Legislation

Title: Access to Maryland Courts Act
Sponsored by: Senators Carter, Smith, Feldman, Hayes, Lee, McCray, and Washington
Status: In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 12:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Authorizing a court to award to a prevailing plaintiff reasonable attorney's fees and expenses in certain actions seeking to remedy a violation of a certain provision of the Maryland Constitution or the Maryland Declaration of Rights; authorizing a court to award reasonable attorney's fees and expenses to a prevailing defendant under certain circumstances; providing that the combined total of certain damages and certain attorney's fees and expenses awarded may not exceed certain limits on liability; etc.

Committees

Original:: Judicial Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Cross-filed with: HB0818

Introduced in a prior session as: SB1042 Session: 2018 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2019

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/04/2019 Legislative Date 2/04/2019 Action First Reading Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Access to Maryland Courts Act Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/06/2019 Legislative Date 2/06/2019 Action Hearing 2/19 at 12:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
Senate	2/04/2019	2/04/2019	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
			Text - First - Access to Maryland Courts Act
Senate	2/06/2019	2/06/2019	Hearing 2/19 at 12:00 p.m.

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