Rep. Darren M. Swain
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District HD-024
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Bills Introduced 0
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Criminal Records - Shielding - Nonviolent Misdemeanor Convictions [HB-1006]
Authorizing a person to petition the court to shield specified court records and police records relating to a conviction of the person no earlier than 5 years after the person satisfies the sentence imposed for the conviction, including parole, probation, or mandatory supervision; providing that, if the person is convicted of a new crime during a specified time period, the original conviction is not eligible for shielding unless the new conviction becomes eligible for shielding; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Special Order Until 11:55 (senator Brochin) Adopted (28-19) on 04/08/2013
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Education - Beginning of School Year - After Labor Day [HB-1069]
Prohibiting public schools and publicly funded prekindergarten programs from opening for pupil attendance prior to the day after Labor Day.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/27/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Public Safety - Regulated Firearms - Reporting Lost or Stolen [HB-1077]
Requiring a dealer or any other person who sells or transfers a regulated firearm to notify the purchaser or recipient at the time of purchase or transfer that the purchaser or recipient is required to report a lost or stolen regulated firearm to the local law enforcement agency; requiring the owner of a regulated firearm to report the loss or theft of the regulated firearm to the local law enforcement agency within 72 hours after the owner discovers the loss or theft; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 04/05/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Junk Dealers and Scrap Metal Processors - Shopping Carts and Metal Piping [HB-1144]
Prohibiting a junk dealer or scrap metal processor from purchasing from an individual a shopping cart, flatbed cart, or similar wheeled device under specified circumstances, or copper or other metal piping unlawfully taken from a house; providing for penalties; requiring that a person be barred permanently from selling material to a junk dealer or scrap metal processor under specified circumstances; and providing for a defense against a specified action.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/19/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages Sales - Prohibition on Use of Self-Scanning Cash Registers [HB-1172]
Making it a misdemeanor for a retail alcoholic beverages licensee to sell alcoholic beverages by means of a self-scanning cash register or a specified other automated system that may be operated on a self-service basis by a customer; and specifying penalties.
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/21/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Task Force on the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect [HB-1186]
Establishing the Task Force on the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding matters including methods to adopt and implement policy addressing the prevention of child abuse that may include age-appropriate curricula for students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade; requiring a report on or before December 1, 2013; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 4/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/03/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Payment of Wages [HB-1204]
Specifying the amount of the State minimum wage rate that is in effect for specified time periods; requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to set the rate in a specified manner on or after a specified date or under specified circumstances; requiring that the Commissioner publish the rate in the Maryland Register on or before a specified date each year; repealing the exemption from the Maryland Wage and Hour Law for specified individuals; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/27/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Invalidation and Destruction of Unexecuted Warrant, Summons, or Other Criminal Process - Failure to Appear Designation [HB-1220]
Specifying that a provision of law relating to invalidation and destruction of an unexecuted warrant, summons, or other criminal process may not be construed to nullify or remove a failure to appear designation that has been placed on an individual's driving record by the Motor Vehicle Administration; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Vallario
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 409 on 05/02/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Commission to Study the Disproportionate Justice Impact on Minorities [HB-1228]
Establishing the Commission to Study the Disproportionate Justice Impact on Minorities; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Commission; prohibiting a member of the Commission from receiving specified compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of specified expenses; requiring the Commission to identify, study, report on, and make recommendations regarding specified matters; requiring the Commission to hold at least two public hearings within a specified period of time; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Howard
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/22/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Domestic Violence - Persons Eligible for Relief and Orders to Vacate Home [HB-1230]
Altering, for specified purposes relating to domestic violence, the definition of "person eligible for relief" to include an individual involved in a specified intimate relationship with the respondent and an individual who has had a sexual relationship with the respondent; expanding the instances in which a final protective order may order the respondent to vacate the home immediately and award temporary use and possession of the home to the person eligible for relief; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/28/2013