Civil Actions And Procedures
Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Landlord and Tenant - Establishment of Rent Escrow Accounts - Time Limit [SB-628]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring a tenant who receives a court order to pay rents into a certain escrow account to establish the escrow account on the day the order is entered; and requiring a certain order relating to a wrongful detainer action to require a certain amount to be paid on the day the order is entered.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Reilly
Hearing Canceled on 02/09/2021
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Small Claims - Examination in Aid of Enforcement - Prohibition on Arrest or Incarceration for Failure to Appear [HB-848]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting an individual from being arrested or incarcerated for failure to respond to certain orders to appear in court relating to an examination in aid of enforcement of a money judgment entered in a small claim action in the District Court; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/18/2021
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Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Law Enforcement Officers - Use of Force, Reporting, and Whistleblower Protections [SB-626]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting a law enforcement officer from intentionally using excessive force; requiring a law enforcement officer to intervene to prevent another officer's use of excessive force; prohibiting a law enforcement officer from intentionally refusing to promptly provide or make a reasonable effort to obtain medical treatment for a person injured by a police officer's use of excessive force; requiring a law enforcement officer to make an immediate report to a superior regarding certain actions of another law enforcement officer; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Hearing 3/25 At 1:30 P.m. on 03/12/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Action for Change of Name - Waiver of Publication Requirement [SB-581]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring a court to waive a certain publication requirement in an action for change of name under the Maryland Rules on motion by an individual who has filed the action.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 507 on 05/30/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Small Claims - Examination in Aid of Enforcement - Prohibition on Arrest or Incarceration for Failure to Appear [SB-657]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting an individual from being arrested or incarcerated for failure to respond to certain orders to appear in court relating to an examination in aid of enforcement of a money judgment entered in a small claim action in the District Court; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Hearing Canceled on 02/26/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Residential Property - Eviction Proceedings - Shielding of Court Records [HB-697]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring a court to shield certain court records relating to an action involving certain residential property on the commencement of the action; requiring a court to cease shielding certain records if the court issues a warrant of restitution or warrant of possession to a certain party, except under certain circumstances; authorizing the release of shielded records under certain circumstances; requiring a summons issued for a certain cause of action to contain a certain statement in a certain form; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicole Williams
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/18/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Environment - Multidefendant Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Cases - Effect of Settlement [HB-739]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Exempting certain types of pollution cases from the Maryland Uniform Contribution Among Joint Tort-Feasors Act; requiring the factfinder in certain legal actions to make a determination of the total liability and assign comparative responsibility to certain parties; authorizing the State to continue to pursue certain legal actions or bring new legal actions if the State has obtained less than complete relief from a certain person who has resolved the person's liability with the State in a settlement; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Hearing 2/17 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/29/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Environment - Multidefendant Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Cases - Effect of Settlement [SB-524]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Exempting certain types of pollution cases from the Maryland Uniform Contribution Among Joint Tort-Feasors Act; requiring the factfinder in certain legal actions to make a determination of the total liability and assign comparative responsibility to certain parties; authorizing the State to continue to pursue certain legal actions or bring new legal actions if the State has obtained less than complete relief from a certain person who has resolved the person's liability with the State in a settlement; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Hearing Canceled on 02/15/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Financial Capabilities and Legal Assistance Fund [HB-585]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a collection agency from passing to a consumer any costs associated with certain filing fees; establishing the Financial Capabilities and Legal Assistance Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to receive and distribute funds to qualified nonprofit entities that provide counselling services and legal assistance to consumers related to consumer credit and debt collections; requiring the Division to adopt certain regulations; requiring the State Treasurer to hold the Fund and the Comptroller to account for the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Debra Davis
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 02/25/2021
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Real Property – Alterations in Actions for Repossession and Establishment of Eviction Diversion Program [SB-454]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
[Poverty ]
Establishing the Eviction Diversion Program in the District Court to reduce the incidence of judgments for repossession of residential property and to promote continuity of housing; requiring the Chief Judge of the District Court to establish a Program in a District Court sitting in a county that processed 10,000 or more claims for repossession of residential property in fiscal year 2019; requiring that a landlord provide a certain written statement to a tenant within 5 days of receiving a certain request from the tenant; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Hearing 2/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/25/2021
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Criminal Law - Crimes Involving Computers [HB-425]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from committing a certain prohibited act with the intent to interrupt or impair the functioning of a health care facility or a public school; prohibiting a person from knowingly possessing certain ransomware with the intent to use the ransomware for purposes of introduction into a computer, network, or system of another person; providing a penalty for violation of the Act of 2 years of imprisonment and up to a $5,000 fine or both; authorizing a victim of a certain offense to bring a civil action for damages; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 145 on 05/18/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Civil Cases – Surcharges [HB-478]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Property Tax ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Taxes ]
Increasing surcharges for certain civil cases in the circuit courts from $55 to $75 per case and in the the District Court from $8 to $13 per summary ejectment case and from $18 to $24 per case for all other civil cases; and prohibiting the surcharge for a summary ejectment case from being passed on to a tenant.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lesley Lopez
Hearing 2/17 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/26/2021
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Civil Action - Surety Insurance - Failure to Act in Good Faith [SB-372]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Reilly
First Reading Finance on 01/15/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Suspension of Driver’s License or Vehicle Registration – Unpaid Judgments [SB-373]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Insurance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration, on receiving notice from a certain insurer, to suspend the driver's license and all vehicle registrations of a motor vehicle judgment debtor who fails to pay the judgment, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting the Administration from renewing or reissuing a license or registration suspended under the Act until certain conditions are met; requiring the Administration to reinstate the license and registrations of a judgment debtor who enters into an installment plan; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Reilly
Hearing 2/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/18/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Courts – Improperly Summoning a Police Officer – Civil Liability [SB-363]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
Authorizing a certain civil action to be brought against a person who knowingly summons a police officer with the intent to infringe on the person's constitutional rights, unlawfully discriminate against the person, cause the person to feel harassed or humiliated or to be expelled from a certain place, or damage a person's reputation or certain other interests; specifying certain types of damages that a certain person is entitled to recover; and providing that the Act does not restrict certain legal remedies.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Hearing 2/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/18/2021
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Baltimore City - Civil Claims Against Law Enforcement Officers of an Institution of Higher Education - Prohibition Against Nondisparagement Clause in Settlement Agreement [SB-364]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting the use or enforcement of a nondisparagement clause 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 an institution of higher education in Baltimore City; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 740 on 05/30/2021
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Catastrophic Health Emergencies – Health Care Providers – Definition and Immunity (Maryland Health Care Heroes Protection Act) [HB-25]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Altering the definition of "health care provider" for purposes of certain provisions of law governing catastrophic health emergencies to include an employee, an agent, or a contractor of a health care facility who provides or assists in the provision of health care services; specifying the acts and omissions for which and altering the circumstances under which a health care provider has civil and criminal immunity related to a catastrophic health emergency; applying the Act retroactively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison
Hearing 2/04 At 1:30 P.m. (health And Government Operations) on 12/23/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Violation of Rights - Governmental Liability [HB-353]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Establishing the civil liability of a law enforcement officer who deprives or allows another to deprive an individual of certain rights under the Maryland Declaration of Rights and the Maryland Constitution; requiring a court to award attorney's fees and costs to a plaintiff under certain circumstances; authorizing a court to award attorney's fees and costs to a defendant under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julian Ivey
Hearing 2/10 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/31/2021
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Courts – Improperly Summoning a Police Officer – Civil Liability [HB-227]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
Authorizing a certain civil action to be brought against a person who knowingly summons a police officer with the intent to infringe on the person's constitutional rights, unlawfully discriminate against the person, cause the person to feel harassed or humiliated or to be expelled from a certain place, or damage a person's reputation or certain other interests; specifying certain types of damages that a certain person is entitled to recover; and providing that the Act does not restrict certain legal remedies.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nick Charles
Hearing 1/20 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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Real Property - Eviction Actions - Alterations in Actions for Repossession [HB-52]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that certain procedural notice requirements must be fulfilled prior to the filing of a complaint by a landlord or a landlord's duly qualified agent for the repossession of residential rental property for failure to pay rent; requiring that, before a landlord may file a complaint to repossess property for the failure to pay rent, the landlord deliver certain written notice to a tenant; altering from the fifth to the seventh day following the filing of a complaint that at tenant much appear before the court; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Melissa Wells
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/17/2021