2010 Regular Session

Civil Actions and Procedures (D3)

Current Status of Legislation Total number of Bills: 42

HB 168
Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 656
Sponsored By
Delegates Rosenberg, Anderson, and Dumais
Entitled
Architectural, Engineering, Inspecting, or Surveying Services - Indemnity Agreements - Void
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 193
Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 658
Sponsored By
Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled
Civil Proceedings - Foreign Defamation Judgments - Recognition, Enforceability, and Bases of Personal Jurisdiction
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 207
Status as of February 26, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Delegates Frank, Aumann, Bartlett, Beitzel, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, George, Haddaway, Jennings, Kelly, Kramer, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, Miller, Norman, Schuh, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, and Stocksdale
Entitled
Victims of Crime - Burglary and Crimes of Violence - Civil Immunity
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 257
Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 140
Sponsored By
Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled
Evidence - Journalist's Testimonial Privileges - Student
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 397
Status as of March 22, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Washington County Delegation
Entitled
Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Local Government Tort Claims Act - Washington County Community Action Council
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 434
Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Delegates Barnes, Anderson, Conaway, Dwyer, Kelly, McConkey, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Schuler, Simmons, Smigiel, and Waldstreicher
Entitled
Civil Jury Trials - Amount in Controversy
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 436
Status as of April 5, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By
Delegates Barnes, Anderson, Conaway, Dwyer, Kelly, McConkey, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Schuler, Simmons, Smigiel, and Waldstreicher
Entitled
Courts - Jury Trials in Civil Actions - Amount in Controversy
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 456
Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 350
Sponsored By
Delegates Ramirez, Barnes, Anderson, Carr, Dumais, Levi, Niemann, Schuler, Simmons, Vaughn, and Waldstreicher
Entitled
Homestead Exemption - Bankruptcy
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 562
Status as of February 2, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled
Prince George's County - Surcharge on Divorce Petitions - Distribution to the Family Crisis Center of Prince George's County PG 423-10
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 622
Status as of February 3, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Waldstreicher, Anderson, Barnes, Carter, Conaway, Dumais, Lee, Ramirez, Schuler, Simmons, and Smigiel
Entitled
Health Care Malpractice - Noneconomic Damages
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 671
Status as of March 1, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Beitzel
Entitled
State Government - Maryland Tort Claims Act - Garrett County Physicians
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 761
Status as of February 5, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Dumais, Glenn, Griffith, Ivey, Lee, Mizeur, Montgomery, V. Turner, and Valderrama
Entitled
Courts - Exemptions from Execution on a Judgment - Exception for Child Support and Alimony
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 824
Status as of April 10, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Rosenberg, Anderson, Kipke, McComas, Montgomery, and Waldstreicher
Entitled
Civil Actions - Immunity from Civil Liability - Health Care Providers
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 904
Status as of March 22, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Howard
Entitled
Civil Actions - Transmission of Altered Electronic Mail
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 907
Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 313
Sponsored By
Delegates Valderrama, G. Clagett, Frank, Jennings, Kramer, Ramirez, Schuler, and Waldstreicher
Entitled
Civil Actions - Limitation of Actions - Land Surveyors
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 977
Status as of March 15, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Washington County Delegation
Entitled
Washington County - Local Government Tort Claims Act - Inclusion of Specified Nonprofit Entity
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1157
Status as of March 22, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Elliott, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, Jenkins, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Schuh, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, and Stull
Entitled
Health Care Malpractice - Limitation on Noneconomic Damages
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1166
Status as of March 22, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Elliott, Bartlett, Bates, Costa, Eckardt, Frank, George, Haddaway, Jenkins, Krebs, McComas, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Schuh, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, and Stull
Entitled
Health Care Malpractice - Awards and Judgments - Periodic Payments
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1250
Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 369
Sponsored By
Delegates Hucker, Rosenberg, Glenn, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Benson, Bobo, Carr, Feldman, Gutierrez, Hecht, Holmes, Hubbard, Ivey, Jones, Lee, Levi, Manno, McHale, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Ross, Schuler, Stukes, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vaughn
Entitled
Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1277
Status as of February 18, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate McComas
Entitled
Judgments - Exemptions from Execution - No Impairment of Child Support Liens
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1285
Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Delegates Kramer, Hucker, and Mizeur
Entitled
Real Property - Abatement of Nuisance - Prostitution
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1331
Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Dumais, Anderson, Barnes, Lee, Ramirez, and Valderrama
Entitled
Civil Litigation Funding
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1333
Status as of March 24, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Valderrama and Vallario
Entitled
Torts - Pets - Injury or Death
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1452
Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate McConkey
Entitled
Courts - Public Auction - Electronic Interception of Oral Communication
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1457
Status as of April 9, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...
Sponsored By
Delegates Dumais, Anderson, Barnes, Carter, Conaway, Dwyer, Frank, Jennings, Levi, McComas, McConkey, Rosenberg, Schuler, and Valderrama
Entitled
Civil Liability - AMBER, Silver, or Emergency Alert Dissemination - Immunity for Broadcast Media
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1509
Status as of March 23, 2010: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Anderson
Entitled
Judgments - Appeals - Supersedeas Bond
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
SB 13
Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 659
Sponsored By
Senator Raskin
Entitled
Civil Proceedings - Foreign Defamation Judgments - Recognition, Enforceability, and Bases of Personal Jurisdiction
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 118
Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 225
Sponsored By
Senators Zirkin and Stone
Entitled
Courts - Jury Trials in Civil Actions - Amount in Controversy
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 119
Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 480
Sponsored By
Senators Zirkin and Stone
Entitled
Civil Jury Trials - Amount in Controversy
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 358
Status as of February 3, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senators Muse and Brochin
Entitled
Health Care Malpractice - Expression of Regret or Apology - Inadmissibility
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 386
Status as of February 12, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senators Jacobs, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Glassman, Haines, Harris, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Pipkin, Reilly, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled
Victims of Crime - Burglary and Crimes of Violence - Civil Immunity
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 399
Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 289
Sponsored By
Senators Raskin, Forehand, Pugh, Gladden, Jacobs, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled
Real Property - Abatement of Nuisance - Prostitution
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 405
Status as of February 12, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senators Stone, DeGrange, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Peters, Robey, and Simonaire
Entitled
Criminal Procedure - Sexually Violent Offender in Need of Commitment
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 411
Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 555
Sponsored By
Senators Middleton, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Della, Edwards, Garagiola, Glassman, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Mooney, Munson, Peters, Raskin, Stone, Brochin, Forehand, Haines, and Simonaire
Entitled
Defense of Dwelling or Place of Business - Civil Immunity
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 531
Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 312
Sponsored By
Senators Forehand, Haines, Jacobs, Klausmeier, and Muse
Entitled
Civil Actions - Limitation of Actions - Land Surveyors
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 553
Status as of March 8, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Edwards
Entitled
State Government - Maryland Tort Claims Act - Garrett County Physicians
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 768
Status as of March 8, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Gladden
Entitled
Civil Actions - Health Care Malpractice Claims - Attesting Expert Report
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 769
Status as of February 12, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Gladden
Entitled
Health Care Malpractice - Noneconomic Damages
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 782
Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 349
Sponsored By
Senator Raskin
Entitled
Homestead Exemption - Bankruptcy
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 831
Status as of February 12, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senators Forehand and Miller
Entitled
Civil Litigation Funding
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 932
Status as of February 25, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Gladden
Entitled
Civil Actions - Immunity from Civil Liability - Health Care Providers
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 990
Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 368
Sponsored By
Senators Forehand, Madaleno, Pinsky, and Raskin
Entitled
Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary