Circuit Courts
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Books and motion pictures; proceedings for adjudication of obscenity, etc. [HB-2349]
[Media and Advertising ]
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[Arts and Culture ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Proceedings against books and motion pictures alleged to be obscene; repeal. Repeals provisions of the Code that permit any citizen, attorney for the Commonwealth, or city attorney to institute a proceeding for adjudication of the obscenity of a sold or commercially distributed book or motion picture in the circuit court of the city or county where the sale or commercial distribution of such book or motion picture occurs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marcus Simon
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/07/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Clerks of the Courts - Case Management System - Information [HB-134]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the clerk of the court to include the name of the judge or magistrate who presided over a hearing or took judicial action as part of case information in the case management system of the court; requiring a clerk of the District Court to include the name of the judge who presided over a hearing or took judicial action as part of case information in the case management system of the District Court; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing 1/25 At 2:30 P.m. on 01/17/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Circuit court clerk; posting of notices. [HB-2323]
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[Cybersecurity ]
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Posting of notices. Provides that if any notice, summons, order, or other official document of any type is required to be posted by a circuit court clerk on or at the front door of a courthouse or on a public bulletin board at a courthouse, it shall constitute compliance with such requirement if the notice, summons, order, or other official document is posted on the public government website of the locality served by the court or the website of the circuit court clerk. The bill further directs the chief judge of the circuit in which the courthouse
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Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Hope
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0598) on 03/26/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Family Law - Marriage Ceremony - Designation of Deputy Clerk [SB-133]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Transferring, from the county administrative judge of the circuit court for the county to the clerk of the circuit court for the county, the authority to designate a deputy clerk to perform a marriage ceremony.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Favorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
State's Attorney, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Register of Wills, Sheriff, and Judge of the Orphans' Court - Nonpartisan Elections [SB-132]
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[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring State's Attorneys, clerks of the circuit court, registers of wills, sheriffs, and judges of the orphans' court to be elected on a nonpartisan basis; and establishing procedures for the nomination and election of State's Attorneys, clerks of the circuit court, registers of wills, sheriffs, and judges of the orphans' court on a nonpartisan basis.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Hearing Canceled (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 02/13/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Persons other than ministers who may perform rites of marriage; issuance of order, etc. [HB-2071]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Persons other than ministers who may perform rites of marriage; bond requirement. Allows the court to waive the $500 bond required to be entered into prior to a person celebrating the rites of marriage if such person qualifies for in forma pauperis status. Persons other than ministers who may perform rites of marriage; bond requirement. Allows the court to waive the $500 bond required to be entered into prior to a person celebrating the rites of marriage if such person qualifies for in forma pauperis status.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0789) on 04/12/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Juvenile and domestic relations district courts; notice of appeal to the circuit court. [HB-1992]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Juvenile and domestic relations district courts; notice of appeal to the circuit court. Requires a copy of a notice of appeal from a final order or judgment of the juvenile court to be served by the appealing party upon the opposing party or each counsel of record. The bill also authorizes the court, on its own motion, to continue a hearing for or dismiss an appeal when the court makes a determination that the appealing party failed to properly serve a copy of notice of an otherwise proper appeal. Juvenile and domestic relations district courts;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Charniele Herring
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0788) on 04/12/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Retired Supreme Court justices and Court of Appeals judges; recall in circuit courts. [HB-2012]
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Retired Supreme Court justices and Court of Appeals judges; recall; circuit courts. Provides that retired justices of the Supreme Court of Virginia and judges of the Court of Appeals of Virginia may be designated by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia to sit in recall in circuit courts when such retired justice or judge has been found qualified within the preceding three years by the House Committee for Courts of Justice and the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retired Supreme Court justices and Court of Appeals judges; recall;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Les Adams
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0313) on 03/23/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Clerks of the Circuit Courts - Civil Commissions - Presentation and Reporting [SB-67]
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[Public Safety ]
Requiring an appointee for a civil commission to contact the clerk of the circuit court to which the commission was delivered by the Governor to coordinate a time and place for the administration of the oath of office and presentation of the commission; altering the frequency with which the clerk of a circuit court must report to the Secretary of State the name and office of each officer who has taken the oath of office; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 666 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Mental Health - Treatment Plans for Individuals in Facilities and Resident Grievance System [HB-121]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring a treatment plan for an individual with a mental disorder admitted to a certain health care facility to include a discharge goal and an estimate of the probable length of the inpatient stay before the individual can be transferred to a certain setting; requiring certain facility staff to review and reassess a plan of treatment within certain time periods; requiring the Department of Health to report annually to the General Assembly on the Resident Grievance System and the grievances received related to State facilities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 263 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Mental Health - Treatment Plans for Individuals in Facilities and Residence Grievance System [SB-8]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring a treatment plan for an individual with a mental disorder admitted to a certain health care facility to include a certain discharge goal and an estimate of the probable length of the inpatient stay the individual requires before transfer to a certain setting; requiring certain facility staff to review and reassess a plan of treatment; establishing an appeals process related to the review of a treatment plan; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to adopt certain regulations relating to the appeals process; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm Augustine
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 262 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Ground Leases - Collection of Rent, Interest, Fees, and Other Expenses - Registration Requirements [HB-92]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing that ground leases or amendments that are not posted on the State Department of Assessments and Taxation's website are not considered registered or amended; prohibiting a ground lease holder from collecting or attempting to collect rent, late fees, interest, collection costs, and other expenses related to a ground lease unless the ground lease is registered with the Department; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 180 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Circuit Courts and District Court - Dishonored Checks - Service Charges [HB-66]
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Increasing the amount of the service charge from $10 to $30 that may be imposed by a circuit court or the District Court for a dishonored check.
Sponsored by: Rep. Juanita Bartlett
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 664 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Circuit Courts and District Court - Dishonored Checks - Service Charges [SB-99]
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Increasing the amount of the service charge from $10 to $30 that may be imposed by a circuit court or the District Court for a dishonored check.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 665 on 05/16/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Retired circuit court and district court judges; recall, evaluation, etc. [SB-843]
[Law Enforcement ]
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[Criminal Justice ]
Retired circuit court and district court judges; recall; qualification by Senate Committee on the Judiciary and House Committee for Courts of Justice. Provides that no retired judge shall be authorized or eligible for temporary recall if such judge, prior to submitting a notice of retirement, sought reelection to a subsequent term but was not reelected by a majority of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly. Retired circuit court and district court judges; recall; qualification by Senate Committee on the Judiciary and House Committee
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Petersen
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Attorney fees; written notice of lien requirements, validity and amount determinations. [SB-817]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Lien for attorney fees; written notice requirements; validity and amount determinations. Provides that written notice of a lien for attorney fees shall be given either within 45 days of the end of representation or (i) in causes of action sounding in tort or for liquidated or unliquidated damages on contract, before settlement or adjustment or (ii) in cases of annulment or divorce, before final judgment is entered, whichever is earlier. The bill further provides that the validity and amount of such a lien may be determined either by motion in the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Scott Surovell
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0234) on 03/22/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Uniform electronic filing system; studying feasibility of establishing for various courts. [HJR-59]
[Technology and Innovation ]
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[Data Privacy ]
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[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Study; OES to study feasibility of establishing a uniform electronic filing system for all state circuit, general district, and juvenile and domestic relations courts and provide a plan for the establishment of such system; report. Requests the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia to (i) determine the cost of the creation and implementation of a uniform filing system for all state circuit, general district, and juvenile and domestic relations district courts; (ii) identify any potential challenges of and concerns relating
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Sponsored by: Rep. William Wampler
Left In Rules on 11/21/2022
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Virginia 2022 Special I
Judges; election in circuit court, general district court, etc. [HJR-6005]
[Elections ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Election of Circuit Court Judges, a General District Court Judge, and a Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judge.
Sponsored by: Rep. Les Adams
Presented 22208446d on 09/07/2022
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Virginia 2022 Special I
Judges; nominations for election to circuit court. [SR-696]
[Elections ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Nominating persons to be elected to circuit court judgeships.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards
Presented And Ordered Printed 22208442d on 09/07/2022
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Virginia 2022 Special I
Judges; nominations for election to circuit court. [HR-809]
[Elections ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Nominating persons to be elected to circuit court judgeships.
Sponsored by: Rep. Les Adams
Presented 22208439d on 09/07/2022