File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 143  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegates Doory, V. Clagett, Dumais, Gutierrez, Holmes,
Krysiak, Leopold, Love, Menes, Rosenberg, Sophocleus, and Zirkin
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Courts - Certificate of Merit - Licensed Professional
 
Specifying that a requirement of filing a certificate of a qualified
expert in specified malpractice claims applies to claims filed in a
United States District Court; applying the requirement of filing a
certificate of a qualified expert in malpractice claims to a claim
against the employer, partnership, or other entity through which the
licensed professional performs specified services; and providing for
the construction and application of the Act.
House Action
- 1/31
 - First Reading Judiciary
 - 2/2
 - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 2/28
 
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
 - 3/1
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/3
 - Third Reading Passed (133-1)
 - 3/30
 - Returned Passed
 
Senate Action
- 3/4
 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
 - 3/31
 - Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
 -      Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 4/1
 - Third Reading Passed (46-0)
 
Action after passage in House  and Senate
- 5/26
 - Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
 
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
 - Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
 - Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
 - Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
 - Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B
 - Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
 - Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
 - Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
 - Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
 - Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
 - Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
 - Delegate Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ARCHITECTS
 - CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
 - COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
 - DISTRICT COURTS
 - ENGINEERS
 - INTERIOR DESIGNERS
 - LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
 - SURVEYORS
 - TORTS -see also- LIBEL & SLANDER; MED MALP; WRONGFUL DEATH
 - WITNESSES
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Courts and Judicial Proceedings
 - (
 3-2C-02 ,
 3-2C-01 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
 House 
- Number: 452913/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 1, 2005       at:
10:45 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 House 
- March 3, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (133-1)
 
Senate
- April 1, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (46-0)