SENATE BILL 520

Sponsored By:

Carroll County Senators

Entitled:

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

Synopsis:

Altering the definition of a "local government" under the Local Government Tort Claims Act to include the Carroll Area Transit System and the Humane Society of Carroll County, Inc., when providing animal control services for Carroll County, under a memorandum of understanding with the county; and providing that a specified notice requirement does not apply to actions against specified nonprofit corporations in Carroll County or their employees.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

2/3

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

2/8

Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.

3/27

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings

3/24

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/25

Third Reading Passed (43-2)

House Action

3/26

First Reading Judiciary

3/29

Hearing 4/4 at 1:00 p.m.

4/10

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary

4/8

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ANIMALS -see also- BIRDS; TURTLES

CARROLL COUNTY

CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS

LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN

MASS TRANSIT -see also- BUSES; RAILROADS

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

NOTICES

SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY

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

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings

( 5-301 , 5-304 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):

Senate

Number: 098478/02 (PDF)     Offered on: March 27, 2006   at: 3:58 p.m.     Status: Adopted

House

Number: 122313/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 10, 2006   at: 10:26 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

Senate

March 25, 2006: Third Reading Passed (43-2)