Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 102

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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 38

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 487

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Waldstreicher, Branch, Cardin, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Hixson, Howard, Kaiser, Kipke, Luedtke, A. Miller, Myers, Rosenberg, Ross, Stein, Summers, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Walker

  Entitled

  Nonpublic Schools Participating in State-Funded Education Programs - Bullying, Harassment, and Intimidation - Policies

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 83

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 426

  Sponsored By

  Delegates K. Kelly, Bromwell, Costa, Cullison, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, A. Kelly, Krebs, McDonough, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ready, Reznik, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Ambulance Service Providers - Direct Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 87

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 29

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Reznik, Barkley, Bobo, Boteler, Braveboy, Bromwell, Carr, Cullison, Feldman, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hixson, Howard, Hucker, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Lee, Love, Luedtke, A. Miller, Murphy, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Valderrama, Vaughn, Weir, Zucker, Carter, and Glenn

  Entitled

  Job Applicant Fairness Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 91

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Norman, Beitzel, Dwyer, Eckardt, Frank, James, K. Kelly, McConkey, Schulz, and Weir

  Entitled

  Courts - Bankruptcy - Arms

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 94

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Eckardt, Haddaway-Riccio, and Cane

  Entitled

  Dorchester County - Local Government Tort Claims Act - Inclusion of Specified Nonprofit Entity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 250

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Beidle, Frush, Glenn, Hubbard, Lafferty, Niemann, S. Robinson, Stein, Vitale, and Wilson

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Motor Scooters and Mopeds - Protective Headgear for Minors

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 274

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Niemann, Barnes, Carr, S. Robinson, Ross, Stein, and Walker

  Entitled

  Motor Scooter and Moped Rentals - Protective Headgear - Requirement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 278

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McConkey, Glenn, and Holmes

  Entitled

  Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area - Prospective Land Purchases - Inspections

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 285

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Rosenberg, Anderson, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Braveboy, Cane, Carr, Carter, Cullison, Elliott, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Haynes, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kach, A. Kelly, Lee, Luedtke, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Proctor, Ross, Tarrant, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, and Wilson

  Entitled

  Human Relations - Discrimination by a Place of Public Accommodation - Enforcement and Remedies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 289

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 467

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Barnes, and Frush

  Entitled

  State Highway Administration - Unauthorized Signs on Highway Rights-of-Way

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 340

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais and Simmons

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice - Certificate and Report of Qualified Expert - Objection

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 341

  Status as of February 2, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Lafferty

  Entitled

  Environment - At-Store Recycling - Plastic Carryout Bags

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 356

  Status as of April 7, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Niemann, Barnes, Cane, Carr, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, James, McIntosh, S. Robinson, Ross, Stein, Stukes, Walker, Wilson, and Kipke

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicles - Towing Practices and Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 357

  Status as of April 8, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Refuses to Recede

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Economic Matters Committee

  Entitled

  State Real Estate Commission - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 388

  Status as of February 4, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Anderson, Carter, and Glenn

  Entitled

  Courts - Service of Process - Motor Vehicle Administration as Agent for Driver

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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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 442

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 217

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Feldman, and Frick

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Transparency in Consumer Arbitrations Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 460

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 547

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Murphy, Bromwell, Costa, Cullison, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ready, Reznik, Tarrant, V. Turner, Rudolph, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Prescription Drug Repository Program - Disposal of Prescription Drugs and Medical Supplies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 475

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

  Sponsored By

  Carroll County Delegation

  Entitled

  Carroll County - Local Government Tort Claims Act - Industrial Development Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 509

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 127

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Niemann

  Entitled

  Real Property - Mortgages - Enforcement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 573

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 485

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Bobo, and Clagett, and Delegates Braveboy, Frush, Pena-Melnyk, Wood, and Glenn

  Entitled

  Fertilizer Use Act of 2011

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 574

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Waldstreicher, Anderson, Barkley, Carr, Dumais, Glenn, Lee, Malone, Mitchell, B. Robinson, Simmons, Smigiel, and Washington

  Entitled

  Punitive Damages - High-Risk Drunk Drivers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 580

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Cullison, Elliott, Frank, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  State Government - Human Relations - Discrimination in Housing, Employment, and Places of Public Accommodation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 592

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Davis and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Common Interest Community Managers - Licensing and Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Economic 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 632

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 352

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mizeur, Barkley, Bobo, Carr, Dumais, Frick, Gilchrist, Hixson, Ivey, Lafferty, Luedtke, A. Miller, Murphy, Reznik, Rosenberg, Ross, F. Turner, and Howard

  Entitled

  Earned Income Credit Information Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 670

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 265

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush, Beidle, Bobo, Glenn, and Niemann

  Entitled

  Real Property - Retaliatory Actions - Landlords and Mobile Home Park Owners

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 715

  Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Walker, Barnes, Branch, Braveboy, Davis, Feldman, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Luedtke, Mitchell, Morhaim, Murphy, Niemann, Olszewski, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, and Wilson

