CHAPTER NUMBER: 587
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: Family Law
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 764/01 - JUD
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 500
- Sponsored By:
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Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference) and
Delegates Taylor, Arnick, Busch, Conway, Dewberry, Doory, Harrison,
Hixson, Howard, Hurson, Kopp, McIntosh, Menes, Montague, Owings,
Rawlings, Rosenberg, and Wood
- Entitled:
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District Court Commissioners - Powers and Duties
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to expand the
powers and duties of District Court commissioners to include the
issuance of civil interim peace orders and civil interim protective
orders within the jurisdiction of the District Court when the office
of the clerk of the District Court is not open; and submitting this
amendment to the qualified voters of the State of Maryland for their
adoption or rejection.
House Action
- 11/15
- Pre-filed
- 1/9
- First Reading Judiciary
- 1/30
- Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/25
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 2/26
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2/28
- Third Reading Passed (138-0)
- 3/29
- Returned Passed
- 5/16
- Became Law without Governor's signature per MD Constitution - Chapter 587
Senate Action
- 3/1
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/27
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/28
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/29
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Chairman, Judiciary Comm.
- Delegate John S. Arnick, District 7
- Delegate Michael E. Busch, District 30
- Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38
- Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B
- Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
- Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
- Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
- Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
- Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18
- Judicial Conference
- Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
- Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 42
- Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
- Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
- Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
- Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42
- Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C
- Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
- DISTRICT COURTS
- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE -see also- CHILD ABUSE
- REFERENDUM
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Article - IV Judiciary Department
- (
41G
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 282510/1 (PDF) Offered on: February 26, 2002 at:
10:30 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
- House
- February 28, 2002: Third Reading Passed (138-0)