TORTS

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 9

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  HB 64

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 642

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Finifter

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Guardian of Property - Minor's Tort Recovery

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 381

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 664

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Harkins

  Entitled

  Recovery by Minor in Tort - Trust Assets

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 653

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg (Joint Committee on Welfare Reform) and Delegates Rawlings, Branch, Cadden, Klima, C. Mitchell, and McHale

  Entitled

  Welfare Innovation Act of 1997

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 667

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Finifter, Morhaim, Frank, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Recovery by Minor in Tort - Small Withdrawals for Medical or Educational Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 709

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montague and T. Murphy

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Tort Claims Act - Baltimore City Police Department

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1275

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 535

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Edwards, McClenahan, Vallario, Bozman, W. Baker, Hutchins, Slade, M. Burns, Getty, Cadden, Montague, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Maryland Tort Claims Act - Scope

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  SB 486

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 364

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Tort Claims Act - Baltimore City Police Department

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 499

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 593

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madden, Astle, Della, Roesser, Dorman, Currie, Bromwell, Derr, Hafer, Teitelbaum, Trotter, and Young

  Entitled

  Welfare Innovation Act of 1997

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 599

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker, Jimeno, Middlebrooks, Colburn, Ferguson, Haines, Green, Middleton, Amoss, Stone, Kelley , Forehand, and Hughes

  Entitled

  Maryland Tort Claims Act - Scope

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary