Circuit Courts

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 45

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  HB 22

  Status as of May 18, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Smigiel

  Entitled

  Courts - Attorneys - Subpoena Procedures and Forms for Circuit Courts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 31

  Status as of March 23, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Cardin, and Kipke

  Entitled

  Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2011

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 49

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 49

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haddaway-Riccio and Eckardt

  Entitled

  Juvenile Law - Truancy Reduction Pilot Program - Talbot County

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 135

  Status as of April 8, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)

  Entitled

  Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Crime Victims and Witnesses Funds - Court Costs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 178

  Status as of April 8, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Alston, Anderson, Arora, Barnes, Braveboy, Carter, Conaway, Dumais, Griffith, Holmes, K. Kelly, Lee, McDermott, Mitchell, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ross, Simmons, Smigiel, Stukes, Valderrama, Valentino-Smith, Vallario, Waldstreicher, and Walker

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Right of Appeal from Final Judgments - Conditional Guilty Plea

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 309

  Status as of February 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Frush

  Entitled

  Circuit Court Judges - Election and Term of Office

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 312

  Status as of March 11, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  Courts - Sentence Review - Review Panel

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 316

  Status as of February 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Dual Jurisdiction - Juvenile Offenders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 375

  Status as of February 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Beidle, Bobo, Bromwell, Feldman, Frick, James, Lafferty, Luedtke, Murphy, Reznik, B. Robinson, and S. Robinson

  Entitled

  Circuit Court Judges - Election, Qualifications, and Term of Office

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 392

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 257

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Feldman, Barkley, and W. Miller

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Workers' Compensation - Venue for Appeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 434

  Status as of February 28, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Frush

  Entitled

  District Court - Small Claim Actions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 471

  Status as of February 28, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Orphans' Court - Appeal of Final Judgment to Circuit Court

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 483

  Status as of February 28, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Norman, Cardin, Eckardt, James, Kipke, McComas, McConkey, Niemann, Otto, Rosenberg, Smigiel, Tarrant, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Courts - Discovery - Examination in Aid of Enforcement of Money Judgment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 577

  Status as of March 7, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Anderson (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Parking Violations - Administrative Enforcement by Counties and Municipal Corporations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 609

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Montgomery County Delegation and Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Residential Rental Property - Delinquency - Receiver MC/PG 106-11

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 626

  Status as of April 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Clippinger, Vallario, Alston, Anderson, Arora, Cluster, Dwyer, Hough, McComas, McDermott, Mitchell, Niemann, Olszewski, Parrott, Sophocleus, Summers, Valderrama, and Wilson

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Petition for Writ of Actual Innocence - Circuit Court Jurisdiction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 682

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 598

  Sponsored By

  Delegate K. Kelly

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Forfeiture of Bail Bonds

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 768

  Status as of March 7, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haynes, Conaway, Glenn, and B. Robinson

  Entitled

  Bail Bonds - Time of Payment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 836

  Status as of February 23, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bates

  Entitled

  State Personnel - Land Records Employees - Salaries and Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 948

  Status as of March 14, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Holmes

  Entitled

  Land Use - State Rail Station Overlay Districts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 955

  Status as of March 23, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Myers

  Entitled

  Elections for County Treasurers, Clerks of the Circuit Court, and Registers of Wills - Nonpartisan Elections

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1031

  Status as of March 8, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Healey, Frush, and Holmes

  Entitled

  Local Government Employee Political Activity Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1126

  Status as of March 14, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Glenn, Conaway, Harrison, Haynes, McHale, B. Robinson, Stukes, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Circuit Court for Baltimore City - Jury Duty - Parking

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1265

  Status as of April 1, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Baltimore County Delegation (By Request - Baltimore County Administration)

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Parking Violations - Administrative Enforcement by Baltimore County

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1300

  Status as of March 23, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hucker, Alston, Anderson, Arora, Carter, Conaway, Dumais, K. Kelly, Love, Luedtke, Oaks, Ross, Vaughn, and Walker

  Entitled

  Probation - Probation Work Readiness Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  SB 17

  Status as of February 11, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  Courts - Sentence Review - Review Panel

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 52

  Status as of January 19, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  Elections - Candidates for Judicial Offices - Certificates of Candidacy and Campaign Finance Entities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 193

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin and Raskin

  Entitled

  Family Law - Divorce - Required Mediation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 220

  Status as of February 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2011

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 278

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 48

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Juvenile Law - Truancy Reduction Pilot Program - Talbot County

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 301

  Status as of February 28, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones-Rodwell (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Parking Violations - Administrative Enforcement by Counties and Municipal Corporations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 363

  Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Raskin

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Cases Challenging Constitutionality of Statutes

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 374

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 234

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Circuit Court - Grand Jury Investigation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 533

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, DeGrange, Jacobs, Robey, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Sexually Violent Offender in Need of Commitment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 568

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 256

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh and Kittleman

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Workers' Compensation - Venue for Appeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 600

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Kelley, Madaleno, and Stone

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Abusive Work Environments - Employee Remedies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 636

  Status as of February 24, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Probation - Probation Work Readiness Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 761

  Status as of February 23, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Brinkley

  Entitled

  State Personnel - Land Records Employees - Salaries and Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 809

  Status as of March 29, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senator Zirkin

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Forfeiture of Bail Bonds

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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  SB 873

  Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Private Property Rights - Regulatory Infringement - Compensation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 938

  Status as of March 8, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier (By Request - Baltimore County Administration)

  Entitled

  Parking Violations - Administrative Enforcement by Baltimore County - Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 940

  Status as of March 18, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  Bail Bonds - Time of Payment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 984

  Status as of March 15, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin and Brinkley

  Entitled

  Budget Reconciliation and Balancing Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 988

  Status as of March 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Circuit Court - Civil Actions - Waiver of Discovery Deadlines - Informed Written Consent

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules
  

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  SB 997

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 313

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Baltimore County - Alcoholic Beverages - Expiration of Licenses - Extension for Casualty Loss

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters