Legislation

Title: Courts - Court Dog and Child Witness Program - Established
Sponsored by: Delegates Malone, Arikan, and Ciliberti
Status: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 161
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Establishing the Court Dog and Child Witness Program to provide a facility dog or therapy dog to a child witness in any circuit court proceeding or other related court process, meeting, or interview; providing participation in the Program by a circuit court is voluntary; requiring participating courts to adhere to the procedures adopted by the Administrative Office of the Courts; requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts to develop a plan to implement the Program and ensure the details are publicly available; etc.

Committees

Original:: Judiciary

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

Committee Testimony

Witness List

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0101

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2020

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/20/2020 Legislative Date 1/20/2020 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Courts - Court Dog and Child Witness Program - Established Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/21/2020 Legislative Date 1/21/2020 Action Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/10/2020 Legislative Date 2/10/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2020 Legislative Date 2/11/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments {412219/1 Adopted Proceedings 25
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2020 Legislative Date 2/11/2020 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 25
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Courts - Court Dog and Child Witness Program - Established Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/13/2020 Legislative Date 2/13/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (129-0) Proceedings 27
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/14/2020 Legislative Date 2/14/2020 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 28
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/14/2020 Legislative Date 3/14/2020 Action Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/14/2020 Legislative Date 3/09/2020 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 48
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/15/2020 Legislative Date 3/10/2020 Action Motion Special Order until 3/17 (Senator Simonaire) Adopted Proceedings 49
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2020 Legislative Date 3/12/2020 Action Floor Amendment {213427/2 (Senator Simonaire) Adopted Proceedings 51A
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2020 Legislative Date 3/12/2020 Action Third Readings Passed with Amendments (44-0) Proceedings 51A
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2020 Legislative Date 3/14/2020 Action House Concurs Senate Amendments Proceedings 51A
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2020 Legislative Date 3/14/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (134-0) Proceedings 51A
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2020 Legislative Date 3/14/2020 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Enrolled - Courts - Court Dog and Child Witness Program - Established Proceedings
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/08/2020 Legislative Date 5/08/2020 Action Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 161 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Courts - Court Dog and Child Witness Program - Established Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/20/2020	1/20/2020	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Courts - Court Dog and Child Witness Program - Established
House	1/21/2020	1/21/2020	Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary
House	2/10/2020	2/10/2020	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House	2/11/2020	2/11/2020	Favorable with Amendments {412219/1 Adopted	25
House	2/11/2020	2/11/2020	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	25
			Text - Third - Courts - Court Dog and Child Witness Program - Established
House	2/13/2020	2/13/2020	Third Reading Passed (129-0)	27
Senate	2/14/2020	2/14/2020	Referred Judicial Proceedings	28
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings
Senate	3/14/2020	3/14/2020	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	3/14/2020	3/09/2020	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	48
Senate	3/15/2020	3/10/2020	Motion Special Order until 3/17 (Senator Simonaire) Adopted	49
Senate	3/17/2020	3/12/2020	Floor Amendment {213427/2 (Senator Simonaire) Adopted	51A
Senate	3/17/2020	3/12/2020	Third Readings Passed with Amendments (44-0)	51A
House	3/17/2020	3/14/2020	House Concurs Senate Amendments	51A
House	3/17/2020	3/14/2020	Third Reading Passed (134-0)	51A
House	3/17/2020	3/14/2020	Passed Enrolled
			Text - Enrolled - Courts - Court Dog and Child Witness Program - Established
Post Passage	5/08/2020	5/08/2020	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 161
			Text - Chapter - Courts - Court Dog and Child Witness Program - Established

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