1997 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 860

File Code: Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide Prior Year Introduction As: HB 843/96 - JUD
Sponsored By:
Delegates Montague, Rosenberg, Grosfeld, Doory, C. Davis, Opara, Marriott, McIntosh, Valderrama, Watson, T. Murphy, Bobo, Kirk, Nathan-Pulliam, Menes, Turner, Exum, Genn, B. Hughes, Rawlings, Hecht, R. Baker, E. Burns, Dypski, Shriver, Branch, Dewberry, and Parker
Entitled:
District Court Fees - Maryland Legal Services Corporation Funding

Synopsis:

Requiring the Chief Judge of the District Court to assess and collect a surcharge in addition to specified civil court fees collected; establishing the Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund; requiring the proceeds of the surcharges collected to be distributed to the Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund for use in accordance with the Maryland Legal Services Corporation Act; and providing for the appropriation of moneys collected under the Act.

Legislative History

House Action
1/31
First Reading Judiciary
2/5
Hearing 3/6 at 1:00 p.m.
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order 3/25 (Delegate Bozman) Adopted
3/23
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/24
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Donoghue) Adopted
Third Reading Passed (83-50)
Senate Action
3/26
First Reading Senate Rules
4/1
Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored by:
Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45
Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46
Delegate Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Delegate Gilbert J. Genn, District 16
Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Delegate Sue C. Hecht, District 3
Delegate Brenda B. Hughes, District 25
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Timothy D. Murphy, District 47A
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Clay C. Opara, District 41
Delegate Joan N. Parker, District 10
Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42
Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26
Delegate Carmena F. Watson, District 44
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CIRCUIT COURTS
COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS
DISTRICT COURTS
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
LEGAL AID
SUNSET
Bill affects the following Statute:
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 7-301 )

Documents:

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

Amendments:
House
Number: 601689/4 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 24, 1997 at: 17:08 Status: Adopted