File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 926
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Baker, Stone,
Jimeno, Munson, Colburn, Ferguson, Haines, and
Middlebrooks
- Entitled:
-
Prisoner Litigation Act
Requiring a prisoner who files a civil action relating to the
conditions of confinement to pay, subject to specified exceptions, all
or a specified portion of the applicable filing fee; prohibiting a
prisoner from maintaining a civil action under specified
circumstances; requiring a prisoner who files a civil action to attach
specified information to the initial complaint; allowing a court,
prior to a specified event, to review a prisoner's complaint to
identify any cognizable claims; etc.
Senate Action
- 1/31
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/5
- Hearing 3/5 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/12
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/13
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Special Order 3/14 (Senator Trotter) Adopted
- 3/14
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/18
- Third Reading Passed (43-1)
- 4/2
- Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
- Senate Requests House Recede
- Conference Committee Appointed ...
- Senators Stone, Jimeno, Colburn
- 4/6
- Conference Committee Report Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- 4/5
- Passed Enrolled
- 5/22
- Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
House Action
- 3/18
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/19
- Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/27
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 3/25
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/27
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (129-4)
- 3/30
- House Refuses to Recede
- Conference Committee Appointed ...
- Delegates Preis, Valderrama, Murphy D
- 4/5
- Conference Committee Report Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (122-5)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Walter M. Baker, District 36
- Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
- Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4
- Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
- Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
- Senator C. Edward Middlebrooks, District 32
- Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2
- Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- CLERKS OF COURT
- CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS -see also- PATUXENT INSTITUTION
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS
- DAMAGES
- FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
- MANDATES
- NOTICES
- PRISONERS
- SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
- SUPPORT OF DEPENDENTS -see also- ALIMONY
- VICTIMS -see also- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMP; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
5-501 ,
5-502 ,
5-503 ,
5-504 ,
5-505 ,
5-506 ,
5-507
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 488745/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 13, 1997 at: 12:18
Status: Adopted
- House
- Number: 261087/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 27, 1997 at: 10:46
Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents:
- Report Number: 322391/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 7, 1997 at: 19:02
Status: Adopted
- Amendment Number: 372293/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 7, 1997 at: 19:02
Status: Adopted