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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
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
MDHB1057Intro

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Establishing the Task Force to Study the Use and Possession of De Minimis Quantities of Controlled Dangerous Substances; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by October 1, 20...
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2024-02-07
To House Judiciary 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
MDSB313Intro

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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 reco...
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2024-02-05
Withdrawn by Sponsor
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
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
MDSB650Intro

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Requiring law enforcement agencies to promptly notify owners of personal or real property regarding certain items or symbols being placed or inscribed on the property; requiring certain property owners to remove the items or symbols within 24 hours a...
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2024-01-31
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDHB87Intro

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Providing that a person who is convicted of first-degree murder may be sentenced to death under certain circumstances; and establishing certain procedures relating to custody, warrant of execution, incompetency, method of execution, witnesses, certif...
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2024-01-30
To House Judiciary Committee
MDSB355Intro

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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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2024-01-30
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDHB441Intro

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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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2024-01-30
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB555Intro

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Prohibiting the unauthorized dissemination of certain personal identifying information without permission, with the intent to threaten, intimidate, abuse, harass or frighten a person, or place the person in reasonable fear of death or serious bodily ...
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2024-01-30
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB547Intro

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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.
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2024-01-30
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB659Intro

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Establishing the felony of theft of a handgun; and establishing a penalty for theft of a handgun of, for a first conviction, imprisonment of up to 5 years or a fine of up to $1,000 or both and, for a second or subsequent conviction, imprisonment of u...
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2024-01-30
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB706Intro

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Repealing the prohibition against 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 inje...
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2024-01-30
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB672Intro

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Requiring a website operator or other person who displays, exhibits, sells, shows, or advertises for sale obscene material to adhere to certain age verification standards.
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2024-01-29
To House Economic Matters Committee
MDHB699Intro

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Requiring law enforcement agencies to promptly notify owners of personal or real property regarding certain items or symbols being placed or inscribed on the property; requiring certain property owners to remove the items or symbols within 24 hours a...
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2024-01-29
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDSB378Intro

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Establishing the felony of theft of a handgun; and establishing a penalty for theft of a handgun of, for a first conviction, imprisonment of up to 5 years or a fine of up to $1,000 or both and, for a second or subsequent conviction, imprisonment of u...
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2024-01-25
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDHB59Intro

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Designating motor vehicle theft as a certain crime of violence.
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2024-01-23
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB422Intro

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Adding certain crimes relating to possession of a regulated firearm and possession of a rifle or shotgun to a certain definition of "crime of violence".
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2024-01-23
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB421Intro

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Providing that a person may not use or possess a machine gun in the commission or attempted commission of a felony.
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2024-01-23
To House Judiciary Committee
MDSB382Intro

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Requiring a website operator or other person who displays, exhibits, sells, shows, or advertises for sale obscene material to adhere to certain age verification standards.
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2024-01-18
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDHB304Intro

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Classifying the theft of a firearm as a felony; and establishing a penalty for theft of a firearm of imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 for a first offense, and imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceedin...
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2024-01-16
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB318Intro

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Prohibiting the theft of mail from a mail depository owned by the United States Postal Service; prohibiting the theft of a device used to open a mail depository owned by the United States Postal Service; prohibiting the theft of mail with intent to c...
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2024-01-16
To House Judiciary Committee
MDSB87Intro

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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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2024-01-15
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDSB28Intro

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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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2024-01-15
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDSB157Intro

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Increasing the penalties by including a term of imprisonment of up to 90 days and a fine not to exceed $1,000 or both for abandoning a domestic animal in certain locations; establishing requirements for the microchipping of dogs on a transfer of owne...
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2024-01-15
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDSB39Intro

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Classifying the theft of a firearm as a felony; and establishing a penalty for theft of a firearm of imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 for a first offense, and imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceedin...
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2024-01-15
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
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