File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 70/01 - JUD
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegate Getty
- Entitled:
-
District Court - Civil Jurisdiction - Dishonored Checks and Other
Instruments
Clarifying that the District Court of Maryland has exclusive original
civil jurisdiction in an action for damages for a dishonored check or
other instrument regardless of the amount in controversy; and
providing that in an action for damages for a dishonored check or
instrument a defendant is entitled to demand a transfer of the action
from the District Court to a circuit court under specified
circumstances.
House Action
- 10/31
- Pre-filed
- 1/9
- First Reading Judiciary
- 1/7
- Hearing 1/22 at 1:00 p.m.
- 1/8
- Hearing cancelled
- Hearing 1/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/11
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 2/12
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2/15
- Third Reading Passed (135-0)
- 3/31
- Returned Passed
- 5/15
- Governor vetoed - Policy
Senate Action
- 2/18
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/20
- Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/29
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/30
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/31
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CHECKS
- CIRCUIT COURTS
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- DAMAGES
- DISTRICT COURTS
- JURISDICTION
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Commercial Law
- (
15-802
)
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
4-401 ,
4-402
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 732714/1 (PDF) Offered on: February 12, 2002 at:
10:41 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- February 15, 2002: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
- Senate
- March 31, 2002: Third Reading Passed (47-0)