Attorneys' Fees

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 26

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  HB 76

  Status as of April 2, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Braveboy

  Entitled

  Real Property - Common Ownership Communities - Dispute Settlement Mechanism

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 77

  Status as of February 27, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Braveboy

  Entitled

  Real Property - Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Foreclosure of Certain Liens Prohibited

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 131

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 215

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kipke, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Bobo, Boteler, Cardin, Carr, Eckardt, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Glass, Glenn, Haddaway-Riccio, Hucker, Impallaria, Jameson, Kach, Kaiser, A. Kelly, K. Kelly, Kramer, Love, Luedtke, McComas, McDermott, McHale, A. Miller, Minnick, Morhaim, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Reznik, S. Robinson, Rudolph, Schuh, Stocksdale, V. Turner, Vitale, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Retail Pet Stores - Sales of Dogs - Required Records, Health Disclosures, and Purchaser Remedies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 193

  Status as of March 26, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Walker

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Home Appliances - Warranty Enforcement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 491

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Stukes

  Entitled

  Tax Sales - Reimbursement for Attorney's Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 557

  Status as of February 20, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Deceased Personality - Property Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 616

  Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barnes

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Approval of Legal Services Fee - Cases Involving Medical Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 644

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 387

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Oaks and Niemann

  Entitled

  Environment - Reducing the Incidence of Lead Poisoning

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 732

  Status as of March 14, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Beitzel

  Entitled

  Environment - Gas and Oil Leases - Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 850

  Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gilchrist and Niemann

  Entitled

  Real Property - Condominiums - Payment of Assessments and Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 961

  Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Anderson, Costa, Cullison, Donoghue, Hubbard, Kach, A. Kelly, Lee, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Rosenberg, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Subrogation - Reduction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 997

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 576

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Washington, Anderson, Arora, Bobo, Braveboy, Carr, Clippinger, Conaway, Cullison, Davis, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Howard, Hucker, Jameson, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Luedtke, McIntosh, A. Miller, Mitchell, Mizeur, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Summers, Tarrant, Vaughn, Walker, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Rental-Purchase Agreements - Disclosures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1349

  Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McDermott, Afzali, Aumann, Bates, Boteler, Cluster, Eckardt, Frank, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hough, Jacobs, Kach, K. Kelly, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, W. Miller, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Serafini, Smigiel, Stifler, Stocksdale, and Szeliga

  Entitled

  University of Maryland, Baltimore - Environmental Law Clinic - Reimbursement of Lawsuit Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  SB 78

  Status as of April 2, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kelley

  Entitled

  Real Property - Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Foreclosure of Certain Liens Prohibited

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 83

  Status as of January 26, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Zirkin

  Entitled

  Real Estate Brokers - Contract Provisions - Payment of Legal Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 136

  Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Zirkin

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Consumer Contracts - Payment of Legal Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 137

  Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Zirkin

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Contract Provisions - Payment of Legal Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 184

  Status as of March 6, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Madaleno, and Stone

  Entitled

  Real Property - Common Ownership Communities - Dispute Settlement Mechanism

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 221

  Status as of March 14, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Brochin, Forehand, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 317

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 214

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Astle, Ferguson, Gladden, Glassman, Jennings, King, Kittleman, Madaleno, Manno, Middleton, Mathias, Montgomery, Muse, Raskin, Rosapepe, Shank, and Stone

  Entitled

  Retail Pet Stores - Sales of Dogs - Required Records, Health Disclosures, and Purchaser Remedies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 538

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Zirkin

  Entitled

  Real Estate Brokers - Contracts - Real Estate Reform Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 575

  Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Subrogation - Reduction

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 685

  Status as of March 22, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Ramirez

  Entitled

  Real Property - Condominiums - Payment of Assessments and Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 773

  Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Environment - Gas and Oil Leases - Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 778

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 575

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pugh

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Rental-Purchase Agreements - Disclosures

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 945

  Status as of February 22, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  University of Maryland, Baltimore - Environmental Law Clinic - Reimbursement of Lawsuit Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Judicial Proceedings