Administrative Office Of The Courts
Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law - Driver's License - Points [HB-197]
Requiring a court to notify the Motor Vehicle Administration of a specified violation of the Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law; requiring the Chief Judge of the District Court and the Administrative Office of the Courts, in conjunction with the Administration, to establish specified procedures; requiring that a specified number of driver's license points be assessed against an individual who is convicted of a violation of the Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Curtis Anderson
Third Reading Passed (107-28) on 02/28/2013
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Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2012 [SB-1301]
Altering or repealing specified required appropriations; altering the distribution of specified revenues; altering or repealing specified funding requirements; altering the authorized use of specified funds; authorizing the transfer of specified funds; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
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Maryland 2012 Special Session
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2012 [HB-1801]
Altering or repealing specified required appropriations; altering the distribution of specified revenues; altering or repealing specified funding requirements; altering the authorized use of specified funds; authorizing the transfer of specified funds; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
First Reading Appropriations on 05/14/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Video Lottery Terminals - Playing by Individual Under 21 Years [SB-905]
Prohibiting an individual under the age of 21 years from playing a video lottery terminal; providing that it is a Code violation and a civil offense for an individual under the age of 21 years to play a video lottery terminal; providing that a person who violates the Act shall be issued a citation; establishing penalties for a violation of the Act; establishing procedures for the issuance of a citation under the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing Cancelled on 03/07/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Credit Counseling and Legal Assistance [SB-831]
Establishing the Credit Counseling and Legal Assistance Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; specifying the purpose of the Fund; requiring the Division of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General to administer the Fund; requiring the Division to adopt specified regulations; requiring the State Treasurer to hold the Fund and the Comptroller to account for the Fund; requiring the State Court Administrator to collect specified filing fees and pay the fees into the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Victor Ramirez
Unfavorable Report By Finance Withdrawn on 03/15/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Litter Control Law - Enforcement [SB-419]
Changing the name used to cite a violation of the litter control law from "Litter Control Law" to "Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law"; and altering the agency authorized in Baltimore City to enforce specified provisions relating to illegal dumping and litter control through the use of surveillance systems.
Sponsored by: Sen. Verna Jones-Rodwell
Approved By The Governor on 05/02/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Task Force on Military Service Members, Veterans, and the Courts [SB-18]
Creating a Task Force on Military Service Members, Veterans, and the Courts; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; providing that a member of the Task Force may not receive compensation but may be reimbursed for specified expenses; requiring the Task Force to study military service-related mental health issues and substance abuse problems and to make recommendations on or before December 1, 2013, concerning the establishment of a special court for defendants who are military members or veterans; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor on 05/02/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2012 [SB-152]
Altering or repealing specified required appropriations; altering the distribution of specified revenues; altering or repealing specified funding requirements; altering the authorized use of specified funds; authorizing the transfer of specified funds; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Conference Committee Report 473023/1 Adopted on 04/06/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Department of Natural Resources - Tracking Device on Vessel - Prohibition [SB-101]
Prohibiting the Secretary of Natural Resources or a Natural Resources police officer from placing or installing a tracking device on a vessel without first obtaining a specified court order; authorizing the Secretary or a Natural Resources police officer to apply for a specified court order in a specified manner; requiring a court to enter a specified order under specified circumstances; authorizing extensions of a specified order under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Colburn
Unfavorable Report By Education Health And Environmental Affairs on 03/06/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Litter Control Regulations and Penalties [HB-546]
Altering the penalties for improper litter disposal by distinguishing between litter in an amount not exceeding 1 pound and litter in an amount exceeding 1 pound; authorizing, for a first offense and requiring, for a second or subsequent offense, the Motor Vehicle Administration to suspend, for a specified period of time, the driver's license of a person who is convicted of improper disposal of litter in an amount exceeding 1 pound and who used a motor vehicle in the commission of the act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/21/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Joint Custody of Children [HB-459]
Establishing a Task Force to Study Joint Custody of Children; providing for the membership, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving compensation, but authorizing reimbursement of specified expenses; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding specified matters; requiring the Task Force to report its preliminary findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2012; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Vallario
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Task Force on Military Service Members, Veterans, and the Courts [HB-252]
Creating a Task Force on Military Service Members, Veterans, and the Courts; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; providing that a member of the Task Force may not receive compensation but may be reimbursed for specified expenses; requiring the Task Force to study military service-related mental health issues and substance abuse problems and to make recommendations on or before December 1, 2013, concerning the establishment of a special court for defendants who are military members or veterans; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Aumann
Approved By The Governor on 05/02/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Charges Not Resulting in Conviction - Shielding [HB-1292]
Authorizing a person who was convicted of one or more charges in a specified unit to file a petition to shield specified information; specifying that a specified petition shall be filed with the Administrative Office of the Courts; specifying that a petition to shield information relating to a specified charge may not be filed until the expiration of a specified amount of time; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/06/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Video Lottery Terminals - Playing by Individual Under 21 Years [HB-1274]
Prohibiting an individual under the age of 21 years from playing a video lottery terminal; providing that it is a Code violation and a civil offense for an individual under the age of 21 years to play a video lottery terminal; providing that a person who violates the Act shall be issued a citation; establishing penalties for a violation of the Act; establishing procedures for the issuance of a citation under the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kirill Reznik
Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Credit Counseling and Legal Assistance [HB-1191]
Establishing the Credit Counseling and Legal Assistance Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; specifying the purpose of the Fund; requiring the Division of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General to administer the Fund; requiring the Division to adopt specified regulations; requiring the State Treasurer to hold the Fund and the Comptroller to account for the Fund; requiring the State Court Administrator to collect specified filing fees and pay the fees into the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Love
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters Withdrawn on 03/13/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Commission on Child Custody Decision Making [HB-1165]
Establishing the Commission on Child Custody Decision Making; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Commission; prohibiting a member of the Commission from receiving specified compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of specified expenses; requiring the Commission to perform specified duties; requiring the Commission to report interim and final findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before specified dates; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
First Reading Judiciary on 02/10/2012
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Courts - Testimony by Spouses - Central Registry of Records of Refusals [SB-919]
Requiring the clerk of the court, when making a specified record of the refusal of a spouse to testify in a specified assault trial, to forward a copy of the record to the Administrative Office of the Courts, including specified information; requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts to maintain a specified central registry of records relating to the refusal of a spouse to testify in specified assault trials; providing that a specified record is not subject to expungement; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings Withdrawn on 03/28/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Task Force on Military Service Members, Veterans, and the Courts [SB-531]
Creating a Task Force on Military Service Members, Veterans, and the Courts; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; providing that a member of the Task Force may not receive compensation but may be reimbursed for specified expenses; requiring the Task Force to study military service-related mental health issues and substance abuse problems and to make recommendations on or before December 1, 2012, concerning the establishment of a special court for defendants who are military members or veterans; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 04/11/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Courts - Fee for the Special Admission of an Out-of-State Attorney - Janet L. [HB-523]
Requiring the State Court Administrator to assess a $100 fee for the special admission of an out-of-state attorney and to pay $75 of the fee into the Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program; requiring funds for the Program to be allocated to specified individuals who have received a graduate degree from a school of law; and providing that funds for the Program include money paid to the Program from the assessment of the fee for the special admission of an out-of-state attorney.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Approved By The Governor on 04/12/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Task Force on Military Service Members, Veterans, and the Courts [HB-336]
Creating a Task Force on Military Service Members, Veterans, and the Courts; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; providing that a member of the Task Force may not receive compensation but may be reimbursed for specified expenses; requiring the Task Force to study military service-related mental health issues and substance abuse problems and to make recommendations concerning the establishment of a special court for defendants who are military members or veterans; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/25/2011