File Code: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1228
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Ruben, Frosh, Lawlah, Sfikas, Pinsky, Mitchell, Exum,
McFadden, Jimeno, Currie, Dorman, Forehand, and Dyson
- Entitled:
-
State Government - Access to Services and the Justice System -
Language Barriers
Stating the intent of the General Assembly that equal access to the
State's justice system and to government services should not be
impaired by the inability to speak and understand English; requiring
all documents distributed to the public by State agencies, courts, and
entities receiving State funds to be translated into Spanish;
requiring the courts to appoint more than one interpreter when
necessary to protect client confidentiality or ensure due process of
law; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/4
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/9
- Hearing 3/1 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/14
- Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
House Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
- Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
- Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
- Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
- Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
- Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
- Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
- Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
- Senator Clarence M. Mitchell, IV, District 44
- Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
- Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES
- ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS
- ALIENS
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
- DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION
- FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
- FORMS
- HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
- LANGUAGE
- LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
- MANDATES
- MINORITIES -see also- WOMEN
- NOTICES
- PUBLICATIONS -see also- MARYLAND REGISTER
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE
- SUBPOENAS
- SUMMONSES -see also- SUBPOENAS
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
9-114
)
- Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
- (
623A
)
- Article - 41 Governor - Executive and Administrative Departments
- (
20-201 ,
20-202 ,
20-203
)
- Article - 49B Human Relations Commission
- (
5
)
- State Government
- (
9-304
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered