HOUSE BILL 1378

Sponsored By:

Delegate Barnes

Entitled:

Local Government Tort Claims Act - Notice of Claim

Synopsis:

Clarifying provisions of law governing notice of a claim against a local government required to be given by specified means to a defendant local government; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

2/23

First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

3/16

Re-referred Judiciary

Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.

3/28

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary

3/25

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/26

Third Reading Passed (132-2)

4/7

Returned Passed

Senate Action

3/28

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

4/10

Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings

4/6

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/7

Third Reading Passed (47-0)

Action after passage in House and Senate

5/19

Approved by the Governor

- Chapter 635

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims

Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties

Liability -see also- Good Samaritan

Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC

Notices

Sovereign Immunity

Torts -see also- Libel and Slander; Med Malp; Wrongful Death

Bill affects the following Statute:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings

( 5-304 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):

House

Number: 912812/01     Offered on: March 28, 2009   at: 2:31 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 26, 2009: Third Reading Passed (132-2)

Senate

April 7, 2009: Third Reading Passed (47-0)