District Courts
Maryland 2022 Regular Session
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Small Claims - Examination in Aid of Enforcement and Interrogatories in Aid of Execution - Prohibition [HB-349]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting the court from ordering the appearance of an individual for an examination in aid of enforcement or ordering an individual to answer interrogatories in aid of execution.
Sponsored by: Rep. David H. Moon
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/27/2022
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Election Law - Campaign Finance - Enforcement [HB-340]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Ethics ]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering, from 3 to 4 years after an offense was committed, the statute of limitations for certain prosecutions related to violations of State election laws; imposing certain restrictions related to candidacies, political committee positions, and elected offices if a certain civil penalty has not been paid; altering enforcement mechanisms related to violations of State campaign finance laws, including the amount of certain civil penalties and the manner for imposing certain penalties; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Jones
Referred Rules on 04/07/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Judges; maximum number in each judicial district. [SB-696]
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[Criminal Justice ]
Maximum number of judges in each judicial district. Increases from two to three the maximum number of authorized general district court judges in the Twenty-second Judicial District.
Sponsored by: Sen. William M. Stanley
Passed By Indefinitely In Judiciary (13-y 1-n) on 01/26/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent [SB-347]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing a landlord in Anne Arundel County to repossess property in a certain manner for the failure of a tenant to pay rent under certain circumstances and subject to certain requirements; establishing certain procedures and requirements for the execution of a warrant for repossession in Anne Arundel County; providing for the disposition of certain personal property; establishing that the Act does not restrict the authority of Anne Arundel County to enact certain legislation; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 2/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
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Temporary Protective Orders - Electronic Filing and Video Conferencing Hearings [SB-280]
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[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Authorizing a petitioner receiving medical treatment at a hospital to electronically file a petition for a temporary protective order while at the hospital; requiring certain hospitals to refer a petitioner filing a petition on the grounds of domestic violence to a hospital-based or community-based domestic violence prevention program; and authorizing a petitioner to electronically file a petition for a temporary protective order from certain programs and centers.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 335 on 05/12/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Landlord and Tenant - Eviction Actions - Filing Surcharge and Prohibited Lease Provisions [HB-298]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Real Estate ]
Increasing, from not more than $8 to not more than $73, the surcharge that the District Court is required to assess per civil case for summary ejectment, tenant holding over, and breach of lease that seeks a judgment for possession of residential property against a residential tenant; requiring the District Court to assess the surcharge against a landlord and prohibiting the court from awarding or assigning the surcharge against a residential tenant; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction [HB-294]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court by repealing provisions specifying that the juvenile court does not have jurisdiction over a child alleged to have committed certain acts.
Sponsored by: Rep. David H. Moon
Hearing 2/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
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Temporary Protective Orders - Electronic Filing and Video Conferencing Hearings [HB-296]
[Crime ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
Authorizing a petitioner receiving medical treatment at a hospital to electronically file a petition for a temporary protective order while at the hospital; requiring hospitals to refer petitioners to certain programs; authorizing a petitioner to electronically file a petition for a temporary protective order from certain programs and centers; and requiring a court that receives an electronically filed petition to hold a hearing through video conferencing either the same or next business day under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlotte Agnes Crutchfield
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 334 on 05/12/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Landlord and Tenant - Eviction Actions - Filing Surcharge and Prohibited Lease Provisions [SB-223]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Real Estate ]
Increasing, from not more than $8 to not more than $73, the surcharge that the District Court is required to assess per civil case for summary ejectment, tenant holding over, and breach of lease that seeks a judgment for possession of residential property against a residential tenant; requiring the District Court to assess the surcharge against a landlord and prohibiting the court from awarding or assigning the surcharge against a residential tenant; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 2/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Crime Involving a Handgun [HB-207]
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[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a judicial officer from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant charged with a crime involving a handgun after having been convicted of a crime involving a handgun within the previous 5 years; and requiring that a certain defendant be held without bail pending trial in a certain correctional facility.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dalya Attar
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/14/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Uniform electronic filing system; studying feasibility of establishing for various courts. [HJR-59]
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[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Study; OES to study feasibility of establishing a uniform electronic filing system for all state circuit, general district, and juvenile and domestic relations courts and provide a plan for the establishment of such system; report. Requests the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia to (i) determine the cost of the creation and implementation of a uniform filing system for all state circuit, general district, and juvenile and domestic relations district courts; (ii) identify any potential challenges of and concerns relating
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Sponsored by: Rep. William C. Wampler
Continued To 2023 In Rules By Voice Vote on 03/04/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Judges; maximum number in each judicial district. [HB-762]
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[Criminal Justice ]
Maximum number of judges in each judicial district. Increases from two to three the maximum number of authorized general district court judges in the Twenty-second Judicial District.
