Judiciary

MD - Civil Law And Procedure  (House)

MD - Family Law  (House)

MD - Juvenile Law  (House)

MD - Public Safety  (House)

MD - Family And Juvenile Law  (House)

MD - Criminal Law And Procedure  (House)

MD - Delegate Luke Clippinger (D)

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Chair

MD - Delegate Vanessa E. Atterbeary (D)

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Vice Chair

MD - Delegate Curt Anderson (D)

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MD - Delegate Lauren Arikan (R)

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MD - Delegate J. Sandy Bartlett (D)

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MD - Delegate Jon S. Cardin (D)

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MD - Delegate Frank M. Conaway, Jr. (D)

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MD - Delegate Daniel L. Cox (R)

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MD - Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield (D)

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MD - Delegate Debra Davis (D)

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MD - Delegate Wanika Fisher (D)

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MD - Delegate Robin L. Grammer, Jr. (R)

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MD - Delegate Mike Griffith (R)

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MD - Delegate Jazz Lewis (D)

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MD - Delegate Rachel Jones (D)

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MD - Delegate Lesley J. Lopez (D)

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MD - Delegate Michael E. Malone (R)

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MD - Delegate Susan K. McComas (R)

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MD - Delegate David Moon (D)

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MD - Delegate Emily Shetty (D)

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MD - Delegate Jesse T. Pippy (R)

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MD - Delegate Brenda J. Thiam (R)

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MD - Delegate Ron Watson (D)

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MD - Delegate Nicole A. Williams (D)

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MD - SB7 Courts - Court Dog Program - Veterans Treatment Courts

MD - SB14 Compensation to Individual Erroneously Convicted, Sentenced, and Confined (The Walter Lomax Act)

MD - SB43 Criminal Law - Law Enforcement Officers - Prohibition on Sexual Activity

MD - SB71 Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Body-Worn Cameras

MD - SB74 Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Employee Assistance Programs and Early Intervention Programs

MD - SB86 Correctional Education – Changes to Mandatory Education Requirements

MD - SB109 Secretary of State - Address Confidentiality Programs - Merger of Programs and Expanded Participant Eligibility

MD - SB118 Correctional Services - Warrant Apprehension Unit - Transfer

MD - SB145 Family Law - Preventing or Interfering With Report of Suspected Sexual Abuse of a Child - Statute of Limitations

MD - SB146 Department of Juvenile Services – Deputy Secretaries

MD - SB156 Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Veterinary Care of Retired Law Enforcement K-9s Act

MD - SB178 Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Personnel Records - Investigations of Law Enforcement Officers (Anton's Law)

MD - SB220 Criminal Law - Hate Crimes - Protected Groups and Penalties

MD - SB222 Juveniles Charged as Adults – Study and Confinement

MD - SB267 Family Law – Investigation of Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect – Preliminary Report to State’s Attorney

MD - SB309 Handgun Permit – Preliminary Approval

MD - HB3 Correctional Services - Parole - Life Imprisonment

MD - HB9 Family Law - Mandatory Reporter Training

MD - HB16 Correctional Services – Immigration Detention – Prohibition (Dignity Not Detention Act)

MD - HB18 Landlord and Tenant – Eviction Action – Right to Counsel

MD - HB23 Personal Information - State and Local Agencies - Restrictions on Access

MD - HB25 Catastrophic Health Emergencies – Health Care Providers – Definition and Immunity (Maryland Health Care Heroes Protection Act)

MD - HB26 Action to Collect a Private Education Loan - Required Documents

MD - HB27 Education - Reporting Arrests of Students - Alterations

MD - SB342 Maryland Military Department – Sale of Superfluous Armories

MD - HB31 Courts - Surcharges and Payment to Rental Assistance Programs

MD - HB32 Cannabis - Legalization and Regulation (Inclusion, Restoration, and Rehabilitation Act of 2021)

MD - HB35 Judges – Selection and Retention

MD - HB39 Action for Change of Name - Waiver of Publication Requirement

MD - HB42 Public Safety – Interjurisdictional Policing Grant Program – Establishment

MD - HB47 Public Institutions of Higher Education – Contracts – Prohibition

MD - HB48 Criminal Procedure – Registered Sex Offenders – Entry Onto School Property

MD - HB52 Real Property - Alterations in Actions for Repossession and Establishment of Eviction Diversion Program

MD - HB53 Election Law - Voting Rights - Imprisoned Felons

MD - HB55 Immunities – Associations, Organizations, and Charities – Liability of Agents and Volunteers

MD - HB68 Baltimore City and Prince George's County - Diversionary and Reentry Program

MD - HB71 Juvenile Services Education Board and Program – Establishment, Powers, and Duties

MD - HB75 Election Law – Circuit Court Judges – Nonpartisan Elections

MD - HB88 Police Officers – Mental Health – Employee Assistance Programs

MD - HB89 Correctional Services - Diminution Credits - Education

MD - HB93 Public Safety - Local Youth Violence Review Committees

MD - HB100 Correctional Services - Inmate Cost-of-Living Report - Maryland Correctional Enterprises Diversity Report

MD - HB102 Correctional Services - Inmates - Labor, Job Training, and Educational Courses

MD - HB120 Public Information Act – Personnel Records – Investigations of Law Enforcement Officers (Anton’s Law)

MD - HB126 Public Safety – Pretrial Services Program Grant Fund – Extension and Program Requirements

MD - HB128 Criminal Law - Hate Crimes - Protected Groups and Penalties

MD - HB131 Correctional Services – Step–Down Programs – Cause of Action

MD - HB139 Law Enforcement Officers - Use of Force

MD - HB147 Criminal Law – Sexual Crimes – Repeal of Spousal Defense (Love Is No Defense to Sexual Crimes)

MD - HB149 Criminal Law - Distribution of Child Pornography - Minor

MD - HB151 Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights - Repeal

MD - HB152 Law Enforcement – Department of State Police – Body–Worn Cameras

MD - HB154 Civil Actions - Tortious Injury to or Death of Pet - Compensatory Damages (Buddy's Law)

MD - HB159 Public Safety - Persistent Aerial Surveillance

MD - HB169 Juvenile Law - Informal Adjustment

MD - HB175 Public Safety - Ammunition - Sales and Transfers

MD - HB180 Juveniles - Sexting

MD - HB186 Courts - Court Dog Program - Veterans Treatment Courts

MD - HB187 Public Safety – Law Enforcement – Body–Worn Cameras

MD - HB188 No–Knock Warrants – Elimination (Duncan’s Act)

MD - HB193 Criminal Procedure - Victims of Crime - Private Room

MD - HB194 Criminal Procedure - Police Officers and Public Defenders - Implicit Bias - Testing, Training, and Evaluation

MD - HB195 Criminal Procedure - District Court Commissioners - Issuance of Arrest Warrant

MD - HB197 Criminal Procedure – Police Officers – Stop Procedures (Know Your Rights Act)

MD - HB198 Criminal Law - Disturbing the Peace - Prohibited Actions

MD - HB200 Public Safety - Access to Firearms - Storage Requirements (Jaelynn's Law)

MD - HB212 Criminal Procedure - Medical Emergency - Immunity

MD - HB213 Courts - Prohibited Indemnity and Defense Liability Agreements

MD - HB222 Value My Vote Act

MD - HB223 Criminal Law – Person in a Position of Authority – Sexual Offenses With a Minor

MD - HB227 Courts – Improperly Summoning a Police Officer – Civil Liability

MD - HB230 Inmates - Life Imprisonment - Parole Reform

MD - HB231 Crimes – Mitigation – Race, Color, National Origin, Sex, Gender Identity, or Sexual Orientation

MD - HB234 Criminal Law - Harm to Service Animals

MD - HB235 Correctional Services - Pregnant Incarcerated Individuals - Substance Abuse Assessment and Treatment

MD - HB238 Criminal Procedure - Automatic Expungement

MD - HB240 Criminal Procedure - Forensic Genetic Genealogical DNA Analysis, Searching, Regulation, and Oversight

MD - HB241 Criminal Procedure - Search Warrants - Requirements

MD - HB242 Family Law - Emancipation of a Minor and Authorization to Marry

MD - HB243 Family Law - Grounds for Divorce

MD - HB260 Courts - Jury Service - Disqualification

MD - HB263 Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse - Definition and Statute of Limitations

MD - HB268 Criminal Trials - Spousal Privilege - Exception

MD - HB270 Criminal Procedure - Victims of Sexually Assaultive Behavior - Required Meeting

MD - HB271 Public Safety - Law Enforcement Diversion Programs

MD - HB277 Criminal Law - First-Degree Child Abuse - Continuing Course of Conduct

MD - HB286 Hate Crimes – Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders

MD - HB289 Peace Orders - Workplace Violence

MD - HB304 State and Local Government - Participation in Federal Immigration Enforcement

MD - HB305 Public Safety – Task Force on Missing Persons

MD - HB306 Hate Crimes - False Statement to a Law Enforcement Officer

MD - HB308 Courts – Civil Actions – Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation

MD - HB315 Juvenile Law - Juvenile Interrogation Protection Act

MD - HB316 Conditions of Pretrial Release - Home Detention Monitoring

MD - HB324 Criminal Law - Marijuana - Possession and Possession With Intent to Distribute

MD - HB326 Clerks of the Courts - Case Management System - Information on Judge or Magistrate

MD - HB329 Criminal Procedure - Warrants - Issuance

MD - HB331 Criminal Procedure - Questioning of Minors by Police Officers

MD - HB336 Private Institutions of Higher Education - Police Departments - Repeal and Prohibition

MD - HB343 Family Law - Nonpayment of Child Support - Sentencing

MD - HB347 Criminal Law - Exploitation of Vulnerable Adult or Elderly Individual - Undue Influence

MD - HB353 Civil Actions - Violation of Rights - Governmental Liability

MD - HB354 Criminal Procedure - Probation Before Judgment - Facts Justifying a Finding of Guilt and Suspension of Sentence

MD - HB362 Juvenile Law - Probation

MD - HB365 Criminal Procedure - Office of the Attorney General - Prosecution of Police Officer

MD - HB366 District Court Commissioners - Arrest Warrants - Recall and Issuance of a Summons

MD - HB372 Criminal Law - Drug Paraphernalia for Administration - Decriminalization

MD - HB378 Local Government Tort Claims Act – Definition of Local Government

MD - HB382 Juvenile Law - Conduct by Children Involving Sexually Explicit or Nude Images

MD - HB385 Criminal Law - Felony Murder - Limitation and Review of Convictions for Children

MD - HB402 Correctional Services – Division of Parole and Probation – Definition of Absconding

MD - HB405 Special Education - Judicial Actions - Attorney's Fees and Related Costs

MD - HB409 Juveniles Convicted as Adults - Sentencing - Limitations and Reduction (Juvenile Restoration Act)

MD - HB411 Criminal Law - Law Enforcement Officers - Prohibition on Sexual Activity

MD - HB413 Judges - Implicit Bias - Testing, Training, and Evaluation

MD - HB415 Firearms – Right to Purchase, Own, Possess, and Carry – Medical Cannabis

MD - HB112 Residential Property – Eviction Proceedings – Sealing of Court Records

MD - HB425 Criminal Law - Crimes Involving Computers

MD - HB426 Correctional Services – Geriatric Parole

MD - HB438 Crimes – Malicious Destruction of Historically Significant Monument (Monument Protection Act of 2021)

MD - HB445 Criminal Procedure - Charging Procedures - Citations

MD - HB446 Organized Retail Theft

MD - HB447 Judges - Selection, Election, Tenure, and Continuance in Office

MD - HB449 Family Law - Marriage - Licenses and Records

MD - HB452 Hate Crimes - Civil Remedy

MD - HB476 Family Law - Grandparent Visitation

MD - HB477 Court Order to Use a Cell Site Simulator or Obtain Location Information From an Electronic Device - Procedures

