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Judiciary Committee advances five bills in Saturday vote session; key changes to protective orders and juvenile restrictive-housing rules
Summary
The Judiciary Committee held a Saturday vote session March 21 and approved five bills as amended, including measures on parole commission transparency, judgeships, protective-order timing, third-degree assault, and juvenile restrictive-housing rules. Several amendments clarified reporting, timing and regulatory authority.
The Judiciary Committee met on Saturday, March 21, and voted to advance five bills out of committee, each passing after consideration of amendments and roll-call votes.
The committee approved House Bill 467 (Maryland Parole Commission — improvements, transparency and equity) as amended after an amendment that adds annual reporting requirements and consolidates panel assessments was explained by Delegate Embry. The clerk recorded the final tally as 13 yes, 5 no, 0 abstain, 0 absent, 1 other and announced the motion carried.
House Bill 493 (Maryland Judicial Conference — judgeships) was considered as…
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