File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Grosfeld, R. Baker, Barkley, Billings, Cole, Gladden,
Hubbard, Menes, and Montague
- Entitled:
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Equal Access to Justice Act
Prohibiting a court from excluding involuntarily an individual from
attendance at a jury trial of a civil action in which the individual
is a party based on specified physical or mental disabilities or
conditions; and providing for specified exceptions.
House Action
- 2/4
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/6
- Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
- Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B
- Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39
- Delegate Leon G. Billings, District 18
- Delegate William H. Cole, IV, District 47A
- Delegate Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
- Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
- Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
- Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
- DISABILITIES -see also- BLIND; DEAF; DEVELOPMENTAL
- DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION
- HUMAN RIGHTS
- TRIALS
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
6-411
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
