Attorneys
Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Real Property - Rent-to-Own Agreements and Contracts - Requirements [HB-1173]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring a landlord who offers a dwelling unit for rent in the State under a rent-to-own agreement on or after October 1, 2017, to use a written lease; prohibiting a landlord from entering into or offering to enter into a rent-to-own agreement with a tenant except under specified circumstances; requiring a specified landlord to deliver a copy of a specified attorney certification to a prospective tenant together with a rent-to-own contract; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/13/2017
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Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Disciplinary Proceedings - Students and Student Organizations [HB-1142]
[Education ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Student Loans ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Establishing the right to an attorney or a nonattorney advocate for a student or student organization at a disciplinary proceeding or other procedure designed to address a violation of the rules of public senior higher education institutions; requiring represented persons to pay for the attorney or nonattorney advocate; authorizing the attorney or nonattorney advocate to participate throughout the disciplinary proceedings, including by performing specified services; establishing the right to appeal disciplinary decisions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Bailey Hornberger
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2017
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Estates - Duties of Guardian of the Person - Fostering and Preserving Family Relationships [HB-1165]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
Expanding the duties of a guardian of a disabled person to include the duty to foster and preserve family relationships including assisting to arrange specified visitation and communication.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Hearing 4/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/04/2017
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Attorney's Liens - Settlement Providing for Conveyance of Real Property - Enforcement [HB-1077]
[Real Estate ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a court order establishing an attorney's lien that attaches to a settlement providing only for the conveyance of real property to be recorded in the land records of a specified county; and authorizing a specified attorney's lien to be enforced and foreclosed in the same manner and subject to the same requirements as the foreclosure of specified mortgages or deeds of trust.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael E. Malone
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/17/2017
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Frederick County - Ethics Requirements and Campaign Activity Concerning the County Executive and County Council [HB-976]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring nonelected members of boards and commissions in Frederick County to vacate office on becoming a candidate for an elected office, as specified; prohibiting a business entity, and a lawyer or lobbyist for the business entity, that has a pending bid or application before a county board or commission from making a contribution to candidates, as specified; requiring a campaign finance entity for a candidate to disclose a contribution within a specified time period; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frederick County Delegation
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 03/10/2017
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Legislative and Congressional Districting [HB-966]
[Elections ]
Creating the General Assembly Legislative Redistricting and Apportionment Commission; requiring the Commission to divide the State to create specified General Assembly districts; providing for the membership, qualifications, and duties of the Commission; specifying requirements for the adoption of redistricting plans; establishing the Commission to Study Congressional Districting; requiring the Commission to Study Congressional Districting to report its findings and recommendations on or before December 31, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/03/2017
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Legal Advice to Corporations - Clarification [SB-794]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering an exception to the requirement that an individual be admitted to the Maryland Bar before the individual may practice law in the State by authorizing an individual who is admitted to the bar of any other state to provide legal advice to the individual's employer or the employer's organizational affiliates.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 508 on 05/04/2017
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Open Meetings Act - Annual Reporting Requirement, Web Site Postings, and Training [HB-880]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the State Open Meetings Law Compliance Board, in conjunction with the Office of the Attorney General, to develop and conduct educational programs and distribute educational materials on the requirements of the open meetings law to the staff and attorneys of specified entities; requiring the Board to post specified information on violators of the Act on a specified Web site; prohibiting a public body from meeting in closed session except under specified circumstances; establishing specified reporting requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 525 on 05/04/2017
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Attorney General - Powers - Maryland Defense Act of 2017 [HB-913]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing the Attorney General to employ specified assistant counsel; authorizing the Attorney General to take specified actions on civil and criminal suits and actions that are based on the federal government's action or inaction that threatens the public interest and welfare of the residents of the State; requiring the Attorney General to provide the Governor with specified notice; requiring the Governor to provide $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2019 and thereafter; requiring the Attorney General to submit a specified report; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 26 on 04/06/2017
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Small Claim Action Appeals From District Court - Nonattorney Representation [SB-500]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
Exempting specified representatives of specified entities from the requirement of admission to the Bar of Maryland and other requirements of the Court of Appeals for representing the entity in the appeals of specified civil actions originating in the District Court under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Wayne Norman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 544 on 05/04/2017
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Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse - Statute of Limitations and Limitation of Damages [HB-641]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Extending the statute of limitations from within 7 to 32 years of the date that the victim attains the age of majority in specified civil actions relating to child sexual abuse; providing that a specified statute of limitations does not apply during a specified period for a person with a certificate of merit obtained from the person's attorney and a licensed psychiatrist or psychologist; requiring information in a certificate of merit for specified civil actions relating to child sexual abuse to be provided by specified people; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric M Bromwell
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/15/2017
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Frederick County - Ethics Requirements and Campaign Activity Concerning the County Executive and County Council [SB-550]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring nonelected members of boards and commissions in Frederick County to vacate office on becoming a candidate for an elected office, as specified; prohibiting a business entity, and a lawyer or lobbyist for the business entity, that has a pending bid or application before a county board or commission from making a contribution to candidates, as specified; requiring a campaign finance entity for a candidate to disclose a contribution within a specified time period; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael J Hough
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/23/2017
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Mortgages and Deeds of Trust - Prerequisites to Recording [HB-595]
[Real Estate ]
Repealing the requirement that a mortgage or deed of trust bear a specified certification that the instrument was prepared by a specified person in order to be recorded; providing that a deed other than a mortgage, deed of trust, or an assignment or release of a mortgage or deed of trust may not be recorded unless the instrument bears specified certification of preparation; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin E Holmes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 520 on 05/04/2017
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Anne Arundel County - Alcoholic Beverages - Board of License Commissioners - Attorneys [HB-554]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Increasing from $20,000 to $60,000 the salary of an attorney employed by the Board of License Commissioners for Anne Arundel County; authorizing the Board to hire an attorney on a contractual basis to perform work that the attorney employed by the Board is unable to perform because of a conflict of interest; and prohibiting the Board from spending more than $30,000 each year to hire a contractual attorney.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark S. Chang
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 830 on 05/27/2017
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Family Law - Protecting the Resources of Children in State Custody [SB-442]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Department of Human Resources to take specified actions when serving as a representative payee or fiduciary for specified federal benefits for a child in the Department's custody; requiring the Department to provide specified notice to the child, through the child's attorney, of specified actions taken with respect to specified benefits for the child; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2017
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An Act To Allow Attorneys Employed by the State To Perform Volunteer Legal Services [SB-663]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Services ]
An Act To Allow Attorneys Employed by the State To Perform Volunteer Legal Services
Sponsored by: Sen. Shenna Lee Bellows
The House Insisted On Acceptance Of The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report. on 06/21/2017
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Mortgages and Deeds of Trust - Prerequisites to Recording [SB-376]
[Real Estate ]
Repealing the requirement that a mortgage or deed of trust bear a specified certification that the instrument was prepared by a specified person in order to be recorded; providing that a deed other than a mortgage, deed of trust, or an assignment or release of a mortgage or deed of trust may not be recorded unless the instrument bears specified certification of preparation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Wayne Norman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 521 on 05/04/2017
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St. Mary's County - Land Records - Repeal [HB-404]
[Real Estate ]
Repealing a specified provision of law concerning the preparation of specified documents submitted for inclusion in the land records of St. Mary's County.
Sponsored by: Rep. St. Mary's County Delegation
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 425 on 05/04/2017
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Family Law - Protecting the Resources of Children in State Custody [HB-416]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Department of Human Resources to take specified actions in the best interests of the child when serving as a representative payee or fiduciary for specified federal benefits for a child in the Department's custody; requiring the Department to provide immediate notification to the child, through the child's attorney, of specified actions taken with respect to specified benefits for the child; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen M Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/17/2017
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Anne Arundel County - Alcoholic Beverages - Board of License Commissioners - Attorneys [SB-374]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Increasing from $20,000 to $60,000 the salary of an attorney employed by the Board of License Commissioners for Anne Arundel County; authorizing the Board to hire an attorney on a contractual basis to perform work that the attorney employed by the Board is unable to perform because of a conflict of interest; and prohibiting the Board from spending more than $30,000 each year to hire a contractual attorney.
Sponsored by: Sen. John C Astle
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 831 on 05/27/2017