By: Amy Madert
The Home Builder Registration bill, sponsored by Senator John Astle, will raise fees on a state level, also having a local impact.
The bill would increase specified fees that are related to home builders and home builder sales representative fees that go toward supporting the Home Builder Guaranty Fund.
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By Stacey Axler
A bill which increases the penalties for drivers who are convicted repeat offenders of driving under the influence of drugs and/ or alcohol reached the House and the Senate in the Maryland General Assembly and received unanimous support from both chambers.
Delegate Geraldine Valentino-Smith sponsors the Impaired Driving- Repeat Offender- Penalties Bill, titled HB 0957 in the House.
“Delegate Valentino-Smith, as the lead sponsor of the bill, naturally sees it as having a positive effect on the societal scourge of drunk and drugged driving,” Legislative Director for Delegate Valentino- Smith Scott Schuette said.
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A bill sponsored by Baltimore City delegate Frank M. Conaway that would authorize the use of Body-Worn Cameras (BWCs) for law enforcement officers was killed in the Maryland General Assembly 2014 Regular Session.
Maryland Senate’s Judiciary Committee produced an unfavorable report on April 3 after passing through the House with amendments.
Outlined in the bill, “certain law enforcement” officers would be required to use BWCs that record audio and video footage and agencies would be required to keep recordings at least 30 calendar days and create policies for the camera use.
The bill included a very detailed list as to who would be considered a “certain law enforcement officer” outlined in the bill. Those officers range from any state police officer and any county sheriff’s department officer, to members of specific enforcement groups and university campus police squads.
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