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Home Appliances - Warranty Enforcement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 728

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 355

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Niemann

  Entitled

  Residential Property - Foreclosure - Required Documents - Timing of Mediation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 729

  Status as of April 7, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Simmons

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Class Action Waiver in a Written Agreement - Unenforceability

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 741

  Status as of March 22, 2011: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Feldman

  Entitled

  Corporations and Real Estate Investment Trusts - Directors and Trustees - Duties and Immunity from Liability

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 743

  Status as of March 15, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates W. Miller, Bates, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Impallaria, O'Donnell, Schuh, Schulz, and Stifler

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Labor Organizations - Right to Work

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 744

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McDonough, Boteler, Frank, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, and Minnick

  Entitled

  Citizens Rights Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 784

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 535

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pendergrass, Costa, Elliott, Kach, A. Kelly, Kipke, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, Bromwell, Cullison, Donoghue, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, McDonough, Morhaim, Murphy, Oaks, Ready, Reznik, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Medical Records - Health Information Exchanges

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 809

  Status as of March 29, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Afzali, Barkley, Bates, Clagett, Frick, Hough, Jacobs, Kaiser, Kramer, McConkey, McDermott, Niemann, Otto, Ready, Rosenberg, Smigiel, Valderrama, Cane, and Hogan

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Maryland Standard of Identity for Honey

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 831

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 142

  Sponsored By

  Delegates S. Robinson, Arora, Barkley, Braveboy, Carr, Clippinger, Cullison, Frick, Gilchrist, Holmes, Hucker, A. Kelly, Luedtke, A. Miller, Niemann, Reznik, B. Robinson, Wilson, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Invasive Plants - Prevention and Control

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 835

  Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bates

  Entitled

  Child and Spousal Support - Contempt Proceedings - Statute of Limitations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 873

  Status as of March 31, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, Alston, Anderson, Barnes, Mitchell, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Maryland Civil Litigation Funding Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 911

  Status as of March 15, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rudolph

  Entitled

  Insurance - Surplus Lines Insurance Multi-State Compliance Compact

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 921

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 77

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Simmons

  Entitled

  Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Prelitigation Discovery - Insurance Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 934

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, Alston, and Anderson

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Credit Reports and Credit Histories of Applicants and Employees - Limitations on Use by Employers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 976

  Status as of March 26, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hucker, Glenn, Carr, Clippinger, Cullison, Frick, Mitchell, Murphy, Pena-Melnyk, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Summers, Tarrant, V. Turner, Valderrama, Washington, Wilson, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Displaced Building Service Workers Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 984

  Status as of March 23, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Braveboy

  Entitled

  Real Property - Common Ownership Communities - Dispute Settlement Mechanism

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 989

  Status as of March 15, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  State Board of Environmental Health Specialists - Transfer of Responsibilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Environmental Matters
  

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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 1045

  Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hucker

  Entitled

  Civil Rights Tax Relief Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1069

  Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ready, Clippinger, Eckardt, Frank, Hogan, Holmes, Hough, Kach, Krebs, McComas, McDermott, Mitchell, Myers, Schulz, Stocksdale, V. Turner, and Wilson

  Entitled

  Drunk or Drugged Driving - Subsequent Offenders - Notation on Driver's License

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1120

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais and Simmons

  Entitled

  Civil Action - Wrongfully Selling or Furnishing Alcoholic Beverages

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1129

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kramer, Bates, Beitzel, Bromwell, Carter, Costa, Dwyer, George, Jameson, Kach, K. Kelly, Kipke, McConkey, W. Miller, Norman, O'Donnell, Vitale, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Maryland Contributory Negligence Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1153

  Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barve

  Entitled

  Maryland Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1192

  Status as of March 21, 2011: 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
  

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  HB 1201

  Status as of March 15, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Costa

  Entitled

  Broadband Service Providers - Universal Access - Time Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1236

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gutierrez, Valderrama, Carr, Carter, Cullison, Hucker, and A. Kelly

  Entitled

  Law Enforcement Officers - Racial Profiling - Prohibited

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1238

  Status as of March 8, 2011: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel, Eckardt, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Jacobs, McDermott, and Otto

  Entitled

  Department of Natural Resources - Tracking Device on Vessel - Prohibition Without Court Order

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  SB 3

  Status as of February 7, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Dorchester County - Local Government Tort Claims Act - Inclusion of Specified Nonprofit Entity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 116

  Status as of March 11, 2011: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Madaleno, Raskin, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Pinsky, Pugh, Ramirez, Young, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Civil Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 132

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 28

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Currie, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Peters, Raskin, and Muse

  Entitled

  Job Applicant Fairness Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 138

  Status as of March 28, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senator Zirkin

  Entitled

  Courts - Evidence - Vehicle Repair Estimates

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 140

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Zirkin

  Entitled

  Courts - Service of Process - Motor Vehicle Administration as Agent for Resident Driver

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 142

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 184

  Sponsored By

  Senators Zirkin and Raskin

  Entitled

  Civil Action - Disclosure of Information - Modification of Requirements for Certification

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 143

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 30

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)

  Entitled

  Home Inspectors - Records - Retention Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 154

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 425

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn, Glassman, Edwards, Astle, Garagiola, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Ambulance Service Providers - Direct Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 169

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 32

  Sponsored By

  Senator Ramirez

  Entitled

  Bankruptcy - Homestead Exemption - Debtor's Residence

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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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 222

  Status as of February 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kittleman, Colburn, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, Pipkin, and Shank

  Entitled

  Procurement - Living Wage - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 234

  Status as of April 8, 2011: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee

  Entitled

  State Real Estate Commission - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 266

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Madaleno, and Stone

  Entitled

  Real Property - Common Ownership Communities - Dispute Settlement Mechanism

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 268

  Status as of March 8, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Glassman

  Entitled

  Business Occupations and Professions - Qualified Industrial Hygienists and Industrial Hygiene Technologists

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• 

  SB 309

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 216

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kelley

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Transparency in Consumer Arbitrations Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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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 410

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 466

  Sponsored By

  Senator Raskin

  Entitled

  State Highway Administration - Unauthorized Signs on Highway Rights-of-Way

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 464

  Status as of March 7, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Carroll County Senators

  Entitled

  Carroll County - Local Government Tort Claims Act - Industrial Development Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 473

  Status as of April 8, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madaleno, Currie, Forehand, Jones-Rodwell, Montgomery, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Earned Income Credit Information Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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  SB 483

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, Madaleno, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Punitive Damages - High-Risk Drunk Drivers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 487

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 484

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Frosh, Young, Conway, Pinsky, Simonaire, Benson, Rosapepe, Ferguson, Montgomery, and Jennings

  Entitled

  Fertilizer Use Act of 2011

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 489

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 486

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Kelley, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Montgomery, Pugh, and Young

  Entitled

  Nonpublic Schools Participating in State-Funded Education Programs - Bullying, Harassment, and Intimidation - Policies

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 510

  Status as of March 17, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Shank

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Recovery Audits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 527

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Simonaire

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County - Automated Political Telephone Calls - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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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
  

• 

  SB 570

  Status as of April 7, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Forehand, Gladden, Ramirez, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicles - Towing Practices and Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 586

  Status as of April 9, 2011: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ramirez and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Courts - Service of Process - Motor Vehicle Administration and Insurer as Agent for Driver

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• 

  SB 596

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Benson, and Stone

  Entitled

  State Government - Human Relations - Discrimination in Housing, Employment, and Places of Public Accommodation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 599

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 76

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Frosh, Manno, Miller, Ramirez, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Prelitigation Discovery - Insurance Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• 

  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
  

• 

  SB 601

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Raskin

  Entitled

  Corporations and Real Estate Investment Trusts - Directors and Trustees - Duties and Immunity from Liability

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• 

  SB 620

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 264

  Sponsored By

  Senators Manno, Forehand, Montgomery, Pinsky, and Ramirez

  Entitled

  Real Property - Retaliatory Actions - Landlords and Mobile Home Park Owners

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 642

  Status as of April 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Human Relations - Discrimination by a Place of Public Accommodation - Study of Enforcement and Remedies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• 

  SB 659

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kittleman

  Entitled

  Procurement - Prevailing Wage Rate Law - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 660

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kittleman

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Right to Work

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• 

  SB 673

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 80

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Payment of Attorney's Fees - Contingency Fee

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• 

  SB 694

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 520

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley and Middleton

  Entitled

  Insurance - Surplus Lines

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• 

  SB 708

  Status as of April 9, 2011: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Ferguson, Forehand, Kelley, King, Madaleno, Manno, Stone, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Mopeds and Motor Scooters - Titling, Registration, Insurance, and Required Use of Protective Headgear

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 723

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 534

  Sponsored By

  Senator Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Medical Records - Health Information Exchanges

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 756

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 541

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Brochin, Forehand, Raskin, Ramirez, and Gladden

  Entitled

  Maryland Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 770

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 546

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Montgomery, Muse, Astle, Garagiola, Glassman, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Mathias, Middleton, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Prescription Drug Repository Program - Disposal of Prescription Drugs and Medical Supplies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 781

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Muse, Benson, Ferguson, Manno, Montgomery, and Ramirez

  Entitled

  Displaced Building Service Workers Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 807

  Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  State Procurement - Employment of Unauthorized Aliens and the Federal E-Verify Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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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 887

  Status as of March 28, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice - Certificate and Report of Qualified Expert - Objection

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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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 989

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Courts - Civil Matters and Jury Trials - Informed Written Consent

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules