2004 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 316

CHAPTER NUMBER: 448 File Code: Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 706
Sponsored By:
Senators Green, Forehand, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Haines, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Kittleman, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Stone
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 $25; increasing the surcharge on civil cases in the District Court to $5 in summary ejectment cases and $10 in all other civil cases; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/2
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2/11
Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
3/1
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/2
Favorable
Special Order 3/3 (Senator Exum) Adopted
3/3
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/5
Third Reading Passed (39-8)
4/7
Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
Senate Requests House Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Green, Frosh, and Hughes
4/10
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (40-5)
Passed Enrolled
5/26
Signed by the Governor Chapter 448
House Action
3/8
First Reading Judiciary
3/17
Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/3
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (128-12)
4/7
House Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Brown, Vallario, Amedori
4/10
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (131-7)
Sponsored by:
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
Senator Jim Brochin, District 42
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 21
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Robert H. Kittleman, District 9
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
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 (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 252711/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2004   at: 12:44 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents::
Report Number: 743528/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 12, 2004   at: 10:26 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 273020/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 12, 2004   at: 10:27 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 5, 2004: Third Reading Passed (39-8)
April 10, 2004: Third Reading Passed (40-5)
House
April 3, 2004: Third Reading Passed (128-12)
April 10, 2004: Third Reading Passed (131-7)