Legislation

Title: Award of Attorney's Fees and Expenses - Violation of Maryland Constitutional Right
Sponsored by: Delegates Carter, Dumais, Anderson, Moon, and Rosenberg
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Authorizing a court to award to a prevailing plaintiff reasonable attorney's fees and expenses in specified actions seeking to remedy a violation of a Maryland constitutional right; authorizing a court to award reasonable attorney's fees and expenses to a prevailing defendant under specified circumstances; establishing that specified limits on attorney's fees under the Maryland Tort Claims Act do not apply to a specified award of attorney's fees and expenses; providing for the prospective application of the Act; etc.

Committees

Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0319

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2015

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/03/2015 Legislative Date 2/04/2015 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/04/2015 Legislative Date 2/04/2015 Action Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2015 Legislative Date 3/18/2015 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2015 Legislative Date 3/15/2015 Action Favorable with Amendments {992613/1 Report Adopted Proceedings 45A
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2015 Legislative Date 3/15/2015 Action Special Order until 3/19 (Delegate Vogt) Adopted Proceedings 45A
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/19/2015 Legislative Date 3/16/2015 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 46
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2015 Legislative Date 3/19/2015 Action Third Reading Passed (87-50) Proceedings 49
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/23/2015 Legislative Date 3/20/2015 Action First Reading Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 47A

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/03/2015	2/04/2015	First Reading Judiciary
House	2/04/2015	2/04/2015	Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/17/2015	3/18/2015	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House	3/18/2015	3/15/2015	Favorable with Amendments {992613/1 Report Adopted	45A
House	3/18/2015	3/15/2015	Special Order until 3/19 (Delegate Vogt) Adopted	45A
House	3/19/2015	3/16/2015	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	46
House	3/20/2015	3/19/2015	Third Reading Passed (87-50)	49
Senate	3/23/2015	3/20/2015	First Reading Judicial Proceedings	47A

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
3/18/2015	Amendments House - (Judiciary) {992613/01 Adopted
2/04/2015	Text - First - Award of Attorney's Fees and Expenses - Violation of Maryland Constitutional Right
3/19/2015	Text - Third - Award of Attorney's Fees and Expenses - Violation of Maryland Constitutional Right
3/18/2015	Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary
3/19/2015	Vote - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (87-50) - 03/19/15

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