Legislation
Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
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| Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) | Title | Sponsor | Sponsorship Type Sort | Chamber Sort | Current Status | Org Committees & Hearings | Opp Committees & Hearings | 
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| HB0017 | Public Safety - Emergency Powers Limitations (Consent of the Governed Act) | Delegate Cox | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/28 at 1:30 p.m. | 
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| HB0018 /CH0746 (SB0154) | Landlord and Tenant – Residential Tenants – Access to Counsel | Delegate Fisher, W. | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 746 | 
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| HB0026 | Action to Collect a Private Education Loan - Required Documents | Delegate Lopez | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m. | 
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| HB0031 | Courts - Surcharges and Payment to Special Funds - Prohibited Lease Provisions | Delegate Clippinger | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (29-16) | 
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| HB0032 | Cannabis - Legalization and Regulation (Inclusion, Restoration, and Rehabilitation Act of 2021) | Delegate Lewis, J. | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/16 at 1:30 p.m. (Judiciary) | 
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| HB0055 | Immunities – Associations, Organizations, and Charities – Liability of Agents and Volunteers | Delegate Crosby | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/15 at 1:30 p.m. | 
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| HB0076 /CH0618 (SB0334/CH0619) | Water Pollution Control – Intervention in Civil Actions – Rights and Authority | Delegate Love | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 618 | 
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| HB0117 (SB0217) | Maryland Personal Information Protection Act - Revisions | Delegate Rogers | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |  | |
| HB0131 | Correctional Services – Step–Down Programs – Cause of Action | Delegate Lewis, J. | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/26 at 1:30 p.m. | 
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| HB0139 (SB0626) | Law Enforcement Officers - Use of Force | Delegate Davis, D.M. | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/09 at 1:30 p.m. | 
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| HB0154 (SB0292) | Civil Actions - Tortious Injury to or Death of Pet - Compensatory Damages (Buddy's Law) | Delegate Bartlett | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/15 at 1:30 p.m. | 
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| HB0213 (SB0189) | Courts - Prohibited Indemnity and Defense Liability Agreements | Delegate Cardin | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/20 at 1:30 p.m. | 
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| HB0218 (SB0016) | Commercial Law – Consumer Protection – Biometric Identifiers and Biometric Information Privacy | Delegate Love | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor | 
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| HB0227 (SB0363) | Courts – Improperly Summoning a Police Officer – Civil Liability | Delegate Charles | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/20 at 1:30 p.m. | 
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| HB0238 | Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records | Delegate Wells | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings | 
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| HB0263 (SB0134) | Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse - Definition and Statute of Limitations | Delegate Wilson | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |  | |
| HB0281 /CH0226 (SB0159/CH0227) | Local Government - Humane Society and Animal Control Officers - Education and Training Requirements | Delegate Chang | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 226 | 
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| HB0308 (SB0162) | Courts – Civil Actions – Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation | Delegate Rosenberg | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing canceled | 
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| HB0324 (SB0143) | Criminal Law - Marijuana - Possession and Possession With Intent to Distribute | Delegate Moon | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings | 
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| HB0347 | Criminal Law - Exploitation of Vulnerable Adult or Elderly Individual - Undue Influence | Delegate Shetty | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/18 at 12:30 p.m. | 
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| HB0353 | Civil Actions - Violation of Rights - Governmental Liability | Delegate Ivey | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:30 p.m. | 
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| HB0375 (SB0211) | Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment (Time to Care Act of 2021) | Delegate Valderrama | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/16 at 1:30 p.m. | 
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| HB0425 /CH0145 (SB0623/CH0146) | Criminal Law - Crimes Involving Computers | Delegate Barron | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 145 | 
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| HB0452 (SB0128) | Hate Crimes - Civil Remedy | Delegate Crutchfield | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:30 p.m. | 
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| HB0478 (SB0232) | Civil Cases – Surcharges | Delegate Lopez | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:30 p.m. | 
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| HB0488 | Criminal Law - Use or Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance - De Minimis Quantity | Delegate Moon | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/02 at 1:30 p.m. | 
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| HB0508 (SB0210) | COVID-19 Claim - Civil Immunity | Delegate Attar | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/03 at 1:30 p.m. | 
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| HB0664 (SB0532) | Financial Institutions - Consumer Credit - Sales-Based Financing Transactions | Delegate Howard | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters | 
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| HB0670 /CH0059 | Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Police Discipline and Law Enforcement Programs and Procedures | Speaker | 6 | 2 | Gubernatorial Veto Override - Chapter 59 | 
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| HB0686 | Court Officials - Public Disclosure of Personal Information | Delegate McComas | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:30 p.m. | 
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| HB0729 (SB0530) | Landlord and Tenant - Eviction Actions - Filing Surcharge and Prohibited Lease Provisions | Speaker | 6 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:30 p.m. | 
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| HB0742 /CH0077 (SB0014/CH0076) | Compensation to Individual Erroneously Convicted, Sentenced, and Confined (The Walter Lomax Act) | Delegate Dumais | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 77 | 
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| HB0804 /CH0515 (SB0916) | Taxes – Whistleblower Reward Program and Statute of Limitations for Tax Collections | Delegate Palakovich Carr | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 515 | 
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| HB0899 (SB0670/CH0598) | Courts - Civil Jury Trials - Amount in Controversy | Delegate Bartlett | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings | 
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| HB0902 (SB0669/CH0809) | Constitutional Amendment - Civil Jury Trials | Delegate Bartlett | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules | 
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| HB1008 | Failure to Pay Rent Proceedings – Sealing of Court Records | Delegate Hill | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/31 at 1:45 p.m. | 
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| HB1012 | Labor and Employment – Reinstatement of Employment – Employees at Baltimore–Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI–Thurgood Marshall Workers’ Right to Reinstatement Act) | Delegate Stewart | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters | 
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| HB1049 | Police Qualified Immunity and Accountability Act | Delegate Wilkins | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/15 at 1:30 p.m. | 
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| HB1084 | Catastrophic Health Emergencies - Immunity From Civil Liability | Delegate Rose | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:30 p.m. | 
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| HB1106 | Civil Actions – Immunity From Liability – COVID–19 Exposure | Delegate Wivell | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:30 p.m. | 
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| HB1171 | Labor and Employment - Maryland Employee Protection Plan for Vaccine Refusal | Delegate Charles | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/09 at 1:30 p.m. | 
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| HB1184 | Maryland Judiciary - Personal Identifying Information - Protection | Delegate Cardin | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:30 p.m. | 
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| HB1216 | Human Relations - Public Accommodation Discrimination - Enforcement and Remedies | Delegate Rosenberg | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |  | |
| HB1223 | Landlord and Tenant - Screening of Tenants and Renewal of Tenancy - Standards | Delegate Lehman | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/02 at 1:30 p.m. | 
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| HB1248 /CH0391 | Public Safety - Police Officer - Data Collection and Reporting | Delegate Washington | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 391 | 
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| HB1254 | Public School Employees - Whistleblower Protection - Civil Actions | Delegate Ivey | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:30 p.m. | 
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| HB1314 | Business Regulation – Social Media Websites – Censored Speech | Delegate Adams | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |  | |
| SB0014 /CH0076 (HB0742/CH0077) | Compensation to Individual Erroneously Convicted, Sentenced, and Confined (The Walter Lomax Act) | Senator Kelley | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 76 | 
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| SB0016 (HB0218) | Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Biometric Identifiers and Biometric Information Privacy | Senator Augustine | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m. | 
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| SB0050 | Criminal Procedure - Police Officers - Duty to Intervene | Senator Carter | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/28 at 11:00 a.m. | 
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| SB0128 (HB0452) | Hate Crimes - Civil Remedy | Senator Kramer | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/28 at 11:00 a.m. | 
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| SB0134 (HB0263) | Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse - Definition and Statute of Limitations | Senator Hettleman | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/02 at 1:00 p.m. | 
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| SB0143 (HB0324) | Criminal Law - Marijuana - Possession and Possession With Intent to Distribute | Senator Waldstreicher | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/20 at 11:00 a.m. | 
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| SB0154 (HB0018/CH0746) | Landlord and Tenant - Residential Tenants - Access to Counsel | Senator Hettleman | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations | 
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| SB0159 /CH0227 (HB0281/CH0226) | Local Government - Humane Society and Animal Control Officers - Education and Training Requirements | Senator Waldstreicher | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 227 | 
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| SB0162 (HB0308) | Courts - Civil Actions - Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation | Senator Hettleman | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/02 at 1:00 p.m. | 
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| SB0189 (HB0213) | Courts - Prohibited Indemnity and Defense Liability Agreements | Senator West | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/02 at 1:00 p.m. | 
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| SB0210 (HB0508) | COVID-19 Claim - Civil Immunity | Senator West | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/26 at 1:00 p.m. | 
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| SB0211 (HB0375) | Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment (Time to Care Act of 2021) | Senator Hayes | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. | 
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| SB0217 (HB0117) | Maryland Personal Information Protection Act – Revisions | Senator Sydnor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |  | |
| SB0232 (HB0478) | Civil Cases - Surcharges | Senator Waldstreicher | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/26 at 1:00 p.m. | 
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| SB0292 (HB0154) | Civil Actions - Tortious Injury to or Death of Pet - Compensatory Damages (Buddy's Law) | Senator Beidle | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/02 at 1:00 p.m. | 
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| SB0327 /CH0311 | Civil Actions - Financial Exploitation of Susceptible Adults and Older Adults (Maryland SAFE Act) | Senator Waldstreicher | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 311 | 
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| SB0334 /CH0619 (HB0076/CH0618) | Water Pollution Control - Intervention in Civil Actions - Rights and Authority | Senator Carter | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 619 | 
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| SB0363 (HB0227) | Courts – Improperly Summoning a Police Officer – Civil Liability | Senator McCray | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m. | 
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| SB0364 /CH0740 | Baltimore City - Civil Claims Against Law Enforcement Officers of an Institution of Higher Education - Prohibition Against Nondisparagement Clause in Settlement Agreement | Senator McCray | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 740 | 
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| SB0372 | Civil Action - Surety Insurance - Failure to Act in Good Faith | Senator Reilly | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m. | 
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| SB0482 | Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Whistleblower Protections | Senator Carter | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/28 at 11:00 a.m. | 
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| SB0530 (HB0729) | Landlord and Tenant - Eviction Actions - Filing Surcharge and Prohibited Lease Provisions | President | 6 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 2:00 p.m. | 
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| SB0532 (HB0664) | Financial Institutions - Consumer Credit - Sales-Based Financing Transactions | Senator Kramer | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m. | 
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| SB0623 /CH0146 (HB0425/CH0145) | Criminal Law - Crimes Involving Computers | Senator Lee | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 146 | 
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| SB0626 (HB0139) | Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Law Enforcement Officers - Use of Force, Reporting, and Whistleblower Protections | Senator Carter | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/25 at 1:30 p.m. | 
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| SB0627 | Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights - Repeal and Procedures for Discipline | Senator Carter | 2 | 2 | In the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (94-42) | 
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| SB0669 /CH0809 (HB0902) | Constitutional Amendment - Civil Jury Trials | Senator Waldstreicher | 2 | 2 | Assigned a chapter number, enactment subject to constitutional referendum - Chapter 809 | 
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| SB0670 /CH0598 (HB0899) | Courts - Civil Jury Trials - Amount in Controversy | Senator Waldstreicher | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 598 | 
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| SB0708 | Cannabis – Legalization and Regulation | Senator Feldman | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) | 
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| SB0911 | Unlawful Employment Practice - Statute of Limitations and Remedies | Senator Smith | 2 | 2 | In the House - Special Order until later this session (Delegate D.E. Davis) Adopted | 
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| SB0916 (HB0804/CH0515) | Taxes - Whistleblower Reward Program and Statute of Limitations for Tax Collections | Senator McCray | 2 | 2 | In the House - Special Order until later this session (Delegate Luedtke) Adopted | 
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