File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Kelley, Collins, Della, Forehand, Hafer, Hoffman,
Hughes, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, Mitchell, Neall, Sfikas, Stone, and Van
Hollen
- Entitled:
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Courts - Right of Party to Be Present at Trial
Providing that, absent a voluntary waiver, a party to a judicial
action may not be excluded from the trial except to preserve decorum
or to continue the orderly proceedings of the court; providing that
this right may not be abridged by specified rules or regulations
adopted by the Court of Appeals; and generally relating to a party's
attendance at a judicial action.
Senate Action
- 1/17
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 1/24
- Hearing 2/6 at 1:00 p.m.
House Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
- Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
- Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 47
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
- Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
- Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
- Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
- Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
- Senator Clarence M. Mitchell, IV, District 44
- Senator Robert R. Neall, District 33
- Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
- Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
- Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
- COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS
- DISABILITIES -see also- BLIND; DEAF; DEVELOPMENTAL
- DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION
- HUMAN RIGHTS
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- TRIALS
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
1-201 ,
6-411
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
