Maryland Legislative Watch2015 MD HB 338 (Carter) and SB 173 (Gladden) propose to increase required SWAT reporting. In FY 2014, SWAT teams deployed 1,689 times, up 2.4% from the prior fiscal year. At present, counties/municipal corporations are required to report deployment details in very broad categories. Current requirements: The number of times the SWAT Team was “activated
2015 MD HB 308, proposed by Delegate Conaway, proposes that law enforcement officers wear video cameras - this bill is an exact replica of 2014’s HB 116. Since the purpose of law enforcement, as part of government, is to protect the People’s rights, this legislation is a step in the right direction. However, this bill
Maryland HB 911 (Anderson) /SB 531 (Raskin) is the 36 page Marijuana Control and Revenue Act of 2015. The purpose section of this bill is 1.5 pages; its complexity is beyond the scope of this post. Here are some highlights: Repeals a good portion of Maryland Criminal Law Article 5-601 Establishes personal use quantities of
For the fourth year in a row, HB196 (newly sponsored by Del. Afzali) and SB72 (4th time sponsored by Sen. Astle) seek to make Selective Service language gender neutral so it may ready Maryland’s MVA to register women for military conscription. Per former Delegate Schuh, sponsor of the bill in years 1-3: “The bill is