Women's Law Center

Public Information Act - Public Records - Nonprofit Organizations

Labor and Employment - Mandatory Meetings on Religious or Political Matters - Employee Attendance and Participation (Maryland Worker Freedom Act)

Real Property - Expedited Wrongful Detainer Proceedings - Property for Sale or Lease

Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Fee Disclosures

Family and Law Enforcement Protection Act

Criminal Procedure - Sentencing - Domestic Violence as a Mitigating Factor (Providing Alternatives Through Healing for Justice-Involved Individuals (PATH) Act)

Unhoused Individuals - Rights and Affirmative Defense

State Aid - Nonprofits - Status

Regulated Firearms - Seven-Day Waiting Period - Exceptions

Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Intercepted Communications - Admissibility of Evidence

Criminal Law - Third-Degree Sexual Offense - Burglary

Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits

Nonprofit Organizations Navigator - Termination Provision - Repeal

Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Prohibition on Face Coverings

Criminal Law - Identity Fraud - Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake Representations

Evidence – Interception of Oral Communications – Fair Housing Testing

Criminal Law - Benefits Exploitation

Judicial Facilities - Stops, Detentions, and Arrests - Limitations

Criminal Law - School Resource Officers - Prohibition on Sexual Activity with Students

Criminal Procedure - District Court - Issuance of Summonses and Arrest Warrants

Criminal Procedure - District Court - Issuance of Summonses and Arrest Warrants

Hospitals - Emergency Pregnancy-Related Medical Conditions - Procedures

Child Support - Capacity of Minors to Initiate and Defend an Action

Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition

Criminal Procedure - Protection of Identity of Victim of Sexual Assault or Stalking

Civil Actions - Immunity - Disclosure of Allegations of Sexually Assaultive Behavior (Stop Silencing Survivors Act)

Criminal Procedure - Admission of Out-of-Court Statements - Assault in the Second Degree

Criminal Procedure - Victims of Sexually Assaultive Behavior - Request for Verbal Acknowledgement

Courtroom Security - Minimum Adequate Security Standard

Criminal Procedure - Immigration Arrest - Immunity in Connection With Court Proceeding

Family Law - Temporary and Final Protective Orders - Duration

Criminal Law - Sexual Offense by a Person in a Position of Authority

Hate Crimes and Hate Bias - Definitions of Sexual Orientation and Hate Bias Incident

Charitable Organizations - Charitable Donation and Tax-Exempt Status - Revocation (Keeping Charities Nonpartisan Act of 2026)

Employment Discrimination - Reasonable Accommodations - Disabilities Due to Childbirth, Menopause, and Related Medical Conditions

Nonprofit Housing Corporations - Taxes and Special Assessments Exemptions - Alterations

Criminal Law - Firearm Crimes - Machine Gun Convertible Pistols

Civil Actions - Maryland Uniform Public Expression Protection Act

Intercepted Communications - Penalty

Health Occupations - Human Trafficking Awareness Training

Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Intercepted Communications - Admissibility of Evidence

Handgun Permits - Special Endorsement for Security Clearance Holders

Criminal Law - Third-Degree Assault

Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals

Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Required Coverage for Aesthetic Services and Restorative Care for Victims of Domestic Violence (Healing Our Scars Act)

Civil Actions - Coerced Debt - Debtor Protections

Handgun Roster Reform

Consumer Protection - Menstrual Hygiene Products - Labeling Requirements

Consumer Protection - Menstrual Hygiene Products - Labeling Requirements

Criminal Procedure - Domestic Violence Offenders - Registration

Public Safety - Handgun Permit Requirement - Repeal (Maryland Constitutional Carry Act)

Consumer Protection - Identity Theft Debt

Family Investment Program - Temporary Cash Assistance - Good Cause and Adequate Reason Exceptions

Family Investment Program - Temporary Cash Assistance - Good Cause and Adequate Reason Exceptions

Correctional Services and Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act)

Protective Orders - Coercive Control

Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Face Coverings and Identification

Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Face Coverings and Identification

Charitable Organizations - Charitable Donation and Tax-Exempt Status - Revocation (Keeping Charities Nonpartisan Act of 2026)

Family and Law Enforcement Protection Act

Regulated Firearms - Seven-Day Waiting Period - Exceptions

Unhoused Individuals - Rights and Affirmative Defense

Nonprofit Organizations Navigator - Termination Provision - Repeal

Nonprofit Organizations Navigator - Termination Provision - Repeal

Criminal Law - School Resource Officers - Prohibition on Sexual Activity with Students

Domestic Violence - Warrantless Arrests and Victims

Criminal Procedure - Sentencing - Domestic Violence as a Mitigating Factor (Providing Alternatives Through Healing for Justice-Involved Individuals (PATH) Act)

Criminal Law - Benefits Exploitation

Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals (Monica Cooper Prerelease Act)

State Designations - State Song - 'The Heart of Maryland'

Family Law - Child Custody Evaluators - Qualifications

Criminal Law - Third-Degree Sexual Offense - Burglary

Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition

Criminal Procedure – Protection of Identity of Victim of Sexual Assault or Stalking

Civil Actions - Immunity - Disclosure of Allegations of Sexually Assaultive Behavior (Stop Silencing Survivors Act)

Criminal Law - Firearm Crimes - Machine Gun Convertible Pistols

Nonprofit Housing Corporations - Tax and Enforcement of Judgment Exemptions - Alterations

Criminal Law - Sexual Offense by a Person in a Position of Authority

Family Law - Temporary and Final Protective Orders - Duration

Criminal Procedure - Admission of Out-of-Court Statements - Assault in the Second Degree

Criminal Procedure - Admission of Out-of-Court Statements - Assault in the Second Degree

Criminal Law - Stalking - Penalties

Criminal Law - Stalking - Penalties

Criminal Law - Third-Degree Assault

Criminal Law - Third-Degree Assault

Criminal Procedure - Victims of Sexually Assaultive Behavior - Request for Verbal Acknowledgement (Verbal Waiver Transparency Act)

Courtroom Security - Minimum Adequate Security Standard

Family Law - Child Support - Determination of Custody and Agreements Between Parents

Sex Designation on Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards and Birth Information Histories (Birth Certificate Modernization Act)

Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Response to Immigration Enforcement Actions

Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Intercepted Communications - Admissibility of Evidence

Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Intercepted Communications - Admissibility of Evidence

Intercepted Communications - Penalty

Criminal Law - Interference of Custody Orders - Penalties

Public Safety - Gun Buyback Programs - Destruction of Firearms

Correctional Services and Criminal Procedure - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act)

Handgun Roster Reform

Health Occupations, Public Health, and Insurance - Menopause - Provider Training Coverage Requirements, Policy Initiatives, and Access to Care

Judicial Facilities - Stops, Detentions, and Arrests - Limitations

Department of Transportation - Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response (See Someone, Save Someone Act)

Criminal Law - Child Sexual Abuse Material - Artificial Intelligence Software

Criminal Procedure – District Court Commissioners and False Statements

Public Health - Repeal of Prohibition on Transfer of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (Carlton R. Smith Act)

State and Local Government - Sanctuary Policies and Enforcement of Federal Immigration Law (Rachel Morin Act)

Access to Counsel in Evictions – Task Force Termination and Special Fund

Public Health - Abortion (Heartbeat Bill)

Family Law - Child Support - Capacity of Minors to File Action

Intercepted Communications - Statute of Limitations and Penalty

Public Safety - Gun Violence Victim Relocation Program - Establishment

Family Law - Child Support - Multifamily Adjustment

Family Law - Child Support - Multifamily Adjustment

Criminal Procedure - Admission of Out-of-Court Statements - Assault in the Second Degree

Criminal Procedure - Child Victims - Testimony in Child Abuse Cases

State Government - Grants and Contracts - Reimbursement of Indirect Costs

State Government - Grants and Contracts - Reimbursement of Indirect Costs

Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Intercepted Communications - Admissibility of Evidence

Workgroup on Newborn Nurse Home Visiting Services - Establishment

Health - Abortion Data - Submission to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Criminal Law - Prohibition on Sale of Contraceptives and Contraceptive Devices by Vending Machine in School - Repeal

Employed Individuals With Disabilities Program - Upper Age Limit - Prohibition

Courts - Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation

Criminal Law - Visual Surveillance With Prurient Intent - Modifications

Unhoused Individuals - Rights, Civil Action, and Affirmative Defense

Office of Disability Employment Advancement and Policy and Maryland as a Model Employer Initiative - Established

Peace Orders and Protective Orders – Military Protection Orders

Criminal Procedure - U Nonimmigrant Status Petitions and Immigration Enforcement at Sensitive Locations

Criminal Procedure - Protection of Identity of Victim of Sexual Assault

Civil Actions - Immunity - Disclosure of Allegations of Sexually Assaultive Behavior (Stop Silencing Survivors Act)

Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing

Correctional Services - Transfers to Federal Authorities - Undocumented Immigrants (Protecting Marylanders From Violent Crime Act of 2025)

Civil Actions - Sexual Deepfake Representations and Revenge Porn

Public Safety - Rape Kit Testing - Tracking Program and Grant Fund

Child Support - Driver's License Suspension for Arrearages and Court Orders

Health Occupations - Implicit Bias and Structural Racism Training

Courtroom Security - Minimum Adequate Security Standard

Criminal Law - Revenge Porn - Computer-Generated Visual Representation

Task Force to Study Forced Infant Separation From Incarcerated Individuals

Criminal Procedure - Domestic Violence Offender Registry

Child Care Affordability Commission - Establishment

Family Investment Program - Child Support

Family Law - Permanent Protective Orders - Consent

Health Insurance - Cancellation and Nonrenewal of Coverage - Required Notice

Maryland Commission for Women - Maryland Collaborative to Advance Implementation of Coverage of Over-the-Counter Birth Control

Immigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Guidelines and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act)

Financial Institutions - Conventional Home Mortgage Loans - Assumption and Required Disclosures

Consumer Protection - Credit Reporting - Medical Debt (Fair Medical Debt Reporting Act)

Family Law - Protective Orders - Surrender of Firearms

Commission on Nondiscrimination - Establishment

Public Health - Health Equity Dashboard

Family Law - Child Custody and Visitation - Visitation Reevaluations and Remedies

Family Law - Child Custody - Determinations

Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals (The Monica Cooper Prerelease Act)

Public Health - Reproductive Health Care Data - Report

Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards - Sex Designation (Birth Certificate Modernization Act)

State Government - Maryland Reparations Commission

State and Local Agencies - Enforcement of Federal Immigration Law - Restrictions on Access to Information (Maryland Data Privacy Act)

Public Safety - Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Prohibition Against Certain Affiliation or Support by Police Officers

Courts - Parental Accommodations

Labor and Employment - Disclosure of Employee's Immigration Status - Prohibition

Criminal Law - Witchcraft - Exoneration

Elementary and Secondary Education - Curriculum - Importance of Diversity

Department of Transportation – Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response (See Someone, Save Someone Act)

Department of Transportation – Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response (See Someone, Save Someone Act)

Child Support - Driver's License Suspension for Arrearages and Court Orders

Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Authorized Interception of Oral Communications - Cellular Telephones and Security Cameras

State Government - Grants and Contracts - Reimbursement of Indirect Costs

Marriage - Confidential Communication

Criminal Procedure - Admission of Out-of-Court Statements - Assault in the Second Degree

Access to Counsel in Evictions - Task Force and Special Fund

Access to Counsel in Evictions - Task Force and Special Fund

Courts - Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation

Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards - Sex Designation (Birth Certificate Modernization Act)

Criminal Law - Visual Surveillance With Prurient Intent - Modifications

Public Health - Repeal of Prohibition on Transfer of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (Carlton R. Smith Act)

Revenge Porn - Definition of Visual Representation and Civil Action

Revenge Porn - Definition of Visual Representation and Civil Action

Office of Disability Employment Advancement and Policy and Maryland as a Model Employer Initiative - Established

Health Occupations - Implicit Bias and Structural Racism Training

State Government - Maryland Reparations Commission - Establishment (Harriet Tubman Community Investment Act)

Unhoused Individuals - Rights, Civil Action, and Affirmative Defense

Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Required Coverage for Aesthetic Services and Restorative Care for Victims of Domestic Violence (Healing Our Scars Act)

Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan Requirements (Pregnant and Parenting Student Support Act)

Child Custody - Rebuttable Presumption of Joint Custody

Family Law - Child Custody - Determinations

Civil Actions - Immunity - Disclosure of Allegations of Sexually Assaultive Behavior (Stop Silencing Survivors Act)

Criminal Procedure - District Court Commissioners

State Government - Maryland Reparations Commission

Criminal Procedure - U Nonimmigrant Status Petitions

Consumer Protection - Credit Reporting - Medical Debt (Fair Medical Debt Reporting Act)

Courtroom Security - Minimum Adequate Security

Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals (The Monica Cooper Prerelease Act)

Criminal Procedure - Domestic Violence Offender Registry

Public Safety - Rape Kit Testing - Tracking Program and Grant Fund

Maryland Commission for Women - Maryland Collaborative to Advance Implementation of Coverage of Over-the-Counter Birth Control

Maryland Commission for Women - Maryland Collaborative to Advance Implementation of Coverage of Over-the-Counter Birth Control

Public Health - Health Equity Dashboard

Public Health - Health Equity Dashboard

Financial Institutions - Conventional Home Mortgage Loans - Assumption and Required Disclosures

Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing

Family Investment Program - Child Support

Family Law - Permanent Protective Orders - Consent

Immigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Access, Guidance, and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act)

Public Health Abortion Grant Program - Establishment

Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2025

Family and Law Enforcement Protection Act

Public Health - Women's Health Care Data - Report

Elementary and Secondary Education - Curriculum - Importance of Diversity

Employment Standards, Prevailing Wage, and Living Wage - Employer Adverse Actions and Enforcement

Criminal Law - Deep Fake Representations and Revenge Porn

Family Law – Adoption of an Adult

Courts - Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation

Maryland Commission on Civil Rights - Monetary Relief

Courts and Judicial Proceedings and Criminal Procedure - Technical Corrections - References to Intellectual Disability

Persons Providing Lobbyist Compensation – Statement of Political Contributions – Exemption for Nonprofits

Employment Discrimination – Sexual Orientation

Education - Sexual Abuse and Assault Awareness and Prevention Program - Human and Sex Trafficking

Court Personnel - Protection of Personal Information (Judge Andrew F. Wilkinson Judicial Security Act)

Family Law - Protective Orders - Stalking and Permanent Protective Orders

Parents in Substance Use Disorder Treatment - Children in Need of Assistance and Treatment Facilities

Sex Offenders - Required Registration - Locations

Criminal Law - Benefits Exploitation

Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Remote Ultrasound Procedures and Remote Fetal Nonstress Tests

Maryland Department of Health - Public Education Campaign on Prostate, Lung, and Breast Cancer Prevention

Civil Rights - Discrimination Based on Protected Characteristics and Reproductive Freedom

Affirming the Federal Equal Rights Amendment

Failure to Pay Rent Proceedings - Shielding of Court Records

Failure to Pay Rent Proceedings - Shielding of Court Records

Criminal Law - Child Pornography - Prohibitions and Penalties

Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act of 2024

Criminal Procedure - Protection of Identity of Minor Victim

Courts - Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation

Court Personnel - Protection of Personal Information (Judge Andrew F. Wilkinson Judicial Security Act)

Human Relations - Discrimination - Protected Characteristics

Public Safety - Firearm Background Checks, Victim Notification, and the Maryland State Police Gun Center

Criminal Law - Sexual Crimes - Definition of Consent and Repeal of Force

Revenge Porn - Civil Action and Reporting Requirement

Revenge Porn - Civil Action and Reporting Requirement

Unemployment Insurance - Disqualification - Stoppage of Work Caused by Labor Dispute

Sex Offender Registration - Local Law Enforcement Units - Registration Locations

Correctional Services - Diminution Credits - Sexual Offenses

Correctional Services - Diminution Credits - Sexual Offenses

Affirming the Federal Equal Rights Amendment

Public Safety - Crime of Violence - Witness Intimidation

Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act

Protective Orders - Relief Eligibility - Rape and Sexual Offenses

Maryland Wage and Hour Law and Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law – Revisions (Maryland Wage Protection Act)

Protective Orders - Relief Eligibility - Rape and Sexual Offenses

Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act - Verification

Child Custody and Visitation - Abuse or Neglect of Child

Family Law – Protective Order – Rescission