House Judiciary Committee votes to move measure to the full House of Delegates, but the jointly assigned bill must go to the Health and Government Operations Committee first.
The House and Senate versions of the bill could be approved within days of each other, then reviewed by the other chamber.
Juvenile justice bill was debated before the House Judiciary Committee for more than five hours.
Senate legislation seeks to create a correctional ombudsman’s office within state government.
Measures include extending probationary periods for youth, a commission to assess juvenile justice system.
Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee held more than three-hour briefing on juvenile justice.
Brown and Dartigue will co-chair the Maryland Equitable Justice Collaborative that will hold a public forum Nov. 6 at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum in Baltimore.
Work group to assess MHEC policies The General Assembly’s presiding officers have appointed legislators to a workgroup that will assess policies of the Maryland…
An accountable public safety system requires investing in defense services that are at least on par with investments in law enforcement, prosecution, and the judiciary.
The votes to join the state’s largest public employee union were overwhelming