State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors - Cease and Desist Orders and Injunctive Relief - Authority [HB-729]
Authorizing the State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors to issue a public cease and desist order or impose a civil fine of no more than $5,000 per offense for specified violations of specified provisions of law under specified circumstances; and providing that each violation of specified provisions of law is a separate offense under specified circumstances.
HB-729: State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors - Cease and Desist Orders and Injunctive Relief - Authority
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 452 on 05/12/2015
Public Safety - Regulated Firearms and Ammunition - Transport Through State [HB-735]
Specifying that a person who is not a resident of the State and who is not prohibited from possessing a regulated firearm or ammunition for a regulated firearm in the person's state of residence may transport a regulated firearm or ammunition for a regulated firearm through the State to another state under specified circumstances; requiring a person who transports a regulated firearm or ammunition for a regulated firearm under specified circumstances to transport the firearm or ammunition in a specified manner; etc.
HB-735: Public Safety - Regulated Firearms and Ammunition - Transport Through State
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/10/2015
Criminal Procedure - Financial Crimes Against Vulnerable and Elder Adults - Petition to Freeze Assets [HB-737]
Authorizing a State's Attorney to file a petition to freeze assets of a defendant charged with a specified financial crime involving a vulnerable or elder adult under specified circumstances; requiring that a petition to freeze assets be served in accordance with the Maryland Rules and include specified information; requiring that a petition to freeze assets be mailed to specified financial institutions; etc.
HB-737: Criminal Procedure - Financial Crimes Against Vulnerable and Elder Adults - Petition to Freeze Assets
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 337 on 05/12/2015
Criminal Law - Cyberstalking - Penalties [HB-761]
Prohibiting a person from engaging in conduct that includes installing or causing to be installed specified computer software on another person's electronic device or computer without that person's knowledge or consent for specified purposes; prohibiting a person from engaging in a specified prohibited conduct with the intent to place another in reasonable fear of specified actions; providing for the application of the Act; providing penalties for a violation of the Act; etc.
HB-761: Criminal Law - Cyberstalking - Penalties
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/16/2015
Public Safety - Firearms Safety Training Course - Repeal [HB-772]
Repealing a requirement that a person complete a specified firearms safety training course in order to be issued a handgun qualification license or a permit to carry, wear, or transport a handgun; and repealing a prohibition on selling, renting, or transferring a regulated firearm to a person that has not completed a specified firearms safety training course.
HB-772: Public Safety - Firearms Safety Training Course - Repeal
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/10/2015
Task Force on the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect [HB-780]
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 specified matters; requiring the Task Force to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2015; providing for the termination of the Act; etc.
HB-780: Task Force on the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/10/2015
Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Restorative Justice Programs [HB-791]
Adding community conferencing, community mediation, and similar agreements to the list of requirements for the entering of a nolle prosequi or stet for which a petition for expungement of court, police, and other governmental records may be filed; prohibiting the filing of a specified petition for expungement until community conferencing, community mediation, or specified other agreements are completed under specified circumstances; prohibiting expungement under specified circumstances; etc.
Vehicle Laws - All-Terrain Vehicles - Access to Farms [HB-812]
Authorizing a local authority to allow a person to cross a highway under its jurisdiction on an all-terrain vehicle at a right angle to access a farm or to move from one part of a farm to another part of the same farm.
HB-812: Vehicle Laws - All-Terrain Vehicles - Access to Farms
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 281 on 05/12/2015