2001 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 854

CHAPTER NUMBER: 506 File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Sponsored By:
Delegate Vallario
Entitled:
Courts - Service of Process and Subpoenas - Governmental Entities

Synopsis:

Requiring specified units of State government and political subdivisions and other local entities to file with the Department of Assessments and Taxation designations of persons as resident agents for service of process; providing that a subpoena for the custodian of public records may be served on local entities or State agencies or officers under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/9
First Reading Judiciary
2/13
Hearing 3/2 at 1:00 p.m.
3/19
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/16
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/18
Third Reading Passed (139-0)
4/3
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Passed Enrolled
5/15
Signed by the Governor Chapter 506
Senate Action
3/22
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/3
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
AGENTS AND BROKERS
ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION, DEPARTMENT OF
ATTORNEY GENERAL
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
COURT OF APPEALS
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -see also- ANNAP; BALT; HAGER; OC
PROCESS SERVING
PUBLIC INFORMATION
PUBLIC OFFICIALS -see also- ATTY GEN; COMP; CO ADMIN; etc
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SUBPOENAS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 6-410 )
Article - 24 Political Subdivisions - Miscellaneous Provisions
( 1-110 )
State Government
( 6-109 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 782811/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 19, 2001   at: 7:21 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 178179/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2001   at: 9:21 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 18, 2001: Third Reading Passed (139-0)
April 3, 2001: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Senate
April 3, 2001: Third Reading Passed (46-0)