CHAPTER NUMBER: 286
EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 433
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Taylor, Doory, Montague, Cole, Gladden, Petzold,
Giannetti, Getty, Amedori, Hutchins, Griffith, Menes, Boschert,
Dembrow, Burns, Valderrama, and Vallario
- Entitled:
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Local Government Tort Claims Act - Limits on Liability
Clarifying that the monetary limits on the liability of a local
government under the Local Government Tort Claims Act apply to claims
against local governments when named as defendants; etc.
House Action
- 2/9
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/13
- Hearing 3/2 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/19
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- 3/16
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Special Order 3/20 (Delegate Billings) Adopted
- 3/17
- Special Order after Special Order calendar (Delegate Billings) Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/18
- Third Reading Passed (134-5)
- 4/2
- Returned Passed
- 4/20
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 286
Senate Action
- 3/22
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 4/5
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 4/2
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/3
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C
- Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5
- Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33
- Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
- Delegate William H. Cole, IV, District 47A
- Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20
- Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
- Delegate Joseph M. Getty, District 5
- Delegate John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 13B
- Delegate Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
- Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25
- Delegate Thomas E. "Tim" Hutchins, District 28
- Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
- Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
- Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
- Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26
- Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
- LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
- MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -see also- ANNAP; BALT; HAGER; OC
- SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
- TORTS -see also- LIBEL & SLANDER; MED MALP; WRONGFUL DEATH
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
5-303
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- March 18, 2001: Third Reading Passed (134-5)
- Senate
- April 3, 2001: Third Reading Passed (47-0)