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William Valentine R

Delegate
Maryland House of Delegates District 2A
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2026

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On Record (9)

Bill Criminal Law - ProceduresLAW ENFORCEMENTSexual Assault Forensic Exams and Evidence KitsSexual OffensesTimeVictims
Altering the deadline by which a certain law enforcement agency must submit a certain sexual assault evidence collection kit and associated reference standards to a forensic laboratory for analysis.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Criminal Law - ProceduresCourts and Court Personnel - StatewideChild Abuse and NeglectChildren (4-12)CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTSDEATHdefendantsVictimsViolence
Prohibiting the release of a defendant pending sentencing or exhaustion of appellate review after conviction of a specified crime resulting in the death of a victim under the age of 14 years.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Motor vehiclesBOUNDARIESDISABILITIESFormsMotor Vehicle RegistrationTimeMotor Vehicle AdministrationEnvironmental MattersElderly Persons (65+)Vehicle Laws - Equipment and InspectionsMotor Vehicle Inspection
Increasing, from 5,000 miles to 10,000 miles, the maximum number of miles that a motor vehicle registered to an individual with a disability or owned by an individual who is at least 70 years of age may be driven annually to be eligible for an exemption from certain mandatory vehicle emissions inspections.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral JudgesProperty taxLAW ENFORCEMENTRESIDENCYDEATHDISABILITIESFIRE PROTECTIONEmergency Medical ServicesMunicipal CorporationsResidential PropertyCountiesTax CreditsCorrectional OfficersRescue SquadsLaws and OrdinancesTaxes - PropertySpouses
Authorizing the governing body of a county or municipal corporation or the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City to provide a certain property tax credit to certain judicial officers, surviving spouses, or cohabitants; requiring the county or municipal corporation to define, by law, who is a correctional officer and judicial officer; and applying the Act retroactively to all taxable …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral PRIVACYFamily LawProtection OrdersResidential PropertyHarassmentCriminal Law - Substantive CrimesElectronic Surveillance
Expanding the relief that may be included in a final peace order; altering the acts that constitute criminal harassment to include certain visual surveillance of an area of another person's residence where the other has a reasonable expectation of privacy; and providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction for a first …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral RESIDENCYCORRECTIONSReportsIncarcerated IndividualsstudiesPublic Safety and Correctional Services, Department ofEx-Offenders
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to conduct an annual study examining and comparing certain data regarding an individual's residence prior to incarceration and on release from a State correctional facility; and requiring the Department by October 1, 2026, and each October 1 thereafter, to report the results of the study to certain committees of the General …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral PRIVACYMeetingsReal PropertyResidential PropertyRecordingsCondemnationCommittees and CommissionsHomeowner Associations
Requiring that meetings of the council of unit owners, board of directors, or governing body a condominium and of a homeowners association, including meetings of the governing body, board of directors, or committee of the homeowners association, be recorded by video with audio or audio only; and requiring that meeting recordings be kept in a certain manner.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral GunsCannabisCRIMES AND PUNISHMENTSPenalties and SentencesCriminal Law - Substantive CrimesControlled Dangerous Substances
Altering the definition of "drug trafficking crime" applicable to prohibitions against possessing, using, wearing, carrying, or transporting a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral LicensesLAW ENFORCEMENTRETIREMENTPERMITSPUBLIC SAFETYGunsTime
Establishing alternative expiration and renewal periods for a handgun permit issued to a retired law enforcement officer who retired in good standing from service with a law enforcement agency of the State or a county or municipal corporation of the State; and providing that a handgun permit issued to a law enforcement officer who retired in good standing expires on …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

Crossposts (33)

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Altering and expanding the jurisdiction of the Maryland Capitol Police of the Department of General Services.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Repealing the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Repealing certain provisions relating to energy salespersons and energy vendors, residential energy retailers, residential electricity supplier license terms, and green power; repealing the authority of the Public Service Commission to take certain disciplinary actions against electricity suppliers and gas suppliers; …
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibiting the State or any of its instrumentalities or political subdivisions from taking certain property that is subject to a perpetual agricultural or conservation easement.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Repealing certain provisions of law establishing and governing building energy performance standards.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibiting a person with the intent to defraud another from creating, aiding in the creation of, or possessing a counterfeit lease or rental agreement.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Requiring that, on completion of a new bridge to replace the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, the Maryland Transportation Authority shall name the new bridge the Francis Scott Key Memorial Bridge.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibiting the Department of Juvenile Services from hiring or retaining an individual convicted of certain crimes.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Increasing, for certain categories of items, the amount allowed to be exempted from judgment; establishing additional categories of items that may be exempted from judgment; and altering the allowable exemptions for a debtor proceeding through bankruptcy.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Requiring a party to a partition action to timely notify the court of the type and amount of each outstanding lien on the property if the plaintiff does not procure a title report; altering the calculation of the purchase price …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Repealing the requirement that a person have a certain permit before the person carries, wears, or transports a handgun; repealing certain criminal prohibitions against a person who is at least 21 years old wearing, carrying, or transporting a handgun; and …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Establishing the Task Force to Study Postrelease Services and Requirements; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before July 1, 2027.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Requiring each county board of education to develop a parent and family engagement policy on or before the start of the 2027-2028 school year; requiring each public school in the State to develop a Parent-School Compact beginning in the 2028-2029 …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Altering the definition of "dually enrolled student" to include both a nonpublic secondary school student and a homeschool student in Washington County so that these students are eligible to apply for the Part-Time Grant Program and the Early College Access …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Exempting a covered building that received a use and occupancy permit before June 1, 2022, from compliance with certain building energy performance standards and energy use intensity targets until it becomes necessary to replace lighting systems, heating, ventilating, and air …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Requiring a person applying for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of any transmission line to provide certain notices to certain landowners regarding the construction; and establishing that failure to provide a certain notice invalidates a …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Exempting the registered owner of a vehicle from being liable for payment of certain electronic or video tolls if the owner provides to the Maryland Transportation Authority or its duly authorized agent by the date stated on the notice of …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Establishing the Office of Regulatory Management; providing for the Director, staffing, and duties of the Office; requiring certain units of State government to submit certain reports to certain persons at certain times regarding regulatory actions and permits, licenses, certifications, and …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Altering the definition of "full-time equivalent enrollment" in the calculation for State education aid to include the average number of students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 on September 30 and May 31 of the prior school year; requiring the …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Renaming the "renewable energy portfolio standard" to be the "clean energy portfolio standard"; renaming "renewable energy credits" to be "clean energy credits"; adding energy generated from certain nuclear energy generating stations as a Tier 2 renewable source eligible for inclusion …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibiting a person from knowingly and willfully causing another to ingest an abortion-inducing drug when the person knows or believes that the other person is pregnant and without consent, through fraud or coercion, or by force or threat of force.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Classifying the theft of a firearm as a felony; establishing a penalty for a first conviction for theft of a firearm of imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and establishing a penalty for …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Prohibiting a local board of elections from removing an absentee ballot from a return envelope or ballot/return envelope or counting the ballot unless the return envelope or ballot/return envelope is signed by the voter and a witness and the local …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Providing for the valuation of a gift card for the purpose of determining value for crimes involving theft; prohibiting a person, with the intent to defraud another, from altering or tampering with a gift card or its packaging; and providing …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Altering the definition of "medical service" for the purpose of providing an exemption to the certificate of need requirement by removing psychiatry and any subcategory of psychiatry; and providing that a certificate of need is not required to establish or …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Repealing the prohibition against intentionally inflicting bodily harm, permanent disability, or death on an animal owned or used by a law enforcement unit; prohibiting a person from harassing, interfering with, injuring, or killing or causing serious physical injury to an …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Altering the definition of "precious metal bullion or coins" for purposes of eligibility for an exemption from the sales and use tax for the sale of precious metal bullion or coins and expanding an exemption by repealing requirements that the …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibiting the earning of diminution credits to reduce the term of confinement of an incarcerated individual who is serving a sentence for murder in the first degree in a State or local correctional facility.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Reducing from 5% to 2% the amount of priority preservation area acreage that may be used for the construction of certain solar energy generating stations; and requiring the Maryland Department of the Environment to study the environmental impact of the …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Establishing the standard of review that the State Board of Education must use when considering an appeal of certain actions taken by a county board of education; and establishing a limit of 90 days on the duration of a stay …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Altering the State individual and corporate income tax rates; increasing, from 2% to 3%, the income tax rate imposed on the net capital gains attributable to certain sources of income; exempting from the income tax on net capital gains the …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share