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Criminal Justice and the 2025 Session

Priorities for 2025

HB 190/SB 181 - Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole

- This measure would require the Maryland Parole Commission to consider the age of incarcerated individuals when determining whether to grant parole.

HB 311 - Medical Parole - Life Imprisonment - This bill would provide a procedure for inmates who are chronically debilitated or incapacitated by a medical or mental health condition, disease, or syndrome as to be physically incapable of presenting a danger to society to be released on medical parole.

SB 291- Criminal Procedure - Petition to Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act)-

This legislation would ensure that people who have been rehabilitated and have transformed their lives after years in prison have a meaningful avenue for release. This bill will provide a path through the courts that would allow prisoners who have served at least 20 years to request hearings for possible resentencing.

HB 647- Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - This legislation would cap a single use of punitive solitary at 15 days. It would prohibit it for vulnerable people and severely limit the practice for juveniles. This bill would also mandate that those involuntarily put in restrictive housing be allowed to contest their confinement.

Maryland Fair Chance in Housing Act - Housing continues to be one of the most significant barriers for those transitioning out of prison. This bill will help returning citizens access essential housing when they transition back to the community.

HB 55- Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Good Cause - This bill would authorize a person to file a petition for expungement of any misdemeanor or felony conviction after the completion of the sentence, parole, probation, and any other form of mandatory treatment associated with the conviction.

For more information, please contact Criminal Justice Reform Issue Team Lead Candy Clark at CriminalJustice@uulmmd.org.

Subject	Bill Number	XFile Bill Number	Sponsor	Title	Status	Current Location	Priority	Position	Synopsis
Corrections - Restrictive Housing	HB0647		Delegate Phillips	Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing	First Reading Judiciary	Judiciary	x	Support	Altering a certain definition of restrictive housing; limiting the amount of time that an individual may be placed in restrictive housing from approximately 22 hours to 17 hours in a 24-hour period; requiring all restrictive housing units to create the least restrictive environment necessary for certain purposes; prohibiting the placement of a certain member of a vulnerable population in restrictive housing for any period of time; etc.
Expungement - Good Cause	HB0055		Delegate Ruff	Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Good Cause	First Reading Judiciary	Judiciary	x	Support	Authorizing a person to file a petition for expungement of any misdemeanor or felony conviction after the completion of the sentence, parole, probation, and any other form of mandatory treatment associated with the conviction; authorizing a court to grant a petition at any time on a showing of good cause; and providing that a denial of a certain petition may not be appealed and a subsequent petition may not be filed for at least 5 years.
Geriatric and Medical Parole	HB0190	SB0181	Delegate Bartlett	Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole	Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary	x	Support	Requiring the Maryland Parole Commission to consider the age of incarcerated individuals when determining whether to grant parole; altering how the Commission evaluates a request for medical parole, including providing for a meeting between the incarcerated individual and the Commission; requiring the Commission to develop procedures for assessing parole requests by older incarcerated individuals; and requiring the Commission to report yearly to the Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board on the outcomes of certain parole considerations.
Geriatric and Medical Parole	SB0181	HB0190	Senator Hettleman	Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole	Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m.	Judicial Proceedings	x	Support	Requiring the Maryland Parole Commission to consider the age of incarcerated individuals when determining whether to grant parole; altering how the Commission evaluates a request for medical parole, including providing for a meeting between the incarcerated individual and the Commission; requiring the Commission to develop procedures for assessing parole requests by older incarcerated individuals; and requiring the Commission to report yearly to the Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board on the outcomes of certain parole considerations.
Medical Parole - Life Imprisonment	HB0311		Delegate Bartlett	Correctional Services - Medical Parole - Life Imprisonment	Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary	x	Support	Repealing provisions relating to gubernatorial approval of a decision of the Maryland Parole Commission to grant medical parole to an incarcerated individual serving a sentence of life imprisonment.
Reduction of sentence petition	SB0291		Senator Sydnor	Criminal Procedure - Petition to Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act)	Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.	Judicial Proceedings	x	Support	Authorizing an individual who is serving a term of confinement to petition a court to reduce the sentence or sentences under certain circumstances; and establishing procedures for a proceeding under the Act.
Custodial Interrogation of Minors	HB0165	SB0512	Delegate Acevero	Custodial Interrogation of Minors - Admissibility of Statements	Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary			Establishing a certain rebuttable presumption that a statement made by a minor during a custodial interrogation is involuntary and is inadmissible in a juvenile or criminal proceeding against the minor if the law enforcement officer intentionally used information known by the officer to be false in order to elicit the statement.
Custodial Interrogation of Minors	SB0512	HB0165	Senator Henson	Custodial Interrogation of Minors - Admissibility of Statements	First Reading Judicial Proceedings	Judicial Proceedings			Establishing a certain rebuttable presumption that a statement made by a minor during a custodial interrogation is involuntary and is inadmissible in a juvenile or criminal proceeding against the minor if the law enforcement officer intentionally used information known by the officer to be false in order to elicit the statement.
Inmate phone calls	HB0401	SB0056	Delegate Roberson	State Correctional Facilities - Incarcerated Individuals - Costs of Telephone Communications	Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary		Support	Establishing certain requirements relating to the use of telephone equipment and telephone services by incarcerated individuals in State correctional facilities; prohibiting a State correctional facility and telephone service provider from charging an incarcerated individual for the indivdual's use of telephone equipment and services while in the facility; and establishing the Costs of Telephone Communications Advisory Committee to review prison and jail phone call programs and report to the Governor and General Assembly by December 31, 2025.
Inmate phone calls	SB0056	HB0401	Senator Waldstreicher	State Correctional Facilities - Incarcerated Individuals - Costs of Telephone Communications	Hearing held; awaiting committee vote	Judicial Proceedings		Support	Prohibiting a State correctional facility and a telephone service provider from charging an incarcerated individual or a third party, for an incarcerated individual's use of telephone equipment or telephone services while in the facility; requiring a State correctional facility to pay any costs charged by a telephone service provider; and establishing the Costs of Telephone Communications Advisory Committee to review prison and jail phone call programs and report to the Governor and General Assembly by December 31, 2025.
Reduction of sentence for seniors	SB0141		Senator West	Criminal Procedure - Incarcerated Seniors - Motion to Reduce the Duration of a Sentence	Withdrawn by Sponsor			Support	Authorizing an individual who is at least 60 years old and has been imprisoned for at least 20 years to file a motion to reduce the duration of the individual's sentence; requiring the court to conduct a hearing on a motion to reduce the duration of a sentence, unless the court has held a hearing on a similar motion in the preceding 5 years; and requiring a court to consider enumerated factors in determining whether to grant a motion to reduce the duration of a sentence and to issue its decision in writing or on the record in open court.
Returning Citizens - Reentry Services	HB0646		Delegate Taylor	Task Force on the Creation of a Division of Returning Citizens and Expanded Reentry Services - Extension of Report Deadline and Task Force	Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary		Support	Extending the deadline for the reporting requirement for the Task Force on the Creation of a Division of Returning Citizens and Expanded Reentry Services to be October 31, 2026; and extending the termination date for the Task Force to be June 30, 2027.
Accused Students-Attendance Prohbited	HB0068		Delegate Mangione	Public Schools - Children Suspected of a Crime of Violence - Prohibition on In-Person Attendance (Student Protection Act of 2025)	Hearing held; awaiting committee vote	Ways and Means		Oppose	Prohibiting a child from in-person attendance at a public school if the child has been identified as a suspect in a crime of violence, until the investigation is complete and the child is no longer identified as a suspect; and requiring each local school system to provide alternative educational options for children prohibited from in-person attendance in a certain manner.
Accused Students-Attendance Prohbited	HB0137		Delegate Mangione	Public Schools - Children Charged With a Crime of Violence - Prohibition on In-Person Attendance (School Safety Act of 2025)	Hearing held; awaiting committee vote	Ways and Means		Oppose	Prohibiting a child from in-person attendance at a public school if the child has been charged with a crime of violence, until the child is found not delinquent or the charge is dismissed; and requiring each local school system to provide alternative educational options for children prohibited from in-person attendance in a certain manner.
Diminution Credits - First-Degree Murder	HB0374		Delegate Grammer	Correctional Services - Diminution Credits - First-Degree Murder	Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary		Oppose	Prohibiting the earning of diminution credits to reduce the term of confinement of an incarcerated individual who is serving a sentence in a State or local correctional facility for murder in the first degree that occurred on or after October 1, 2025.
Hate Crimes - Law Enforcement Officers	SB0122		Senator Folden	Criminal Law - Hate Crimes - Law Enforcement Officers	Hearing held; awaiting committee vote	Judicial Proceedings		Oppose	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 certain persons or groups have contacts or associations or under circumstances exhibiting animosity against a certain person or group.
Juvenile Custodial Interrogation	HB0622	SB0531	Delegate Tomlinson	Juvenile Law - Custodial Interrogation (Juvenile Justice Restoration Act of 2025)	First Reading Judiciary	Judiciary		Oppose	Altering a certain provision of law authorizing a law enforcement officer to conduct an otherwise lawful custodial interrogation of a child if the child's parent, guardian, or custodian consents to the custodial interrogation of the child without the child's consultation with an attorney.
Juvenile Custodial Interrogation	SB0531	HB0622	Senator Folden	Juvenile Law - Custodial Interrogation (Juvenile Justice Restoration Act of 2025)	First Reading Judicial Proceedings	Judicial Proceedings		Oppose	Altering a certain provision of law authorizing a law enforcement officer to conduct an otherwise lawful custodial interrogation of a child if the child's parent, guardian, or custodian consents to the custodial interrogation of the child without the child's consultation with an attorney.
Juvenile sex offenders	SB0078		Senator Salling	Juvenile Child Sex Offenders - Juvenile Sex Offender Registry and Prohibition on In-Person School Attendance	Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings)	Judicial Proceedings		Oppose	Expanding the acts for which a child adjudicated delinquent is required to register with the juvenile sex offender registry and supervising authority; requiring law enforcement agencies and State's Attorneys to notify schools of certain information when a child is arrested for a certain offense; prohibiting a child from in-person attendance at a public school or a nonpublic school that receives State funds if the child has been convicted or adjudicated delinquent of certain offenses; etc.
Police Accountability Investigations	HB0139		Delegate Young	Public Safety - Police Accountability - Deadline for Completion of Investigation	First Reading Judiciary	Judiciary		Oppose	Requiring the investigating unit of a law enforcement agency to complete its review of a certain complaint and forward its investigatory files to the administrative charging committee as soon as possible, but not later than 9 months after the filing of the complaint.
Police Officer Complainant	HB0122		Delegate Young	Public Safety - Police Accountability - Police Officer Complainant	First Reading Judiciary	Judiciary		Oppose	Authorizing a police officer to file a complaint of police misconduct with a police accountability board.
Time limit to charge police officer	HB0238	SB0533	Delegate Cardin	Public Safety - Police Accountability - Time Limit for Filing Administrative Charges	First Reading Judiciary	Judiciary		Oppose	Altering the deadline for the completion of the process of review by a certain investigating unit through disposition by an administrative charging committee under certain circumstances; requiring a law enforcement agency to file any administrative charges arising out of an investigation of alleged police officer misconduct that is not required to be reviewed by an administrative charging committee within a certain period of time; etc.
Time limit to charge police officer	SB0533	HB0238	Senator Folden	Public Safety - Police Accountability - Time Limit for Filing Administrative Charges	First Reading Judicial Proceedings	Judicial Proceedings		Oppose	Altering the deadline for the completion of the process of review by a certain investigating unit through disposition by an administrative charging committee under certain circumstances; requiring a law enforcement agency to file any administrative charges arising out of an investigation of alleged police officer misconduct that is not required to be reviewed by an administrative charging committee within a certain period of time; etc.
Apprenticeships for inmates	HB0289		Delegate Metzgar	Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services - Incarcerated Individual Apprenticeship Program	Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary			Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to develop and offer an apprenticeship program in skilled trades for incarcerated individuals; establishing the purpose of the program is to assist incarcerated individuals to develop marketable job skills and to earn money that can be used once the individual is released from incarceration; authorizing the Department to pay all or part of an incarcerated individual's wages to a spouse, child, or other dependent in need of financial support; etc.
Automated Expungement	HB0545	SB0398	Delegate Moon	Criminal Procedure - Automated Expungement	First Reading Judiciary	Judiciary			Repealing a certain provision of law requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to expunge certain cases involving charges of possession of cannabis on or before a certain date; and establishing procedures for the automated expungement of certain cases by the Department and the Judiciary.
Automated Expungement	SB0398	HB0545	Senator McKay	Criminal Procedure - Automated Expungement	Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m.	Judicial Proceedings			Repealing a certain provision of law requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to expunge certain cases involving charges of possession of cannabis on or before a certain date; and establishing procedures for the automated expungement of certain cases by the Department and the Judiciary.
Body-Worn Cameras - Requirements	HB0669		Delegate Williams	Law Enforcement Officers - Body-Worn Cameras - Requirements	First Reading Judiciary	Judiciary			Authorizing a recording of a body-worn camera worn by a law enforcement officer to be used as evidence in certain proceedings; requiring a custodian to deny inspection of a recording made with the use of a body-worn camera used by a law enforcement officer, subject to certain exceptions; establishing minimum requirements for a body-worn camera policy for a law enforcement agency and the model policy created by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission; etc.
Child Police Record - Confidentiality Exception	HB0366	SB0404	Delegate Embry	Juvenile Law - Police Record Concerning a Child - Confidentiality Exception	Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary			Authorizing the public disclosure by the Office of the Attorney General of the name and age of a child injured or killed in a police-involved incident resulting in the death or injury of a child, subject to the express consent of the child's parent or guardian.
Child Police Record - Confidentiality Exception	SB0404	HB0366	Senator Sydnor	Juvenile Law - Police Record Concerning a Child - Confidentiality Exception	Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.	Judicial Proceedings			Authorizing the public disclosure by the Office of the Attorney General of the name and age of a child injured or killed in a police-involved incident, subject to the express consent of the child's parent or guardian.
Drug Paraphernalia - Decriminalization	HB0556	SB0370	Delegate Simpson	Drug Paraphernalia for Administration - Decriminalization	Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary			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 inject, ingest, inhale, or otherwise introduce into the human body a controlled dangerous substance; altering a prohibition against a person possessing or distributing controlled paraphernalia under certain circumstances; etc.
Drug Paraphernalia - Decriminalization	SB0370	HB0556	Senator McCray	Drug Paraphernalia for Administration - Decriminalization	Hearing 1/29 at 11:00 a.m.	Judicial Proceedings			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 inject, ingest, inhale, or otherwise introduce into the human body a controlled dangerous substance; altering a prohibition against a person possessing or distributing controlled paraphernalia under certain circumstances; etc.
Expungement - Refusal to hire/admit	HB0621		Delegate Moon	Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Adverse Actions and Removal From Maryland Electronic Courts (MDEC) System	First Reading Judiciary	Judiciary			Clarifying that refusal by a person to disclose information about criminal charges that have been expunged may not be the sole reason for a unit, an official, or an employee of the State or a political subdivision of the State to deny the person's application for a license, permit, registration, or governmental service; providing that refusal by a person to disclose information about criminal charges that have been expunged may not be the sole reason for an educational institution to expel or refuse to admit the person; etc.
Expungement Reform Act	HB0499	SB0432	Speaker	Criminal Records - Expungement and Maryland Judiciary Case Search (Expungement Reform Act of 2025)	First Reading Judiciary	Judiciary			Altering certain provisions of law relating to waiting periods for the filing of certain petitions for expungement to authorize the filing of a petition a certain amount of time after the completion of the sentence; adding to the list of misdemeanor convictions that a person may expunge under certain circumstances; prohibiting the Maryland Judiciary Case Search from in any way referring to the existence of a charge of possession of cannabis if the conviction was later pardoned by the Governor; etc.
Expungement Reform Act	SB0432	HB0499	President	Criminal Records - Expungement and Maryland Judiciary Case Search (Expungement Reform Act of 2025)	Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m.	Judicial Proceedings			Altering certain provisions of law relating to waiting periods for the filing of certain petitions for expungement to authorize the filing of a petition a certain amount of time after the completion of the sentence; adding to the list of misdemeanor convictions that a person may expunge under certain circumstances; prohibiting the Maryland Judiciary Case Search from in any way referring to the existence of a charge of possession of cannabis if the conviction was later pardoned by the Governor; etc.
Expungement-Case Without Finding	HB0610		Delegate Taylor	Criminal Procedure - Expungement - No Finding and Case Terminated Without Finding	First Reading Judiciary	Judiciary			Authorizing the expungement of a charge under a certain provision of law if the charge was not disposed of by an unequivocal conviction, but was instead disposed of by the court with a no finding designation or included in a case that was designated by the court as having been terminated without finding.
Incarcerated - Voting Rights	HB0710		Delegate Wilkins	Election Law - Incarcerated Individuals - Voter Hotline and Voting Eligibility (Voting Rights for All Act)	First Reading Ways and Means	Ways and Means			Requiring the State Board of Elections to provide a certain voter hotline for incarcerated individuals; and altering the circumstances under which an individual is not qualified to be a registered voter for the purpose of allowing individuals convicted of a felony and serving a court-ordered sentence of imprisonment for the conviction to register to vote.
Interference with Critical Infrastructure	HB0444		Delegate Hill	Criminal Law - Interference With Critical Infrastructure or a Public Safety Answering Point - Penalties	Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary			Prohibiting a person from taking certain actions with the intent to deny access to an authorized user or interrupt or impair the functioning of critical infrastructure or a public safety answering point; prohibiting a person from taking certain actions that deny access to an authorized user or interrupt or impair the functioning of critical infrastructure or a public safety answering point; and authorizing certain penalties for certain violations.
Interference with PS Answering Point	HB0445	SB0081	Delegate Hill	Criminal Law - Interference With a Public Safety Answering Point - Penalties	Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary			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 answering point; and authorizing penalties for certain violations.
Interference with PS Answering Point	SB0081	HB0445	Senator Kagan	Criminal Law - Interference With a Public Safety Answering Point - Penalties	Hearing held; awaiting committee vote	Judicial Proceedings			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 answering point; and authorizing penalties for certain violations.
Juvenile Court Jurisdiction	SB0422		Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee	Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction	Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.	Judicial Proceedings			Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court by repealing provisions specifying that the juvenile court does not have jurisdiction over a child alleged to have committed certain acts.
Juvenile Justice Rehabilitation Funding	HB0522		Delegate Taveras	Department of Juvenile Services - Rehabilitation Services - Funding	Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary			Authorizing the Department of Juvenile Services to provide funding for up to 1 year of certain rehabilitation services to certain rehabilitation institutions.
Juvenile probation and treatment	SB0075		Senator Benson	Juvenile Law - Probation and Treatment Services - Required Disposition (Parental Accountability Act)	Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m.	Judicial Proceedings			Requiring the juvenile court to order certain probation for a child found to have committed certain delinquent acts or adjudicated to be a child in need of supervision because of habitual truancy; requiring probation of a child adjudged delinquent for certain acts or a child in need of supervision to include the adoption of a treatment service plan and providing the child and the child's family with certain services; and requiring the juvenile court to order a parent, guardian, or custodian to participate in a treatment service plan.
Juvenile sex offenders - Registration	HB0638		Delegate Grammer	Juveniles - Sexual Offenses - Registration and Reporting Requirements	First Reading Judiciary	Judiciary			Requiring a person who has been adjudicated delinquent for an act that, if committed by an adult, would constitute a certain sexual offense to register as a juvenile sex offender; requiring a juvenile registrant to remain on the juvenile sex offender registry until the registrant reaches 21 years of age under certain circumstances; expanding the definition of 'reportable offense' to include certain sexual offenses; etc.
Juveniles - Reportable Offenses	HB0588		Delegate Grammer	Juveniles - Reportable Offenses	First Reading Judiciary	Judiciary			Requiring the Department of Juvenile Services to notify of a certain student's arrest a local superintendent of schools or school principal of a school in which the student has enrolled or to which the student has been transferred; and requiring the Department to provide certain educational programming information to a certain student.
Juveniles convicted as adults-sentencing	HB0441	SB0389	Delegate Simpson	Minors Convicted as Adults - Sentencing - Transfer to Juvenile Court	Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary			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.
Liability of Parent for Juvenile Acts	HB0683		Delegate Grammer	Criminal Law - Criminal or Delinquent Act of a Child - Liability of a Parent, Guardian, or Custodian	First Reading Judiciary	Judiciary			Prohibiting the parent, guardian, or custodian of a child from intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or negligently acting or failing to act in a manner that results in the child committing a crime or delinquent act; requiring an individual convicted under the Act to participate in certain proceedings and programs and establishing the failure to do so as contempt of court; and requiring the court to order a parent, guardian, or custodian to pay certain court costs and restitution related to a child's crime or delinquent act.
Minors convicted as adults-sentencing	SB0389	HB0441	Senator Folden	Minors Convicted as Adults - Sentencing - Transfer to Juvenile Court	Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.	Judicial Proceedings			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.
No-Knock Warrants	HB0255		Delegate Acevero	No-Knock Warrants	First Reading Judiciary	Judiciary			Repealing the authority for the issuance and execution of a no-knock search warrant; establishing that a warrant may not authorize an officer to enter a building, apartment, premises, or place without first announcing the officer's purpose and authority; specifying that a warrant may be executed only between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.; and requiring an officer executing a search warrant, prior to entering certain areas to be searched, to give reasonable notice to alert any occupants of the officer's authority and purpose.
Occupational Licensing-Criminal History	HB0482		Delegate Harrison	Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process	Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.	Economic Matters			Establishing a predetermination review process for occupational licenses and certificates in certain departments of State government; authorizing a department to charge a criminal history review fee of not more than $100; and authorizing the fee to be waived if the individual's income is at or below 300% of the federal poverty level.
Out-of-Court Statement of Child	HB0442	SB0333	Delegate Simpson	Criminal Procedure - Victims and Witnesses - Out of Court Statement of Child to Forensic Interviewer	Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary			Expanding the evidentiary rule on the admissibility of out of court statements made by child victims or witnesses to make admissible an out of court statement made by a child to a forensic interviewer.
Out-of-Court Statement of Child	SB0333	HB0442	Senator West	Criminal Procedure - Victims and Witnesses - Out of Court Statement of Child to Forensic Interviewer	Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.	Judicial Proceedings			Expanding the evidentiary rule on the admissibility of out of court statements made by child victims or witnesses to make admissible an out of court statement made by a child to a forensic interviewer.
Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause	HB0537	SB0532	Delegate Cardin	Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause	First Reading Judiciary	Judiciary			Authorizing a police officer who is denied a certain right to apply to the circuit court at any time before a hearing is held by the hearing board for an order that directs the law enforcement agency to show cause why the right should not be granted.
Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause	SB0532	HB0537	Senator Folden	Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause	First Reading Judicial Proceedings	Judicial Proceedings			Authorizing a police officer who is denied a certain right to apply to the circuit court at any time before a hearing is held by the hearing board for an order that directs the law enforcement agency to show cause why the right should not be granted.
Police Peer Support Programs	HB0309	SB0326	Delegate Cardin	Public Safety - Law Enforcement Agencies - Peer Support Programs	First Reading Judiciary	Judiciary			Establishing certain confidentiality requirements for peer support counseling programs for law enforcement agencies; prohibiting a peer support specialist from disclosing the contents of any written or oral communication regarding a peer support interaction; and providing certain exceptions.
Police Peer Support Programs	SB0326	HB0309	Senator Waldstreicher	Public Safety - Law Enforcement Agencies - Peer Support Programs	Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.	Judicial Proceedings			Establishing certain confidentiality requirements for peer support counseling programs for law enforcement agencies; prohibiting a peer support specialist from disclosing the contents of any written or oral communication regarding a peer support interaction; and providing certain exceptions.
Police Trial Boards	HB0186		Delegate Young	Police Discipline - Trial Board Composition	First Reading Judiciary	Judiciary			Altering the composition of trial boards responsible for adjudicating matters of police discipline to include certain attorneys.
Reduction of sentence petition	SB0039		Senator Benson	Criminal Procedure - Petition to Modify or Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act)	Withdrawn by Sponsor				Authorizing an individual serving a term of confinement to petition a court to modify or reduce the sentence under certain circumstances; providing that a certain petitioner is entitled to assistance of counsel and, if indigent, representation by the Office of the Public Defender; and authorizing a certain person to apply to the Appellate Court of Maryland for leave to appeal a certain order in a certain manner and within a certain period of time after the court passes a certain order in accordance with the provisions of the Act.
Schools - Reportable Offenses	HB0620		Delegate Atterbeary	Primary and Secondary Education - Reportable Offense - Alteration	First Reading Judiciary and Ways and Means	Judiciary			Altering the definition of a reportable offense to include only references to offenses defined as crimes of violence in relation to reporting arrests of students attending public and nonpublic schools in the State.
Theft of a Handgun	SB0300		Senator Salling	Criminal Law - Theft of a Handgun	Withdrawn by Sponsor				Establishing the felony of theft of a handgun; 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 up to 10 years or a fine of up to $2,500 or both; and requiring that a sentence imposed under the Act be separate from and consecutive to a sentence for any other offense.

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