DISTRICT COURTS

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 54

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  HB 1

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Taylor and Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee, and Delegates Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Harrison, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, Vallario, Dembrow, Baldwin, Bobo, Brinkley, Clagett, Conroy, Crumlin, Cryor, DeCarlo, Dypski, Elliott, Finifter, Flanagan, Getty, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Heller, Howard, Kittleman, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McKee, Minnick, D. Murphy, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Rudolph, Shriver, Snodgrass, Stup, Turner, Wood, Workman, and Cadden

  Entitled

  Campaign Finance and Ethics Law - Fund-Raising, Disclosure, and Enforcement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 19

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 640

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Vallario, Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Curran, Harrison, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, and Shriver

  Entitled

  Court Administration - Collection of Fees - Public-Private Partnership

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 20

  Status as of March 12, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Vallario, Dewberry, Hurson, Busch, Guns, Hixson, and Rawlings

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Eluding Police - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 223

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McIntosh, Beck, Dypski, Rosenberg, Billings, Bobo, Clagett, Cryor, Montague, Brinkley, Hurson, Kittleman, Kagan, Pitkin, Getty, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Kopp, Willis, Morgan, Dembrow, and Hecht

  Entitled

  Election Law and Ethics Law Violations - Enforcement Procedures and Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 300

  Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen, Krysiak, Dypski, Rawlings, Marriott, Boston, Opara, Oaks, McIntosh, Rosenberg, Montague, Kirk, C. Mitchell, Watson, Branch, C. Davis, Harrison, T. Murphy, Klausmeier, Nathan-Pulliam, and Parker

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - District Court - Housing Division

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 302

  Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen, Krysiak, Dypski, Rawlings, Marriott, Boston, McIntosh, Rosenberg, Montague, Kirk, C. Mitchell, Watson, Branch, C. Davis, Harrison, T. Murphy, Klausmeier, Nathan-Pulliam, and Parker

  Entitled

  District Court - Appeals - Enforcement of Certain Local Codes

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 305

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (Judiciary)

  Entitled

  Judgeships - Trial Courts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation

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  HB 380

  Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Harkins, Bissett, M. Burns, Jacobs, Perry, and Fry

  Entitled

  Pretrial Release - Detainers and Fugitive Warrants

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 382

  Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Harkins, Preis, and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Civil Protective Orders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 391

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 315

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee and Delegates Hixson, Bozman, E. Burns, Cryor, Dypski, Franchot, Goldwater, Harrison, Heller, Howard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Hutchins, Kagan, Kopp, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Rawlings, Shriver, Stup, Turner, Valderrama, and Workman

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Traffic Control Signal Monitoring Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 412

  Status as of March 25, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Menes (Chairman, Special Committee on Drug and Alcohol Abuse) and Delegates R. Baker, Boston, E. Burns, Eckardt, Hutchins, Montague, Petzold, Pitkin, and Stup

  Entitled

  Drug Forfeiture Actions - Procedure

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 419

  Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vallario and Pitkin

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - District Court Jurisdiction - First Degree Assault

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 420

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 441

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Vallario

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - District Court and Circuit Courts - Jurisdiction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 421

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 442

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vallario, Genn, Dembrow, and Doory

  Entitled

  Courts - Evidence - Paid Bills

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 423

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 443

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vallario, Dembrow, Genn, and Doory

  Entitled

  Medical, Dental, or Hospital Records and Writings - Admissibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 497

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 306

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Vallario , Perry, Harkins, Bissett, M. Burns, Jacobs, Fry, B. Hughes, Palumbo, Hubbard, Benson, Crumlin, D. Davis, Parker, Muse, Proctor, and Exum

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 543

  Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Taylor, T. Murphy, Curran, O'Donnell, Harkins, Bissett, M. Burns, Hutchins, D. Murphy, Jacobs, Watson, C. Mitchell, Kirk, Menes, Howard, Doory, Montague, and Fulton

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Warrantless Arrests and Citations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 555

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 674

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bozman, Kagan, and Malone

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Operation of Sound Amplification System - Noise Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 579

  Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Bozman, E. Burns, Cryor, Dypski, Franchot, Goldwater, Harrison, Heller, Howard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Kagan, Kopp, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Rawlings, Shriver, Stup, Turner, Valderrama, and Workman

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Traffic Control Signal Monitoring System - Owner Liability

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 637

  Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Pretrial Release for Defendants Charged with Crimes of Violence PG 314-97

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 763

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 478

  Sponsored By

  St. Mary's County Delegation

  Entitled

  St. Mary's County - Enforcement of Ordinances and Regulations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 768

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 312

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Vallario (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Delegates R. Baker, Barve, Beck, Bozman, Brinkley, E. Burns, M. Burns, Cadden, Ciliberti, Conroy, Conway, Crumlin, Cryor, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Elliott, Exum, Faulkner, Finifter, Frank, Frush, Fry, Fulton, Genn, Goldwater, Gordon, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harkins, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holt, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Hutchins, Kach, Klausmeier, Klima, Kopp, Krysiak, Leopold, Love, Malone, Mandel, McIntosh, McKee, Minnick, Morgan, Morhaim, Mossburg, T. Murphy, Owings, Parker, Pendergrass, Perry, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Rawlings, Redmer, Rosapepe, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Shriver, Slade, Snodgrass, Stup, Taylor, Turner, Valderrama, Wood, and Workman

  Entitled

  Victims' Rights Act of 1997

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 849

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 373

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Genn and Taylor and Delegates W. Baker, Baldwin, Barve, Beck, Benson, Bissett, Bobo, Boston, Bozman, Branch, Brinkley, E. Burns, M. Burns, Busch, Cadden, Campbell, Ciliberti, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, Crumlin, Cryor, Curran, C. Davis, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dewberry, Donoghue, Doory, Dypski, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Exum, Faulkner, Finifter, Flanagan, Franchot, Frush, Fry, Fulton, Getty, Goldwater, Gordon, Greenip, Grosfeld, Harkins, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holt, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Hutchins, Jacobs, Kagan, Kach, Kelly, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Klima, Kopp, Krysiak, La Vay, Leopold, Linton, Love, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, McKee, Menes, Minnick, V. Mitchell, Mohorovic, Morgan, Morhaim, Mossburg, D. Murphy, T. Murphy, Muse, O'Donnell, Owings, Palumbo, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Rawlings, Rosapepe, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Schade, Shriver, Slade, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Stup, Turner, Valderrama, Walkup, Watson, Weir, Willis, and Wood

  Entitled

  Manslaughter by Vehicle and Homicide by Motor Vehicle or Vessel While Intoxicated , Intoxicated Per Se, or Under the Influence - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 854

  Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates B. Hughes, Palumbo, Hubbard, Benson, Crumlin, D. Davis, Parker, Muse, Proctor, and Exum

  Entitled

  Crimes of Violence - Pretrial Detention

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 860

  Status as of April 1, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montague, Rosenberg, Grosfeld, Doory, C. Davis, Opara, Marriott, McIntosh, Valderrama, Watson, T. Murphy, Bobo, Kirk, Nathan-Pulliam, Menes, Turner, Exum, Genn, B. Hughes, Rawlings, Hecht, R. Baker, E. Burns, Dypski, Shriver, Branch, Dewberry, and Parker

  Entitled

  District Court Fees - Maryland Legal Services Corporation Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 885

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 488

  Sponsored By

  Montgomery County and Prince George's County Delegations

  Entitled

  Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Rules and Regulations Concerning Property - Penalties MC/PG 34-97

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 919

  Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate C. Mitchell

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Bail Bonds

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 929

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 496

  Sponsored By

  Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Montgomery County - District Court - Juvenile Court Jurisdiction MC 725-97

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 962

  Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Montgomery County - Vehicle Laws - Traffic Control Signal Monitoring System - Owner Liability MC 730-97

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 1039

  Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Getty

  Entitled

  Courts - Fees - Crime Laboratory User Fee

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1075

  Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  Vehicle Offenses - Incarcerable and Nonincarcerable Offenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1078

  Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Howard County Delegation

  Entitled

  Howard County - Vehicle Laws - Traffic Control Signal Monitoring Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 1146

  Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Montague

  Entitled

  Courts - Complaints - Allegation of Monetary Damages

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1245

  Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - Conference Committee Report Adopted

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Perry

  Entitled

  Crimes - Unauthorized Use - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1285

  Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Boston

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Vehicle Laws - Traffic Control Signal Monitoring System - Owner Liability

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 1360

  Status as of March 19, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ciliberti, Stull, and D. Hughes

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Violations of Speed Restrictions - Fines Doubled

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  SB 10

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 557

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Ferguson, and Forehand

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Speeding Violations by Minors - Notification of Parent or Guardian

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

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  SB 61

  Status as of February 11, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Green

  Entitled

  Crimes of Violence - Pretrial Release

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 170

  Status as of March 19, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Forehand, Kasemeyer, Kelley, and Sfikas

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Traffic Control Signal Monitoring System - Owner Liability

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 173

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 311

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Victims' Rights Act of 1997

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 195

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 565

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Sfikas, Van Hollen, Pinsky, Madden, and Roesser

  Entitled

  Election Law and Ethics Law Violations - Enforcement Procedures and Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

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  SB 219

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 337

  Sponsored By

  The President (Judiciary)

  Entitled

  Judgeships - Trial Courts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 235

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 305

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Green, Ferguson, Kelley, Stone, and Madden

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 267

  Status as of March 19, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Sfikas, McFadden, Hughes, Blount, Young, Conway, Kelley, and Della

  Entitled

  District Court - Appeals - Enforcement of Certain Local Codes

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 268

  Status as of March 19, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Sfikas, McFadden, Hughes, Blount, Young, Conway, and Della

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - District Court - Housing Division

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 286

  Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  Vehicle Offenses - Incarcerable and Nonincarcerable Offenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 459

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 359

  Sponsored By

  Senator Miller

  Entitled

  Court Administration - Collection of Fees - Public-Private Partnership

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 564

  Status as of March 11, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jimeno

  Entitled

  Appeals from Criminal Cases Heard in the District Court

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 587

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 372

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jimeno, Amoss, Astle, Boozer, Collins, Conway, Craig, Currie, Della, Derr, Dorman, Ferguson, Forehand, Haines, Hoffman, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Madden, McFadden, Middlebrooks, Munson, Neall, Roesser, Stoltzfus, Teitelbaum, Trotter, Van Hollen, Young, Green, and Stone

  Entitled

  Manslaughter by Vehicle and Homicide by Motor Vehicle or Vessel While Intoxicated , Intoxicated Per Se, or Under the Influence - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 626

  Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Della

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - District Court Judges

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 670

  Status as of April 6, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker, Blount, Kelley, Teitelbaum, Haines, Colburn, Ferguson, Forehand, Green, Middleton, and Bromwell

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Traffic Control Signal Monitoring Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

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  SB 740

  Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Young, Conway, Blount, Della, Hoffman, and Hughes

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Bail Bonds

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 864

  Status as of March 21, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  Court Fees - Criminal Cases - Law Enforcement Agencies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 872

  Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senator Della

  Entitled

  Judicial Compensation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules