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Altering a prohibition on judges of the orphans' court acting as attorneys to prohibit a judge of the orphans' court from acting as an attorney in matters related to the administration of an estate or a guardianship of a minor within the jurisdiction of the court in any county or Baltimore City, or the preparation of an estate plan or estate planning documents that might come within the jurisdiction of the court in any county or Baltimore City following the death of any individual.

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Cross-filed with: SB0116

Introduced in a prior session as: HB1240 Session: 2023 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2024

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Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/24/2024 Legislative Date 1/24/2024 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Orphans' Court Judges - Restriction on Practicing Law Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/30/2024 Legislative Date 1/30/2024 Action Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2024 Legislative Date 3/15/2024 Action Favorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2024 Legislative Date 3/05/2024 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Orphans' Court Judges - Restriction on Practicing Law Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2024 Legislative Date 3/09/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (133-0) Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2024 Legislative Date 3/04/2024 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 49AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/29/2024 Legislative Date 3/29/2024 Action Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/01/2024 Legislative Date 3/15/2024 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 60 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2024 Legislative Date 3/18/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 63 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/04/2024 Legislative Date 3/22/2024 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 4/25/2024 Legislative Date 4/25/2024 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 201 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Orphans' Court Judges - Restriction on Practicing Law Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/24/2024	1/24/2024	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Orphans' Court Judges - Restriction on Practicing Law
House	1/30/2024	1/30/2024	Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/15/2024	3/15/2024	Favorable Report by Judiciary
House	3/15/2024	3/05/2024	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	44 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Orphans' Court Judges - Restriction on Practicing Law
House	3/18/2024	3/09/2024	Third Reading Passed (133-0)	48 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2024	3/04/2024	Referred Judicial Proceedings	49AClick to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/29/2024	3/29/2024	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	4/01/2024	3/15/2024	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	60 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/03/2024	3/18/2024	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	63 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/04/2024	3/22/2024	Returned Passed	61 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	4/25/2024	4/25/2024	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 201
			Text - Chapter - Orphans' Court Judges - Restriction on Practicing Law

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