SENATE BILL 440

File Code: Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 913

Sponsored By:

Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference)

Entitled:

Circuit Courts - Funding of Masters and Juror Per Diems

Synopsis:

Requiring circuit court standing masters hired on or after July 1, 2000, to be State employees; authorizing existing masters to elect to become State employees; requiring the State to reimburse counties for the salaries and benefits of county 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

Senate Action

2/4

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

2/9

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

House Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Comm.

Judicial Conference

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

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, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered