Circuit Courts

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause [SB-606] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing a police officer who is denied a certain right to apply to the circuit court at a certain time for an order that directs the law enforcement agency to show cause why the right should not be granted.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Criminal Procedure - Committed Persons - Release Proceedings [SB-551] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Public Safety ]
Providing that certain provisions of the Maryland Rules relating to discovery in civil matters apply in a certain administrative proceeding; requiring a court that receives a certain report to promptly notify counsel of record for the committed person; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to notify the court and certain persons if the Department receives a certain report; requiring a court to hold a hearing on request by any party after a certain application is made; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor Approved By The Governor - Chapter 760 on 05/16/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Court Personnel - Protection of Personal Information (Judge Andrew F. Wilkinson Judicial Security Act) [HB-664] [Data Privacy ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Cybersecurity ] [Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing a certain protected individual or the Office of Information Privacy in the Administrative Office of the Courts to request that a governmental entity or person not publish personal information of the individual on the Internet, social media, or social networks or remove the information from any existing publication; specifying certain procedures for the protection of personal information of a protected individual; authorizing certain relief for a violation of the Act; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway Approved By The Governor - Chapter 414 on 05/09/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Agricultural Land - Adversarial Foreign Governments - Restrictions on Property Interests [HB-616] [Agriculture ] [National Security ] [Real Estate ] [Trade ] [Property Tax ]
Prohibiting adversarial foreign governments from purchasing, acquiring, leasing, or holding any property interest in agricultural land in the State; and requiring the Attorney General to enforce the Act in a certain manner.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Rachel Munoz Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/26/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Court Personnel - Protection of Personal Information (Judge Andrew F. Wilkinson Judicial Security Act) [SB-575] [Data Privacy ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing a certain protected individual or the Office of Information Privacy in the Administrative Office of the Courts to request that a governmental entity or person not publish personal information of the protected individual on the Internet, social media, or social networks or remove the information from any existing publication; specifying certain procedures for the protection of personal information of a protected individual; authorizing certain relief for a violation of the Act; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse Approved By The Governor - Chapter 415 on 05/09/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Judges; nominations for election to circuit court. [SR-16] [Elections ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ]
Nominating persons to be elected to circuit court judgeships.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Scott Surovell Presented And Ordered Printed 24105476d on 01/24/2024

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Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Judges; election in Court of Appeals of Virginia, circuit court, etc. [HJR-99] [Workers' Compensation ] [Elections ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Election of a Court of Appeals of Virginia Judge, Circuit Election of a Court of Appeals of Virginia Judge, Circuit Court Judges, General District Court Judges, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judges, a member of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission, members of the State Corporation Commission, and a member of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michelle Lopes-Maldonado Presented, Ordered Printed 24106153d on 01/24/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Judges; nominations for election to circuit court. [HR-38] [Elections ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ]
Nominating persons to be elected to circuit court judgeships.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michelle Lopes-Maldonado Presented, Ordered Printed 24105473d on 01/24/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Prince George's County - Judgeships - Circuit Courts [HB-592] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ]
Altering the number of resident judges of the circuit courts by adding one additional judgeship in Prince George's County.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger Approved By The Governor - Chapter 757 on 05/16/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Clerks' offices; days of operation, clerks' authority to close office. [SB-736] [Law Enforcement ]
Days of operation of clerks' offices; clerks' authority to close office. Allows the clerk of the circuit court of any county or city to close the clerk's office on (i) Christmas Eve; (ii) any day or portion of a day that the Governor declares as a holiday for state employees; and (iii) any day or portion of a day on which the Governor, Supreme Court, or Judicial Council authorizes state offices to be closed. Under current law, the clerk may only close the clerk's office once a judge authorizes such clerk to do so in these circumstances.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ryan McDougle Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0521) on 04/04/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Judges; maximum number each judicial district and circuit. [SB-710] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Maximum number of judges in each judicial district and circuit. Increases by one the maximum number of authorized juvenile and domestic relations district court judges in the Twentieth and Thirty-first Judicial Districts. The bill also increases by one the maximum number of authorized circuit court judges in the First, Ninth, Fifteenth, and Twenty-fifth Judicial Circuits. This bill is a recommendation of the Committee on District Courts and the Judicial Council of Virginia.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer Boysko Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0606) on 04/05/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Agricultural Land - Adversarial Foreign Governments - Restrictions on Property Interests [SB-392] [Agriculture ] [National Security ] [Real Estate ] [Trade ] [Property Tax ]
Prohibiting adversarial foreign governments from purchasing, acquiring, leasing, or holding any property interest in agricultural land in the State; and requiring the Attorney General to enforce the Act in a certain manner.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jason Gallion Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/29/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Real Property - Recordation - Procedures [SB-423] [Real Estate ] [Taxes ] [Property Tax ]
Requiring a county treasurer, tax collector, or director of finance to provide a certificate enumerating certain taxes, assessments, and charges against a property and to establish certain procedures to facilitate the issuance of a certificate; requiring a collecting agent presented with a certificate to endorse a deed on payment of transfer and recordation taxes and all charges stated in the certificate and establishing that this endorsement is sufficient authority for a transfer on the assessment books; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mary James Approved By The Governor - Chapter 362 on 04/25/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Clerks' offices; days of operation, clerks' authority to close office. [HB-1396] [Law Enforcement ]
Days of operation of clerks' offices; clerks' authority to close office. Allows the clerk of the circuit court of any county or city to close the clerk's office on (i) Christmas Eve; (ii) any day or portion of a day that the Governor declares as a holiday for state employees; and (iii) any day or portion of a day on which the Governor, Supreme Court, or Judicial Council authorizes state offices to be closed. Under current law, the clerk may only close the clerk's office once a judge authorizes such clerk to do so in these circumstances.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Hope Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0482) on 04/04/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Commission on Civil Rights - Monetary Relief [HB-368] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Human Rights ] [Public Safety ]
Altering certain maximum amounts of monetary relief the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights is authorized to award if the Commission finds that a respondent has engaged in a discriminatory act under provisions of law regarding public accommodations and persons licensed or regulated by the Maryland Department of Labor; and requiring, by July 1, 2025, and by each July 1 for the next 4 years, the Commission to submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the impact of the Act on persons against whom complaints were filed.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser Referred Judicial Proceedings on 02/26/2024

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2024 Regular Session

Relating To Minors. [HB-792] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Safety ]
Grants a circuit court, when sentencing a minor for a criminal offense or adult convicted of a felony criminal offense that was committed before reaching the age of majority, the discretion to impose a sentence that includes a period of incarceration that is as much as fifty per cent shorter than any mandatory minimum and, in certain cases, decline to impose a mandatory enhanced sentence. (HD1)

Sponsored by: Rep. May Mizuno Carried Over To 2024 Regular Session. on 12/11/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Uniform Transfers to Minors Act - Transfers as Custodian for the Benefit of a Minor - Authorization of Court [HB-324] [Children and Youth ]
Increasing, from in excess of $10,000 to in excess of $25,000, the threshold amount for certain transfers by a personal representative, trustee, or conservator as a custodian for the benefit of a minor to require authorization by a court.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jon Cardin Approved By The Governor - Chapter 315 on 04/25/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Family Law - Marriage Ceremony - Designation of Deputy Clerk [HB-300] [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: Rep. Mary Lehman Approved By The Governor - Chapter 927 on 05/16/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

General district and circuit courts; transfer, civil jurisdiction. [HB-1343] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ]
Civil jurisdiction of general district courts and circuit courts; transfer. Provides that while a matter is pending in general district court, upon motion of either the plaintiff or defendant seeking to increase the amount of the claim, the court is required to order a transfer to circuit court without requiring that the case first be dismissed or that the plaintiff suffer a nonsuit. Similarly, the bill provides that while a matter is pending in circuit court, upon motion of either the plaintiff or defendant seeking to decrease the amount of the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Amanda Batten Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/13/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Environmental Quality, Department of; judicial review, authorization of projects, hearing & appeal. [SB-580] [Environmental ] [Energy ] [Air Quality ] [Water ] [Climate Change ]
Department of Environmental Quality; review and authorization of projects; hearing and appeal. Allows any person aggrieved by the final decision of the Department of Environmental Quality regarding the authorization of a project and who has participated in a proceeding for a permit to construct or operate a small renewable energy project under procedures adopted by the Department to seek judicial review of such action in accordance with the Administrative Process Act in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond within 30 days of such decision. The (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Creigh Deeds Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0774) on 04/08/2024

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