COURTS - GENERAL

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 107

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  HB 18

  Status as of March 27, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Montague

  Entitled

  Courts - Family Division - Establishment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 19

  Status as of May 23, 1996: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Montague

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Circuit Court - Appearance Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 37

  Status as of April 4, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate W. Baker

  Entitled

  Alcoholic Beverages Offenses - Persons Under Age 21 - Purchase or Attempted Purchase

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 46

  Status as of February 5, 1996: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Fulton

  Entitled

  Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 81

  Status as of February 5, 1996: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates R. Baker and Muse

  Entitled

  Jurors - Reference In Court

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 83

  Status as of February 5, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates R. Baker and Muse

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release Orders - Revocation or Amendment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 90

  Status as of February 16, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (Judiciary)

  Entitled

  Judgeships - District Court (Anne Arundel County and Baltimore City)

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation

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  HB 135

  Status as of March 22, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Owings, Grosfeld, Montague, Shriver, Rosenberg, Pitkin, Frush, Menes, R. Baker, Benson, T. Murphy, and McHale

  Entitled

  Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 137

  Status as of February 5, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates M. Burns and Rzepkowski

  Entitled

  Crimes - Educators - Assault

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 174

  Status as of February 5, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)

  Entitled

  Habeas Corpus - Appeals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 187

  Status as of April 30, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 196

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee (District Court of Maryland)

  Entitled

  District Court - Coordinator of Commissioner Activity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 193

  Status as of February 26, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Eckardt, Barve, Nathan-Pulliam, Walkup, and Krysiak

  Entitled

  Child Abuse - Out of Court Statements - Licensed Registered Nurses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 211

  Status as of April 30, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 198

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Vallario

  Entitled

  District Court - Civil Jurisdiction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 236

  Status as of May 23, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 610

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Turner

  Entitled

  Juvenile Law - Drivers' Licenses - Drinking or Possessing Intoxicating Beverages on School Premises

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 247

  Status as of February 13, 1996: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Baltimore County Delegation

  Entitled

  Baltimore County - District Court Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 268

  Status as of February 12, 1996: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate M. Burns

  Entitled

  Circuit Court Judges - Gubernatorial Appointments - Senate Confirmation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 275

  Status as of March 13, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Turner and Flanagan

  Entitled

  Juvenile Court Records - Access and Use for Pretrial Release

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 287

  Status as of May 23, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 612

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Departmental - Secretary of State)

  Entitled

  Forfeited Recognizances - Remission

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 288

  Status as of May 23, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 613

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Vallario

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Revision - Waiver for Nolle Prosequi

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 289

  Status as of February 26, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Menes

  Entitled

  Juvenile Causes - Children in Need of Supervision - Detention

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 297

  Status as of May 23, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 562

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Cummings, Genn, Montague, Menes, Dembrow, R. Baker, E. Burns, Grosfeld, Perry, Petzold, Turner, Valderrama, Hixson, Rawlings, Barve, Benson, Billings, Bobo, Boston, Branch, Clagett, Crumlin, D. Davis, Dypski, Exum, Franchot, Frush, Fulton, Goldwater, Gordon, Harrison, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Kagan, Kirk, Kopp, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, C. Mitchell, Muse, Oaks, Opara, Nathan-Pulliam, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Pitkin, Proctor, Rosapepe, Rosenberg, Shriver, and Campbell

  Entitled

  Maryland Gun Violence Act of 1996

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 334

  Status as of May 23, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 615

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Grosfeld, Conroy, Healey, Cummings, Valderrama, Howard, Hixson, Kopp, Heller, R. Baker, Pendergrass, Hecht, Cadden, Hurson, Workman, Petzold, Franchot, Cryor, Frush, Goldwater, Pitkin, Menes, Bobo, Parker, Snodgrass, Mandel, Brinkley, Turner, T. Murphy, Hutchins, Hubbard, Stup, Shriver, Faulkner, Ciliberti, Mossburg, McIntosh, Genn, Jacobs, Dypski, and Marriott

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Enforcement of Out-of-State Protective Orders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 336

  Status as of February 26, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Grosfeld, Conroy, Healey, Cummings, Howard, Hixson, Kopp, Heller, R. Baker, Pendergrass, Hurson, Workman, Petzold, Franchot, Cryor, Frush, Goldwater, Kagan, Pitkin, Menes, Bobo, Parker, Mandel, Hutchins, Hubbard, Shriver, Faulkner, Ciliberti, Mossburg, McIntosh, Genn, Hecht, and Marriott

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Temporary Ex Parte Orders and Protective Orders - Available Relief - Surrender of Firearms

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 383

  Status as of February 26, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates T. Murphy and Montague

  Entitled

  Judges - Court Administration - Appointment of Substitute Judges

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 467

  Status as of May 23, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 621

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Walkup

  Entitled

  Kent County Detention Center - Correctional Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 512

  Status as of March 21, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Poole

  Entitled

  Real Property - Relocation of Ingress and Egress Easements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 515

  Status as of March 11, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Genn

  Entitled

  State Prosecutor - Witness Immunity - Compulsory Testimony

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 532

  Status as of March 27, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Harkins, Fry, Jacobs, McIntosh, Perry, Preis, Bonsack, Bobo, and Dembrow

  Entitled

  Qualified Immunity from Civil Liability - SLAPP Suits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 559

  Status as of March 4, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Workman

  Entitled

  Child Support - Recommendations by a Master - Escrow Accounts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 571

  Status as of February 26, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates T. Murphy and Menes

  Entitled

  Compelled Testimony - Spousal Privilege

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 626

  Status as of February 26, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Krysiak

  Entitled

  Child Abuse - Out of Court Statements - Law Enforcement Officers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 633

  Status as of March 18, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bissett

  Entitled

  Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction - Robbery

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 648

  Status as of February 26, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Krysiak and Goldwater

  Entitled

  Child Abuse - Out of Court Statements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 712

  Status as of May 14, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 489

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County and Montgomery County Delegations

  Entitled

  Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority - Jurisdiction, Appointments, and Procedures PG/MC 12-96

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Senate Bi-County

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  HB 764

  Status as of March 19, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Howard County Delegation

  Entitled

  Howard County - Additional Court Costs - Funding for Programs to Reduce Violence Ho. Co. 5-96

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 775

  Status as of May 23, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 634

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Harkins, Dembrow, Bissett, and Turner

  Entitled

  Bail Bonds - Incarcerated Defendants - Forfeiture

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 789

  Status as of March 15, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Petzold, Cummings, Barve, Benson, Boston, Exum, Hecht, Howard, B. Hughes, Kagan, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Montague, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Perry, Pitkin, and Proctor

  Entitled

  Fair Employment Practices Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 819

  Status as of March 4, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Doory, Montague, Bissett, Krysiak, Love, Jacobs, Harkins, and Barve

  Entitled

  Certificate of Merit - Licensed Professionals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 825

  Status as of March 11, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Doory and Genn (Committee to Revise Article 27) and Delegate Preis

  Entitled

  Crimes - Theft, Bad Checks, and Credit Card Offenses - District Court Offenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 839

  Status as of April 3, 1996: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Slade

  Entitled

  Circuit Courts - Efficiency and Fiscal Assistance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 843

  Status as of March 19, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Montague, Grosfeld, Turner, Menes, Genn, and Hecht

  Entitled

  Civil Court Fees - Maryland Legal Services Corporation Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 895

  Status as of March 4, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Faulkner, DeCarlo, Beck, Mossburg, Cryor, Snodgrass, Kittleman, Morgan, Minnick, B. Hughes, Hecht, and Benson

  Entitled

  Plea Bargain Agreements - Justification to Court and Notice to Crime Victims

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 898

  Status as of May 23, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 588

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Shriver, Hurson, Owings, Rosapepe, Exum, Fry, Menes, R. Baker, Montague, O'Donnell, Bobo, Frush, Crumlin, Patterson, DeCarlo, Benson, Bissett, Bonsack, Bozman, Brinkley, Conroy, D. Davis, Edwards, Elliott, Fulton, Getty, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Harkins, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Hutchins, Kagan, Mandel, McIntosh, McKee, T. Murphy, Pendergrass, Pitkin, Preis, Rudolph, Slade, Stup, Snodgrass, Valderrama, Workman, and Conway

  Entitled

  Court Costs - State Aid for Police Protection, Criminal Injuries Compensation, and Victim and Witness Protection and Relocation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 975

  Status as of May 23, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 641

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Vallario (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Delegates W. Baker, Barve, Beck, Benson, Bonsack, Brinkley, M. Burns, Cadden, Ciliberti, Conroy, Conway, Crumlin, Cryor, Curran, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Donoghue, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Elliott, Faulkner, Finifter, Frush, Fry, Fulton, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harkins, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holt, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Hutchins, Jacobs, Kach, Klausmeier, Klima, Kopp, Krysiak, La Vay, Leopold, Linton, Love, Malone, Mandel, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, Menes, Montague, Morhaim, Morgan, Mossburg, T. Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Opara, Owings, Palumbo, Parker, Patterson, Perry, Petzold, Pendergrass, Pitkin, Ports, Preis, Proctor, Rawlings, Rosapepe, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Shriver, Slade, Stocksdale, Stup, Taylor, Turner, Valderrama, Walkup, Wood, and Workman

  Entitled

  Victims' Rights - Notification Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 982

  Status as of February 26, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Doory, Montague, Petzold, Perry, Menes, and Harkins

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Lay Advocates - Authorized Activities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1002

  Status as of March 21, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dembrow, Genn, and Preis

  Entitled

  Juvenile Delinquents - Restitution - Delinquent Act Injuries Compensation Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1057

  Status as of February 14, 1996: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Guns, and Owings

  Entitled

  Environmental Audits - Voluntary Disclosure

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1066

  Status as of March 18, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Muse and C. Mitchell

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Suspension of a Child's Driver's License - Alcohol and Drug Offenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1136

  Status as of March 11, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Baldwin and Greenip

  Entitled

  Courts - Civil and Administrative Proceedings - Discovery of Alcohol and Drug Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1139

  Status as of February 13, 1996: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Genn

  Entitled

  Handgun Offenses - Forfeiture of Motor Vehicles

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1141

  Status as of March 11, 1996: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frank and Minnick

  Entitled

  Copyright Royalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1143

  Status as of March 19, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Montague

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Standby Guardian

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1145

  Status as of May 23, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 596

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Healey and E. Burns (Governor's Commission on Adoption)

  Entitled

  Permanency for Children in Out-of-Home Placements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1172

  Status as of March 20, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Curran (Administrative Judges Committee of the District Court of Maryland)

  Entitled

  Vehicle Offenses - Decriminalization

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 1193

  Status as of March 4, 1996: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Pitkin

  Entitled

  Courts - Pending Cases - Public Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1209

  Status as of February 13, 1996: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vallario, Pitkin, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Court Costs - Victims of Crime

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1210

  Status as of May 23, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 649

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vallario and Pitkin

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Jurisdiction of the District Court - Possession of Credit Card Numbers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1236

  Status as of March 18, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kach

  Entitled

  Family Law - Custody and Visitation - Mediation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1269

  Status as of March 18, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Klausmeier, Holt, DeCarlo, Hammen, Mohorovic, and Gordon

  Entitled

  Graffiti - Punishments for Adults and Juveniles

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1366

  Status as of March 21, 1996: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Montague

  Entitled

  Family Law - Mediation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1368

  Status as of March 21, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Montague

  Entitled

  Family Law - Shared Parenting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1378

  Status as of March 11, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Ciliberti

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Drugged and Drunk Driving - Seizure and Sale of Motor Vehicle on Third Conviction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1385

  Status as of March 18, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Flanagan, Cadden, Rosenberg, Branch, Klima, and Hurson

  Entitled

  Children in Need of Assistance - Drug-Addicted Babies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1395

  Status as of March 14, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Pitkin

  Entitled

  Circuit Courts - Cases Awaiting Decision - Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1400

  Status as of May 14, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 552

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Preis

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Placement Agency - Guardianship

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1401

  Status as of March 18, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Genn, Dembrow, and Preis

  Entitled

  Juvenile Causes - Preliminary Procedures and Dispositions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1409

  Status as of March 21, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Montague

  Entitled

  Juvenile Causes - Child in Need of Assistance - Proceedings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1431

  Status as of May 14, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 554

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Vallario

  Entitled

  Medical , Dental, and Hospital Records and Writings - Admissibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1446

  Status as of March 21, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Shriver

  Entitled

  Court Administration - Collection of Fees - Privatization

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1448

  Status as of March 4, 1996: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bissett

  Entitled

  Punitive Damages - Limitation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules
  

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  HB 1449

  Status as of March 4, 1996: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bissett

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Punitive Damages

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules
  

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  HB 1450

  Status as of April 30, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 344

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Commission on Uniform State Laws)

  Entitled

  Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HJ 20

  Status as of April 5, 1996: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker

  Entitled

  Privilege for Legislative Casework Communications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  SB 22

  Status as of March 11, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Ferguson

  Entitled

  Pro Se Litigation - Allowable Assistance

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 27

  Status as of March 11, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Ferguson

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Frivolous Lawsuits - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 74

  Status as of May 23, 1996: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Craig

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Placement Agency - Guardianship

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 89

  Status as of February 19, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Boozer

  Entitled

  Adoption - Consent of Natural Parents - Parental Responsibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 90

  Status as of April 9, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 15

  Sponsored By

  The President (Judiciary)

  Entitled

  Judgeships - District Court (Anne Arundel County and Baltimore City)

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 169

  Status as of April 5, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell and Forehand

  Entitled

  Juvenile Court Records - Confidentiality

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 180

  Status as of February 28, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Law Enforcement Officers - HIV Testing of Individuals Arrested

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 191

  Status as of May 23, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 568

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pica

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Courts - Appearance Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 200

  Status as of February 27, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Juvenile Records - Use by Local Pretrial and Correctional Agencies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 215

  Status as of May 23, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 561

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Pica, Blount, Hoffman, Forehand, Hughes, Kelley, Currie, Dorman, Frosh, Hollinger, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, Madden, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, Teitelbaum, Trotter, Van Hollen, and Young

  Entitled

  Maryland Gun Violence Act of 1996

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• 

  SB 374

  Status as of May 14, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 394

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker and Forehand

  Entitled

  Court Ordered Alcohol Restriction - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• 

  SB 381

  Status as of April 5, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Roesser, Forehand, Hafer, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Kelley, Lawlah, Ruben, Stone, Teitelbaum, Ferguson, Green, and Middlebrooks

  Entitled

  Child Abuse - Out of Court Statements - Licensed Registered Nurses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• 

  SB 409

  Status as of May 23, 1996: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  District Court - Jurisdiction - Felonies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• 

  SB 427

  Status as of April 4, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Boozer

  Entitled

  Real Property - Relocation of Ingress and Egress Easements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Economic Matters

• 

  SB 438

  Status as of April 2, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senator Green

  Entitled

  Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction - Robbery

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• 

  SB 439

  Status as of March 18, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Green

  Entitled

  State Prosecutor - Witness Immunity - Compulsory Testimony

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• 

  SB 459

  Status as of May 14, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 399

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hafer , Boozer, and Bromwell

  Entitled

  Desecration of Cemeteries

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• 

  SB 472

  Status as of April 2, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Boozer, and Middlebrooks (Committee to Revise Article 27)

  Entitled

  Crimes - Theft, Bad Checks, and Credit Card Offenses - District Court Offenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• 

  SB 481

  Status as of March 12, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ruben and Boozer

  Entitled

  Evidence - Voiceprints - Admissibility in Criminal Cases

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• 

  SB 512

  Status as of March 26, 1996: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senator Collins (Baltimore County Administration)

  Entitled

  Drunk and Drugged Driving Offenses - Fines - Baltimore County Treatment Access Program Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• 

  SB 563

  Status as of March 18, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hughes

  Entitled

  Landlord and Tenant - Extension of Time for Surrender of the Premises

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• 

  SB 578

  Status as of May 23, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 587

  Sponsored By

  Senators Amoss, Green, Forehand, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, and Munson

  Entitled

  Court Costs - State Aid for Police Protection, Criminal Injuries Compensation, and Victim and Witness Protection and Relocation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• 

  SB 579

  Status as of March 18, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Ferguson

  Entitled

  Punitive Damages - Limitation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• 

  SB 580

  Status as of March 18, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Ferguson

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Punitive Damages

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• 

  SB 611

  Status as of February 26, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Madden (Howard County Senators)

  Entitled

  Howard County - Additional Court Costs - Funding for Programs to Reduce Violence Ho. Co. 5-96

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• 

  SB 615

  Status as of April 5, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Sexually Violent Predators - Notification and Registration

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• 

  SB 674

  Status as of February 26, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support Guidelines

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• 

  SB 682

  Status as of March 22, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Baker, and Haines

  Entitled

  Environmental Audits - Voluntary Disclosure

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• 

  SB 699

  Status as of May 23, 1996: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Senators Miller, Colburn, Ferguson, Forehand, Green, Haines, Jimeno, Kelley, and Middlebrooks

  Entitled

  Victims' Rights - Notification Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• 

  SB 711

  Status as of May 23, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 595

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley and McCabe (Governor's Commission on Adoption)

  Entitled

  Permanency for Children in Out-of-Home Placements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• 

  SB 713

  Status as of April 5, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middlebrooks

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support - Incarceration of Obligor

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• 

  SB 741

  Status as of May 23, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 598

  Sponsored By

  Senator Miller

  Entitled

  Court Costs - Victims of Crime

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• 

  SB 754

  Status as of February 19, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Law Enforcement Officers - HIV Testing of Individuals Arrested

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules
  

• 

  SB 796

  Status as of March 15, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pica

  Entitled

  Nuisance Abatement - Controlled Dangerous Substances

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings