CHAPTER NUMBER: 422
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Vallario, Anderson, Dumais, Gutierrez, Kelley,
McComas, Petzold, Rosenberg, Simmons, Smigiel, and Sophocleus
- Entitled:
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Civil Jury Trials - Amount in Controversy
Authorizing enactment of specified legislation to limit the right of
trial by jury in civil proceedings to those proceedings in which the
amount in controversy exceeds $10,000; and submitting the amendment to
the qualified voters of the State of Maryland for their adoption or
rejection.
House Action
- 1/27
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/1
- Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/27
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- 2/28
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Special Order 3/1 (Delegate McConkey) Adopted
- 3/1
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/3
- Third Reading Passed (135-6)
- 4/7
- House Concur - Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (136-0)
- Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
- 3/6
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/15
- Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/4
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/5
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
- 5/2
- Became Law without Governor's signature per Maryland Constitution - Chapter 422
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
- Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
- Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
- Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
- Delegate Darryl A. Kelley, District 26
- Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
- Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
- Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17
- Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
- Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
- GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- AELR CMTE; LEG POLICY COMMITTEE.
- JURIES -see also- GRAND JURIES
- LEGISLATION - see also- CORRECTIVE LEGISLATION; CURATIV LEG.
- REFERENDUM
- TRIALS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Declaration of Rights
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- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
Senate
- Number: 478677/01 (PDF) Offered on: April 7, 2006 at:
11:21 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- March 3, 2006: Third Reading Passed (135-6)
- April 7, 2006: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Senate
- April 5, 2006: Third Reading Passed (46-0)