2007 Regular Session
Circuit Courts
Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 62
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Morhaim, Costa, and Kach
- Entitled
- Planning and Zoning Decisions - Standing to Appeal
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Morhaim, Aumann, Barve, Frank, Minnick, Oaks, Shank, and Stein
- Entitled
- Circuit Courts - Medical Injury - Medical Malpractice Administrative Review Board
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Maryland Judiciary)
- Entitled
- Judgeships - Circuit and District Courts
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Morhaim, Aumann, Cardin, DeBoy, Kach, Malone, and Stein
- Entitled
- Baltimore County - Board of Education - Elected Members
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Cane, Anderson, Benson, Branch, Braveboy, Burns, Conaway, Gaines, Glenn, Griffith, Harrison, Haynes, Howard, Jones, Kirk, Levi, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Rice, Robinson, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, Vaughn, and Walker
- Entitled
- Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
HB 85
Status as of January 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Simmons, G. Clagett, Jones, McIntosh, and Vallario
- Entitled
- General Assembly - Legislative Inquiries and Examinations
- Committee
Assignments -
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
HB 158
Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Calvert County Delegation
- Entitled
- Business Regulation - Licenses - Calvert County
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Smigiel, Conaway, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, McConkey, and Simmons
- Entitled
- Workers' Compensation - Appeals - Admissibility of Medical Records
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Cardin, Barve, James, Niemann, and Shewell
- Entitled
- Election Law - Circuit Court Judges - Retention Elections
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)
- Entitled
- Courts - Violation of Condition of Probation or Suspension of Sentence - Notice or Warrant
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
HB 309
Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rosenberg, Bronrott, Haynes, Ivey, Rice, Ross, and F. Turner
- Entitled
- Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2007
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)
- Entitled
- Real Property - Electronic Recording Pilot Program
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Smigiel
- Entitled
- Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Posting of Bond Without Appearance of Defendant
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Goldwater, Bronrott, Donoghue, Kullen, Lee, Nathan-Pulliam, and Riley
- Entitled
- State Board of Physicians - Subpoenas - Medical Records for Mental Health Services
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Conaway
- Entitled
- Baltimore City Circuit Court - Jury Commissioner - Designation and Supervision
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Simmons, Olszewski, Vallario, Rosenberg, Anderson, Barnes, Carter, Conaway, Dumais, Dwyer, Frank, Kelly, Kramer, Lee, Levi, McComas, Ramirez, Schuler, Smigiel, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Civil Actions - Liability of Insurer - Failure to Act in Good Faith
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Rosenberg and the Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Anderson, Beidle, Branch, Bromwell, Carter, V. Clagett, Conaway, Doory, Dumais, Glenn, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Jones, Kach, Kirk, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lawton, Love, McHale, McIntosh, Oaks, Olszewski, Robinson, Schuler, Sophocleus, Stukes, and Tarrant
- Entitled
- Ground Rents - Remedies for Nonpayment of Ground Rent
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Prince George's County Delegation
- Entitled
- Prince George's County - Courts - Docketing Fee for Appearance of Counsel - Payment and Collection PG 316-07
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Prince George's County Delegation
- Entitled
- Prince George's County - Juvenile Offenses and Absences from School - Administrative and Criminal Penalties PG 317-07
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates McConkey, V. Clagett, Hucker, Shewell, and Weir
- Entitled
- Real Property - Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Court Appointment of Receiver
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Levi, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Beidle, Benson, Carter, Conaway, Conway, Davis, DeBoy, Dumais, Elmore, Glenn, Haynes, Healey, Holmes, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kirk, Kullen, Lee, Manno, McComas, Montgomery, Oaks, Rice, Robinson, Ross, Schuh, Schuler, Smigiel, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, and Walker
- Entitled
- Truancy - Prohibition Against Issuance of Learner's Instructional Permit
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Montgomery County Delegation and Prince George's County Delegation
- Entitled
- Prince George's County - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Subdivision Appeals MC/PG 114-07
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Harford County Delegation
- Entitled
- Harford County - Board of Education - Selection of Members
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Cardin, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, V. Clagett, Feldman, Gaines, Gutierrez, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Jones, N. King, Lawton, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Stein, F. Turner, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Election Law - Public Campaign Financing Act for Candidates for the General Assembly
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Shank and Morhaim
- Entitled
- Medical Malpractice - Medical Liability Division Task Force
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Bromwell
- Entitled
- Discount Medical Plan Organizations and Discount Drug Plan Organizations - Registration and Regulation
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Lawton, Dumais, Ali, Barkley, Beidle, Bronrott, Dwyer, Frank, Frush, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Hucker, James, Kaiser, Kelly, N. King, Kullen, Lee, Love, Manno, McComas, McConkey, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Ross, Shank, Shewell, Simmons, Stein, Tarrant, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Human Trafficking, Extortion, and Involuntary Servitude
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Taylor, Holmes, and Krebs
- Entitled
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Civil Court Cases - Filing Fees
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Howard, Benson, and Proctor
- Entitled
- Education - Collective Bargaining - Public School Labor Relations Board
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Sophocleus
- Entitled
- Criminal Appeals - Right to Jury Trial
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Conaway
- Entitled
- Marriage - Performance of Ceremony - Retired Clerk of Court
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hubbard, Hammen, Costa, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Lead-Containing Products - Prohibition
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Vaughn, Gaines, Ivey, Manno, and Taylor
- Entitled
- Labor and Employment - Scheduled Pay
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Anderson, Cane, Glenn, Gutierrez, Harrison, Hucker, McIntosh, Ramirez, Simmons, and Vallario
- Entitled
- Mandatory Minimum Sentences - Burglary and Daytime Housebreaking - Retroactive Effect
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Conway, Barnes, Benson, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elmore, Frush, Glassman, Haddaway, Holmes, Hubbard, Impallaria, James, Jennings, Levi, McComas, McDonough, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Riley, Ross, Rudolph, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stifler, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, and Walkup
- Entitled
- Juvenile Law - Truancy Reduction Pilot Programs
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Frush
- Entitled
- Circuit Court Judges - Election and Term of Office
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Donoghue
- Entitled
- Washington County - Zoning and Land Use - Actions Concerning Hospitals and Medical Campuses - Bonds and Other Security
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Conway, Exum, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, McFadden, and Pugh
- Entitled
- Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Dyson, Kittleman, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Election of Circuit Court Judges - Nonpartisan Elections
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Maryland Judiciary)
- Entitled
- Judgeships - Circuit and District Courts
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation
SB 82
Status as of January 31, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Zirkin
- Entitled
- Baltimore County - Board of Education - Elected Members
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Britt, Muse, Peters, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Juvenile Law - Truancy Reduction Pilot Program in Prince George's County PG 303-07
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)
- Entitled
- Courts - Violation of Condition of Probation or Suspension of Sentence - Notice or Warrant
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)
- Entitled
- Real Property - Electronic Recording Pilot Program
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Brochin, Della, Klausmeier, Pugh, and Stone
- Entitled
- Planning and Zoning Decisions - Standing to Appeal
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Miller and Dyson
- Entitled
- Business Regulation - Licenses - Calvert County
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Gladden
- Entitled
- Baltimore City - Circuit Court - Jury Staff
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senator Kelley
- Entitled
- Real Property - Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Court Appointment of Receiver
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Frosh
- Entitled
- General Assembly - Legislative Inquiries and Examinations
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
SB 386
Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Gladden, Conway, Dyson, and Exum
- Entitled
- Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2007
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Stone
- Entitled
- Civil Actions - Liability of Insurer - Failure to Act in Good Faith
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senators Gladden, Della, Conway, Jones, McFadden, Pugh, Frosh, and Stone
- Entitled
- Ground Rents - Remedies for Nonpayment of Ground Rent
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Zirkin
- Entitled
- Circuit Courts - Medical Liability Division
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Peters, Brochin, Jacobs, McFadden, Muse, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Simonaire, and Stone
- Entitled
- Truancy - Prohibition Against Issuance of Learner's Instructional Permit
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pinsky, Britt, Conway, Currie, Frosh, Gladden, Jones, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Peters, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Election Law - Public Campaign Financing Act for Candidates for the General Assembly
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Discount Medical Plan Organizations and Discount Drug Plan Organizations - Registration and Regulation
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Forehand, Conway, Kelley, Kramer, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, Brochin, Gladden, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Muse, Simonaire, Stone, Jones, and Peters
- Entitled
- Human Trafficking, Extortion, and Involuntary Servitude
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 638
Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Raskin
- Entitled
- Election Law - Development of State Voter Referendum Guide - Condensed and Summary Statements
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Cecil County Senators
- Entitled
- Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Posting of Bond Without Appearance of Defendant
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senator Muse
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - Eluding a Police Officer - Crimes of Violence
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senator Zirkin
- Entitled
- Marriage - Performance of Ceremony - Retired Clerk of Court
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Senate Rules
- Sponsored By
- Senators Rosapepe and Peters
- Entitled
- Labor and Employment - Scheduled Pay
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
