DAMAGES

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 32

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  HB 70

  Status as of January 29, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Billings

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Health Maintenance Organizations - Liability for Damages

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 88

  Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Automobile Insurance - Uninsured Motorists - Defense by Carrier

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 118

  Status as of January 29, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Doory, Pendergrass, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Liability of Insurer for Damages, Costs, and Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 177

  Status as of April 2, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee (Departmental - Human Relations Commission)

  Entitled

  Maryland Human Relations Commission - Hearings - Relief

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 236

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 652

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Commission on Uniform State Laws)

  Entitled

  Uniform Commercial Code - Letters of Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 264

  Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate T. Murphy

  Entitled

  Defenses - "Fireman's Rule" Abolished

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 592

  Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates M. Burns, Jacobs, D. Murphy, Rzepkowski, Faulkner, Eckardt, Stocksdale, Holt, Snodgrass, McKee, Stull, and Schade

  Entitled

  Courts - Civil Actions by Offenders - Limitations on Recovery

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 770

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 318

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Vallario (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Delegates R. Baker, Barve, Beck, Bozman, E. Burns, M. Burns, Cadden, Conway, Cryor, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Exum, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Genn, Goldwater, Gordon, Grosfeld, Harkins, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Hutchins, Kach, Klima, Kopp, Krysiak, Love, McIntosh, McKee, Montague, Morhaim, T. Murphy, Owings, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Perry, Pitkin, Proctor, Rawlings, Redmer, Rosapepe, Rudolph, Shriver, Snodgrass, Taylor, Turner, Valderrama, and Workman

  Entitled

  Wrongful Death - Damages

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 835

  Status as of April 4, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kach, Love, McClenahan, Crumlin, Kirk, Eckardt, Donoghue, V. Mitchell, Walkup, Kelly, La Vay, Schade, and M. Burns

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Uninsured Motorists - Waiver of Right to Noneconomic Damages

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 846

  Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montague, Grosfeld, Menes, E. Burns, Turner, R. Baker

  Entitled

  Maryland Comparative Negligence Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 924

  Status as of March 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Krysiak, Minnick, Harkins, DeCarlo, Holt, Fry, Klausmeier, Mohorovic, Branch, Bonsack, Preis, Kirk, Boston, and Ports

  Entitled

  Multichannel Video Programming Subscribers - Continued Access to Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 926

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 495

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Preis, Turner, Harkins, Hutchins, Perry, and Bissett

  Entitled

  Prisoner Litigation Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 981

  Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Vallario (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws)

  Entitled

  Wrongful Death Actions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 983

  Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Vallario (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws)

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Personal Representatives - Survival Actions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1004

  Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Weir

  Entitled

  Banking Institutions - Liability to Customer for Fees for Information or Documentation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 1029

  Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Redmer, Klausmeier, Ports, Krysiak, and Boston

  Entitled

  Landlord and Tenant - Prohibition on Liquidated Damages Clauses in Baltimore City - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1088

  Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McKee

  Entitled

  Courts - Victims of Crime - Immunity From Civil Liability

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1146

  Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Montague

  Entitled

  Courts - Complaints - Allegation of Monetary Damages

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1301

  Status as of March 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Schade

  Entitled

  Business Regulation - Home Improvement Commission - Distribution of Civil Penalties Collected

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1322

  Status as of March 11, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Opara, Bobo, Patterson, and Branch

  Entitled

  Human Relations Commission - Discrimination in Employment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  SB 4

  Status as of March 12, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Green, and Dorman

  Entitled

  Defenses - "Fireman's Rule" Abolished

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 16

  Status as of January 20, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Trotter

  Entitled

  Drug Dealer Liability Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 34

  Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Disparagement of Perishable Food Products - Cause of Action

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 41

  Status as of March 12, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Trotter

  Entitled

  Drug Dealer Liability Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 175

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Miller, Colburn, Ferguson, Forehand, Green, Kelley, and Middlebrooks

  Entitled

  Wrongful Death - Damages

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 187

  Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle and Hollinger

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Vulnerable Elderly Adults - Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 347

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 348

  Sponsored By

  Senator Collins (Baltimore County Administration)

  Entitled

  Baltimore County - Discrimination Laws - Civil Actions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

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  SB 516

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker, Stone, Jimeno, Munson, Colburn, Ferguson, Haines, and Middlebrooks

  Entitled

  Prisoner Litigation Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 586

  Status as of January 31, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle, Stoltzfus, Hogan, McCabe, Ferguson, Colburn, Haines, Roesser, Derr, and Craig

  Entitled

  Right to Work

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 607

  Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws)

  Entitled

  Wrongful Death Actions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 620

  Status as of March 18, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hafer, Young, Stone, Craig, and Collins

  Entitled

  Multichannel Video Programming Subscribers - Continued Access to Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 634

  Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws)

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Personal Representatives - Survival Actions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings