HOUSE BILL 862

Sponsored By:

Delegates Montague, R. Baker, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Boschert, Boutin, Branch, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cadden, Cane, Carlson, Clagett, Cole, Conroy, Cryor, D'Amato, C. Davis, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dobson, Doory, Dypski, Eckardt, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Fulton, Giannetti, Gladden, Glassman, Goldwater, Gordon, Griffith, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harrison, Healey, Heller, Hill, Hixson, Hubbard, Hurson, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kagan, Kirk, Klausmeier, Kopp, Krysiak, La Vay, Leopold, Love, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McClenahan, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Owings, Paige, Palumbo, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Phillips, Pitkin, Proctor, Rosenberg, Rosso, Shriver, Sophocleus, Stern, Swain, Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Walkup, and Zirkin

Entitled:

Courts - Access to the Justice System - Language Barriers

Synopsis:

Requiring the courts to appoint more than one interpreter in a criminal or juvenile delinquency proceeding under specified circumstances; requiring the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, in conjunction with the administrative judges of the circuit courts, the Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, and the Chief Judge of the District Court, to prepare a report and develop a plan for the expedited implementation of utilizing capable interpreters in criminal, juvenile, and civil procedures; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/9

First Reading Judiciary

2/13

Hearing 3/2 at 1:00 p.m.

3/24

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary

3/21

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/24

Third Reading Passed (133-3)

Senate Action

3/27

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

3/28

Hearing 4/5 at 1:00 p.m.

Sponsored by:

Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43

Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B

Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39

Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33

Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34

Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45

Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16

Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25

Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10

Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31

Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A

Delegate Paul H. Carlson, District 39

Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30

Delegate William H. Cole, IV, District 47A

Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23

Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15

Delegate C. Richard D'Amato, District 30

Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45

Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25

Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6

Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20

Delegate Michael V. Dobson, District 43

Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43

Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46

Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B

Delegate Michael J. Finifter, District 11

Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40

Delegate John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 13B

Delegate Lisa A. Gladden, District 41

Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16

Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17

Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25

Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18

Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46

Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45

Delegate Anne Healey, District 22A

Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19

Delegate Kerry A. Hill, District 26

Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23

Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18

Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10

Delegate Verna L. Jones, District 44

Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17

Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44

Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8

Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16

Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46

Delegate Richard La Vay, District 15

Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31

Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32

Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19

Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40

Delegate Charles A. McClenahan, District 38

Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A

Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21

Delegate Jacob J. Mohorovic, Jr., District 7

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41

Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B

Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44

Delegate Richard A. Palumbo, District 22A

Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26

Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A

Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19

Delegate Wendell F. Phillips, District 41

Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23

Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42

Delegate Mary M. Rosso, District 31

Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15

Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32

Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39

Delegate Darren M. Swain, District 24

Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A

Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26

Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A

Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36

Delegate Robert A. Zirkin, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS

CIRCUIT COURTS

COURT OF APPEALS

COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.

DISTRICT COURTS

FORMS

JUDGES

JUVENILE CAUSES

LANGUAGE

LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES

PUBLICATIONS -see also- MARYLAND REGISTER

REPORTS

SUBPOENAS

TRIALS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Criminal Procedure

( 1-202 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 562914/3 (PDF)     Offered on: March 24, 2001   at: 10:02 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

House

March 24, 2001: Third Reading Passed (133-3)