HOUSE BILL 1082

File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 717

Sponsored By:

Delegate Heller (Chairman, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds)

Entitled:

State Insurance Program - Maryland Tort Claims Act - State's Attorneys, Certain Local Board Members, and Certain Judges

Synopsis:

Providing that the counties and Baltimore City may obtain insurance or be assessed for insurance for coverage and payment of certain expenses arising out of claims under the Maryland Tort Claims Act against State's Attorneys, members of boards of license commissioners, members of boards of supervisors of elections of counties, judges of the circuit courts and orphans' courts, and specified employees.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/22

First Reading House Rules

2/25

Re-referred Commerce and Government Matters

3/3

Re-assigned Judiciary

3/10

Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.

3/27

Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19

Management of Public Funds, Joint Comm. on the

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CIRCUIT COURTS

CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS

COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES

ELECTIONS SUPERVISORS

INSURANCE -see also- HEALTH INSURANCE; MOTOR VEHICLE INS

JUDGES

LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN

LICENSE COMMISSIONERS, BOARDS OF

ORPHANS' COURT

STATE EMPLOYEES -see also- PUBLIC EMPLOYEES

STATE'S ATTORNEYS

TORTS -see also- LIBEL & SLANDER; MED MAL.; WRONGFUL DEATH

Bill affects the following Statutes:

State Finance and Procurement

( 9-108 )

State Government

( 12-101 , 12-105 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered