File Code: Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 106  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Frosh, Brochin, Forehand, Gladden, Haines, Muse, Raskin, and Stone
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Civil Cases - Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund
 
Increasing the surcharge on civil cases in the circuit courts from $25
to $55; and increasing the surcharge on civil cases in the District
Court from $5 to $8 in summary ejectment cases and from $10 to $15 in
all other civil cases; requiring the executive director of the
Maryland Legal Services Corporation to prepare a budget for the
Corporation; requiring a specified informational budget to be
submitted to the General Assembly in conjunction with the budget of
the Judicial Branch of the State government; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 1/22
 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
 -      Hearing 2/4 at 2:00 p.m.
 - 1/26
 - Hearing cancelled
 -      Hearing 2/4 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/2
 - Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
 - 3/3
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 3/5
 - Third Reading Passed (36-11)
 - 4/3
 - Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
 -      Senate Requests House Recede
 -      Conference Committee Appointed
 -      Senators Frosh, Gladden, and Raskin
 - 4/9
 - Conference Committee Report Adopted
 -      Third Reading Passed (33-13)
 - 4/8
 - Passed Enrolled
 
House Action
- 3/8
 - First Reading Judiciary
 - 3/17
 - Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/5
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
 - 3/29
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/30
 - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (105-34)
 - 4/1
 - House Refuses to Recede
 -      Conference Committee Appointed
 -      Delegates Anderson, Kramer, and Schuler
 - 4/8
 - Conference Committee Report Adopted
 -      Motion Special Order later today (Delegate Wood)  Rejected (37-93)
 -      Third Reading Passed (96-43)
 
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/20
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 486
 
Sponsored by:
- Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
 - Senator James Brochin, District 42
 - Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
 - Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
 - Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
 - Senator C. Anthony Muse, District 26
 - Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
 - Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Budgets -see also- Capital Budgets
 - Circuit Courts
 - Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
 - Corporations -see also- Municipal Corps; Public Corps & Inst
 - Court Costs
 - Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans`; etc.
 - District Courts
 - Fees -see also- Attys` Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes; Reimb Rates.
 - Legal Aid
 - Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees &Taxes; specific tax
 - Sunset
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Courts and Judicial Proceedings
 - (
 7-202 ,
 7-202 ,
 7-202 ,
 7-301 
)
 -   Human Services
 - (
 11-208 
)
 
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
 - Fiscal and Policy Note:
 Available
 - Amendments:
 House 
- Number: 202910/01     Offered on: April 5, 2010       at:
8:24 p.m.      Status: Adopted
 
- Conference Committee Documents::
 
- Report Number: 793425/1      Offered on: April 12, 2010      at:
11:27 p.m.     Status: Adopted
 - Amendment Number: 733320/3      Offered on: April 12, 2010      at:
11:32 p.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- 
Committee Votes :
 
 Senate
- Judicial Proceedings
 
House 
- Judiciary
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 Senate
- March 5, 2010: Third Reading Passed  (36-11)
 - April 9, 2010: Third Reading Passed  (33-13)
 
House 
- March 30, 2010: Third Reading Passed  (105-34)
 - April 8, 2010: Motion Special Order until later today (Wood) Rejected  (37-93)
 - April 8, 2010: Third Reading Passed  (96-43)