2000 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1228

File Code: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 741
Sponsored By:
Delegates R. Baker, Griffith, Howard, Swain, D. Davis, Healey, Marriott, Frush, Menes, Grosfeld, Kagan, Hubbard, Barve, Gladden, Shriver, Giannetti, Goldwater, Moe, Valderrama, Kirk, Barkley, Finifter, Zirkin, Cole, Bobo, McHale, Paige, Walkup, Clagett, Sophocleus, Dembrow, Turner, A. Jones, Pendergrass, Branch, Phillips, Dobson, Brown, McIntosh, Pitkin, Glassman, Sher, Owings, Franchot, Montague, Oaks, Dypski, Rosenberg, Rosso, Bronrott, Proctor, Mandel, DeCarlo, Benson, C. Davis, Harrison, Patterson, Hill, and Hixson
Entitled:
State Government - Access to Services and the Justice System - Language Barriers

Synopsis:

Stating the intent of the General Assembly that equal access to the State's justice system and to government services should not be impaired by the inability to speak and understand English; requiring all documents distributed to the public by State agencies, courts, and entities receiving State funds to be translated into Spanish; requiring the courts to appoint more than one interpreter when necessary to protect client confidentiality or ensure due process of law; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/11
First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
2/15
Hearing 3/2 at 1:00 p.m.
2/18
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B
Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate William H. Cole, IV, District 47A
Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45
Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25
Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6
Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20
Delegate Michael V. Dobson, District 43
Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46
Delegate Michael J. Finifter, District 11
Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 13B
Delegate Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25
Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22A
Delegate Kerry A. Hill, District 26
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A
Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44
Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
Delegate Wendell F. Phillips, District 41
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42
Delegate Mary M. Rosso, District 31
Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A
Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Darren M. Swain, District 24
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Delegate Robert A. Zirkin, District 11
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS
ALIENS
COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
FORMS
HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
LANGUAGE
LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
MANDATES
MINORITIES -see also- WOMEN
NOTICES
PUBLICATIONS -see also- MARYLAND REGISTER
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE
SUBPOENAS
SUMMONSES -see also- SUBPOENAS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 9-114 )
Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
( 623A )
Article - 41 Governor - Executive and Administrative Departments
( 20-201 , 20-202 , 20-203 )
Article - 49B Human Relations Commission
( 5 )
State Government
( 9-304 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered