District Courts

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 52

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  HB 17

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Glenn

  Entitled

  Crimes - Elder Abuse or Neglect - Increased Penalties and Restrictions on Pretrial Release (The John H. Taylor Act)

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 95

  Status as of January 20, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Anderson and McDermott

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - District Court Commissioners - Arrest Warrants

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 112

  Status as of January 20, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McDermott

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Public Defender - Representation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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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 290

  Status as of February 27, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)

  Entitled

  Commissioner of Labor and Industry - Enforcement of Orders - Central Collection Unit

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 337

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Norman, Alston, Barnes, Braveboy, Cardin, Clippinger, Dumais, Feldman, James, K. Kelly, Lafferty, McComas, Mitchell, Niemann, Reznik, Rosenberg, Simmons, Smigiel, Stein, Valentino-Smith, Vallario, Vitale, and Wilson

  Entitled

  Courts - Discovery - Examination in Aid of Enforcement of Money Judgment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 338

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hough, Afzali, Cluster, DeBoy, Eckardt, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, K. Kelly, Krebs, McComas, McDermott, Parrott, Schuh, Schulz, Simmons, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Restrictions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 453

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Niemann

  Entitled

  Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund - Court Costs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 476

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 375

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen, McHale, and Clippinger (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Delegates Anderson, Branch, Conaway, Glenn, Haynes, McIntosh, Mitchell, Oaks, B. Robinson, Rosenberg, Stukes, Tarrant, and Washington

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Vehicle Height Monitoring Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 492

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates K. Kelly, Anderson, Cluster, Dumais, Hough, Mitchell, Parrott, Simmons, and Valentino-Smith

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Bail Bonds - Cash Bail

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 509

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 666

  Sponsored By

  Delegates K. Kelly, Beitzel, Clippinger, Cluster, Dumais, Hough, McConkey, Myers, Parrott, Valentino-Smith, and Wilson

  Entitled

  Public Health - Inmates - HIV Testing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 517

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Niemann

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Bail Bonds - Use of Real Property as Security

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 536

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Wilson

  Entitled

  Courts - Violation of Probation - Appeal on the Record

  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 610

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Weir, Norman, and Wilson

  Entitled

  Real Property - Landlord Defenses in Nuisance Actions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 736

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Beitzel

  Entitled

  Garrett County - Animal Control Ordinance - Enabling Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 850

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gilchrist and Niemann

  Entitled

  Real Property - Condominiums - Payment of Assessments and Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 968

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vitale, Eckardt, George, Kipke, McConkey, and Schuh

  Entitled

  District Court Commissioners - Possession of Handguns on District Court Premises

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1020

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Bohanan, Bromwell, DeBoy, Frick, Gaines, Guzzone, Healey, Hubbard, Ivey, Kach, A. Kelly, Kipke, Lafferty, Love, McConkey, McDonough, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, B. Robinson, Ross, Stein, Summers, V. Turner, Valderrama, Valentino-Smith, and Walker

  Entitled

  Maryland Animal Abuse Registry

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1030

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Alston and Braveboy

  Entitled

  District Court - Prince George's County - Masters for Traffic Offenses

  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 1184

  Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates B. Robinson and Howard

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Landlord and Tenant - Stay of Execution of Warrant of Restitution in Extreme Weather

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1190

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Murphy

  Entitled

  Charles County - District Court - Court Cost Surcharge

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1191

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Niemann, Burns, and Love

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Credit Counseling and Legal Assistance Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1243

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

  Sponsored By

  Charles County Delegation

  Entitled

  Courts and Judicial Proceedings - District Court Jurisdiction - Homeowners Associations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1274

  Status as of March 2, 2012: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Reznik

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Video Lottery Terminals - Playing by Individual Under 21 Years of Age

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1375

  Status as of March 1, 2012: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Transportation)

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Maryland Transportation Authority - Payment of Tolls

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1460

  Status as of March 20, 2012: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Branch, Cluster, and McDermott

  Entitled

  Court Costs - Criminal Cases - Funding for Law Enforcement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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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 1475

  Status as of March 16, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Clippinger

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Search Warrants - Application and Affidavit

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HJ 4

  Status as of January 26, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Judicial Compensation Commission)

  Entitled

  Judicial Compensation Commission - Recommendations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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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 165

  Status as of January 24, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Office of the Public Defender - Representation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 223

  Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Crimes - Elder Abuse or Neglect - Increased Penalties and Restrictions on Pretrial Release (The John H. Taylor Act)

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 301

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Young, Colburn, Forehand, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Mathias, Montgomery, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Maryland Animal Abuse Registry

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 306

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 376

  Sponsored By

  Senator Ferguson (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Vehicle Height Monitoring Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 411

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jennings

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Maryland Victim Information & Notification Everyday (VINE) Services - Contact Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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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 454

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Courts - Violation of Probation - Appeal on the Record

  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 645

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ramirez, Muse, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund - Court Costs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 685

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Ramirez

  Entitled

  Real Property - Condominiums - Payment of Assessments and Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 690

  Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Shank

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Restrictions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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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 769

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 90

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Garrett County - Animal Control Ordinance - Enabling Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 831

  Status as of March 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ramirez, Frosh, Forehand, and Gladden

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Credit Counseling and Legal Assistance Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 905

  Status as of March 7, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Video Lottery Terminals - Playing by Individual Under 21 Years of Age

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 1055

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Zirkin and Stone

  Entitled

  Court Costs - Criminal Cases - Funding for Law Enforcement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 1101

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Ramirez

  Entitled

  Red Light, Speeding, and Parking Violations - Civil Penalties - Late Payment Fee

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SJ 3

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Joint Resolution 5

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee (By Request - Judicial Compensation Commission)

  Entitled

  Judicial Compensation Commission - Recommendations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Judicial Proceedings
  House: Appropriations