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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Maryland Dentistry Act - Revisions [HB-1726]
Authorizing the president or executive director of the State Board of Dental Examiners to apply to a District Court or circuit court for a search warrant to enter private premises where the Board has determined there is cause to believe that an individual, who is not licensed to practice, is practicing or intending to practice clinical dentistry; authorizing the Board to issue a cease and desist order; prohibiting a person from practicing or intending to practice clinical or nonclinical dentistry without a certain license; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/19/2018
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Criminal Procedure - Firearms - Transfer [HB-1646]
Requiring a State's Attorney to serve a written notice on a certain defendant, defendant's counsel, and the court prior to trial or the acceptance of a guilty plea or the equivalent; requiring a court to inform, verbally or in writing, a defendant convicted of a certain offense that the defendant is prohibited from possessing certain firearms and is ordered to transfer certain firearms in accordance with the Act; authorizing the court to issue a search warrant based on probable cause that certain weapons have not been surrendered; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 251 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Landlord and Tenant - Action for Repossession of Nonresidential Property - Service of Process [HB-1329]
Altering certain requirements for service of process by a landlord of nonresidential property in an action for repossession for nonpayment of rent by requiring service to be directed to the sheriff for the appropriate county or municipality and authorizing service, on plaintiff's request, to be directed to any person authorized under the Maryland Rules.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 646 on 05/15/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Public Safety – Extreme Risk Protective Orders [HB-1302]
Authorizing certain individuals to file a petition for an extreme risk protective order with a certain court or a District Commissioner under certain circumstances; requiring a petition for an extreme risk protective order to contain certain information on the present danger including the number, types, and location of any known firearms in possession of the respondent; authorizing a judge to enter an interim extreme risk protective order to require the respondent to surrender any firearm in the respondent's possession; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 250 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Civil Actions – Body Attachment – Procedures [HB-1081]
Requiring a judicial officer to give a certain individual taken into custody on a body attachment the opportunity to make a complete declaration of the individual's income and assets on a certain form; requiring a judicial officer to release an individual on personal recognizance without any additional conditions and to provide a copy of a certain declaration to a certain judgment creditor under certain circumstances; and requiring the Court of Appeals to adopt a certain form.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Howard
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Juvenile Law – Witnesses – Body Attachment [HB-1023]
Authorizing the juvenile court, in a certain case in which jurisdiction is transferred from a court exercising criminal jurisdiction, to issue body attachments for witnesses as provided by a certain Maryland Rule.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 783 on 05/15/2018
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Action for Change of Name - Procedures and Requirements [SB-905]
Requiring an individual to provide certain information to a court in a certain action for a change of name; requiring certain documents to be served on certain persons if the individual whose name is sought to be changed is a minor; prohibiting a court from requiring publication of a certain notice; authorizing an individual to object to a petition for change of name; providing for a hearing on an objection to a petition under certain circumstances; requiring a court to grant a request to shield certain court records; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/14/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Medical Malpractice - Notice of Intent to File Claim [SB-322]
Prohibiting a claim against a health care provider for damage due to a medical injury from being filed with the Director of the Health Care Alternative Dispute Resolution Office unless, at least 90 days before filing the claim, the claimant has given a notice to the health care provider of intent to file a claim; requiring the notice to include certain information and to be served on the health care provider at a certain address; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 01/30/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Final Protective Orders – Relief – Transfer of Wireless Telephone Service [HB-253]
Authorizing a court, in a final protective order, to order a wireless telephone service provider to transfer to a person eligible for relief the billing responsibility for and the right to continue the use of any telephone number used by the person eligible for relief or a minor child in the person's custody if the person eligible for relief is not the account holder; requiring a wireless telephone service provider to comply with a certain order unless the wireless telephone service provider notifies the court of certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/04/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Family Law - Minors - Emancipation (Emancipation of Minors Act) [HB-1147]
Extending the jurisdiction of the equity court to include a petition for the emancipation of a minor; altering the conditions under which an individual who is 17 years old may marry; prohibiting an individual under the age of 17 years from marrying; repealing a certain exception to the prohibition against disclosure of an application for a marriage license by a clerk of the court; requiring a clerk of the court to review a certain order before issuing a marriage license under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Favorable With Amendments Report Adopted on 04/08/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Action for Change of Name - Procedures and Requirements [HB-1005]
Requiring an individual to provide certain information to a court in a certain action for a change of name; requiring certain documents to be served on certain persons if the individual whose name is sought to be changed is a minor; prohibiting a court from requiring publication of a certain notice; authorizing an individual to object to a petition for change of name; providing for a hearing on an objection to a petition under certain circumstances; requiring a court to grant a request to shield certain court records; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Hearing Canceled on 02/20/2019
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Family Law - Protective Orders - Notification of Service - Sunset Repeal [SB-924]
Repealing the termination date of provisions of law related to notice of the service on a respondent of specified protective orders; and repealing obsolete provisions relating to a specified contingency.
Sponsored by: Sen. Victor Ramirez
Senators Zirkin, Brochin, And Hough on 04/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Expungement - Misdemeanor Convictions [SB-890]
Authorizing a person to file a petition for expungement of specified misdemeanor convictions; specifying convictions that are not eligible for expungement except under specified circumstances; authorizing a sentencing court to order specified misdemeanor convictions eligible for expungement; requiring a person to file a petition for expungement in a specified court; providing that a petition for expungement of specified misdemeanor convictions may not be filed earlier than a specified time; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Zirkin
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/24/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Fairness and Integrity for Baltimore City Renters Act [SB-801]
Repealing and adding specified provisions in the Public Local Laws of Baltimore City concerning landlord and tenant law and the repossession of premises; requiring a landlord to maintain specified records for payments of rent and other charges; establishing specified procedures for repossession by a landlord when a tenant fails to pay rent when due; requiring a sheriff to serve a specified summons in a specified manner; establishing a specified tenant legal assistance special fund and a $30 surcharge on the filing of an eviction complaint; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders [SB-656]
Providing that a person who is convicted of first-degree murder may be sentenced to death under specified circumstances; providing that the murder of a law enforcement officer or a first responder under specified circumstances constitutes aggravating circumstances that the court or jury must consider in making a determination as to the imposition of the death penalty; establishing procedures for the imposition of the death penalty; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/14/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Medical Malpractice - Discovery [SB-636]
Establishing that a defendant in a claim filed with the Health Care Alternative Dispute Resolution Office may seek discovery as to the basis of a certificate of a qualified expert filed by the claimant or plaintiff without prejudice to later discovery if the attesting expert is designated as a trial expert; prohibiting a deposition of a defendant health care provider from being required until the claimant has filed and served a specified certificate of a qualified expert; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/25/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Medical Malpractice - Notice of Intent to File Claim [SB-566]
Prohibiting a claim against a health care provider for damage due to a medical injury from being filed with the Director of the Health Care Alternative Dispute Resolution Office unless, at least 90 days before filing the claim, the claimant has given a notice of intent to file a claim to the health care provider; requiring the notice to include specified information and to be served on the health care provider at a specified address; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/25/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Offers of Judgment [SB-565]
Making provisions of law relating to an offer of judgment in an action for a medical injury applicable to all civil actions; altering a specified definition; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/25/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Real Property - Actions to Quiet Title [SB-509]
Authorizing a specified action to be brought to establish title against adverse claims to property; providing for venue and the application of the Maryland Rules in an action under the Act; establishing requirements for a complaint, an answer to a complaint, naming of defendants, joinder of parties, and service of process in an action under the Act; requiring the complaint and statement be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, and by first class mail to the holder in a specified manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Waugh
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 395 on 05/10/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Expungement [SB-328]
Authorizing a person to file a petition for expungement of specified misdemeanor convictions; requiring a person to file a petition for expungement in a specified court; providing that a petition for expungement of specified misdemeanor convictions may not be filed earlier than 10 years after the person satisfied the specified sentence or sentences imposed for all convictions for which expungement is requested; requiring the court to provided written notice of the petition to all victims listed in the case; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Third Reading Passed (46-0) on 04/05/2016