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| 3 | 3 | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. | |
| 4 | 4 | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. | |
| 5 | 5 | Underlining indicates amendments to bill. | |
| 6 | 6 | Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by | |
| 7 | 7 | amendment. | |
| 8 | - | Italics indicate opposite chamber/conference committee amendments. | |
| 9 | 8 | *hb1293* | |
| 10 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 10 | HOUSE BILL 1293 | |
| 12 | - | E4, A2 (5lr3407) | |
| 13 | - | ENROLLED BILL | |
| 14 | - | — Judiciary/Judicial Proceedings — | |
| 15 | - | Introduced by Delegates Smith, Addison, Embry, and Young | |
| 11 | + | E4, A2 5lr3407 | |
| 16 | 12 | ||
| 17 | - | Read and Examined by Proofreaders: | |
| 18 | - | ||
| 19 | - | _______________________________________________ | |
| 20 | - | Proofreader. | |
| 21 | - | _______________________________________________ | |
| 22 | - | Proofreader. | |
| 23 | - | ||
| 24 | - | Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his approval this | |
| 25 | - | ||
| 26 | - | _______ day of _______________ at __ ______________________ o’clock, ________M. | |
| 27 | - | ||
| 28 | - | ______________________________________________ | |
| 29 | - | Speaker. | |
| 13 | + | By: Delegates Smith, Addison, Embry, and Young | |
| 14 | + | Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2025 | |
| 15 | + | Assigned to: Judiciary | |
| 16 | + | Committee Report: Favorable | |
| 17 | + | House action: Adopted | |
| 18 | + | Read second time: March 1, 2025 | |
| 30 | 19 | ||
| 31 | 20 | CHAPTER ______ | |
| 32 | 21 | ||
| 33 | 22 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 34 | 23 | ||
| 35 | 24 | Baltimore City – Office of the Sheriff – Neighborhood Services Unit 2 | |
| 36 | 25 | ||
| 37 | 26 | FOR the purpose of establishing the Neighborhood Services Unit within the Office of the 3 | |
| 38 | 27 | Sheriff of Baltimore City; requiring the Neighborhood Services Unit and the Board 4 | |
| 39 | 28 | of License Commissioners of Baltimore City to work in partnership to enforce the 5 | |
| 40 | 29 | alcoholic beverages laws of Baltimore City and to enter into a memorandum of 6 | |
| 41 | 30 | understanding that specifies the respective roles and responsibilities of the parties 7 | |
| 42 | - | and funding in connection with the partnership; requiring the Neighborhood 8 | |
| 43 | - | Services Unit to perform any other duties as directed by the Sheriff of Baltimore 9 | |
| 44 | - | City; expanding the authorized uses of certain revenue to include the work of the 10 | |
| 45 | - | Neighborhood Services Unit; and generally relating to the Office of the Sheriff of 11 | |
| 46 | - | Baltimore City. 12 | |
| 31 | + | in connection with the partnership; requiring the Neighborhood Services Unit to 8 | |
| 32 | + | perform any other duties as directed by the Sheriff of Baltimore City; expanding the 9 | |
| 33 | + | authorized uses of certain revenue to include the work of the Neighborhood Services 10 | |
| 34 | + | Unit; and generally relating to the Office of the Sheriff of Baltimore City. 11 | |
| 47 | 35 | ||
| 48 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 13 | |
| 49 | - | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 14 2 HOUSE BILL 1293 | |
| 36 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 12 | |
| 37 | + | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 13 | |
| 38 | + | Section 12–101(a) and (b) 14 | |
| 39 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 15 | |
| 40 | + | (2024 Replacement Volume) 16 | |
| 41 | + | ||
| 42 | + | BY adding to 17 | |
| 43 | + | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 18 | |
| 44 | + | Section 12–2605 19 | |
| 45 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 20 | |
| 46 | + | (2024 Replacement Volume) 21 | |
| 47 | + | ||
| 48 | + | BY adding to 22 2 HOUSE BILL 1293 | |
| 50 | 49 | ||
| 51 | 50 | ||
| 52 | - | Section 12–101(a) and (b) and 12–209 1 | |
| 53 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 2 | |
| 54 | - | (2024 Replacement Volume) 3 | |
| 51 | + | Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 1 | |
| 52 | + | Section 2–316.1 2 | |
| 53 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 3 | |
| 54 | + | (2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 4 | |
| 55 | 55 | ||
| 56 | - | BY | |
| 57 | - | Article – | |
| 58 | - | Section | |
| 59 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland | |
| 60 | - | ( | |
| 56 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 5 | |
| 57 | + | Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 6 | |
| 58 | + | Section 7–301(c)(1) and (2) 7 | |
| 59 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 8 | |
| 60 | + | (2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 9 | |
| 61 | 61 | ||
| 62 | - | BY | |
| 63 | - | Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings | |
| 64 | - | Section | |
| 65 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland | |
| 66 | - | (2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) | |
| 62 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 10 | |
| 63 | + | Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 11 | |
| 64 | + | Section 7–301(c)(3) 12 | |
| 65 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 13 | |
| 66 | + | (2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 14 | |
| 67 | 67 | ||
| 68 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 14 | |
| 69 | - | Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 15 | |
| 70 | - | Section 7–301(c)(1) and (2) 16 | |
| 71 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 17 | |
| 72 | - | (2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 18 | |
| 68 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 15 | |
| 69 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 16 | |
| 73 | 70 | ||
| 74 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 19 | |
| 75 | - | Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 20 | |
| 76 | - | Section 7–301(c)(3) 21 | |
| 77 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 22 | |
| 78 | - | (2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 23 | |
| 71 | + | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 17 | |
| 79 | 72 | ||
| 80 | - | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 24 | |
| 81 | - | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 25 | |
| 73 | + | 12–101. 18 | |
| 82 | 74 | ||
| 83 | - | ||
| 75 | + | (a) In this title: 19 | |
| 84 | 76 | ||
| 85 | - | 12–101. 27 | |
| 77 | + | (1) except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, the definitions in § 20 | |
| 78 | + | 1–101 of this article apply without exception or variation; and 21 | |
| 86 | 79 | ||
| 87 | - | ( | |
| 80 | + | (2) the following words have the meanings indicated. 22 | |
| 88 | 81 | ||
| 89 | - | (1) except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, the definitions in § 29 | |
| 90 | - | 1–101 of this article apply without exception or variation; and 30 | |
| 82 | + | (b) “Board” means the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore City. 23 | |
| 91 | 83 | ||
| 92 | - | ||
| 84 | + | 12–2605. 24 | |
| 93 | 85 | ||
| 94 | - | (b) “Board” means the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore City. 32 | |
| 86 | + | (A) IN THIS SECTION, “UNIT” MEANS THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES UNIT 25 | |
| 87 | + | WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF OF BALTIMORE CITY, AS ESTABLISHED 26 | |
| 88 | + | UNDER § 2–316.1 OF THE COURTS ARTICLE. 27 | |
| 95 | 89 | ||
| 96 | - | 12–209. 33 | |
| 90 | + | (B) THE BOARD SHALL WORK IN P ARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIT TO 28 | |
| 91 | + | ENFORCE THIS TITLE . 29 | |
| 97 | 92 | ||
| 98 | - | The Mayor and City Council shall: 34 HOUSE BILL 1293 3 | |
| 93 | + | (C) THE BOARD SHALL ENTER INT O A MEMORANDUM OF UNDE RSTANDING 30 | |
| 94 | + | WITH THE UNIT THAT SPECIFIES THE R ESPECTIVE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 31 | |
| 95 | + | OF THE PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE PARTNERSHIP DESC RIBED IN 32 | |
| 96 | + | SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION. 33 HOUSE BILL 1293 3 | |
| 99 | 97 | ||
| 100 | 98 | ||
| 101 | 99 | ||
| 102 | - | (1) pay from the general fund of the City that includes revenue from the 1 | |
| 103 | - | Board the salaries and expenses of the Board and its employees; and 2 | |
| 100 | + | Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 1 | |
| 104 | 101 | ||
| 105 | - | (2) devote the balance of the revenue from the Board to the general purposes 3 | |
| 106 | - | of the City. 4 | |
| 102 | + | 2–316.1. 2 | |
| 107 | 103 | ||
| 108 | - | 12–2605. 5 | |
| 104 | + | (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 3 | |
| 105 | + | INDICATED. 4 | |
| 109 | 106 | ||
| 110 | - | (A) IN THIS SECTION, “UNIT” MEANS THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES UNIT 6 | |
| 111 | - | WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF OF BALTIMORE CITY, AS ESTABLISHED 7 | |
| 112 | - | UNDER § 2–316.1 OF THE COURTS ARTICLE. 8 | |
| 107 | + | (2) “BOARD” MEANS THE BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS OF 5 | |
| 108 | + | BALTIMORE CITY. 6 | |
| 113 | 109 | ||
| 114 | - | (B) THE BOARD SHALL WORK IN P ARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIT TO 9 | |
| 115 | - | ENFORCE THIS TITLE . 10 | |
| 110 | + | (3) “UNIT” MEANS THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES UNIT WITHIN THE 7 | |
| 111 | + | OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF OF BALTIMORE CITY, AS ESTABLISHED UNDER 8 | |
| 112 | + | SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION. 9 | |
| 116 | 113 | ||
| 117 | - | ( | |
| 118 | - | ||
| 114 | + | (B) THERE IS A NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES UNIT WITHIN THE OFFICE OF 10 | |
| 115 | + | THE SHERIFF OF BALTIMORE CITY. 11 | |
| 119 | 116 | ||
| 120 | - | (1) THE RESPECTIVE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES 13 | |
| 121 | - | IN CONNECTION WITH T HE PARTNERSHIP DESCR IBED IN SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS 14 | |
| 122 | - | SECTION; AND 15 | |
| 117 | + | (C) THE UNIT SHALL: 12 | |
| 123 | 118 | ||
| 124 | - | (2) IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 12–209 OF THIS TITLE, THE FUNDING 16 | |
| 125 | - | SOURCE FOR THE UNIT . 17 | |
| 119 | + | (1) WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BOARD TO ENFORCE THE 13 | |
| 120 | + | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LAWS OF BALTIMORE CITY UNDER TITLE 12 OF THE 14 | |
| 121 | + | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND CANNABIS ARTICLE; AND 15 | |
| 126 | 122 | ||
| 127 | - | Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 18 | |
| 123 | + | (2) PERFORM ANY OTHER DUTIES AS DIRECTED BY THE SHERIFF OF 16 | |
| 124 | + | BALTIMORE CITY. 17 | |
| 128 | 125 | ||
| 129 | - | 2–316.1. 19 | |
| 126 | + | (D) THE UNIT SHALL ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDE RSTANDING 18 | |
| 127 | + | WITH THE BOARD THAT SPECIFIES THE R ESPECTIVE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 19 | |
| 128 | + | OF THE PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH T HE PARTNERSHIP DESCR IBED IN 20 | |
| 129 | + | SUBSECTION (C)(1) OF THIS SECTION. 21 | |
| 130 | 130 | ||
| 131 | - | (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 20 | |
| 132 | - | INDICATED. 21 | |
| 131 | + | 7–301. 22 | |
| 133 | 132 | ||
| 134 | - | ( | |
| 135 | - | ||
| 133 | + | (c) (1) The filing fees and costs in a civil case are those prescribed by law 23 | |
| 134 | + | subject to modification by law, rule, or administrative regulation. 24 | |
| 136 | 135 | ||
| 137 | - | (3) “UNIT” MEANS THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES UNIT WITHIN THE 24 | |
| 138 | - | OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF OF BALTIMORE CITY, AS ESTABLISHED UNDER 25 | |
| 139 | - | SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION. 26 | |
| 136 | + | (2) The Chief Judge of the District Court shall assess a surcharge that: 25 | |
| 140 | 137 | ||
| 141 | - | (B) THERE IS A NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES UNIT WITHIN THE OFFICE OF 27 | |
| 142 | - | THE SHERIFF OF BALTIMORE CITY. 28 | |
| 138 | + | (i) May not be more than: 26 | |
| 143 | 139 | ||
| 144 | - | (C) THE UNIT SHALL: 29 | |
| 140 | + | 1. $43 per summary ejectment case; and 27 | |
| 141 | + | ||
| 142 | + | 2. $28 per case for all other civil cases; and 28 | |
| 145 | 143 | 4 HOUSE BILL 1293 | |
| 146 | 144 | ||
| 147 | 145 | ||
| 148 | - | (1) WORK IN PARTNERSHIP W ITH THE BOARD TO ENFORCE THE 1 | |
| 149 | - | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LAWS OF BALTIMORE CITY UNDER TITLE 12 OF THE 2 | |
| 150 | - | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND CANNABIS ARTICLE; AND 3 | |
| 146 | + | (ii) Shall be deposited: 1 | |
| 151 | 147 | ||
| 152 | - | ( | |
| 153 | - | ||
| 148 | + | 1. For a surcharge assessed under item (i)1 of this 2 | |
| 149 | + | paragraph: 3 | |
| 154 | 150 | ||
| 155 | - | | |
| 156 | - | ||
| 151 | + | A. 45% into the Statewide Rental Assistance Voucher 4 | |
| 152 | + | Program established under § 4–2902 of the Housing and Community Development Article; 5 | |
| 157 | 153 | ||
| 158 | - | (1) THE RESPECTIVE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES 8 | |
| 159 | - | IN CONNECTION WITH T HE PARTNERSHIP DESCR IBED IN SUBSECTION (C)(1) OF THIS 9 | |
| 160 | - | SECTION; AND 10 | |
| 154 | + | B. 45% into the Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund 6 | |
| 155 | + | established under § 11–402 of the Human Services Article; and 7 | |
| 161 | 156 | ||
| 162 | - | | |
| 163 | - | ||
| 157 | + | C. 10% into the Rental Assistance for Community Schools 8 | |
| 158 | + | Families Fund established under § 9.9–104.1 of the Education Article; and 9 | |
| 164 | 159 | ||
| 165 | - | 7–301. 13 | |
| 160 | + | 2. For a surcharge assessed under item (i)2 of this 10 | |
| 161 | + | paragraph, into the Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund established under § 11 | |
| 162 | + | 11–402 of the Human Services Article. 12 | |
| 166 | 163 | ||
| 167 | - | (c) (1) The filing fees and costs in a civil case are those prescribed by law 14 | |
| 168 | - | subject to modification by law, rule, or administrative regulation. 15 | |
| 164 | + | (3) (i) In addition to the surcharge assessed under paragraph (2) of this 13 | |
| 165 | + | subsection, the Chief Judge of the District Court shall assess a surcharge that may not be 14 | |
| 166 | + | more than $10 per case for the following cases filed in Baltimore City: 15 | |
| 169 | 167 | ||
| 170 | - | | |
| 168 | + | 1. Summary ejectment; 16 | |
| 171 | 169 | ||
| 172 | - | | |
| 170 | + | 2. Tenant holding over; 17 | |
| 173 | 171 | ||
| 174 | - | | |
| 172 | + | 3. Breach of lease; and 18 | |
| 175 | 173 | ||
| 176 | - | | |
| 174 | + | 4. Warrant of restitution. 19 | |
| 177 | 175 | ||
| 178 | - | (ii) Shall be deposited: 20 | |
| 176 | + | (ii) The revenue generated from the surcharge on filing fees collected 20 | |
| 177 | + | by the District Court in Baltimore City under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall be: 21 | |
| 179 | 178 | ||
| 180 | - | 1. | |
| 181 | - | ||
| 179 | + | 1. Remitted quarterly to the Baltimore City Director of 22 | |
| 180 | + | Finance; and 23 | |
| 182 | 181 | ||
| 183 | - | A. 45% into the Statewide Rental Assistance Voucher 23 | |
| 184 | - | Program established under § 4–2902 of the Housing and Community Development Article; 24 | |
| 182 | + | 2. Used to fund the enhancement of sheriff benefits [and], 24 | |
| 183 | + | the increase in sheriff personnel to enhance the service of domestic violence orders, AND 25 | |
| 184 | + | THE WORK OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES UNIT WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE 26 | |
| 185 | + | SHERIFF OF BALTIMORE CITY. 27 | |
| 185 | 186 | ||
| 186 | - | B. 45% into the Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund 25 | |
| 187 | - | established under § 11–402 of the Human Services Article; and 26 | |
| 188 | - | ||
| 189 | - | C. 10% into the Rental Assistance for Community Schools 27 | |
| 190 | - | Families Fund established under § 9.9–104.1 of the Education Article; and 28 | |
| 191 | - | HOUSE BILL 1293 5 | |
| 192 | - | ||
| 193 | - | ||
| 194 | - | 2. For a surcharge assessed under item (i)2 of this 1 | |
| 195 | - | paragraph, into the Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund established under § 2 | |
| 196 | - | 11–402 of the Human Services Article. 3 | |
| 197 | - | ||
| 198 | - | (3) (i) In addition to the surcharge assessed under paragraph (2) of this 4 | |
| 199 | - | subsection, the Chief Judge of the District Court shall assess a surcharge that may not be 5 | |
| 200 | - | more than $10 per case for the following cases filed in Baltimore City: 6 | |
| 201 | - | ||
| 202 | - | 1. Summary ejectment; 7 | |
| 203 | - | ||
| 204 | - | 2. Tenant holding over; 8 | |
| 205 | - | ||
| 206 | - | 3. Breach of lease; and 9 | |
| 207 | - | ||
| 208 | - | 4. Warrant of restitution. 10 | |
| 209 | - | ||
| 210 | - | (ii) The revenue generated from the surcharge on filing fees collected 11 | |
| 211 | - | by the District Court in Baltimore City under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall be: 12 | |
| 212 | - | ||
| 213 | - | 1. Remitted quarterly to the Baltimore City Director of 13 | |
| 214 | - | Finance; and 14 | |
| 215 | - | ||
| 216 | - | 2. Used to fund the enhancement of sheriff benefits [and], 15 | |
| 217 | - | the increase in sheriff personnel to enhance the service of domestic violence orders, AND 16 | |
| 218 | - | THE WORK OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES UNIT WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE 17 | |
| 219 | - | SHERIFF OF BALTIMORE CITY. 18 | |
| 220 | - | ||
| 221 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 19 | |
| 222 | - | October 1, 2025. 20 | |
| 223 | - | ||
| 224 | - | ||
| 225 | - | ||
| 226 | - | ||
| 227 | - | Approved: | |
| 228 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 229 | - | Governor. | |
| 230 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 231 | - | Speaker of the House of Delegates. | |
| 232 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 233 | - | President of the Senate. | |
| 187 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 28 | |
| 188 | + | October 1, 2025. 29 |