MD - HB478 Civil Cases – Surcharges

MD - HB488 Criminal Law - Use or Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance - De Minimis Quantity

MD - HB489 Courts - Wiretapping - Misconduct in Office

MD - HB498 First Amendment Activities and Associations - Use of Vehicle to Interfere or Damage Property

MD - HB500 Police Procedures - Requiring a Person to Lie Prone

MD - HB502 Office of the State’s Attorney – Collection and Publication of Prosecutorial Information

MD - HB505 Child Custody - Legal Decision Making and Parenting Time

MD - HB508 COVID-19 Claim - Civil Immunity

MD - HB521 Criminal Procedure – Registered Sex Offenders – Entry Onto School Property (Predator–Free Schools Act)

MD - HB523 Baltimore City – Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent – Registration and License Information

MD - HB524 Anne Arundel County and Prince George’s County – Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent – Rental Property License Information

MD - HB525 St. Mary’s County – Law Enforcement Hearing Board – Civilian Members

MD - HB531 Criminal Procedure – Sexual Offenders – Lifetime Supervision

MD - HB538 Handgun Permits – Qualifications – High–Risk Occupations

MD - SB419 Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Search Warrants

MD - HB543 Firearms – Right to Purchase, Possess, and Carry – Use of Medical Cannabis

MD - HB580 Driver's Licenses - Suspension for Child Support Arrearages - Repeal

MD - HB633 Gun Theft Felony Act of 2021

MD - HB638 Public Safety - Untraceable and Undetectable Firearms

MD - HB640 Criminal Law - Failure to Obey a Reasonable and Lawful Order - Repeal

MD - HB645 Criminal Law - Disruption of Highway Usage - Prohibition

MD - HB646 Child Abuse and Neglect - Memorandum of Understanding With Military Family Advocacy Program

MD - HB666 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority – Metro Transit Police – Quotas and Metro Transit Police Complaints Board

MD - HB668 Reckless and Negligent Driving – Death of Another – Must–Appear Violation (Sherry’s and Ryan’s Law)

MD - HB669 Crimes - Firearms - Straw Purchase Participant Penalty

MD - HB670 Police Reform and Accountability Act of 2021

MD - HB671 Public Information Act – Personnel and Investigatory Records – Complaints Against Police Officers

MD - HB672 Department of Juvenile Services – Juvenile Offense Database

MD - HB675 Drunk and Drugged Driving - Prior Convictions - Conviction for the Drunk or Drugged Operation of a Vessel

MD - HB678 Crimes of Violence – Parole (Stopping Dangerous and Violent Criminals Act of 2021)

MD - HB681 Task Force to Study the Maryland Orphans' Courts

MD - HB686 Court Officials - Public Disclosure of Personal Information

MD - HB687 Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights - Uniform Disciplinary Procedures

MD - HB688 Criminal Law - Second Degree Assault - Sports Official

MD - HB696 Public Safety - Consumer and Display Fireworks

MD - HB697 Residential Property - Eviction Proceedings - Shielding of Court Records

MD - HB698 Maryland Model Prisons Study Workgroup

MD - HB701 Child Abuse and Neglect - Training of Health Care Professionals

MD - HB707 Public Safety - Law Enforcement Reform

MD - HB719 Commercial Tenants - Personal Liability Clauses - Enforceability

MD - HB720 Intercepted Communications - Penalties and Admissibility of Evidence

MD - HB721 Tort Claims Acts - Limits on Liability

MD - HB723 Public Institutions of Higher Education – Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Individuals – Academic and Employment Opportunities

MD - HB727 Law Enforcement – Body–Worn Cameras – Capabilities

MD - HB728 Criminal Procedure - Committed Persons - Release Proceedings

MD - HB729 Landlord and Tenant - Eviction Actions - Filing Surcharge and Prohibited Lease Provisions

MD - HB742 Compensation to Individual Erroneously Convicted, Sentenced, and Confined (The Walter Lomax Act)

MD - HB744 Courts – Counsel Appearance Fees – Domestic Violence

MD - HB748 Family Law – Child Custody and Visitation

MD - HB749 Drunk Driving Offenses – Ignition Interlock System Program

MD - HB750 Office of the Attorney General - Right to Counsel in Immigration Proceedings Coordinator

MD - HB754 Criminal Procedure – Expungement – Entitlement

MD - HB763 Task Force to Study Crime Classification and Penalties - Alterations

MD - HB766 Estates and Trusts – Administration of Estates – Fees

MD - HB772 Courts - Judgments - Exemptions from Execution

MD - HB773 Public Safety - Firearm Telematics - Study

MD - HB808 Juvenile Law - Procedure - Appearance by Video Conference

MD - HB809 Public Safety - Use of Force De-Escalation Training of Law Enforcement Officers - Reports

MD - HB816 Family Law - Support of Destitute Adult Children - Repeal

MD - HB828 Good Teacher Protection Act

MD - HB845 Public Safety – Permit to Carry, Wear, or Transport a Handgun – Qualifications

MD - HB847 Criminal Procedure - Registered Sex Offenders - Residency Restrictions

MD - HB848 Small Claims - Examination in Aid of Enforcement - Prohibition on Arrest or Incarceration for Failure to Appear

MD - HB851 Corrections - Restrictive Housing - Serious Mental Illness

MD - HB855 Criminal Law - Life-Threatening Injury Involving a Motor Vehicle or Vessel - Criminal Negligence (Wade's Law)

MD - HB870 Maryland General and Limited Power of Attorney Act – Assistance With Governmental Benefits and Programs

MD - SB599 Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Surplus Military Equipment

MD - SB600 Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Office of the State Prosecutor - Investigation and Prosecution of Deaths Caused by Police Officers

MD - SB626 Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Law Enforcement Officers - Use of Force, Reporting, and Whistleblower Protections

MD - SB627 Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights - Repeal and Procedures for Discipline

MD - HB882 Workgroup to Study Partial Expungement

MD - HB885 Courts of Appeals and Special Appeals – Renaming

MD - HB893 Foster Parents, Kinship Parents, Preadoptive Parents, and Caregivers – Right to Intervene

MD - HB896 Criminal Law - Crime of Violence - Definition

MD - HB899 Courts - Civil Jury Trials - Amount in Controversy

MD - HB902 Constitutional Amendment - Civil Jury Trials

MD - HB917 Corrections – Restrictive Housing – Prohibition

MD - HB926 Criminal Law - Homicide by Vehicle or Vessel - Penalties (Josette's Law)

MD - HB927 Drunk and Drugged Driving - Testing - Warrants (Danshaun's Law)

MD - HB930 Family Law - Removal of Child From Home - Meetings

MD - HB931 Child Care Providers - Notice of Allegations of Child Abuse or Neglect (Aiden's Law)

MD - HB932 Drugged Driving - Controlled Dangerous Substance Testing - Authorized Police Officers

MD - HB950 Judges - Community and Cultural Awareness Training

MD - HB953 Law Enforcement – Racial Equity Audits and Coordinators

MD - HB956 Criminal Procedure - Law Enforcement Procedures - Use of Force

MD - HB959 Absolute Divorce - Mutual Consent - Deadline for Ruling

MD - HB966 Public Safety - Handgun Qualification License - Training Exemption

MD - HB973 Family Law - Grandparent Visitation

MD - HB1000 Estates and Trusts - Guardian of Property of Minor or Disabled Person - Prohibition on Distribution or Disbursement

MD - HB1001 Criminal Law – Indecent Exposure With Lascivious or Prurient Intent

MD - HB1008 Failure to Pay Rent Proceedings – Sealing of Court Records

MD - HB1024 Charles County - Citizens Complaint Oversight Board

MD - HB1027 Baltimore City – Control of the Police Department of Baltimore City

MD - HB1028 Juvenile Law - Dispositions - Placement Guidance

MD - HB1029 Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction

MD - HB1035 State Government – Attorney General – Independent Law Enforcement Prosecution Unit

