2000 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 913

CHAPTER NUMBER: 652 File Code: Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 440
Sponsored By:
Chairman, Appropriations Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference) and Delegate Vallario
Entitled:
Circuit Courts - Funding of Masters and Juror Per Diems

Synopsis:

Requiring circuit court standing masters hired on or after July 1, 2002, to be State employees; authorizing existing masters to elect to become State employees; requiring the State to reimburse counties or Baltimore City for the salaries and benefits of county or Baltimore City employed masters; increasing the State juror per diem amount from $5 to $15; requiring counties to use the fiscal savings from the Act solely to increase local expenditures for circuit court or public safety purposes; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/11
First Reading Appropriations
Hearing 2/24 at 11:00 a.m.
3/25
Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/26
Third Reading Passed (139-0)
4/1
Returned Passed
5/18
Signed by the Governor Chapter 652
Senate Action
3/27
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
4/3
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/2
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/4
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Sponsored by:
Chairman, Appropriations Comm.
Judicial Conference
Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS
APPROPRIATIONS
BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
CIRCUIT COURTS
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
JUDGES
JURIES -see also- GRAND JURIES
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES -see also- STATE EMPLOYEES
REPORTS
RETIREMENT SYSTEMS -see also- MANDATORY RETIREMENT
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
SALARIES -see also- OVERTIME
STATE EMPLOYEES
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 2-501 , 8-106 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 124264/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 2000   at: 10:26 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 26, 2000: Third Reading Passed (139-0)
Senate
April 4, 2000: Third Reading Passed (46-0)