1996 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1450

CHAPTER NUMBER: 344 File Code: Judges and Court Administration
Sponsored By:
Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Commission on Uniform State Laws)
Entitled:
Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act

Synopsis:

Adopting the revised Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act; specifying procedures for the Court of Appeals or the Court of Special Appeals to certify a question of law to the highest court of another jurisdiction; specifying procedures by which the Court of Appeals may answer a question of law certified to it by a court of another jurisdiction; etc.

Legislative History

House Action
First Reading House Rules
3/11
Re-referred Judiciary
Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed (132-1)
4/1
Returned Passed
4/30
Signed by the Governor Chapter 344
Senate Action
3/25
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
3/26
Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
4/3
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/2
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/3
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Sponsored by:
Chairman, Judiciary Comm.
Uniform State Laws, Commission on
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
COURT OF APPEALS
COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS
COURTS - GENERAL
INTERSTATE AFFAIRS
UNIFORM LAWS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 12-601 , 12-601 , 12-602 , 12-602 , 12-603 , 12-603 , 12-604 , 12-604 , 12-605 , 12-605 , 12-606 , 12-606 , 12-607 , 12-607 , 12-608 , 12-608 , 12-609 , 12-609 , 12-610 , 12-611 , 12-612 , 12-613 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 381173/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 21, 1996 at: 10:27 Status: Adopted