HOUSE BILL 854

Sponsored By:

Delegate Vallario

Entitled:

Courts - Service of Process and Subpoenas - Governmental Entities

Synopsis:

Requiring specified units of State government and political subdivisions and other local entities to file with the Department of Assessments and Taxation designations of persons as resident agents for service of process; providing that a subpoena for the custodian of public records may be served on local entities or State agencies or officers under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/9

First Reading Judiciary

2/13

Hearing 3/2 at 1:00 p.m.

3/19

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary

3/16

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/18

Third Reading Passed (139-0)

4/3

House Concur - Senate Amendments

Third Reading Passed (138-0)

Passed Enrolled

5/15

Signed by the Governor Chapter 506

Senate Action

3/22

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.

4/5

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings

4/2

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

4/3

Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT

AGENTS AND BROKERS

ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION, DEPARTMENT OF

ATTORNEY GENERAL

COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES

COURT OF APPEALS

MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -see also- ANNAP; BALT; HAGER; OC

PROCESS SERVING

PUBLIC INFORMATION

PUBLIC OFFICIALS -see also- ATTY GEN; COMP; CO ADMIN; etc

RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS

RULES AND REGULATIONS

SUBPOENAS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings

( 6-410 )

Article - 24 Political Subdivisions - Miscellaneous Provisions

( 1-110 )

State Government

( 6-109 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 782811/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 19, 2001   at: 7:21 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Senate

Number: 178179/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2001   at: 9:21 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 18, 2001: Third Reading Passed (139-0)

April 3, 2001: Third Reading Passed (138-0)

Senate

April 3, 2001: Third Reading Passed (46-0)