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
 
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.
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 
)
 
- 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)