CHAPTER NUMBER: 343
File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1243/98 - JUD
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 484
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Menes and Grosfeld
- Entitled:
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Drug Dealer Liability Act
Making persons who are convicted under specified provisions of law of
knowingly and willfully manufacturing, distributing, dispensing,
bringing into, or transporting in the State a controlled dangerous
substance liable in a civil action for damages for the death of an
individual proximately caused by the individual's use of the
controlled dangerous substance under specified conditions; specifying
persons entitled to bring an action for damages under the Act; etc.
House Action
- 1/20
- First Reading Judiciary
- 1/26
- Hearing 2/9 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/6
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 3/7
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/10
- Third Reading Passed (138-0)
- 3/31
- Returned Passed
- 5/11
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 343
Senate Action
- 3/13
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/31
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 4/2
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/3
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
- Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ATTORNEYS
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES -see also- SUBSTANCE ABUSE
- COURT COSTS
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
- DAMAGES
- DEATH -see also- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES; WRONGFUL DEATH.
- FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
- INSURANCE -see also- HEALTH INS; MAIF; MOTOR VEHICLE INS
- LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
- LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
- WRONGFUL DEATH
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
3-1601 ,
3-1602 ,
3-1603 ,
3-1604 ,
3-1605 ,
3-1606 ,
3-1607
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 452013/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 7, 2000 at:
11:04 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- March 10, 2000: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
- Senate
- April 3, 2000: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
