2004 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 706

File Code: Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 316
Sponsored By:
Delegates Menes, Anderson, Barkley, Bobo, Brown, Cadden, Carter, Dumais, Gutierrez, Kelley, Lee, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Petzold, Simmons, F. Turner, and Zirkin
Entitled:
Court Fees and Costs - Civil Cases - Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund

Synopsis:

Increasing the surcharge on civil cases in the circuit courts from $10 to $20; increasing the surcharge on civil cases in the District Court to $5 in summary ejectment cases and $7 in all other civil cases; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/5
First Reading Judiciary
2/18
Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
3/22
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/23
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/24
Third Reading Passed (130-9)
Senate Action
3/25
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored by:
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Darryl A. Kelley, District 26
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
Delegate Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CIRCUIT COURTS
CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
COURT COSTS
COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
DISTRICT COURTS
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
LEGAL AID
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 7-202 , 7-202 , 7-301 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 352311/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 23, 2004   at: 10:45 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
March 24, 2004: Third Reading Passed (130-9)