Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans'; etc.

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 119

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  HB 21

  Status as of April 7, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McConkey

  Entitled

  Certificate of a Qualified Expert - Lead Paint Poisoning Claims

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 34

  Status as of March 9, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Smigiel

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Discharge from Commitment of Person Previously Found Not Criminally Responsible - Judicial Hearing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 37

  Status as of February 6, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Smigiel

  Entitled

  Declaration of Rights - Victims' Bill of Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 92

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 99

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Simmons and Dumais

  Entitled

  Peace and Protective Orders - Shielding - Complete Removal of Information from Public Web Site

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 96

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 352

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Anderson, Braveboy, Cane, Carter, Clippinger, Conaway, Dumais, Glenn, Hammen, Haynes, Holmes, Howard, Ivey, Jones, K. Kelly, McDermott, McHale, McIntosh, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, B. Robinson, Rosenberg, Stukes, Summers, Tarrant, V. Turner, Vallario, Washington, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Probation Before Judgment - Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 100

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 353

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Pena-Melnyk

  Entitled

  Vital Records - Certificates of Death - Amendments to Cause of Death

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 107

  Status as of January 25, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Barnes, Braveboy, Carr, Costa, Cullison, Donoghue, Frush, Gaines, Hucker, Ivey, A. Kelly, Kipke, Luedtke, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, S. Robinson, Ross, Tarrant, V. Turner, Valentino-Smith, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Public Health - Child Care Products Containing Flame Retardant Chemicals (TRIS) - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 120

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Anne Arundel County Delegation

  Entitled

  Maryland Income Tax Refund - Anne Arundel County - Warrants

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 131

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 215

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kipke, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Bobo, Boteler, Cardin, Carr, Eckardt, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Glass, Glenn, Haddaway-Riccio, Hucker, Impallaria, Jameson, Kach, Kaiser, A. Kelly, K. Kelly, Kramer, Love, Luedtke, McComas, McDermott, McHale, A. Miller, Minnick, Morhaim, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Reznik, S. Robinson, Rudolph, Schuh, Stocksdale, V. Turner, Vitale, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Retail Pet Stores - Sales of Dogs - Required Records, Health Disclosures, and Purchaser Remedies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 187

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 359

  Sponsored By

  Delegates K. Kelly and Simmons

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Filing on Behalf of Deceased Person

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 193

  Status as of March 26, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Walker

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Home Appliances - Warranty Enforcement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 237

  Status as of March 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stukes, Anderson, Conaway, Glenn, Harrison, Howard, A. Miller, B. Robinson, and Walker

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Explanation of Expungement Provisions Relating to Proposed Disposition of Charge

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 252

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 161

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Burns, Valentino-Smith, Aumann, Boteler, Minnick, and Weir

  Entitled

  Task Force on Military Service Members, Veterans, and the Courts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 261

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 505

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vallario, McDermott, Anderson, Dumais, Glenn, K. Kelly, Simmons, Smigiel, Valentino-Smith, and Wilson

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Criminal Defendants - Citations and Appearances

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 265

  Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Implementing a Civil Right to Counsel in Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 336

  Status as of January 27, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haddaway-Riccio, Conway, Eckardt, McDermott, and Otto

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Assignment and Costs of Animal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 350

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 194

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Clippinger, Alston, Anderson, Bobo, Carter, Cluster, Cullison, Dumais, Dwyer, Glenn, Hammen, Kaiser, K. Kelly, Luedtke, McDermott, McHale, McIntosh, Mitchell, Niemann, B. Robinson, Rosenberg, Simmons, Smigiel, Tarrant, Valentino-Smith, Waldstreicher, Washington, Wilson, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Possession of Marijuana - De Minimis Quantity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 391

  Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Seizure and Forfeiture - Property Used in Human Trafficking

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 400

  Status as of April 6, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Child Support - Adjusted Actual Income - Multifamily Adjustment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 411

  Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Anderson, Alston, Braveboy, Carter, Clippinger, Conaway, Gaines, Glenn, Haynes, Howard, Jones, McDermott, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, B. Robinson, Smigiel, Stukes, Tarrant, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, Washington, and Zucker

  Entitled

  DNA Evidence - Postconviction Review - Continuation of Reforms

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 420

  Status as of February 27, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Washington County Delegation

  Entitled

  Washington County - Assault - Global Positioning Satellite Tracking Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 469

  Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Waldstreicher, Anderson, Barkley, Dumais, Glenn, Lee, Malone, McDermott, Simmons, and Smigiel

  Entitled

  Punitive Damages - High-Risk Drunk Drivers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 477

  Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Waldstreicher and Dumais

  Entitled

  Maryland Uniform Collaborative Law Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 480

  Status as of April 3, 2012: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Braveboy, Jameson, Alston, Barnes, Carter, Frush, Gaines, Holmes, Howard, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ross, V. Turner, Valderrama, Valentino-Smith, Vallario, Vaughn, and Walker

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Unexecuted Warrant, Summons, or Other Criminal Process - Invalidation and Destruction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 484

  Status as of February 2, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Simmons and Frick

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Payment of Costs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 543

  Status as of April 6, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hough, Afzali, Cluster, Eckardt, Kach, Krebs, McComas, McDermott, Mitchell, Ready, Simmons, Smigiel, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Victim-Offender Mediation Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 546

  Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Anderson (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Delegates McIntosh and Oaks

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Litter Control Regulations and Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 573

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 383

  Sponsored By

  Delegates K. Kelly, Cluster, Hough, McDermott, Smigiel, and Valentino-Smith

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Bail Bondsman Solicitation - Penalty

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 598

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 230

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McComas, Afzali, Clippinger, Frush, Kach, McDonough, B. Robinson, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, and Vitale

  Entitled

  Juvenile Law - Taking Child into Custody - Arrest Warrant

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 620

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Oaks, Bates, Bobo, Carter, Costa, Cullison, Donoghue, Eckardt, Feldman, Frank, Gutierrez, Haddaway-Riccio, Harrison, Howard, Hubbard, James, Kach, A. Kelly, Kipke, Krebs, McIntosh, Mizeur, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Pena-Melnyk, Ready, B. Robinson, Stukes, Tarrant, V. Turner, Washington, and Wilson

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - State Board of Naturopathic Medicine

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 624

  Status as of April 5, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Simmons, Anderson, and Stukes

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Notice of Eligibility for Expungement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 652

  Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Waldstreicher (By Request - Task Force on Prisoner Reentry) and Delegates Anderson, Barnes, Braveboy, Carter, Dumais, Gaines, Haynes, Ivey, Lafferty, McIntosh, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Rosenberg, Ross, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Washington

  Entitled

  Criminal Records - Shielding - Nonviolent Convictions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 657

  Status as of March 14, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kramer, Arora, Cullison, Dumais, Hucker, A. Kelly, K. Kelly, Malone, Reznik, Simmons, Stein, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Election Law - Subsequent Election Absentee Ballot List

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 666

  Status as of April 3, 2012: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel, Dwyer, George, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, and Ready

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Victims' Rights - Remedy and Priority of Restitution

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 670

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 565

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hough, Waldstreicher, Bates, and B. Robinson

  Entitled

  Earned Compliance Credit and Reinvestment Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 673

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Simmons, Dumais, and Kramer

  Entitled

  Family Law - Grounds for Divorce

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 682

  Status as of April 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Simmons

  Entitled

  Maryland Trust Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 703

  Status as of March 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Norman, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, Kipke, McComas, McDermott, W. Miller, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Courts - Foreign Language Interpreters - Assessment of Costs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 708

  Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Valentino-Smith, Alston, Braveboy, Bromwell, Carter, Gaines, Glenn, Gutierrez, Healey, K. Kelly, McDermott, Minnick, B. Robinson, Smigiel, Valderrama, Vallario, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Criminal Charge Transferred to Juvenile Court

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 709

  Status as of March 7, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Valentino-Smith, Alston, Arora, Braveboy, Burns, Hough, Hubbard, McComas, McDermott, Mitchell, and Stukes

  Entitled

  General Assembly - Fiscal Notes - Criminal Justice Policy Impact Statements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 735

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Schulz, Aumann, Cluster, Dumais, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hogan, Hough, Jacobs, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, W. Miller, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Serafini, Szeliga, and Vitale

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Slayer's Rule (Ann Sue Metz Law)

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 761

  Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Family Law - Grandparent Visitation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 762

  Status as of April 3, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Maryland Mediation Confidentiality Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 794

  Status as of February 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Waldstreicher, Vallario, Hough, and Valentino-Smith

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Revision of Verdict or Judgment - Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 798

  Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vallario, Frush, Alston, Barnes, Braveboy, Hubbard, and Valentino-Smith

  Entitled

  Juvenile Offenders - Dual Sentencing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 824

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 681

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hammen (Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee)

  Entitled

  State Board of Physicians - Appointment and Term of Chair

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 960

  Status as of March 20, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Niemann

  Entitled

  Real Property - Condominiums - Delinquency in Payments - Utility Service

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 981

  Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Alston

  Entitled

  Juvenile Law - Waiver or Transfer of Jurisdiction - Appeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1022

  Status as of April 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates K. Kelly, Alston, Anderson, Bromwell, Clippinger, Cluster, Conaway, Dwyer, Elliott, Glass, Glenn, Haddaway-Riccio, Krebs, McConkey, O'Donnell, Parrott, Ready, Simmons, Stocksdale, Szeliga, Valderrama, Valentino-Smith, and Wood

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Accidents Resulting in Death - Appearance in Court for Traffic Citations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1042

  Status as of April 4, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Vallario

  Entitled

  Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Witnesses - Privileged Communications or Information Involving Labor Organizations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Senate Rules

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  HB 1044

  Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McComas, Afzali, Bates, Cluster, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, George, Glass, Hough, Kipke, McDermott, McDonough, W. Miller, Minnick, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring Systems - Local Jurisdictions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1052

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 698

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Beitzel and Frush

  Entitled

  Wildlife Poaching Prevention Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1056

  Status as of February 22, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates A. Kelly, Afzali, Beidle, Carr, Cullison, Frush, George, Hubbard, Ivey, Kach, Kipke, Luedtke, Mizeur, Parrott, Pena-Melnyk, Ready, and S. Robinson

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Licensed Midwives

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1100

  Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Wilson, Alston, Branch, and DeBoy

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Restrictions on Possession of Firearms - Convicted Felons and People With Mental Disorders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1122

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 416

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Valderrama, Anderson, Lee, F. Turner, and Valentino-Smith

  Entitled

  Juveniles - Confinement in Juvenile Facilities - Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1142

  Status as of February 10, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, Vallario, Anderson, Mitchell, and Simmons

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Bail Review Hearing - Determination Regarding Place of Detention of Minor

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1146

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 555

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, Simmons, Anderson, Arora, Barnes, Clippinger, Glenn, Hough, K. Kelly, Krebs, Lee, McComas, McDermott, Mitchell, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Domestically Related Crimes - Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1148

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 705

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lee, Pena-Melnyk, Gutierrez, Arora, Cane, Carr, Conaway, Cullison, DeBoy, Dumais, Elliott, Glenn, Healey, Jameson, A. Kelly, Luedtke, A. Miller, Nathan-Pulliam, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Stocksdale, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Courts - Victims of Crime - Interpreters

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1159

  Status as of March 13, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barkley, Arora, Barnes, Braveboy, Frick, Gilchrist, Hucker, Jameson, A. Kelly, Oaks, Reznik, S. Robinson, Waldstreicher, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Working Families Flexibility Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1160

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 142

  Sponsored By

  Charles County Delegation

  Entitled

  Family Law - Interim and Temporary Peace and Protective Orders - Duration

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1165

  Status as of February 10, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, McComas, Alston, Anderson, Arora, Carter, Clippinger, Cluster, Conaway, Hough, K. Kelly, Lee, McDermott, Mitchell, Simmons, Smigiel, Valderrama, Valentino-Smith, Vallario, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Commission on Child Custody Decision Making

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1181

  Status as of February 10, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Charles County Delegation

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Obtaining or Furnishing Alcoholic Beverage for Underage Consumption - Citation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1242

  Status as of March 22, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lee, Arora, Carr, DeBoy, Frush, Healey, Howard, Kach, Kipke, McComas, McDonough, A. Miller, Pendergrass, B. Robinson, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Identity Fraud Crimes - Restitution

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1288

  Status as of March 20, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Carter

  Entitled

  Foreclosure Prevention and Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1292

  Status as of April 6, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter and Oaks

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Charges Not Resulting in Conviction - Shielding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1324

  Status as of February 28, 2012: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Anderson

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Eyewitness Identification - Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1402

  Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Tarrant, Minnick, Stukes, and Wood

  Entitled

  Child Support - Contempt Orders - Veterans and Service Members

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1418

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 437

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Anderson, Alston, Carter, Simmons, Valentino-Smith, Vallario, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Coram Nobis - Failure to Seek Appeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1466

  Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barnes

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Domestic Violence - GPS Tracking System Pilot Program for Offenders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 1473

  Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Morhaim

  Entitled

  State Government - Repeat Audit Findings - Report of Corrective Actions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  SB 8

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 451

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Maryland Income Tax Refund - Anne Arundel County - Warrants

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 18

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 160

  Sponsored By

  Senators Peters, Astle, Klausmeier, Garagiola, DeGrange, Rosapepe, King, Ramirez, Montgomery, Kelley, Madaleno, Stone, Manno, Kittleman, Colburn, Edwards, and Brochin

  Entitled

  Task Force on Military Service Members, Veterans, and the Courts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 70

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 169

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kelley

  Entitled

  Family Law - Permanency Planning and Guardianship Review Hearings - Court Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 101

  Status as of March 6, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Department of Natural Resources - Tracking Device on Vessel - Prohibition Without Court Order

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 122

  Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)

  Entitled

  Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Crime Victims and Witnesses Funds - Court Costs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 123

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 461

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Assessments and Taxation)

  Entitled

  Real Property - Foreclosure Sale of Residential Property - Notice to Local Supervisor of Assessments

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 180

  Status as of March 20, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Benson, Forehand, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Middleton, Montgomery, Raskin, and Young

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - State Board of Naturopathic Medicine

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 181

  Status as of January 25, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Raskin

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study the Public Financing of Judicial Elections

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 203

  Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Zirkin, Astle, Jacobs, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, Montgomery, Robey, Shank, Stone, Young, Brochin, Forehand, Ramirez, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Payment of Costs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 214

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 193

  Sponsored By

  Senator Raskin

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Possession of Marijuana - De Minimis Quantity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 221

  Status as of March 14, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Brochin, Forehand, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 245

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 198

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Juvenile Services)

  Entitled

  Juvenile Law - Disposition - Committed Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 247

  Status as of March 30, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Juvenile Services)

  Entitled

  Juvenile Law - Juvenile Records - Disclosure

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 280

  Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Implementing a Civil Right to Counsel in Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 283

  Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Forehand, Jacobs, Klausmeier, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Accidents Resulting in Death - Appearance in Court for Traffic Citations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 298

  Status as of January 27, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Brochin, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Discharge from Commitment of Person Previously Found Not Criminally Responsible - Judicial Hearing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 317

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 214

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Astle, Ferguson, Gladden, Glassman, Jennings, King, Kittleman, Madaleno, Manno, Middleton, Mathias, Montgomery, Muse, Raskin, Rosapepe, Shank, and Stone

  Entitled

  Retail Pet Stores - Sales of Dogs - Required Records, Health Disclosures, and Purchaser Remedies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 334

  Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senator Zirkin

  Entitled

  Family Law - Grounds for Divorce

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 351

  Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, Madaleno, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Punitive Damages - High-Risk Drunk Drivers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 369

  Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Revision of Verdict or Judgment - Restrictions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 370

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - State Child Abuse Registry

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 387

  Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kelley

  Entitled

  Identity Fraud Crimes - Restitution

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 414

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 229

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin, Klausmeier, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Juvenile Law - Taking Child into Custody - Arrest Warrant

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 419

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 231

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones-Rodwell (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Litter Control Law - Enforcement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 422

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 504

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh and Colburn

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Criminal Defendants - Citations and Appearances

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 445

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn and Mathias

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Assignment and Costs of Animal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 494

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden, Ferguson, Getty, Jones-Rodwell, McFadden, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Retention of Right to Expungement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 496

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 525

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden and Middleton

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Unexecuted Warrant, Summons, or Other Criminal Process - Invalidation and Destruction

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 515

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Shank, Edwards, and Young

  Entitled

  Washington County - Assault - Global Positioning Satellite Tracking Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 517

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Shank

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Slayer's Rule (Ann Sue Metz Law)

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 629

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway (Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee)

  Entitled

  State Board of Physicians - Appointment and Term of Chair

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 633

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Elective Share - Augmented Estate

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 647

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 554

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ramirez, Colburn, Forehand, Jacobs, Raskin, Shank, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Domestically Related Crimes - Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 667

  Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones-Rodwell (By Request - Task Force on Prisoner Reentry) and Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  Criminal Records - Shielding - Nonviolent Convictions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 678

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 563

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Criminal Charge Transferred to Juvenile Court

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 679

  Status as of February 27, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  General Assembly - Fiscal Notes - Criminal Justice Policy Impact Statements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules
  

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  SB 686

  Status as of March 22, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ramirez and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Real Property - Condominiums - Delinquency in Payments for Utilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 691

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 564

  Sponsored By

  Senators Shank, Frosh, Getty, and Gladden

  Entitled

  Earned Compliance Credit and Reinvestment Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 709

  Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Zirkin

  Entitled

  Family Law - Grounds for Divorce

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 722

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Zirkin

  Entitled

  Maryland Trust Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 738

  Status as of March 7, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jennings

  Entitled

  State Real Estate Commission - Regulation of Business Brokers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 761

  Status as of April 1, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Juveniles - Confinement in Juvenile Facilities - Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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  SB 786

  Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Muse and Ramirez

  Entitled

  Real Property - Foreclosures and Mediation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 797

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 304

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Gladden, Forehand, Ramirez, Raskin, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Witnesses - Privileged Communications or Information Involving Labor Organizations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 856

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 309

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Forehand, Getty, Gladden, Jacobs, Ramirez, Shank, and Stone

  Entitled

  Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Maryland Mediation Confidentiality Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 891

  Status as of February 21, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Brochin

  Entitled

  Health - Lyme Disease - Patient Information and Admissibility of Test Results

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 902

  Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Brinkley, Forehand, Getty, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, and Peters

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Seizure and Forfeiture - Property Used in Human Trafficking

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 986

  Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Eyewitness Identification - Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 1041

  Status as of March 7, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  Courts - Victims of Crime - Interpreters

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings