Legislation

Title: Access to Maryland Courts Act
Sponsored by: Delegates Dumais, Barron, Anderson, Hayes, J. Lewis, Lierman, McCray, Moon, Morales, Proctor, and Sanchez
Status: In the House - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Authorizing a court to award to a prevailing plaintiff reasonable attorney's fees and expenses in certain actions seeking to remedy a violation of a certain provision of the Maryland Constitution or the Maryland Declaration of Rights; authorizing a court to award reasonable attorney's fees and expenses to a prevailing defendant under certain circumstances; providing that the combined total of certain damages and certain attorney's fees and expenses awarded may not exceed certain limits on liability; etc.

Committees

Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Cross-filed with: SB1042

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2018

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/09/2018 Legislative Date 2/09/2018 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/08/2018 Legislative Date 2/08/2018 Action Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Access to Maryland Courts Act Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/09/2018	2/09/2018	First Reading Judiciary
House	2/08/2018	2/08/2018	Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - Access to Maryland Courts Act

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