SENATE BILL 149

Sponsored By:

Senators Kelley, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jacobs, Jones, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, and Stone

Entitled:

Courts - Right of Party to Be Present at Trial

Synopsis:

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 rule or regulation of the court as issued by the Court of Appeals; and stating the intent of the General Assembly that a party to a judicial action has a fundamental right to be present at the trial of that action, notwithstanding the party's disability.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

1/24

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

2/5

Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.

3/11

Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings

House Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10

Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43

Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25

Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17

Senator John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 21

Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41

Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18

Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40

Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34

Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44

Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26

Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45

Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20

Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS

COURT OF APPEALS

COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.

DISABILITIES -see also- BLIND; DEAF; DEVELOPMENTAL

DISCRIMINATION

HUMAN RIGHTS

RULES AND REGULATIONS

TRIALS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings

( 1-201 , 6-411 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered