CHAPTER NUMBER: 575
File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Vallario, Anderson, Dumais, Gutierrez, Kelley,
Petzold, Rosenberg, Simmons, Smigiel, and Sophocleus
- Entitled:
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Courts - Jury Trials in Civil Actions - Amount in Controversy
Providing that a party may not demand a jury trial in a civil action
if the amount in controversy does not exceed $10,000; and making the
Act contingent on the passage and ratification of a specified
Constitutional Amendment.
House Action
- 1/27
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/1
- Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/27
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 2/28
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/2
- Third Reading Passed (141-0)
- 4/5
- Returned Passed
Senate Action
- 3/3
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/15
- Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/4
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/5
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
- 5/26
- Became Law without Governor's signature per Maryland Constitution - Chapter 575
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
- Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
- Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
- Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
- Delegate Darryl A. Kelley, District 26
- Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
- Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17
- Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
- Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- JURIES -see also- GRAND JURIES
- TRIALS
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
4-402
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
- Number: 602919/01 (PDF) Offered on: February 28, 2006 at:
10:30 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- March 2, 2006: Third Reading Passed (141-0)
Senate
- April 5, 2006: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
