TORTS -see also- LIBEL & SLANDER; MED MALP; WRONGFUL DEATH

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 34

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  HB 96

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 357

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boschert, Frush, Menes, and Moe

  Entitled

  Higher Education - University of Maryland University College - Governing Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 194

  Status as of April 4, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Morhaim, Myers, and Shank

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice Claims - Collateral Sources

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 273

  Status as of April 4, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Zirkin

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice Claims - Past Medical Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 274

  Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Zirkin

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice - Time Limits - Minors

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 277

  Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin and Bohanan

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice Actions - Attesting Experts - Qualifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 301

  Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Arnick, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Cluster, Costa, Cryor, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Fulton, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Krebs, Leopold, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, O'Donnell, Parrott, Shank, Shewell, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Walkup, and Weir

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 404

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Doory, V. Clagett, Dumais, Gutierrez, Holmes, Krysiak, Leopold, Love, Menes, Rosenberg, Sophocleus, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Courts - Certificate of Merit - Licensed Professional

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 433

  Status as of March 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Boutin, Bromwell, Cardin, Hammen, Hurson, Kach, Oaks, Rosenberg, Shank, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Task Force on Administrative Compensation for Birth-Related Neurological Injury

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary
  

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  HB 485

  Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Barve, Boteler, Cardin, DeBoy, Frank, Jennings, Malone, Minnick, Morhaim, Shank, Sophocleus, Trueschler, and Weir

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice - Periodic Payments

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 499

  Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Boutin, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice Claims - Structured Settlements and Annuities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 512

  Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bates, Boteler, Impallaria, Jennings, Krebs, McDonough, and Miller

  Entitled

  Medical Injury Compensation - Claimant Recovery

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 814

  Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Minnick, and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Circuit Courts - Medical Malpractice Review Panel Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 823

  Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Circuit Courts - Medical Injury - Medical Malpractice Review Panel

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 836

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Heller, Aumann, Bohanan, and Marriott (Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds)

  Entitled

  Maryland Tort Claims Act - Structured Settlements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 890

  Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim and Petzold

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice Claims - Physician Assistants

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 924

  Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Frederick County Delegation

  Entitled

  Sheriff's Offices - Reserve Deputies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 941

  Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 250

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McComas, Aumann, Bartlett, Barve, Bates, Boteler, Boutin, Bronrott, Carter, V. Clagett, Eckardt, Elliott, Frush, Glassman, Haddaway, Hennessy, Kach, Kaiser, Lee, Mayer, McDonough, Menes, Miller, Montgomery, Quinter, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stern, Stocksdale, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Injury to or Death of Pet - Damages

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1081

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 415

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Simmons, Vallario, and Smigiel

  Entitled

  Courts - Parent-Child Immunity - Motor Vehicle Torts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1193

  Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shank, Donoghue, Kelly, McComas, McKee, Morhaim, Myers, Sophocleus, Weldon, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice - Medical Experts - Maintaining or Defending Claim or Action in Bad Faith or Without Substantial Justification

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1200

  Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Jones, Kach, Donoghue, Arnick, Boschert, Bozman, Branch, Burns, Cadden, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conway, Costa, D. Davis, DeBoy, Glassman, Hammen, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, James, Kirk, Kullen, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, McDonough, Menes, Morhaim, Petzold, Rudolph, Stern, Trueschler, Weir, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Civil Proceedings and Medical Injury Claims - Venue, Witnesses, and Evidence

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1212

  Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Kach, Jones, Donoghue, Arnick, Boschert, Bozman, Burns, Cadden, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conway, Costa, DeBoy, Glassman, Hammen, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, James, Kirk, Kullen, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, McDonough, Menes, Morhaim, Petzold, Rudolph, Stern, Trueschler, Weir, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Courts - Medical Injury Claims - Damages

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1215

  Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Kach, Jones, Donoghue, Boschert, Bozman, Burns, Cadden, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conway, Costa, DeBoy, Glassman, Hammen, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, James, Kirk, Kullen, Love, Mandel, McDonough, Menes, Morhaim, Petzold, Rudolph, Stern, Trueschler, and Weir

  Entitled

  Courts - Medical Injury Recoveries - Attorney's Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1362

  Status as of March 3, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McComas, Bartlett, Bates, Bohanan, Boschert, Boutin, Cadden, Cluster, DeBoy, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Jennings, Krebs, McKee, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Shank, Shewell, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, and Wood

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Limitations on Awards for Noneconomic Damages - Latent Diseases or Injuries

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  SB 85

  Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 115

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Automobile Insurance Fund)

  Entitled

  State Personnel - Maryland Tort Claims Act - Employees and Officials of Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 143

  Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 125

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines, Forehand, and Jacobs

  Entitled

  Courts - Certificate of Merit - Employer of Licensed Professional

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 154

  Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Transportation)

  Entitled

  Maryland Transit Administration - Limits of Liability - Transactional Agreements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 221

  Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Mooney, Pipkin, Schrader, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 347

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Injury to or Death of Pet - Damages

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 414

  Status as of March 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Carroll County Senators

  Entitled

  Carroll County - Local Government Tort Claims Act - Inclusion of Specified Nonprofit Entities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 649

  Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Hafer, Kittleman, and Mooney

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Limitations on Awards for Noneconomic Damages - Latent Diseases or Injuries

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 682

  Status as of March 31, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Harris

  Entitled

  No-Fault Cerebral Palsy Insurance Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 683

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Garagiola

  Entitled

  Courts - Parent-Child Immunity - Motor Vehicle Torts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 781

  Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 174

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lawlah, Forehand, Haines, and McFadden (Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds)

  Entitled

  Maryland Tort Claims Act - Structured Settlements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 819

  Status as of March 24, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Mooney and Brinkley

  Entitled

  Sheriff's Offices - Reserve Deputies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings