CIRCUIT COURTS

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 56

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  HB 18

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Menes, Mitchell, Hutchins, O'Donnell, and Wood

  Entitled

  District Court - Small Claim Actions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 43

  Status as of February 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mitchell, Hutchins, O'Donnell, and Wood

  Entitled

  District Court - Small Claim Actions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 55

  Status as of February 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  Circuit Courts and District Court - Bad Checks - Service Charges

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 57

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  Clerks of Circuit Courts - Statutory Fee for Administering Oath of Office

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 58

  Status as of March 31, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  Marriage Ceremonies - Authorized Officials - Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 68

  Status as of April 5, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boschert, Barkley, Costa, Malone, McConkey, Moe, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Crimes - Assault on Law Enforcement Officer

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 92

  Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference) and Delegate Cadden

  Entitled

  Circuit Court Real Property Records Improvement Fund - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 97

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 275

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Amedori and Hogan

  Entitled

  District Court - Civil Jurisdiction - Dishonored Checks and Other Instruments

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 120

  Status as of February 17, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush and Moe

  Entitled

  Circuit Court Judges - Election and Term of Office

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 122

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 276

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  Courts - Subsequent Injury Fund - Effect of Impleading in Workers' Compensation Appeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 127

  Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cadden, Owings, Amedori, Aumann, Barkley, Barve, Boschert, Boutin, Bozman, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Conway, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dumais, Edwards, Elliott, Frank, Fulton, Glassman, Hammen, Hutchins, James, Jameson, Kach, Kelly, Krebs, Leopold, Malone, McHale, McKee, McMillan, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Myers, O'Donnell, Parrott, Redmer, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Schisler, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stern, Stocksdale, Stull, Vaughn, Walkup, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Firearms Offenses - Project Exile

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 138

  Status as of March 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kelley, Vallario, Anderson, Benson, Brown, Carter, Frush, Gaines, Moe, Niemann, Patterson, Petzold, Ramirez, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Distribution of Noncontrolled Substance - Jurisdiction of Trial Courts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 202

  Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 57

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lee, Amedori, Anderson, Barkley, Bronrott, Brown, Cryor, Donoghue, Dumais, Dwyer, Feldman, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Kaiser, Kelley, Madaleno, Mandel, McComas, Menes, Montgomery, Murray, Petzold, Quinter, Shank, Simmons, Sophocleus, Taylor, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Crimes - Counterfeiting United States Currency

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 233

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 287

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Simmons

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Extension of Probation - Payment of Restitution

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 239

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Simmons and Vallario

  Entitled

  Appeals - Removal of Personal Representative - Successor Personal Representative or Special Administrator

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 283

  Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  Family Law - Desertion and Nonsupport of Child - Jurisdiction, Enforcement, and Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 285

  Status as of April 4, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Frederick County Delegation

  Entitled

  Environment - County Water and Sewerage Plan - Appeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 379

  Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Montgomery County Delegation and Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Collective Bargaining MC/PG 107-03

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 396

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 293

  Sponsored By

  Frederick County Delegation

  Entitled

  Frederick County - Human Relations Commission - Remedial Relief

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 403

  Status as of March 25, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Barkley, Hixson, Mitchell, and Rudolph

  Entitled

  Maryland Whistleblower Laws

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 466

  Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mandel, Barkley, Boschert, Bronrott, V. Clagett, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Feldman, Franchot, Gutierrez, Heller, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, King, Madaleno, Marriott, McIntosh, McKee, Menes, Moe, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rosenberg, Rudolph, and Simmons

  Entitled

  Election of Circuit Court Judges - Nonpartisan Elections

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 593

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 313

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Petzold, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Boschert, Bronrott, Cadden, Carter, V. Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Elliott, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Healey, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, Hutchins, Jameson, Jones, Kaiser, King, Kirk, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Parker, Pendergrass, Proctor, Quinter, Ross, Rudolph, Shank, Simmons, Sophocleus, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Stalking - Included Acts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 594

  Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Eckardt and Schisler

  Entitled

  Management of Institutional Funds - Appropriations from Endowment Funds

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 703

  Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Vallario

  Entitled

  Jury Verdict - Damages - Revisory Power of Court

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 705

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 322

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vallario, Amedori, Barkley, Boschert, Boutin, Bronrott, Cadden, Conway, Donoghue, Dumais, Fulton, Hammen, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Kach, Love, McDonough, Minnick, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Owings, Rudolph, Sophocleus, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Victims' Rights - Crime - Definition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 733

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 324

  Sponsored By

  Delegate O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Circuit Courts - Military Discharge Papers - Limitation on Inspections and Certified Copies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 753

  Status as of May 21, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Bozman, Gordon, Healey, Howard, Marriott, and Patterson

  Entitled

  Taxes and Revenues

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 757

  Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Petzold, Barkley, Barve, Bronrott, Dumais, Gutierrez, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Menes, Murray, Quinter, Rudolph, Simmons, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Moving Violations - Life-Threatening Injury or Death - Notice to Appear

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 772

  Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Amedori, O'Donnell, Aumann, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Burns, Conroy, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, Krysiak, Leopold, McConkey, McDonough, McMillan, Minnick, Myers, Owings, Parrott, Redmer, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Trueschler, Walkup, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Public Health - Abortion - Parental Notice

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 862

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, Vallario, Dumais, Dwyer, Fulton, Kelley, Lee, McComas, Oaks, O'Donnell, Petzold, Rosenberg, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Counterfeiting of Orders for Money or Goods - Concurrent Jurisdiction of Trial Courts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 935

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 203

  Sponsored By

  The Minority Leader (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2003

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1137

  Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 198

  Sponsored By

  Harford County Delegation

  Entitled

  Harford County - Circuit Court - Attorney Appearance Fee

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  SB 4

  Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 54

  Sponsored By

  Senators Greenip, Forehand, Garagiola, and Giannetti

  Entitled

  District Court - Small Claim Actions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 6

  Status as of March 4, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Giannetti

  Entitled

  Circuit Court Judges - Selection, Confirmation, and Tenure

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 8

  Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 56

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn, Forehand, Giannetti, Green, Haines, Jacobs, Jimeno, and Mooney

  Entitled

  Crimes - Counterfeiting United States Currency

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 35

  Status as of March 4, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Della

  Entitled

  Circuit Court Judges - Election and Term of Office

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 42

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Green

  Entitled

  Circuit Courts - Military Discharge Papers - Limitation on Inspections and Certified Copies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 88

  Status as of March 4, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Forehand, Colburn, Garagiola, Hogan, and Ruben

  Entitled

  Circuit Court Judges -- Appointment and Term of Office

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 118

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator Green

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Counterfeiting of Orders for Money or Goods - Concurrent Jurisdiction of Trial Courts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 136

  Status as of March 28, 2003: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  Circuit Court Real Property Records Improvement Fund - Funding and Duration

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 138

  Status as of February 18, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  Circuit Courts and District Court - Bad Checks - Service Charges

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 140

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  Courts - Subsequent Injury Fund - Effect of Impleading in Workers' Compensation Appeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 141

  Status as of April 8, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 14

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  Clerks of Circuit Courts - Statutory Fee for Administering Oath of Office

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 143

  Status as of February 24, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  Marriage Ceremonies - Authorized Officials - Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 265

  Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  Family Law - Desertion and Nonsupport of Child - Jurisdiction, Enforcement, and Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 280

  Status as of February 5, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jimeno

  Entitled

  Firearms Offenses - Project Exile

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 352

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, Jacobs, Conway, Dyson, Forehand, Grosfeld, Haines, Jimeno, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, and Garagiola

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Stalking - Included Acts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 366

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Miller

  Entitled

  Victims' Rights - Crime - Definition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 368

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 241

  Sponsored By

  Senator Giannetti

  Entitled

  Appeals - Removal of Personal Representative - Successor Personal Representative or Special Administrator

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 369

  Status as of April 4, 2003: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Giannetti and Greenip, and Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, DeGrange, Dyson, Garagiola, Green, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Munson, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Assault Against a Law Enforcement Officer - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 400

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 377

  Sponsored By

  Senator Giannetti

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Counterfeiting, Forgery, and Credit Card Offenses - Concurrent Jurisdiction of Trial Courts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 457

  Status as of March 27, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, DeGrange, Dyson, Giannetti, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jimeno, Mooney, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Public Health - Abortion - Parental Notice

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 470

  Status as of February 24, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Management of Institutional Funds - Appropriations from Endowment Funds

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 608

  Status as of February 26, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden (Joint Audit Committee) and Senators Astle, Hafer, and Hogan

  Entitled

  Maryland Whistleblower Laws

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 615

  Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Green

  Entitled

  Jury Verdict - Damages - Revisory Power of Court

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 701

  Status as of February 26, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin and Mooney

  Entitled

  Elections - Circuit Court Judges

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings