Legislation

Title: Court of Appeals and Court of Special Appeals - Renaming
Sponsored by: Senators Peters, Carter, Feldman, Guzzone, King, Lee, Smith, Waldstreicher, and West
Status: In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to change the name of the Court of Appeals to be the Supreme Court of Maryland, to change the name of the Court of Special Appeals to be the Appellate Court of Maryland, to change the name of a Judge of the Court of Appeals to be a Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland, and to change the name of the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals to be the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection; etc.

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Original:: Judicial Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judiciary

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Constitutional Bill

Cross-filed with: HB0474

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0595 Session: 2019 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Contingency - on a referendum

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/27/2020 Legislative Date 1/27/2020 Action First Reading Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Court of Appeals and Court of Special Appeals - Renaming Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/28/2020 Legislative Date 1/28/2020 Action Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/29/2020 Legislative Date 1/29/2020 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/29/2020 Legislative Date 1/29/2020 Action Hearing 2/12 at 12:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/11/2020 Legislative Date 3/11/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/11/2020 Legislative Date 3/06/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments {798274/1 Adopted Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/11/2020 Legislative Date 3/06/2020 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Court of Appeals and Court of Special Appeals - Renaming Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/13/2020 Legislative Date 3/08/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (45-1) Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2020 Legislative Date 3/10/2020 Action Referred Judiciary Proceedings 47BClick to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	1/27/2020	1/27/2020	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
			Text - First - Court of Appeals and Court of Special Appeals - Renaming
Senate	1/28/2020	1/28/2020	Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate	1/29/2020	1/29/2020	Hearing canceled
Senate	1/29/2020	1/29/2020	Hearing 2/12 at 12:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/11/2020	3/11/2020	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	3/11/2020	3/06/2020	Favorable with Amendments {798274/1 Adopted	45 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/11/2020	3/06/2020	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	45 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Court of Appeals and Court of Special Appeals - Renaming
Senate	3/13/2020	3/08/2020	Third Reading Passed (45-1)	47 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/13/2020	3/10/2020	Referred Judiciary	47BClick to view Recorded Media

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