District Courts

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 41

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  HB 13

  Status as of March 25, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haddaway and Eckardt

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Salvia Divinorum and Salvinorin A - Distribution to and Possession by Individual Under 21 Years of Age

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 60

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 187

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel, Ramirez, Vallario, Barnes, Levi, and Walker

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Violation by Child Sexual Offender of Pretrial or Posttrial Release No Contact Order ("Alexis's Law")

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 106

  Status as of March 19, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, Rosenberg, Anderson, Barnes, Carter, Conaway, Frush, Gutierrez, Ivey, Jones, Lafferty, Lee, Levi, Oaks, Simmons, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Civil Cases - Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 216

  Status as of March 23, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Barnes, Frush, Hecht, Holmes, Kipke, Niemann, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Walker, and Lafferty

  Entitled

  State Highway Administration - Unauthorized Signs on Highway Rights-of-Way

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 376

  Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Norman, DeBoy, Frank, Harrison, McComas, Riley, Shewell, Stifler, Stukes, and Stull

  Entitled

  Traffic Citations - Notice of Defendant's Right to Elect to Stand Trial - Presence of Police Officer

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 404

  Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 151

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Wage Payment and Collection - Order to Pay Wages

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 457

  Status as of March 8, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Glenn, Anderson, Carter, Conaway, Robinson, Stukes, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Crimes - Elder Abuse or Neglect - Increased Penalties and Restrictions on Pretrial Release (The John H. Taylor Act)

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 665

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 429

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barnes

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Domestic Violence - GPS Tracking System Pilot Program for Offenders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 680

  Status as of March 22, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, Anderson, Barnes, Dumais, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Schuler, Valderrama, Conaway, and Kramer

  Entitled

  Juvenile Proceedings - Expungement of Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 698

  Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 160

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kelly, Vallario, Kramer, Simmons, and Smigiel

  Entitled

  District Court - Mailings - Notice of Dismissal, Nolle Prosequi, or Stet

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 758

  Status as of March 16, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Niemann, Barnes, Benson, Bronrott, Gilchrist, Hecht, Holmes, Hubbard, Pena-Melnyk, Ross, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Public Health - Chain Restaurants - Nutrition Information Labeling

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 829

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 196

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jameson, G. Clagett, Barkley, Bates, Beitzel, Bohanan, Bronrott, Conway, DeBoy, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Gilchrist, Guzzone, Haddaway, Hecht, Jenkins, Kach, Kelly, King, Kramer, Kullen, Levy, Love, Miller, Murphy, Myers, Rudolph, Serafini, Sossi, Stull, Wood, Norman, Frank, Harrison, McComas, Riley, Shewell, Stifler, and Stukes

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Traffic Citations - Option to Request Trial

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 954

  Status as of March 27, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Anderson (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Parking Violations - Administrative Enforcement by Counties and Municipal Corporations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 996

  Status as of April 9, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conaway, Frank, Glenn, and McDonough

  Entitled

  Subsequent Sexual Offenders - Reduced Diminution Credits, Parole Elimination, and Restrictions on Pretrial Release

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1005

  Status as of March 8, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conaway and Glenn

  Entitled

  Parole Elimination and Restrictions on Pretrial Release - Cases Involving Victim at Least 35 Years Older Than Defendant

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1042

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 452

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lafferty, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Jenkins, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  State Government - Disclosure of Personal Information on Websites - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1046

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 184

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Anderson, Aumann, Barnes, Bates, Beitzel, Bohanan, Branch, Bronrott, Cane, Carter, G. Clagett, Conaway, DeBoy, Doory, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haddaway, Heller, James, Jennings, Jones, Kramer, Krebs, Levy, Mathias, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Mizeur, Proctor, Ramirez, Robinson, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Schuh, Shewell, Simmons, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Valderrama, Vallario, and Wood

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Registered Sex Offenders - Restrictions on Pretrial Release and Inclusion on RAP Sheet