Sponsored by: Rep. Les R. Adams
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/15/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Admission to bail; rebuttable presumptions against bail. [HB-811]
[Crime ]
[Immigration ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Admission to bail; rebuttable presumptions against bail. Creates a rebuttable presumption against bail for certain criminal offenses enumerated in the bill and for persons identified as being illegally present in the United States by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement who are charged with certain offenses. The bill also provides that a magistrate, clerk, or deputy clerk of a district court or circuit court shall not admit to bail, that is not set by a judge, any person who is charged with an offense giving rise to a rebuttable presumption
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Sponsored by: Rep. Wren M. Williams
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/15/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
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Nonsuits; appeals from judgment of a general district court. [HB-782]
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[Criminal Justice ]
Nonsuits; appeals from judgment of a general district court; emergency. Permits a plaintiff to nonsuit a claim appealed from a general district court in a circuit court. As introduced, the bill was a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference. The bill contains an emergency clause. Nonsuits; appeals from judgment of a general district court; emergency. Permits a plaintiff to nonsuit a claim appealed from a general district court in a circuit court. As introduced, the bill was a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference. The bill contains an
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jason S. Ballard
Governor: Approved By Governor-chapter 206 (effective 4/8/22) on 04/08/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
General district courts; filing an order of disposition from a criminal case. [HB-536]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Filing an order of disposition from a criminal case in general district courts. Provides that any adult criminal disposition for a misdemeanor or felony in a juvenile and domestic relations district court may be submitted to the general district court of the same territorial jurisdiction to be filed as a general district court record upon a petition filed by the victim of the offense and with the consent of the juvenile and domestic relations district court.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler
Stricken From Docket By Courts Of Justice (20-y 0-n) on 02/07/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
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Retired circuit and district court judges under recall; evaluation. [SB-106]
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[Retirement ]
[Pensions ]
Retired circuit and district court judges under recall; evaluation; qualification by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary and the House Committee for Courts of Justice. Requires that retired district court judges sitting as substitutes be found qualified every three years by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary and House Committee for Courts of Justice instead of authorized by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia. The bill also requires the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia to prepare and distribute
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Sponsored by: Sen. Scott A. Surovell
Governor: Approved By Governor-chapter 532 (effective 7/1/22) on 04/11/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Juvenile Court – Jurisdiction [SB-165]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court by repealing provisions specifying that the juvenile court does not have jurisdiction over a child alleged to have committed certain acts.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 01/12/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
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Election Law - Campaign Finance - Enforcement [SB-15]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering, from 3 to 4 years after an offense was committed, the statute of limitations for certain prosecutions related to violations of State election laws; imposing certain restrictions related to candidacies, political committee positions, and elected offices if a certain civil penalty has not been paid; altering enforcement mechanisms related to violations of State campaign finance laws, including the amount of certain civil penalties, and the manner for imposing certain penalties; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael A. Jackson
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 642 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Failure to Pay Rent Proceedings - Prohibition on Rent Increases and Sealing of Court Records [HB-134]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a landlord from increasing a tenant's rent because a judgment was entered against the tenant in a failure to pay rent action; requiring the District Court to seal all court records within 60 days after the final resolution of a failure to pay rent proceeding under certain circumstances; requiring the District Court to seal all courts records relating to a failure to pay rent proceeding, on motion by a tenant, under certain circumstances; requiring the Maryland Judiciary to publish on its website a certain form; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
First Reading Environment And Transportation And Judiciary on 01/12/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
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Landlord and Tenant - Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent - Registration of Affected Property [HB-174]
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[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing that information regarding the status of a rental property as an affected property under certain lead-based paint abatement laws may be an issue of fact at trial.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary A. Lehman
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 729 on 05/29/2022