Real Property - Wrongful Detainer Actions - Counterclaims and Cross-Claims [SB-377]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Property Tax ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Repealing a specified prohibition on filing a counterclaim or cross-claim in a wrongful detainer action; and authorizing a counterclaim or cross-claim to be filed in a wrongful detainer action.
SB-377: Real Property - Wrongful Detainer Actions - Counterclaims and Cross-Claims
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/06/2017
Employers of Ex-Offenders - Liability for Negligent Hiring or Inadequate Supervision - Immunity [HB-440]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing that specified employers are not liable 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 under specified circumstances; providing that the Act does not limit or abrogate specified other immunities or defenses; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
HB-440: Employers of Ex-Offenders - Liability for Negligent Hiring or Inadequate Supervision - Immunity
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/07/2017
State Compensation for Erroneous Conviction and Imprisonment - Certification of Error [SB-348]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a specified individual to request that a State's Attorney certify that a conviction was made in error under specified circumstances; providing that an individual is eligible for a specified grant from the Board of Public Works if a State's Attorney has certified that the individual's conviction was made in error; establishing the Task Force to Study Erroneous Conviction and Imprisonment; requiring the Task Force to report its findings to the Governor and General Assembly by December 15, 2017.
SB-348: State Compensation for Erroneous Conviction and Imprisonment - Certification of Error
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 799 on 05/27/2017
Maryland Tort Claims Act - Certain Claim Requirement [SB-336]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Repealing the requirement that a claimant make a specified motion and show good cause before a court may entertain a specified action under the Maryland Tort Claims Act; requiring a court to entertain an action under the Maryland Tort Claims Act even if a claimant fails to submit a specified written claim, under specified circumstances; and providing for the prospective application of the Act.
SB-336: Maryland Tort Claims Act - Certain Claim Requirement
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Manno
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/27/2017
Civil Action - Unauthorized Access to Computers and Data [SB-287]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Crime ]
Authorizing a victim of a specified offense to bring a civil action for damages against a specified person; providing for the recovery of reasonable attorney's fees and court costs in an action brought under the Act; and providing for the prospective application of the Act.
SB-287: Civil Action - Unauthorized Access to Computers and Data
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 02/20/2017
Human Trafficking - Civil Actions - Statute of Limitations [HB-276]
[Human Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Extending the statute of limitations applicable to specified civil actions relating to human trafficking; and providing that the Act may not be construed to apply retroactively to revive any action that was barred by the application of the period of limitations applicable before October 1, 2017.
HB-276: Human Trafficking - Civil Actions - Statute of Limitations
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 02/27/2017
Emergency Veterinary Care - Immunity From Liability [SB-269]
[Animals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing that prohibitions relating to the practice of veterinary medicine do not apply to emergency veterinary care for which a person may not be held civilly liable; providing immunity from civil liability for specified people providing emergency veterinary aid, care, or assistance to an animal where the owner or custodian is not available to grant permission under specified circumstances; etc.
SB-269: Emergency Veterinary Care - Immunity From Liability
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 411 on 05/04/2017
Carroll County - Local Government Tort Claims Act [HB-219]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Removing a reference to a specified public transportation provider in Carroll County from the definition of "local government" under the Local Government Tort Claims Act.
HB-219: Carroll County - Local Government Tort Claims Act
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 46 on 04/11/2017
Courts - Concealment of Public Hazards (Sunshine in Litigation Act) [HB-222]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Media and Advertising ]
Prohibiting a court from entering an order or a judgment that conceals information related to a public hazard; providing that confidentiality provisions that conceal information related to a public hazard are unenforceable; providing that a substantially affected person, including news media, has standing to contest an order, a judgment, an agreement, or a contract that violates the Act; providing that a person with standing may bring an action for declaratory judgment to contest a violation of the Act; etc.
HB-222: Courts - Concealment of Public Hazards (Sunshine in Litigation Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 02/20/2017
Civil Proceedings - Continuances Agreed to by All Parties [SB-250]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring a court to continue a specified civil proceeding if all parties agree to the continuance, under specified circumstances; authorizing a court to assess specified costs and expenses occasioned by a specified continuance in accordance with the Maryland Rules; etc.
SB-250: Civil Proceedings - Continuances Agreed to by All Parties
Sponsored by: Sen. Wayne Norman
Hearing 2/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/02/2017
Emergency Veterinary Care - Immunity From Liability [HB-216]
[Animals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing that prohibitions relating to the practice of veterinary medicine do not apply to emergency veterinary care for which a person may not be held civilly liable; providing immunity from civil liability for specified people providing emergency veterinary aid, care, or assistance to an animal where the owner or custodian is not available to grant permission under specified circumstances; etc.
HB-216: Emergency Veterinary Care - Immunity From Liability
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 412 on 05/04/2017
Human Trafficking - Civil Actions - Statute of Limitations [SB-222]
[Human Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Extending the statute of limitations applicable to specified civil actions relating to human trafficking; and providing that the Act may not be construed to apply retroactively to revive any action that was barred by the application of the period of limitation applicable before October 1, 2017.
SB-222: Human Trafficking - Civil Actions - Statute of Limitations
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/06/2017
Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Catastrophic Injury [SB-225]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Insurance ]
Altering the maximum amount of noneconomic damages that may be recovered in health care malpractice and other civil actions for a catastrophic injury under specified circumstances; etc.
Civil Actions - Prelitigation Discovery of Insurance Coverage [SB-144]
[Insurance ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Making specified provisions of law authorizing the prelitigation discovery of specified insurance coverage information relating to claims involving vehicle accidents applicable to claims involving any tort involving death or bodily injury; providing that an insurer is only required to provide a claimant with documentation of the applicable limits of coverage in a specified automobile insurance policy, homeowner's insurance policy, or renter's insurance policy; providing for the prospective application of the Act; etc.
SB-144: Civil Actions - Prelitigation Discovery of Insurance Coverage
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Zirkin
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 04/10/2017
Injury to or Death of Pet - Damages [SB-143]
[Animals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Providing that a person who tortiously causes an injury to or death of a pet while acting through an animal under the person's ownership is liable to the owner of the pet for specified compensatory damages; increasing from $7500 to a maximum of $10,000 the cap on the compensatory damages for which a person who tortiously causes an injury to or death of a pet is liable; and applying the Act prospectively.
SB-143: Injury to or Death of Pet - Damages
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Zirkin
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 413 on 05/04/2017
Carroll County - Local Government Tort Claims Act [SB-106]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Removing a reference to a specified public transportation provider in Carroll County from the definition of "local government" under the Local Government Tort Claims Act.
SB-106: Carroll County - Local Government Tort Claims Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Justin Ready
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 45 on 04/11/2017
Family Law - Destitute Adults - Extraordinary Medical Expenses for Developmental Disabilities and Civil Action [SB-79]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
Adding the extraordinary medical expenses of a destitute adult child with a developmental disability to the support required from the destitute adult child's parent if the parent has or is able to earn sufficient means to provide the support; providing that a court may divide the support obligation for the extraordinary medical expenses of a destitute adult child with a developmental disability between the destitute adult child's parents in proportion to the parents' income; etc.
SB-79: Family Law - Destitute Adults - Extraordinary Medical Expenses for Developmental Disabilities and Civil Action
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Reilly
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/20/2017
Maryland False Claims Act - Municipal Corporations [SB-26]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Ethics ]
Altering the definition of "governmental entity" to include a municipal corporation for purposes of the Maryland False Claims Act; requiring the attorney for each municipal corporation to report annually, beginning October 1, 2016, to the General Assembly on the number of specified civil actions and the number of specified claims made by a governmental entity that are settled without filing a civil action; and providing for the prospective application of the Act.
SB-26: Maryland False Claims Act - Municipal Corporations
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 632 on 05/25/2017
Employers of Ex-Offenders - Liability for Negligent Hiring or Inadequate Supervision - Immunity [SB-55]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing that specified employers are not liable 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 under specified circumstances; providing that the Act does not limit or abrogate specified other immunities or defenses; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
SB-55: Employers of Ex-Offenders - Liability for Negligent Hiring or Inadequate Supervision - Immunity
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/13/2017
Family Law - Destitute Adults - Extraordinary Medical Expenses for Developmental Disabilities and Civil Action [HB-15]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Adding the extraordinary medical expenses of a destitute adult child with a developmental disability to the support required from the destitute adult child's parent if the parent has or is able to earn sufficient means to provide the support; providing that a court may divide the support obligation for the extraordinary medical expenses of a destitute adult child with a developmental disability between the destitute adult child's parents in proportion to the parents' income; etc.
HB-15: Family Law - Destitute Adults - Extraordinary Medical Expenses for Developmental Disabilities and Civil Action
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Chang
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 02/20/2017