2013 Legislative Efforts
See our current legislative priorities here.
MCVRC has adopted three legislative priorities that will be introduced for the 2013 General Assembly session which are important for victims of crime.
You can help by contacting Maryland legislators to support the following priorities:
I. Criminal Procedure – Victims’ Rights – Remedy and Priority of Restitution
- House Bill: HB 250
- Floor Date: Judicial Proceedings: March 27, 2013 at 1:00 p.m.
- Position: Support
- Legislators to Contact: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee Members
II. Clarify privacy protection for medical records.
- House Bill: HB 1481
- Hearing Date: Health and Governmental Affairs: TBD
- Position: Support
- Senate Bill: SB 557
- Hearing Date: Health and Governmental Affairs: TBD
- Position: Support
- Legislators to Contact: Health and Governmental Affairs Committee Members
III. Funding for the Maryland Legal Services Corporation
- House Bill: HB 838 had a hearing date on MAR 6, 2013 1:00 PM
- Legislators to Contact: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee Members
- Position: Support language in HB 1303
- House Bill: HB 1303
- Hearing Date: March 12, 2013
- Legislators to Contact: House Appropriations Committee Members
- Position: Support
Senate Bill: SB 640 / SB 809
Hearing Date: February 19, 2013 @ 1:00 p.m. in the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Position: Support
Legislators to Contact: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee Members
Other pending legislation where MCVRC has adopted a position:
- HB 116 / SB 267 – Courts and Judicial Proceedings – Interception of Communications – Abuse or Neglect of Vulnerable Adult and Medicaid Fraud (Support)
- HB 292 Public Safety – Statewide DNA Data Base System – DNA Sample Collection 2 on Arrest – Reporting Requirement and Repeal of Sunset. (Support)
- HB 382 – Courts and Judicial Proceedings – Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund – Court Costs (Support with amendments) / SB 626
- HB 921 / SB 258 – Correctional Services – Inmate Earnings – Compensation for Victims of Crime (Support with amendments) to reflect the language in HB 921
- HB 1125 / SB 388 – Victims of Crime – Identity Theft Passport – Children (Support)
- HB 1382 – Sentencing Procedures – Statement by Victim or Victim’s Representative (Support)
Pending a vote in the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Committee Voting Session Date: April 8, 2013
Legislator to Contact: Senator Brian E. Frosh
Urge Senator Frosh to add the bill to the voting in that victims’ rights should not be in the discretion of a judge.
See the Final Results Chart.
For more information, please see: mdcrimevictims.org/2013-legislation. As more details become available, they will be posted on this page.