Judges

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 48

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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 72

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 397

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2011

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 118

  Status as of January 26, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kipke and George

  Entitled

  Election Law - Qualification of Voters - Option to Present Proof of Identity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 288

  Status as of February 2, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Afzali, Boteler, Fisher, Glass, Hershey, Hogan, Hough, Jacobs, McComas, McDermott, Otto, Ready, Schulz, Serafini, Smigiel, Stocksdale, and Vitale

  Entitled

  Election Law - Qualification of Voters - Proof of Identity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 303

  Status as of April 1, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stocksdale, Bates, Boteler, and Minnick

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Employee Contribution Rate

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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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  Status as of February 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary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 321

  Status as of February 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Ethics - Financial Disclosure - Fundraising for Nonprofit or Charitable Organization

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 342

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cluster, Afzali, Bates, Boteler, Dwyer, Elliott, Hershey, Impallaria, Kach, K. Kelly, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, McDonough, W. Miller, Minnick, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Parrott, Ready, Schuh, Schulz, Smigiel, Stocksdale, Szeliga, and Weir

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Undocumented Immigrants - Prohibition on Pretrial Release

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 345

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 55

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Simmons, Cullison, Frank, Haddaway-Riccio, Hucker, Lee, Luedtke, W. Miller, Tarrant, F. Turner, and Wilson

  Entitled

  Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Investigation of Human Trafficking

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 351

  Status as of March 4, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, Anderson, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Orphans' Court - Minors - Guardianship of Person

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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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 407

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 284

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McComas, Aumann, Carter, DeBoy, Dumais, Frank, Frush, Haddaway-Riccio, K. Kelly, Lee, McDonough, B. Robinson, Simmons, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Additional Relief - Award of Temporary Possession of Pet

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 504

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, Alston, Arora, Barkley, Barve, Carr, Cullison, Feldman, Frick, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hucker, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Kramer, Lee, Luedtke, A. Miller, Reznik, S. Robinson, Valentino-Smith, Waldstreicher, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Local Correctional Facilities - Sentenced Inmates

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 667

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 58

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lee, Barkley, Cane, Conway, Cullison, Dumais, Frick, Frush, Gutierrez, Healey, Hucker, A. Kelly, A. Miller, B. Robinson, and Wilson

  Entitled

  Peace Orders - Extension of Duration

  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 701

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McDonough, Dwyer, Impallaria, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McMillan, O'Donnell, Ready, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Election Law Transparency Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 797

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McConkey, Cluster, Dwyer, and Kipke

  Entitled

  Officers of the Court - Criminal Offenses - Reporting and Investigation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 850

  Status as of February 28, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frank, Bates, Boteler, Cluster, Eckardt, Hershey, Hough, Jacobs, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, W. Miller, Myers, Norman, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Smigiel, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Election Law - Early Voting - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 872

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Simmons and Kramer

  Entitled

  Family Law - Final Protective Order - Global Positioning Satellite Tracking

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 930

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Cardin

  Entitled

  Baltimore County - Orphans' Court Judges - Qualifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1018

  Status as of April 1, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Glass, Afzali, Barve, Boteler, Haynes, Hixson, Howard, Kaiser, Krebs, Luedtke, McComas, Parrott, Rosenberg, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Walker

  Entitled

  Family Law - Protective Orders - Additional Relief

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1138

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boteler, Cluster, Kach, Krebs, Norman, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicle Administration - Documents and Records - Use of Mailing Address

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1165

  Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lafferty and Minnick

  Entitled

  Baltimore County - Orphans' Court Judges - Qualifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 1264

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Glenn

  Entitled

  Crimes - Elder Abuse or Neglect - Increased Penalties and Restrictions on Pretrial Release (The John H. Taylor Act)

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1294

  Status as of April 8, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  The Minority Leader

  Entitled

  Deficit Reduction Financing Act of 2011

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1296

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg

  Entitled

  District Court - Electronic Transmission of Eviction-Related Documents

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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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 6

  Status as of February 4, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Optional Retirement Program - State and Participating Governmental Unit Employees - Participation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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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 33

  Status as of March 15, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Reilly

  Entitled

  Officers of the Court - Criminal Offenses - Reporting and Investigation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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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 87

  Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2011

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 118

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand and Madaleno

  Entitled

  Local Correctional Facilities - Sentenced Inmates

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: 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 281

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 394

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Currie, Muse, Peters, and Ramirez

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Orphans' Court Judges - Qualifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 299

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 54

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jennings, Shank, Forehand, Gladden, Kelley, King, Pugh, Ramirez, Raskin, Stone, Young, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Investigation of Human Trafficking

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 342

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 57

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ramirez and Forehand

  Entitled

  Peace Orders - Extension of Duration

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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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 628

  Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Miller

  Entitled

  State Health and Retirement Benefits - Public Employees and Retirees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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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 674

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jacobs

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Protective Orders - Additional Relief

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 735

  Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin and Brinkley

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Optional Retirement Program - New Employees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 747

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 283

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Raskin, Brochin, Forehand, and Jacobs

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Additional Relief - Award of Temporary Possession of Pet

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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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 832

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Baltimore County - Orphans' Court Judges - Qualifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 853

  Status as of February 22, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Getty

  Entitled

  Orphans' Court - Minors - Guardianship of Person

  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