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Civil Actions And Procedures

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Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
SB-1071	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Department of Legislative Services to study and make recommendations on the procedures for obtaining and the effectiveness of peace orders and protective orders issued in the State; requiring the Department to solicit input from academic experts, interested parties, and advocates; and requiring the Department to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2020. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Civil Actions And Procedures Family Law Assault Harassment Legislative Services, Department Of Protection Orders Reports Rules And Regulations
SB-1042	State (Maryland)	Altering the conditions under which a lawsuit is considered a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP suit); specifying the conditions under which a lawsuit is not considered a SLAPP suit; altering the conditions under which a defendant in a SLAPP suit is not civilly liable for certain communications; providing for a plaintiff's burden and the award of certain fees in connection with a motion to dismiss; providing for the prospective application of the Act; etc. Democrat: 100% (3) 100% Democrat support	Civil Actions And Procedures Appeals Attorneys' Fees Civil Actions Commerce And Business Court Costs Human Rights Insurance Petitions Securities
HB-1563	State (Maryland)	Establishing certain requirements and procedures regarding certain settlement agreements for claims arising out of a birth-related neurological injury subject to certain provisions of the Act; requiring the Commission to assess a certain fee on certain hospitals; requiring the Maryland Patient Safety Center to convene a certain Perinatal Clinical Advisory Committee; establishing the Maryland Infant Lifetime Care Trust; providing for the governance, administration, and purposes of the Trust; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Civil Actions And Procedures Public Health Health Care Facilities And Regulation Accountants Attorneys' Fees Auditors And Audits Claims Committees And Commissions Communications Disabilities
HB-1352	State (Maryland)	Authorizing a certain person to petition for a peace order or protective order against another person whom the petitioner alleges has engaged in certain behavior toward the petitioner that is controlling or coercive. Republican: 88% (8) Democrat: 11% (1) 88% Republican support 11% Democrat support	Family Law Civil Actions And Procedures Petitions Protection Orders Threats
HB-1562	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting private education lenders and private education loan collectors from initiating a certain action except under certain circumstances; prohibiting a court from entering a certain judgment unless the private education lender or private education loan collector introduces certain documents in accordance with certain rules; requiring a private education lender or private education loan collector to introduce certain information in a certain action; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Civil Actions And Procedures Higher Education Commercial Law - Consumer Protection
HB-1096	State (Maryland)	Establishing that a certain report signed by a DNA analyst is prima facie evidence the material delivered was properly tested for a certain purpose under certain circumstances; providing that a certain DNA profile may be established without the necessity for the DNA analyst to personally appear in court under certain circumstances; providing that certain provisions of law do not preclude the right of any party to introduce any evidence supporting or contradicting certain evidence or presumptions; etc. Democrat: 100% (4) 100% Democrat support	Civil Actions And Procedures Criminal Law - Procedure Chemical Tests Civil Actions Evidence Genetics Records Records Reports Signatures
HB-1115	State (Maryland)	Authorizing a certain civil action to be brought against a person who knowingly summons a police officer with a certain intent; specifying certain types of damages that a certain person is entitled to recover; and providing that the Act does not restrict certain legal remedies. Democrat: 100% (7) 100% Democrat support	Civil Actions And Procedures Civil Actions Commerce And Business Damages Discrimination Fraud Harassment Law Enforcement Liability Libel And Slander
HB-1037	State (Maryland)	Specifying that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, no statutory limitation on noneconomic damages applies in certain claims or actions for damages for personal injury or wrongful death that arise on or after October 1, 2020 under certain circumstances. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Civil Actions And Procedures Civil Actions Damages Death Injury
HB-976	State (Maryland)	Requiring a certain surcharge for service of summary ejectment papers by the Anne Arundel County Sheriff's Office; and authorizing, in an action to repossess any premises in Anne Arundel County, service of process on a tenant to be directed to any person authorized under the Maryland Rules to serve process. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Real Property Civil Actions And Procedures Anne Arundel County Baltimore City Eviction Fees Landlord And Tenant Process Serving Public Employees Revenue And Taxes
HB-992	State (Maryland)	Increasing from $10,000 to $25,000 the maximum amount of compensatory damages that may be awarded to an owner of a pet from a person who tortiously causes an injury to or death of the pet under certain circumstances. Republican: 100% (2) 100% Republican support	Civil Actions And Procedures Animals Civil Actions Damages Death Injury
HB-974	State (Maryland)	Altering the definition of "sexual abuse"; altering the statute of limitations in certain civil actions relating to child sexual abuse by providing that a certain action may be filed at any time; providing for the retroactive application of the Act to revive any action that was barred by the application of the period of limitations applicable before October 1, 2020, if the action is filed before October 1, 2022; and repealing a statute of repose for certain civil actions relating to child sexual abuse. Democrat: 91% (11) Republican: 8% (1) 91% Democrat support 8% Republican support	Civil Actions And Procedures Family Law Child Abuse And Neglect Civil Actions Obscenity Pornography Prostitution Sexual Offenses Statutes Of Limitation
HB-990	State (Maryland)	Authorizing a person with a secured interest in residential property in Baltimore County, under certain circumstances, to file an order to docket or complaint to foreclose accompanied by an affidavit that the residential property is vacant or unfit for human habitation under certain housing codes; providing, with a certain exception, that the requirements of certain provisions of law do not apply to an action to foreclose a mortgage or deed of trust on the property for which the affidavit is issued; etc. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Real Property Counties - Local Laws Civil Actions And Procedures Abandoned Property Attorneys' Fees Baltimore County Codes Communications Court Costs Courts
HB-1030	State (Maryland)	Establishing that certain employers are not liable, under certain circumstances, for negligently hiring or failing to adequately supervise an employee based on evidence that the employee has received probation before judgment for an offense or has been convicted of an offense; providing that the Act does not limit or abrogate certain other immunities or defenses; applying the Act prospectively; etc. Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Civil Actions And Procedures Private Sector Labor And Industry Construction Ex-offenders Industry And Technology Liability Negligence Parole And Probation Storage Transportation
SB-997	State (Maryland)	Increasing from $10,000 to $25,000 the maximum amount of compensatory damages that may be awarded to an owner of a pet from a person who tortiously causes an injury to or death of the pet while acting individually or through an animal under the person's ownership, direction, or control. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Civil Actions And Procedures Animals Civil Actions Damages Death Injury
SB-879	State (Maryland)	Establishing certain requirements and procedures regarding certain settlement agreements for claims arising out of a birth-related neurological injury subject to certain provisions of the Act; requiring a certain board to allocate a grant of $1,000,000 to the Maryland Department of Health to study disparities in and improvement to maternal and fetal outcomes in the State; establishing the Maryland Infant Lifetime Care Trust; providing for the governance, administration, and purposes of the Trust; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Civil Actions And Procedures Public Health Health Care Facilities And Regulation Accountants Accountants Attorneys' Fees Attorneys' Fees Auditors And Audits Auditors And Audits Claims
SB-846	State (Maryland)	Making certain provisions of law relating to the filing, issuance, and modification of certain peace orders and to the shielding of certain court records of certain peace order proceedings apply to certain peace orders filed by certain employers on the basis of certain acts committed against certain employees under certain circumstances; requiring an employer to notify an employee before the employer files a certain petition; providing immunity from civil liability to a certain employer under certain circumstances; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Civil Actions And Procedures Courts District Courts Hearings Liability Notices Privacy Protection Orders Records Violence
SB-801	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the recovery of actual damages, expenses, litigation costs, and interest in obligee claims against surety insurance providers under certain circumstances; applying certain provisions of law on unfair claim settlement practices to surety insurance; requiring an obligee to comply with certain procedures before bringing a certain claim against a surety insurance provider; applying the Act prospectively; etc. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Civil Actions And Procedures Insurance - Other Than Health Banks And Trust Companies Bonds Civil Actions Claims Contracts Court Costs Damages Financial Institutions
SB-829	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting the use or enforcement of a confidentiality or nondisclosure provision in a settlement agreement or other release of liability between the parties in a claim of misconduct in the performance of duties against a law enforcement officer of a private law enforcement agency in Baltimore City. Democrat: 100% (3) 100% Democrat support	Civil Actions And Procedures Public Safety Baltimore City Civil Actions Claims Disclosure Law Enforcement Liability
HB-802	State (Maryland)	Providing that a staff member of a school, acting in an official capacity, is not civilly liable for personal injury or property damage resulting from intervention in a student altercation or other student disturbance if the staff member intervened in a reasonably prudent manner and the actions taken do not constitute grossly negligent, willful, wanton, or intentionally tortious conduct. Republican: 64% (22) Democrat: 35% (12) 64% Republican support 35% Democrat support	Civil Actions And Procedures Education - Miscellaneous Civil Actions Injury Liability Private Schools Property Damage Public Employees Public Schools School Administration
SB-675	State (Maryland)	Authorizing a person with a secured interest in residential property in Baltimore County, under certain circumstances, to file an order to docket or complaint to foreclose accompanied by an affidavit that the residential property is vacant or unfit for human habitation under certain housing codes; providing, with a certain exception, that the requirements of certain provisions of law do not apply to an action to foreclose a mortgage or deed of trust on the property for which the affidavit is issued; etc. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Real Property Counties - Local Laws Civil Actions And Procedures Abandoned Property Attorneys' Fees Baltimore County Codes Communications Court Costs Courts

Title: Peace Orders and Protective Orders - Study

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-1071

Subjects: Civil Actions And Procedures, Family Law, Assault, Harassment, Legislative Services, Department Of, Protection Orders, Reports, Rules And Regulations

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Civil Actions – Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-1042

Subjects: Civil Actions And Procedures, Appeals, Attorneys' Fees, Civil Actions, Commerce And Business, Court Costs, Human Rights, Insurance, Petitions, Securities

Democrat: 100% (3)

Title: Public Health – Maryland Infant Lifetime Care Trust Funded by HSCRC and Maryland Patient Safety Center Duties

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1563

Subjects: Civil Actions And Procedures, Public Health, Health Care Facilities And Regulation, Accountants, Attorneys' Fees, Auditors And Audits, Claims, Committees And Commissions, Communications, Disabilities

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Peace Orders and Protective Orders - Coercive Control

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1352

Subjects: Family Law, Civil Actions And Procedures, Petitions, Protection Orders, Threats

Republican: 88% (8) Democrat: 11% (1)

Title: Action to Collect a Private Education Loan - Required Documents

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1562

Subjects: Civil Actions And Procedures, Higher Education, Commercial Law - Consumer Protection

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Evidence - Chain of Custody - DNA Profile

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1096

Subjects: Civil Actions And Procedures, Criminal Law - Procedure, Chemical Tests, Civil Actions, Evidence, Genetics, Records, Records, Reports, Signatures

Democrat: 100% (4)

Title: Courts - Improperly Summoning a Police Officer - Civil Liability

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1115

Subjects: Civil Actions And Procedures, Civil Actions, Commerce And Business, Damages, Discrimination, Fraud, Harassment, Law Enforcement, Liability, Libel And Slander

Democrat: 100% (7)

Title: Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Personal Injury or Wrongful Death

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1037

Subjects: Civil Actions And Procedures, Civil Actions, Damages, Death, Injury

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Anne Arundel County - Service of Summary Ejectment Papers - Sheriff's Surcharge and Authorization for Private Process Server

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-976

Subjects: Real Property, Civil Actions And Procedures, Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, Eviction, Fees, Landlord And Tenant, Process Serving, Public Employees, Revenue And Taxes

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Civil Actions - Tortious Injury to or Death of Pet - Compensatory Damages (Buddy's Law)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-992

Subjects: Civil Actions And Procedures, Animals, Civil Actions, Damages, Death, Injury

Republican: 100% (2)

Title: Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse - Definition and Statute of Limitations (Hidden Predator Act of 2020)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-974

Subjects: Civil Actions And Procedures, Family Law, Child Abuse And Neglect, Civil Actions, Obscenity, Pornography, Prostitution, Sexual Offenses, Statutes Of Limitation

Democrat: 91% (11) Republican: 8% (1)

Title: Baltimore County - Foreclosure Proceedings - Affidavit That Property Is Vacant or Unfit for Human Habitation

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-990

Subjects: Real Property, Counties - Local Laws, Civil Actions And Procedures, Abandoned Property, Attorneys' Fees, Baltimore County, Codes, Communications, Court Costs, Courts

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Employers of Ex-Offenders - Liability for Negligent Hiring or Inadequate Supervision - Immunity

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1030

Subjects: Civil Actions And Procedures, Private Sector Labor And Industry, Construction, Ex-offenders, Industry And Technology, Liability, Negligence, Parole And Probation, Storage, Transportation

Democrat: 100% (2)

Title: Civil Actions - Tortious Injury to or Death of Pet - Compensatory Damages (Buddy's Law)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-997

Subjects: Civil Actions And Procedures, Animals, Civil Actions, Damages, Death, Injury

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Public Health – Maryland Infant Lifetime Care Trust Funded by HSCRC and Maryland Patient Safety Center Duties

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-879

Subjects: Civil Actions And Procedures, Public Health, Health Care Facilities And Regulation, Accountants, Accountants, Attorneys' Fees, Attorneys' Fees, Auditors And Audits, Auditors And Audits, Claims

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Peace Orders and Protective Orders – Workplace Violence and Study

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-846

Subjects: Civil Actions And Procedures, Courts, District Courts, Hearings, Liability, Notices, Privacy, Protection Orders, Records, Violence

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Civil Action - Surety Insurance - Failure to Act in Good Faith

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-801

Subjects: Civil Actions And Procedures, Insurance - Other Than Health, Banks And Trust Companies, Bonds, Civil Actions, Claims, Contracts, Court Costs, Damages, Financial Institutions

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Baltimore City - Civil Claim Against Private Police - Prohibition Against Nondisclosure Provision in Settlement Agreement

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-829

Subjects: Civil Actions And Procedures, Public Safety, Baltimore City, Civil Actions, Claims, Disclosure, Law Enforcement, Liability

Democrat: 100% (3)

Title: Civil Actions - Civil Immunity - Educator Intervention in Student Violence (Good Teacher Protection Act)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-802

Subjects: Civil Actions And Procedures, Education - Miscellaneous, Civil Actions, Injury, Liability, Private Schools, Property Damage, Public Employees, Public Schools, School Administration

Republican: 64% (22) Democrat: 35% (12)

Title: Baltimore County - Foreclosure Proceedings - Affidavit That Property Is Vacant or Unfit for Human Habitation

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-675

Subjects: Real Property, Counties - Local Laws, Civil Actions And Procedures, Abandoned Property, Attorneys' Fees, Baltimore County, Codes, Communications, Court Costs, Courts

Republican: 100% (1)

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