MD - HB1036 Child Custody – Cases Involving Child Abuse or Domestic Violence – Training for Judges and Child’s Counsel

MD - HB1046 Vehicle Laws - Policies and Prohibition Against Discriminatory Traffic Stops

MD - HB1049 Police Qualified Immunity and Accountability Act

MD - HB1051 Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights - Identification Tags and Badges - Name Requirement

MD - HB1070 Baltimore City – Landlord and Tenant – Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent

MD - HB1071 Health - Health and Wellness Standards - Correctional Facilities and Health Care Facilities

MD - HB1072 Charles County – Community Service and Pretrial Release Programs – Authorization

MD - HB1075 State Fire Marshal - Investigations - Reporting Requirement

MD - HB1080 Criminal Law – Animal Cruelty – Petition for Costs for Care of Seized Animal

MD - HB1082 Vehicle Laws – Enforcement and Use of Real–Time Digital Spotters

MD - HB1084 Catastrophic Health Emergencies - Immunity From Civil Liability

MD - HB1093 Real Property - Emergency Services and Nuisance Actions

MD - HB1102 Commercial Tenants – Personal Liability Clauses – Enforceability and Landlord Relief

MD - HB1106 Civil Actions – Immunity From Liability – COVID–19 Exposure

MD - HB1110 Criminal Law - Felony Second-Degree Assault - Emergency Medical Care Workers

MD - HB1115 Criminal Law – Felony Murder – Limitations and Review

MD - HB1116 Juvenile Law - Child Custodial Interrogation - Rights

MD - HB1121 Juvenile Services - Workgroup to Develop Evidence-Based, Research-Based, and Culturally Competent Practices

MD - HB1122 Criminal Procedure – Out of Court Statements – Child and Vulnerable Adult Victims

MD - HB1164 Criminal Law - Homicide by Vehicle or Vessel - Penalties

MD - HB1184 Maryland Judiciary - Personal Identifying Information - Protection

MD - HB1186 Office of the Attorney General - Firearm Crime, Injuries, Fatalities, and Crime Firearms - Study Extension

MD - HB1187 Juvenile Law - Juvenile Justice Reform

MD - HB1188 Office of the Attorney General – Correctional Ombudsman

MD - HB1227 Public Safety - Task Force on Preventing and Countering Domestic Terrorism

MD - HB1233 Correctional Services - Inmates - Intake and Release Requirements (Reentry Success Act of 2021)

MD - HB1236 Office of the Attorney General - Violent Crimes Special Prosecution Unit for Baltimore City

MD - HB1248 Public Safety – Law Enforcement Officer – Data Collection and Reporting

MD - HB1250 Task Force to Study the Laws of Intestacy in Maryland

MD - HB1261 Wills, Powers of Attorney, and Advance Directives – Electronic Execution

MD - HB1264 Estates and Trusts – Administration of Estates – Payment of Commissions and Attorney’s Fees

MD - HB1266 Estates and Trusts - Wills - Custodianship

MD - HB1269 Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Waiting Period

MD - HB1281 Adult Protective Services - Vulnerable Adults Registry - Investigations and Records of Abuse and Neglect and Workgroup Study

MD - HB1284 Johns Hopkins University - Police Department - Repeal

MD - HB1286 Law Enforcement Performance Measurements - Required Reporting

MD - HB1291 Public Safety - Untraceable Firearms

MD - HB1308 Vehicle Laws - Delinquent Traffic Citations - Enforcement

MD - HB1312 COVID-19 Eviction and Housing Relief Act of 2021

MD - HB1316 Baltimore City – Police Officers – Promotional Appointments

MD - HB1331 Maryland Criminal Justice Debt Elimination and Prevention Act of 2021

MD - SB786 Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Baltimore City - Control of the Police Department of Baltimore City

MD - HB1337 Inmate Training and Job Act of 2021

MD - HB1338 Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction - Adults

MD - HB1339 Child Support - Guidelines

MD - HB1346 Landlord and Tenant - Eviction Proceedings - Catastrophic Health Emergencies