2009 Regular Session

Civil Actions and Procedures (D3)

Current Status of Legislation Total number of Bills: 37

HB 237
Status as of January 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Waldstreicher, Anderson, Barnes, Dumais, Frick, Lee, Ramirez, Schuler, Simmons, Smigiel, Valderrama, and Vallario
Entitled
Health Care Malpractice - Noneconomic Damages
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 279
Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Frank and Morhaim
Entitled
Health Care Malpractice - Expression of Regret or Apology - Inadmissibility
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 280
Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Frank and Morhaim
Entitled
Health Care Malpractice - Expression of Regret or Apology - Inadmissibility
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 283
Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Frank and Morhaim
Entitled
Task Force on Administrative Compensation for Birth-Related Neurological Injury
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary
HB 332
Status as of March 6, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Delegates Frank, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Bromwell, Conaway, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, George, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Kirk, Kramer, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Miller, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Riley, Robinson, Schuh, Schuler, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stifler, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, and Anderson
Entitled
Victims of Crime - Burglary and Crimes of Violence - Civil Immunity
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 354
Status as of January 30, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Barnes, Anderson, Carter, Conaway, Dumais, Dwyer, Levi, McConkey, Ramirez, Schuler, Simmons, Smigiel, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
Entitled
Civil Jury Trials - Amount in Controversy
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 355
Status as of January 30, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Barnes, Anderson, Carter, Conaway, Dumais, Dwyer, Levi, McConkey, Ramirez, Schuler, Simmons, Smigiel, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
Entitled
Courts - Jury Trials in Civil Actions - Amount in Controversy
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 514
Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Schuh and Reznik
Entitled
Good Samaritan Laws - Corporations
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 556
Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Hecht, Anderson, Beidle, Bromwell, Bronrott, Carr, G. Clagett, Frush, Howard, McHale, Rosenberg, Schuh, and Weldon
Entitled
Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse - Statute of Limitations
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 562
Status as of February 6, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Kramer, Manno, Ramirez, Simmons, and Valderrama
Entitled
Hate Crimes - Civil Remedy
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 808
Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Heller (Chair, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds) and Delegates Elmore, Howard, and Levy
Entitled
State Government - Maryland Tort Claims Act - Malice or Gross Negligence
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 823
Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled
Montgomery County Revenue Authority - Local Government Tort Claims Act MC 917-09
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 844
Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Ali and Anderson
Entitled
Civil Judgment Advances Regulation Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 915
Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Smigiel
Entitled
Maryland False Claims Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary and Appropriations
HB 917
Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Smigiel, Dwyer, George, McComas, McConkey, Shank, and Sossi
Entitled
Administrative Office of the Courts - Uniform Subpoena Procedures and Forms for Circuit Courts
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1011
Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Shank, Frank, and Sossi
Entitled
Transparency in Lawsuits Protection Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1115
Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Delegates Frank, Dwyer, and McConkey
Entitled
Courts - Legislative Continuances and Time Extensions - Parties to Proceedings
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1117
Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Delegates Lee, Barkley, Beidle, Boteler, Bronrott, Carr, DeBoy, Dumais, Elliott, Frick, Hecht, Ivey, Kaiser, Kipke, Kramer, Krebs, Levi, Levy, McComas, McDonough, Montgomery, Ramirez, Riley, Robinson, Shewell, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, F. Turner, Valderrama, and Walkup
Entitled
Immunity from Liability - Medical Emergency - Use of Automated External Defibrillator
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1156
Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Rosenberg, Anderson, Carter, Conaway, Glenn, McHale, Oaks, Robinson, and Stukes
Entitled
Baltimore City Lead Poisoning Recovery Act of 2009
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1202
Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled
Courts - Privilege - Disclosure - News or Information Sources
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1208
Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Smigiel, Ali, Bartlett, Dumais, Frank, Hecht, Kaiser, Lee, Montgomery, Schuler, and Vallario
Entitled
Torts - Pets - Injury or Death
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1340
Status as of March 26, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Norman, Niemann, Ali, Anderson, Bartlett, Boteler, Carr, Carter, V. Clagett, Frush, Glenn, Holmes, James, Lafferty, McComas, McConkey, Riley, Robinson, Serafini, Sossi, Stein, and Stull
Entitled
Courts - Bankruptcy - Unsecured Creditor Homestead Exemption
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1372
Status as of March 26, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Conway, Anderson, DeBoy, Kullen, McHale, Schuh, Sophocleus, and Weir
Entitled
Judgments - Appeals - Supersedeas Bond
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1378
Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 635
Sponsored By
Delegate Barnes
Entitled
Local Government Tort Claims Act - Notice of Claim
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 238
Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senators Kelley, Brochin, Exum, Harrington, and Lenett
Entitled
Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse - Statute of Limitations
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 420
Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senators Jacobs, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Glassman, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Pipkin, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled
Victims of Crime - Burglary and Crimes of Violence - Civil Immunity
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 457
Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Jones (Chair, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds) and Senators Currie, Forehand, and Haines
Entitled
State Government - Maryland Tort Claims Act - Malice or Gross Negligence
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 468
Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Senators Stone, Zirkin, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, and Gladden
Entitled
Courts - Jury Trials in Civil Actions - Amount in Controversy
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 469
Status as of March 25, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Senators Stone, Zirkin, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, and Gladden
Entitled
Civil Jury Trials - Amount in Controversy
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 505
Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Gladden
Entitled
Health Care Malpractice - Noneconomic Damages
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 532
Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Zirkin
Entitled
Peace Orders and Protective Orders - Service of Process on Nonresidents
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 533
Status as of February 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Zirkin
Entitled
Peace Orders and Protective Orders - Private Service of Process
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 731
Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Raskin
Entitled
Hate Crimes - Civil Remedy
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 739
Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Raskin
Entitled
Good Samaritan Laws - Corporations
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 906
Status as of February 12, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By
Senator Muse
Entitled
Health Care Malpractice - Expression of Regret or Apology - Inadmissibility
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Senate Rules
SB 938
Status as of March 6, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Mooney
Entitled
Transparency in Lawsuits Protection Act
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 974
Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 634
Sponsored By
Senators Raskin and Rosapepe
Entitled
Local Government Tort Claims Act - Notice of Claim
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary