and a fine not to exceed $5,000 or both for the abuse or neglect of an animal if the abuse or neglect results in the death or euthanasia of the animal; and authorizing the court, as a...
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2024-02-07
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDSB939Intro

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Repealing an exclusion of conduct involving the use of a motor vehicle applicable to the crime of reckless endangerment.
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2024-02-07
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDSB927Intro

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Establishing second degree assault of an employee or a subcontractor of a public or private elementary or secondary school as a crime of violence for certain purposes.
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2024-02-07
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDSB1075Intro

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Prohibiting an individual from distributing heroin or fentanyl or chemical analogues of heroin or fentanyl, the use of which results in the death or serious bodily injury of another.
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2024-02-07
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDSB435Intro

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Prohibiting a person from committing a certain crime of arson that causes injury to a firefighter during the response to the fire or the efforts to suppress the fire; and establishing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a felony and on co...
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2024-02-06
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDSB496Intro

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Prohibiting a person from taking certain actions with the intent to interrupt or impair the functioning of a public safety answering point; prohibiting a person from taking certain actions that interrupt or impair the functioning of a public safety a...
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2024-02-06
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDSB555Intro

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Prohibiting a person from conducting visual surveillance with prurient intent of an individual located in a residence or place of private use or accommodation without the consent of the individual; altering the penalties for the crime of visual surve...
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2024-02-06
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDHB797Intro

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Prohibiting a person, with the intent to promote a certain crime or with the intent to conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, ownership, or control of proceeds of a certain crime, from taking certain actions with respect to the proceeds de...
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2024-02-06
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB758Intro

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Establishing second degree assault of an employee or a subcontractor of a public or private elementary or secondary school as a crime of violence for certain purposes.
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2024-02-06
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB963Intro

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Prohibiting a person from committing sexual solicitation of a minor or human trafficking within 5 miles of certain locations; and increasing the distance surrounding certain school property within which a person is prohibited from committing a certai...
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2024-02-06
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB941Intro

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Altering the mental state required as an element of certain threat crimes and stalking from knowledge to recklessness.
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2024-02-06
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB946Intro

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Prohibiting the theft of mail or packages from intended recipients.
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2024-02-06
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB1015Intro

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Authorizing certain fire, rescue, and ambulance organizations conducting certain gaming events in Frederick County to accept credit from a person as payment to play a gaming device at the gaming event.
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2024-02-06
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDHB264Intro

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Increasing the maximum period of imprisonment for a first conviction for manslaughter by vehicle or vessel from 10 years to 20 years and for a second or subsequent conviction, or having been previously convicted for certain other crimes, from 15 year...
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2024-02-05
To House Judiciary Committee
MDSB1112Intro

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Authorizing certain electronic machines offering a game of instant bingo to provide a player the option to print a paper ticket for each game of instant bingo played.
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2024-02-05
To Senate Rules Committee
MDHB403Intro

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Authorizing an individual to request aid in dying by making certain requests; establishing requirements and prohibitions governing aid in dying, including requirements related to requests for aid in dying, consulting physicians, mental health assessm...
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2024-02-02
To House Health and Government Operations Committee
MDHB954Intro

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Authorizing certain electronic machines offering a game of instant bingo to provide a player the option to print a paper ticket for each game of instant bingo played.
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2024-02-02
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDSB842Intro

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Prohibiting a person from intentionally causing physical injury to another if the person knows or has reason to know that the other is an official, umpire, referee, or judge officiating at a sporting event; authorizing a police officer to arrest a pe...
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2024-02-02
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDSB351Intro

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Adding a certain intent requirement to the elements of the crime of first degree assault, with regard to committing an assault with a firearm.
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2024-02-01
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDSB719Intro

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Prohibiting a person from committing a felony against a victim who is a minor within 5 miles of certain locations; and establishing that a violation of the Act is a felony and punishable with imprisonment up to 15 years.
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2024-02-01
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDHB671Intro

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Altering the definition of "item" relating to the prohibition against displaying or distributing obscene material to minors to include a drawing or illustration; and prohibiting certain public schools from displaying certain obscene material under ce...
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2024-01-31
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDSB609Intro

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Including law enforcement officers within the scope of certain prohibitions against committing certain crimes against certain persons, damaging certain property of certain persons, burning certain objects, and damaging certain buildings with which ce...
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2024-01-31
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
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