Judges

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 31

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  HB 36

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 250

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bohanan

  Entitled

  Judges' Retirement System - Employment on Faculty of Public Institution of Higher Education

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 48

  Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Ross

  Entitled

  Election Judges Training Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 77

  Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Smigiel

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Cameras in the Courtroom - Criminal Sentencing Hearings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 102

  Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Bronrott, Dumais, Haynes, Ivey, Rice, Ross, F. Turner, Frick, Gilchrist, Cardin, Doory, Olszewski, and Stukes

  Entitled

  Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 130

  Status as of April 2, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conaway and Vallario

  Entitled

  Marriage Ceremonies - Performance by Tax Court Judges

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 183

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 396

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, Barve, Bobo, Doory, Eckardt, Feldman, Frick, Glenn, Gutierrez, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Jones, Kaiser, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Love, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Pendergrass, Shank, Stein, F. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Enforcement of Protective Order

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 306

  Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Costa, George, Kipke, McConkey, and Sossi

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Handgun Permit Application Fee - Waiver for State Judges

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 387

  Status as of March 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg and Cardin

  Entitled

  Orphans' Court Judges - Qualifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 720

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 516

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Reemployment of Retirees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 884

  Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McDonough, Boteler, Impallaria, Kach, Kipke, and Shewell

  Entitled

  Voter Verification and Fairness Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 900

  Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Anderson (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Delegates Gutierrez, Lee, Robinson, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Restrictions on Pretrial Release - Offenses Involving Firearms - Repeat Offenders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1038

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 679

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Master for Juvenile Causes - Authority PG 303-08

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1123

  Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Levi, Anderson, Barnes, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Carr, Carter, V. Clagett, Davis, Dumais, Feldman, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Haynes, Hucker, Mizeur, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Ross, Simmons, Tarrant, Taylor, Valderrama, Vaughn, and Walker

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Occupational Licenses or Certificates - Issuance of a Certificate of Relief from Disabilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1194

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Appropriations Committee

  Entitled

  Spending Mandate Relief Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1275

  Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush, Gaines, and Niemann

  Entitled

  Circuit Court Judges - Election and Term of Office

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1288

  Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jennings, McDonough, and Smigiel

  Entitled

  Election Law - Voting Procedures - Identification

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1355

  Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dwyer, Aumann, Bates, Boteler, Costa, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, George, Haddaway, Impallaria, Kach, King, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, Love, McConkey, McDonough, O'Donnell, Riley, Schuh, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Election Law - Identification of Voters

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1453

  Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Judiciary Committee and Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Bail Bonds - Bail and Bail Bondsmen - Licensure and Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary and Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1559

  Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Shank

  Entitled

  Courts - Death Penalty Cases - Former Judges

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  SB 54

  Status as of January 16, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden, Conway, Dyson, and Exum

  Entitled

  Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 136

  Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Harris, Colburn, and Greenip

  Entitled

  Election Law - Qualification of Voters - Proof of Identity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 256

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Brochin

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Dismissal of Criminal Proceeding - Failure to Provide Interpreter

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 293

  Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden and Frosh

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Orphans' Court Judges - Qualifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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  SB 392

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 395

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, Conway, Garagiola, Jones, Kelley, King, Madaleno, Pinsky, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Enforcement of Protective Order

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 439

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones

  Entitled

  Election Law - Polling Place Designation - Senior Centers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 527

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 414

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee

  Entitled

  Spending Mandate and Revenue Dedication Relief Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 564

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions) and Senators Currie, Kasemeyer, Munson, Robey, and Colburn

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Reemployment of Retirees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 642

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden and McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Restrictions on Pretrial Release - Offenses Involving Firearms - Repeat Offenders

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 672

  Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn, McFadden, Munson, and Robey

  Entitled

  Retirement and Pensions - Reemployment of Retired Judges

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 698

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Occupational Licenses or Certificates - Issuance of a Certificate of Relief from Disabilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 1005

  Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Crimes - Elder Abuse - Increased Penalties and Restrictions on Pretrial Release (The John H. Taylor Act)

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings