CHAPTER NUMBER: 323
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: Courts and Court Personnel - Local
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 517/97 - JUD
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Dembrow, Genn, Grosfeld, and Comeau
- Entitled:
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Montgomery and Harford Counties - Retired Judges - Assignment to
Orphans' Court
Proposing amendments to the Constitution of Maryland authorizing the
Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals to assign under specified
conditions a retired judge of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County
to do an act that a judge of the Orphans' Court for Montgomery County
is authorized to perform; authorizing the Chief Judge to assign under
specified conditions a retired judge of the Circuit Court for Harford
County to do an act that a judge of the Orphans' Court for Harford
County is authorized to perform; etc.
House Action
- 1/26
- First Reading Judiciary
- 1/28
- Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/16
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- 2/17
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Special Order 2/19 (Delegate Billings) Adopted
- 2/19
- Second Reading Passed
- 2/24
- Third Reading Passed (125-5)
- 4/9
- Return Passed
- 4/28
- Became Law without Governor's signature per MD Constitution - Chapter 323
Senate Action
- 2/25
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 4/1
- Hearing 4/8 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/10
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/11
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20
- Delegate Michael G. Comeau, District 35A
- Delegate Gilbert J. Genn, District 16
- Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CIRCUIT COURTS
- CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
- COURT OF APPEALS
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS
- HARFORD COUNTY
- JUDGES
- MONTGOMERY COUNTY
- ORPHANS' COURT
- REFERENDUM
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - IV Judiciary Department
- (
3A ,
18
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- February 24, 1998: Third Reading Passed (125-5)
- Senate
- April 11, 1998: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
