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Legislation


2012 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 856

File Code: Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 762
Sponsored By:
Senators Raskin, Forehand, Getty, Gladden, Jacobs, Ramirez, Shank, and Stone
Entitled:
Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Maryland Mediation Confidentiality Act

Synopsis:

Establishing that specified communications made in the course of and relating to specified mediations may not be disclosed by the mediators, parties to the mediations, or specified persons who participate in or are present for the mediations, under specified circumstances; establishing exceptions for specified communications; defining terms; providing that the Act may be cited as the Maryland Mediation Confidentiality Act; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. For explanation of terms click here.
Senate Action
2/3
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2/8
Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
3/19

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/16
Favorable with Amendments {538377/1 Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/18
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
3/29
Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
Senate Requests House Recede
Conference Committee Appointed
Senators Raskin, Getty, and Frosh
4/5
Conference Committee Report {933928/1 Adopted
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/18
First Reading Judiciary
3/21
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
3/30
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/27
Favorable with Amendments {562011/1 Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/29
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (137-0)
3/31
House Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed
Delegates Clippinger, Lee, and McComas
4/5
Conference Committee Report {933928/1 Adopted
Third Reading Passed (135-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/2
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 309

Sponsored by:

Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Joseph M. Getty, District 5
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Senator Christopher B. Shank, District 2
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans'; etc.
Disclosure
Mediation -see also- Arbitration
Privacy
Victims -see also- Criminal Injuries Compensation

Bill affects the following Statute:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 3-1801 through 3-1806 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 538377/01     Offered on: March 19, 2012   at: 9:15 p.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 562011/01     Offered on: March 30, 2012   at: 11:29 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents:
Report Number: 933928/1     Offered on: April 9, 2012   at: 7:11 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 443323/4     Offered on: April 9, 2012   at: 7:11 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
Senate
Judicial Proceedings
House
Judiciary
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 18, 2012: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
April 5, 2012: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
House
March 29, 2012: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
April 5, 2012: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
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