COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 105

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  HB 12

  Status as of February 16, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Harkins, Jacobs, McIntosh, Perry, Preis, Bonsack, Bobo, Pitkin, and Dembrow

  Entitled

  Qualified Immunity from Civil Liability - SLAPP Suits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 21

  Status as of February 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bissett, Harkins, M. Burns, Rosenberg, Campbell, and McIntosh

  Entitled

  Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction - Robbery

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 26

  Status as of February 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates M. Burns and Hecht

  Entitled

  Sexually Violent Predator Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 35

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Grosfeld and Kopp

  Entitled

  Foster Care Review Boards - Permanency Plan Review Hearings - Written Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 42

  Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Grosfeld, Preis, T. Murphy, and Turner

  Entitled

  Family Law - Award of Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 46

  Status as of January 21, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Leopold, and Owings

  Entitled

  Home Detention - Private Monitoring Companies and Agents - Licensing and Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 171

  Status as of February 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Getty

  Entitled

  State Prosecutor - Immunity and Subpoena Power

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 187

  Status as of April 1, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dembrow, Palumbo, Genn, Menes, R. Baker, Conroy, M. Burns, Turner, and Bissett

  Entitled

  Courts of Appeals - Name Change

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 188

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 452

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Doory, Montague, Preis, Harkins, Jacobs, Love, M. Burns, Krysiak, and Conroy

  Entitled

  Certificates of Merit - Licensed Professionals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 193

  Status as of February 16, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Comeau, Vallario, Palumbo, and M. Burns

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Probation Before Judgment - Confinement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 219

  Status as of February 16, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cadden, Bissett, M. Burns, Schade, Perry, Love, Clagett, Baldwin, Rzepkowski, Busch, Greenip, and Leopold

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Bombs - Suspension of Driving Privileges and Restitution - Juvenile Court Jurisdiction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 229

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 323

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dembrow, Genn, Grosfeld, and Comeau

  Entitled

  Montgomery and Harford Counties - Retired Judges - Assignment to Orphans' Court

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 230

  Status as of February 16, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rzepkowski, M. Burns, and Love

  Entitled

  Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction - Offenses Involving Destructive Devices

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 240

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 457

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim and M. Burns

  Entitled

  Drunk and Drugged Driving - Alcohol Concentration Measurement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 245

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 336

  Sponsored By

  Delegates E. Burns, Vallario, Hutchins, Menes, D. Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Petzold, and M. Burns

  Entitled

  Evidence - Civil Proceedings - Slayer's Rule - Admissibility and Effect of Certain Criminal Convictions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 246

  Status as of March 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Support Enforcement - Contempt

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 265

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 460

  Sponsored By

  Garrett County and Allegany County Delegations

  Entitled

  Allegany and Garrett Counties - Confinement as Condition of Probation Before Judgment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 270

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 332

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Vallario , Doory, Benson, and Crumlin

  Entitled

  Arrest Warrant Inspection - Public Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 275

  Status as of February 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vallario and Conroy

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Amendment to Ad Damnum - Case Transferred to Circuit Court

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 279

  Status as of April 10, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vallario and Turner

  Entitled

  District Court - Criminal Jurisdiction - Child Abduction and Custody Interference

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 294

  Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dembrow

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Aggressive Driving - Driver Improvement Programs and Point System Conferences

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 295

  Status as of February 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Getty

  Entitled

  New Home Construction - Implied Warranty - Attorney's Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 309

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 464

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Departmental - Juvenile Justice) and Delegates Vallario, Doory, M. Burns, Dembrow, Genn, Grosfeld, Harkins, Montague, Preis, and Turner

  Entitled

  Juvenile Justice Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 310

  Status as of February 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Vallario (Commission on Uniform State Laws)

  Entitled

  Maryland Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 351

  Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Grosfeld, Mandel, Dembrow, Genn, Goldwater, Kopp, Kagan, Petzold, Gordon, Heller, Shriver, Hurson, Franchot, Hixson, Beck, Mossburg, Ciliberti, Faulkner, Cryor, Flanagan, and Turner

  Entitled

  Membership in the Judges' Retirement System - Masters

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 371

  Status as of March 28, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Dewberry, Hurson, Dembrow, B. Hughes, Brinkley, Pitkin, Doory, Hixson, Kagan, Howard, Cadden, Petzold, Grosfeld, DeCarlo, Finifter, Barve, Frank, Franchot, Minnick, Dypski, Leopold, Genn, Conroy, Comeau, Morhaim, Valderrama, Kopp, Billings, Edwards, Love, Owings, Flanagan, Patterson, Harkins, Healey, Preis, Kittleman, Getty, McHale, Menes, E. Burns, Faulkner, Ciliberti, Hubbard, Cryor, and Baldwin

  Entitled

  Child Protection Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 401

  Status as of March 2, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montague, Curran, and Doory

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Presentence Investigations - Community Impact Statements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 403

  Status as of February 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Washington County Delegation

  Entitled

  Child Support Enforcement Demonstration Site - Conciliation Conferences

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 407

  Status as of February 18, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Doory, Menes, Grosfeld, Hecht, Pendergrass, Jones, R. Baker, Perry, Hurson, Petzold, T. Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, E. Burns, McHale, and Opara

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Orders for Protection - Surrender of Firearms

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 415

  Status as of March 2, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Finifter, McIntosh, and Turner

  Entitled

  Divorce and Annulment - Removal of Barriers to Remarriage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 425

  Status as of March 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dembrow, Montague, Genn, Dypski, Fulton, Faulkner, E. Burns, Perry, O'Donnell, Workman, Valderrama, Palumbo, Bissett, and Frank

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Custody - Rebuttable Presumption of Joint Legal Custody

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 458

  Status as of March 19, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bissett, Harkins, and M. Burns

  Entitled

  Evidence - Expert Witness Testimony

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 486

  Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates R. Baker, Vallario, and Palumbo

  Entitled

  Soliciting or Marketing Legal Services - Access to Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 500

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 479

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Vallario (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Delegates Barve, Bobo, Bonsack, Bozman, Brinkley, E. Burns, M. Burns, Cadden, Comeau, Conroy, Conway, Crumlin, Cryor, Curran, DeCarlo, Dewberry, Donoghue, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Faulkner, Finifter, Frush, Fulton, Hammen, Harkins, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hutchins, Jacobs, Kach, Kelly, Klausmeier, Klima, Leopold, Love, McIntosh, McKee, Minnick, Mohorovic, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Owings, Palumbo, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Rawlings, Redmer, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Schade, Snodgrass, Turner, and Workman

  Entitled

  Victims' Rights - Presence of Victims

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 590

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 639

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Grosfeld, Krysiak, Redmer, T. Murphy, and Perry

  Entitled

  Child Abuse - Out of Court Statements - Nurses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 605

  Status as of March 2, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montague, R. Baker, Doory, and T. Murphy

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support - Date of Award

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 666

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 497

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Menes (Chairwoman, Special Committee on Drug and Alcohol Abuse) and Delegates R. Baker, Boston, E. Burns, Eckardt, Hutchins, Montague, Pitkin, and Stup

  Entitled

  Crimes - Controlled Dangerous Substances - Forfeiture

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 698

  Status as of March 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Faulkner, DeCarlo. M. Burns, Ciliberti, Snodgrass, Beck, Mossburg, Minnick, Leopold, Cryor, Morgan, B. Hughes, Jacobs, Stocksdale, and O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Plea Bargain Agreements - Justification to Court and Notice to Crime Victims

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 707

  Status as of March 2, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Clagett and Love

  Entitled

  Juvenile Justice - Probation Violations - Suspension of Driving Privilege

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 761

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 509

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Maryland Electrology Practice Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 807

  Status as of March 19, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montague and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Support Enforcement - Contempt

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 856

  Status as of March 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Krysiak, Goldwater, T. Murphy, Perry, and Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Child Abuse - Out of Court Statements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 893

  Status as of March 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Getty

  Entitled

  Juvenile Court Jurisdiction - Controlled Dangerous Substance Offenses - Limitation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 973

  Status as of February 18, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vallario, Rawlings, Franchot, Rosenberg, and Palumbo

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Courts - Jurisdiction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 984

  Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Departmental - Transportation)

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Nonpayment of Judgments

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1008

  Status as of February 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Workman and Hecht

  Entitled

  Family Law - Protective Orders - Petitioner Assistance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1027

  Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Arnick

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice Claims - Neutral Case Evaluation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1086

  Status as of February 20, 1998: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Slade, Conway, Rawlings, Taylor, Dewberry, Harkins, Edwards, Franchot, Rosenberg, Kopp, Hecht, Jones, Dembrow, R. Baker, and McIntosh

  Entitled

  Circuit Courts - Efficiency and Equity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1093

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 539

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montague, Menes, Comeau, Hubbard, Turner, Genn, Jones, Grosfeld, R. Baker, E. Burns, Taylor, Dewberry, Hurson, Dembrow, B. Hughes, Brinkley, Pitkin, Doory, Hixson, Kagan, Howard, Cadden, Petzold, DeCarlo, Finifter, Barve, Frank, Franchot, Minnick, Dypski, Leopold, Conroy, Morhaim, Valderrama, Kopp, Billings, Edwards, Love, Owings, Flanagan, Patterson, Harkins, Healey, Preis, Kittleman, Getty, McHale, Faulkner, Ciliberti, Cryor, Baldwin, Frush, Goldwater, Hecht, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, and Snodgrass

  Entitled

  Family Law - Children in Out-of-Home Placements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1096

  Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bissett

  Entitled

  Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction - Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1196

  Status as of March 30, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dypski, Curran, Krysiak, and Hammen

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Nuisance Abatement and Local Code Enforcement - Community Associations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 1197

  Status as of March 20, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Pitkin

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Bicycle-Pedestrian Full Access 2001

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 1224

  Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Getty, Leopold, Weir, Donoghue, Stup, M. Burns, Klima, Ports, Baldwin, Mohorovic, Cryor, Jacobs, and Comeau

  Entitled

  Criminal Analysis Laboratory System - User Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1262

  Status as of March 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Doory

  Entitled

  Real Property - Common Interest Development Claims

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1265

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 741

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McIntosh and Rawlings

  Entitled

  State Employees - District Court Employees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1272

  Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Rudolph, W. Baker, McClenahan, Guns, D. Hughes, Klausmeier, Bozman, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction of Court and Use of Juvenile Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1282

  Status as of March 26, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conroy, Perry, C. Mitchell, and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Family Law - Marital Property - Transfer of Ownership Interests in Benefit Plans

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1305

  Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate M. Burns

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County - Confinement as Condition of Probation Before Judgment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1307

  Status as of April 11, 1998: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Leopold, Clagett, M. Burns, Bissett, Love, Schade, Cadden, Busch, Owings, Greenip, Baldwin, Rzepkowski, and Perry

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County - Education - Restitution for Bomb Threats

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1312

  Status as of February 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Valderrama

  Entitled

  Plea Bargain Agreements - Justification - Presentence Proceedings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1328

  Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Franchot

  Entitled

  Controlled Dangerous Substances - Drug Offenders - Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1374

  Status as of March 26, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Finifter

  Entitled

  Orphans' Court - Appeals - Stay of Proceedings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1423

  Status as of April 6, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Harrison

  Entitled

  Vessels - Operating While Under the Influence of Drugs or Alcohol

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  SB 12

  Status as of February 10, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Ruben

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicles - Drunk Driving - Ignition Interlock System

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 15

  Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Boozer

  Entitled

  Soliciting or Marketing Legal Services - Access to Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 26

  Status as of April 8, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, Forehand, Madden, Haines, Kelley, Hollinger, Colburn, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Support Enforcement - Contempt

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 29

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 335

  Sponsored By

  Senators Boozer, Stone, Kelley, and Collins

  Entitled

  Evidence - Civil Proceedings - Slayer's Rule - Admissibility and Effect of Certain Criminal Convictions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 68

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 465

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee and Senators Baker, Ruben, Jimeno, and Kelley (Departmental - Juvenile Justice)

  Entitled

  Juvenile Justice Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 100

  Status as of February 16, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middlebrooks

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedures - Bombs - Suspension of Driver's License or Restitution - Juvenile Court Jurisdiction

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 101

  Status as of April 8, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middlebrooks, Baker, Colburn, Forehand, Green, Haines, Jimeno, and Stone

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Bombs - Suspension of Driving Privileges and Restitution - Juvenile Court Jurisdiction

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 117

  Status as of April 6, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Colburn, Green, Haines, and Jimeno

  Entitled

  Sexually Violent Predators

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 142

  Status as of February 10, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hoffman

  Entitled

  Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction - Robbery

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 172

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration)

  Entitled

  Arrest Warrant Inspection - Public Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 186

  Status as of February 16, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Sexually Violent Predator Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 194

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 349

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Forehand, Hoffman, Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Trotter, Conway, Jimeno, Middleton, Colburn, Teitelbaum, Middlebrooks, Currie, Frosh, Hollinger, Lawlah, Van Hollen, and Hughes

  Entitled

  Family Law - Grounds for Absolute Divorce - Domestic Violence

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 198

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 352

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Cecil County - Fines and Forfeitures and Appearance Fees - Use of Funds for Charitable and Educational Purposes

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

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  SB 213

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines, Forehand, and Jimeno

  Entitled

  Certificates of Merit - Licensed Professionals

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 276

  Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Mutual Consent Voluntary Adoption Registry - Disclosure of Nonidentifying Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 331

  Status as of March 28, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Boozer, Derr, Craig, Ferguson, McCabe, Neall, Middlebrooks, Jimeno, Haines, Green, and Colburn

  Entitled

  State Prosecutor - Immunity and Subpoena Power

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 332

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 765

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, Stone, Kelley, Hughes, Forehand, Boozer, Middlebrooks, Ferguson, Sfikas, Jimeno, Hollinger, Blount, Lawlah, Currie, McFadden, Conway, Frosh, Pinsky, and Trotter

  Entitled

  Civil Court Fees - Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 343

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws)

  Entitled

  Victims' Rights - Presence of Victims

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 353

  Status as of March 10, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hoffman

  Entitled

  Divorce and Annulment - Removal of Barriers to Remarriage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 382

  Status as of March 17, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Ruben (Montgomery County Administration) and Senator Collins (Baltimore County Administration) and Senators Forehand, Kelley, Hoffman, Hogan, Roesser, Hollinger, Van Hollen, Dorman, Teitelbaum, Boozer, Bromwell, Della, Stone, Sfikas, and McCabe

  Entitled

  Child Protection Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 399

  Status as of February 11, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Collins

  Entitled

  Qualified Immunity from Civil Liability - SLAPP Suits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 429

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 389

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, Colburn, Forehand, Jimeno, and Middlebrooks

  Entitled

  Crimes - Malicious Destruction of Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 451

  Status as of April 6, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dorman, Astle, Della, Stone, and Boozer

  Entitled

  Firefighters and Emergency Medical Personnel - Procedural Guarantees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 474

  Status as of February 11, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Sfikas, Kelley, McFadden, Hughes, and Conway

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Nuisance Abatement and Local Code Enforcement - Community Associations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 500

  Status as of April 11, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Derr and Ferguson (Frederick County Senators)

  Entitled

  Frederick County - Criminal Justice Technology Enhancement Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 502

  Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Derr and Ferguson (Frederick County Senators)

  Entitled

  Frederick County - Regulated Firearms Dealers - Holding Period

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 560

  Status as of April 5, 1998: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker , Senator Ruben (Montgomery County Administration), Senator Collins (Baltimore County Administration) and Senators Forehand, Kelley, Hoffman, Hogan, Roesser, Hollinger, Van Hollen, Dorman, Teitelbaum, Boozer, Bromwell, Della, Stone, Sfikas, McCabe, and Colburn

  Entitled

  Family Law - Children in Out-of-Home Placements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 571

  Status as of March 18, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Custody - Rebuttable Presumption of Joint Legal Custody

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 592

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 771

  Sponsored By

  Senators Fry, Boozer, Kasemeyer, Neall, Munson, Hogan, Van Hollen, Middleton, Currie, McFadden, Lawlah, and Hoffman

  Entitled

  Courts - Efficiency and Equity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Judicial Proceedings
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 611

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 621

  Sponsored By

  Senator Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Foster Care Review Boards - Permanency Plan Review Hearings - Written Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 618

  Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Van Hollen, Kelley, and Boozer

  Entitled

  Maryland Comparative Negligence Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 621

  Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Haines

  Entitled

  Landlord and Tenant - Accrual of Unpaid Rent and Late Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 633

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 331

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, Colburn, Forehand, Hughes, Jimeno, Kelley, Trotter, Currie, and McCabe

  Entitled

  Private Home Detention Monitoring Agencies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 648

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 629

  Sponsored By

  Senators Van Hollen, Ruben, Teitelbaum, Forehand, Kelley, and Middlebrooks

  Entitled

  Child Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 649

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 630

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger (Chairman, Health Subcommittee), Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee, and Senators Craig, Pinsky, Sfikas, and Conway

  Entitled

  Disclosure of Medical Records - Health Care Provider's Insurer or Legal Counsel

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 652

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 122

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell, Collins, Conway, Currie, Dorman, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hughes, Kelley, Hollinger, Jimeno, Lawlah, Pinsky, Ruben, Teitelbaum, Van Hollen, Derr, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Manufacturers of Tobacco Products - State Claims

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 656

  Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Courts - Health Care Advisory Committees - Appointment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 677

  Status as of April 11, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middlebrooks

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support - Incarceration of Obligor

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 684

  Status as of April 8, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senator Haines

  Entitled

  Juvenile Court Jurisdiction - Controlled Dangerous Substance Offenses - Limitation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 688

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 638

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, Kelley, Roesser, Colburn, and Jimeno

  Entitled

  Child Abuse - Out of Court Statements - Nurses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 772

  Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Ruben

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Failure to Comply with a Notice to Appear - Guilty Plea

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 796

  Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Controlled Dangerous Substances - Drug Offenders - Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings