File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 779/00 - JPR
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Green, Exum, Miller, Mitchell, and Sfikas
- Entitled:
-
Maryland Comparative Negligence Act
Establishing that in actions brought to recover damages for negligence
that results in the death of an individual or in injury to a person or
property, the fact that a plaintiff may have been contributorily
negligent shall not bar recovery by the plaintiff or plaintiff's
representative, if the plaintiff's negligence was less than the
negligence of the defendant or the combined negligence of all
defendants against whom recovery is sought; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/2
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/7
- Hearing 3/1 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/22
- Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
House Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
- Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
- Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., District 27
- Senator Clarence M. Mitchell, IV, District 44
- Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- DAMAGES
- JUDGMENTS
- LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
- NEGLIGENCE -see also- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
- TORTS -see also- LIBEL & SLANDER; MED MALP; WRONGFUL DEATH
- WRONGFUL DEATH
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
11-2A-01
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
