HOUSE BILL 225

Sponsored By:

Delegate T. Murphy

Entitled:

Lawyers - Written Solicitation of Clients - Limited Prohibition

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a lawyer from sending a written communication, directly or through an agent, to a prospective client concerning a criminal action or a prosecution of a certain traffic offense, or an action for personal injury or wrongful death, or relating to an accident or disaster involving the person to whom the communication is addressed or the person's relative, if the communication is mailed within 30 days after the charging document was filed or within 30 days after the accident or disaster occurred.

Legislative History

House Action

1/19

First Reading Judiciary

1/24

Hearing 2/8 at 1:00 p.m.

1/29

Hearing cancelled

2/7

Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.

3/11

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary

3/13

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/15

Third Reading Passed (132-1)

4/1

House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments

House Requests Senate Recede

Conference Committee Appointed ...

Montague, T. Murphy, M. Burns

4/6

Returned Passed

5/23

Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed

Senate Action

3/18

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

4/3

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings

4/2

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

4/3

Third Reading Passed with Amendments (44-0)

4/4

Motion Reconsidered Third Reading (Sen. Middlebrooks) Adopted

Motion Reconsidered Committee Amendment Adopted

Committee Amendment Withdrawn

Third Reading Passed with Amendments (44-1)

Senate Recede

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ACCIDENTS

ATTORNEYS -see also- LEGAL AID, STATE'S ATTORNEYS

CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- ADVTG., LABELING, WARRANTIES.

SOLICITATION

Bill affects the following Statute:

Business Occupations and Professions

( 10-605.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 051974/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 13, 1996 at: 10:56 Status: Adopted

Senate

Number: 098936/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 8, 1996 at: 11:45 Status: Withdrawn