Legislation

Title: Award of Attorney's Fees and Expenses - Violation of Maryland Constitutional Right
Sponsored by: Delegates Dumais, Anderson, Lierman, Moon, and Sanchez
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Authorizing a court to award to a prevailing plaintiff reasonable attorney's fees and expenses in specified actions seeking to remedy a violation of a Maryland constitutional right; authorizing a court to award reasonable attorney's fees and expenses to a prevailing defendant under specified circumstances; providing for the prospective application of the Act; etc.

Committees

Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0705

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0393 Session: 2016 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2017

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/06/2017 Legislative Date 2/06/2017 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/07/2017 Legislative Date 2/07/2017 Action Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Award of Attorney's Fees and Expenses - Violation of Maryland Constitutional Right Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/06/2017 Legislative Date 3/06/2017 Action Favorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/07/2017 Legislative Date 3/07/2017 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/07/2017 Legislative Date 3/07/2017 Action Motion Special Order until 3/08 (Delegate Krebs) Adopted Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/08/2017 Legislative Date 3/08/2017 Action Floor Amendment {463823/1 (Delegate Krebs) Rejected (51-86) Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/08/2017 Legislative Date 3/08/2017 Action Floor Amendment {933729/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected (49-88) Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/08/2017 Legislative Date 3/08/2017 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Award of Attorney's Fees and Expenses - Violation of Maryland Constitutional Right Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/10/2017 Legislative Date 3/10/2017 Action Third Reading Passed (89-47) Proceedings 43 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/13/2017 Legislative Date 3/13/2017 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/06/2017	2/06/2017	First Reading Judiciary
House	2/07/2017	2/07/2017	Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - Award of Attorney's Fees and Expenses - Violation of Maryland Constitutional Right
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/06/2017	3/06/2017	Favorable Report by Judiciary
House	3/07/2017	3/07/2017	Favorable Adopted	40 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/07/2017	3/07/2017	Motion Special Order until 3/08 (Delegate Krebs) Adopted	40 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/08/2017	3/08/2017	Floor Amendment {463823/1 (Delegate Krebs) Rejected (51-86)	41 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/08/2017	3/08/2017	Floor Amendment {933729/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected (49-88)	41 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/08/2017	3/08/2017	Second Reading Passed	41 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Award of Attorney's Fees and Expenses - Violation of Maryland Constitutional Right
House	3/10/2017	3/10/2017	Third Reading Passed (89-47)	43 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/13/2017	3/13/2017	Referred Judicial Proceedings	42 Click to view Recorded Media

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