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1103

  Status as of March 27, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg and Feldman

  Entitled

  Business Regulation - Storage and Display of Tobacco-Related Products

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1123

  Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Holmes, Ali, Healey, and Niemann

  Entitled

  Real Property - Mobile Home Parks - Resident and Park Owner Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1145

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 201

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mathias, Cane, Conway, Elmore, Rudolph, Haddaway, and Eckardt

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Salvia Divinorum and Salvinorin A - Distribution to and Possession by Individual Under 21 Years of Age

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1237

  Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Schuh, Beidle, Dwyer, George, Kipke, Love, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Restrictions on Pretrial Release - Criminal Gang Offenses - Repeat Offenders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1336

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 464

  Sponsored By

  Washington County Delegation

  Entitled

  Washington County - Domestic Violence - GPS Tracking System Pilot Program for Offenders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1376

  Status as of February 19, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stull, G. Clagett, Elliott, Hecht, and Jenkins

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Overtaking and Passing School Vehicles - School Bus Monitoring Cameras

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1389

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 735

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vallario, Conway, Anderson, Aumann, Bohanan, Branch, Bronrott, Cane, DeBoy, Doory, Eckardt, Elmore, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haddaway, Haynes, Heller, James, Jones, Levy, Mathias, Mizeur, Proctor, Robinson, Rosenberg, Wood, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Jenkins, Kach, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Traffic Cases - State Police Helicopters and Ambulance, Fire, and Rescue Companies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary and Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1413

  Status as of March 9, 2010: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Eastern Shore Delegation

  Entitled

  Sexual Offenders Omnibus Act of 2010

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1521

  Status as of March 16, 2010: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Shank

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Mistreated Animals - Seizure Requirements and Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  SB 17

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 200

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Salvia Divinorum and Salvinorin A - Distribution to and Possession by Individual Under 21 Years of Age

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 111

  Status as of March 8, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  District Court - Locations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 244

  Status as of March 15, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Crimes - Elder Abuse or Neglect - Increased Penalties and Restrictions on Pretrial Release (The John H. Taylor Act)

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 248

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 486

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Brochin, Forehand, Gladden, Haines, Muse, Raskin, and Stone

  Entitled

  Civil Cases - Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 257

  Status as of February 22, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, King, and Madaleno

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Disposition of Traffic Citations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 539

  Status as of March 1, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Harrington, Madaleno, Pinsky, Pugh, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Public Health - Chain Restaurants - Nutrition Information Labeling

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 560

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 195

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, King, Madaleno, Frosh, Gladden, Brochin, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Muse, Raskin, Simonaire, and Stone

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Traffic Citations - Option to Request Trial

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 618

  Status as of February 12, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Forehand, Glassman, Haines, Harris, Kelley, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Pipkin, Raskin, Reilly, Robey, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Violation of Pretrial or Posttrial Release No Contact Order - Expedited Hearing ("Alexis's Law")

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 681

  Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Brochin, Della, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, Kasemeyer, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Raskin, Robey, and Stone

  Entitled

  Public Funding and Small Donor Act for General Assembly Elections

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 707

  Status as of March 29, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore County Administration)

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Parking Violations - Administrative Enforcement by Counties and Municipal Corporations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 779

  Status as of April 8, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Raskin

  Entitled

  State Highway Administration - Unauthorized Signs on Highway Rights-of-Way

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 853

  Status as of March 29, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Muse

  Entitled

  Landlord and Tenant - Stay of Eviction - Reasons for Nonpayment Beyond Tenant's Control

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 874

  Status as of February 24, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Currie, and Miller

  Entitled

  Judgeships - Circuit Courts and District Court - Creation in Areas of Greatest Certified Need

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 1001

  Status as of March 5, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Brinkley

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Overtaking and Passing School Vehicles - School Bus Monitoring Cameras

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 1065

  Status as of March 5, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn, Jacobs, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Sexual Offenders Omnibus Act of 2010

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings