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Legislation


1998 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 273

File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Sponsored By:
Delegates Vallario, Dembrow, Montague, Turner, and R. Baker
Entitled:
Civil Actions - Substituted Service of Process

Synopsis:

Authorizing certain substituted service of process under specified circumstances when a defendant had applicable insurance coverage at a specified time; requiring an insurer to appoint the Maryland Insurance Commissioner as the attorney for substituted service of process under the Act; providing that the Act does not apply in specified actions; requiring an insurer under specified circumstances to provide specified information known to the insurer; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/28
First Reading Judiciary
2/11
Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
3/19

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/20
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order 3/23 (Poole) Adopted
3/23
Floor Amendment (Preis) Adopted
Special Order evening session (Crumlin) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Crumlin) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Crumlin) Rejected
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/25
Motion vote previous question (Mossburg) Adopted
Third Reading Failed (55-72)
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B
Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20
Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ATTORNEYS -see also- LEGAL AID; STATE'S ATTORNEYS
CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
DISCLOSURE
INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
INSURANCE -see also- HEALTH INSURANCE; MOTOR VEHICLE INS
JUDGMENTS
LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
PRIVACY
PROCESS SERVING
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 6-311 )
Insurance
( 4-107 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 093102/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 23, 1998   at: 8:33 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 471595/9 (PDF)     Offered on: March 20, 1998   at: 11:17 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 603204/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 23, 1998   at: 5:18 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 863406/2 (PDF)     Offered on: March 23, 1998   at: 8:34 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
March 25, 1998: Third Reading Failed (55-72)
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