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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Department of the Environment - Permit Proceedings - Judicial Review [HB-186]
Clarifying the right of parties to appeal to the Court of Special Appeals a decision by a circuit court regarding specified final permit determinations by the Department of the Environment; applying the Act retroactively to affect specified appeals pending in a circuit court on the effective date of the Act; and making the Act an emergency measure.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor on 05/02/2012
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Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County - Fees [HB-161]
Increasing to $20 from $10 a specified appearance of counsel fee collected or charged by the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Re-referred Judicial Proceedings on 04/09/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Real Property - Condominiums - Rescission of Sales Contracts [HB-156]
Limiting a condominium purchaser's right to rescind in writing a contract of sale based on amended material in a vendor's public offering statement to specified amendments that affect materially and adversely the purchaser's rights; requiring a purchaser to state in writing the purchaser's reason for rescission when it is based on specified amended material in a vendor's public offering statement; stating the intent of the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 03/02/2012
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Waiver of Jurisdiction - Appeal [SB-838]
Repealing a provision providing that an order of the juvenile court waiving its jurisdiction is interlocutory; and establishing that an order of the juvenile court waiving its jurisdiction may be appealed to the Court of Special Appeals within 60 days after the order is issued.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Gladden
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Waiver of Jurisdiction - Appeal [HB-825]
Repealing a provision providing that an order of the juvenile court waiving its jurisdiction is interlocutory; establishing that an order of the juvenile court waiving its jurisdiction may be appealed to the Court of Special Appeals within 30 days after the order is issued.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary Withdrawn on 03/25/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Victims' Rights - Enforcement [HB-801]
Requiring, in any court proceedings involving a crime against a victim, the court to ensure that the victim is afforded rights provided to victims by law; authorizing a specified victim to file a motion requesting relief within a specified time period; providing that if the court finds that a victim's right to restitution under a specified provision of law was not considered or was improperly denied, the court may enter a judgment of restitution; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor on 05/10/2011
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Petition for Writ of Actual Innocence - Newly Discovered [SB-839]
Altering specified provisions relating to the filing of a petition for a writ of actual innocence; providing that a person may file a petition for a writ of actual innocence only if the person is convicted of a felony, an attempt to commit a felony, or a solicitation to commit a felony; establishing that a person may file a petition if newly discovered evidence creates a substantial possibility that a result would have been different; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jamin Raskin
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Petition for Writ of Actual Innocence - Newly Discovered [HB-919]
Altering specified provisions relating to the filing of a petition for a writ of actual innocence; providing that a person may file a petition for a writ of actual innocence only if the person is convicted of a felony, an attempt to commit a felony, or a solicitation to commit a felony and the person entered a plea of not guilty to the charges; establishing that a person may file a petition if newly discovered evidence creates a substantial possibility that a result would have been different; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/24/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Petition for Writ of Actual Innocence - Notice of Filing [HB-128]
Limiting to a person charged by indictment or criminal information with a crime triable in circuit court and convicted of that crime the authority to file a petition for writ of actual innocence under specified circumstances; requiring a specified person who files a petition for writ of actual innocence to notify the State of the filing in a specified manner; authorizing the State to file a response to a petition for writ of actual innocence within a specified period of time; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
State Government - Disclosure of Personal Information on Websites - Prohibition [HB-1042]
Prohibiting on or after June 1, 2010, specified courts, the Maryland General Assembly, and specified departments and specified units of the Executive Branch of State government from publicly posting or displaying on specified Internet websites an individual's personal information under specified circumstances; authorizing specified persons to request that specified official custodians mask specified personal information in the Internet version of specified records; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Family Law - Minors - Emancipation (Emancipation of Minors Act) [SB-680]
Extending the jurisdiction of the equity court to include a petition for the emancipation of a minor; authorizing a minor to file a petition for emancipation in the minor's own name subject to certain requirements; prohibiting a parent from filing a petition for the emancipation of a minor; requiring that a certain petition for the emancipation of a minor contain certain information; requiring a court to appoint a certain attorney to represent the petitioner on the filing of a petition for the emancipation of a minor; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 2/25 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Judges - Selection, Election, Tenure, and Continuance in Office [SB-596]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution relating to the selection, election, tenure, and continuance in office of a judge of an appellate court or a circuit court; altering the methods for filling vacancies in the offices of such judges; altering provisions relating to the term of office of such judges; altering provisions for the continuance in office of such judges on the expiration of their terms under certain circumstances; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 01/31/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Court of Appeals and Court of Special Appeals - Renaming [SB-393]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to change the name of the Court of Appeals to be the Supreme Court of Maryland, to change the name of the Court of Special Appeals to be the Appellate Court of Maryland, to change the name of a Judge of the Court of Appeals to be a Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland, and to change the name of the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals to be the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Third Reading Passed (45-1) on 03/13/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Judges - Selection, Election, Tenure, and Continuance in Office [HB-518]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution relating to the selection, election, tenure, and continuance in office of a judge of an appellate court or a circuit court; altering the methods for filling vacancies in the offices of such judges; altering provisions relating to the term of office of such judges; altering provisions for the continuance in office of such judges on the expiration of their terms under certain circumstances; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 2/12 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 01/28/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Court of Appeals and Court of Special Appeals - Renaming [HB-474]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to change the name of the Court of Appeals to be the Supreme Court of Maryland, to change the name of the Court of Special Appeals to be the Maryland Appellate Court, to change the name of a Judge of the Court of Appeals to be a Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland, and to change the name of the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals to be the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Walker
First Reading Judiciary on 01/24/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Judges - Election, Retention, and Mandatory Retirement Age [HB-11]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to provide for retention elections for judges of the circuit courts; proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution altering the mandatory retirement age for certain judges under certain circumstances; proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to increase the number of years between successive retention elections for judges of the Court of Appeals and Court of Special Appeals; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jon Cardin
Hearing Canceled (judiciary) on 01/14/2020
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Real Property - Wrongful Detainer Actions - Trial by Jury [SB-501]
Authorizing a party to a specified wrongful detainer action brought in the District Court to demand a trial by jury in accordance with specified provisions of law, subject to a specified provision of law; making specified provisions of law regarding jury demands applicable to wrongful detainer actions; and providing for the prospective application of the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Wayne Norman
Hearing 4/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/04/2017