Statutes Of Limitation
Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Law Enforcement Officers and Correctional Officers [HB-235]
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 correctional officer under specified circumstances are 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: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/15/2014
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Civil Actions - Statute of Limitations for Certain Specialties [HB-1502]
Repealing an exemption for specialties taken for use of the State from a specified statute of limitations period; altering the time period, to 12 years, within which a civil action on specialties taken for use by the State shall be filed; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Turner
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 04/04/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Secretary of State and Attorney General - Charitable Enforcement and Protection of Charitable Assets [HB-1352]
Authorizing the Attorney General to take specified actions relating to investigations of alleged violations of laws relating to charitable organizations and charitable representatives; providing that a specified enforcement action or other remedy is subject to specified immunity or limitation on liability; requiring that an action to enforce specified provisions of the Act be brought within a specified period of time; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 654 on 05/15/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Maryland No-Fault Birth Injury Fund [HB-1337]
Establishing a system for adjudication of a claim involving a birth-related neurological injury; excluding specified rights and remedies of a claimant and specified other persons; providing for specified procedures; providing for specified benefits and compensation of a claimant under the Act; establishing the Maryland No-Fault Birth Injury Fund; providing for specified premiums and insurance surcharges to be used to finance and administer the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. (health And Government Operations) on 03/10/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Criminal Injuries Compensation Board - Child Abuse Victims [HB-1244]
Altering the date by which, in a case of child abuse, a specified claimant may file a claim with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/15/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Environment - Statute of Limitations - Administrative Penalties [HB-1073]
Establishing a 5-year statute of limitations for an action for administrative penalties for violations of specified laws relating to the environment; providing that the Act may not be construed as limiting specified authority of the Department of the Environment to issue administrative orders or seek injunctive relief for specified violations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Herbert McMillan
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/01/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Consumer Debt Collection - Statute of Limitations (Maryland Zombie Debt Act) [HB-1032]
Prohibiting a collector from initiating contact with a debtor or a person related to the debtor under specified circumstances; requiring a collector who is collecting or attempting to collect a debt for which the statute of limitations has expired to inform a debtor of specified information in specified communications; and prohibiting a court from entering a judgment by default against a specified debtor under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/12/2014
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Private Property Rights - Regulatory Infringement - Compensation [SB-970]
Creating a cause of action under specified circumstances for an owner of property to use against the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Environment, the Department of Natural Resources, or the Department of Planning if the application of specified regulations adopted by any of these agencies infringes on a private property right of the property owner; providing that the cause of action shall be filed in a specified court; providing for the sum that a private property owner may recover; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. E. J. Pipkin
Hearing 3/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Prosecution of Offenses Related to Practicing Medicine Without a License - Statute of Limitations - Repeal [SB-894]
Repealing the requirement that a prosecution for an offense under § 14-601 of the Health Occupations Article of practicing, attempting to practice, or offering to practice medicine without a license be instituted within 3 years after the offense was committed; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Montgomery
Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Natural Gas Severance Tax and Impact Account [SB-879]
Imposing a tax on the production of natural gas from specified wells in the State; setting the rate of the tax at 2.5% of gross fair market value of natural gas produced; providing for the administration of the tax by the Comptroller; providing for the distribution of revenue from the tax; establishing the Natural Gas Impact Account as a special, nonlapsing fund in the Oil and Gas Fund; requiring the Department of the Environment to administer the Account; specifying the contents of the Account; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/15/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Courts - Civil Action for Embezzlement by Employee [SB-816]
Establishing that an employee is civilly liable to an employer if, under specified circumstances, the employee appropriates or secretes money or a thing of value held in an employment capacity; providing for the award of damages, prejudgment interest, and specified costs and fees; establishing that a specified criminal prosecution is not a prerequisite to maintenance of an action under the Act; providing that a criminal prosecution is not precluded by recovery of damages under the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Shank
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/19/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Coaches - Sexual Contact with Minors - Prohibition [SB-810]
Prohibiting a coach from engaging in a sexual act, sexual contact, or vaginal intercourse with a minor under specified circumstances; providing for a statute of limitations for the prosecution of a violation of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James DeGrange
Hearing 3/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/12/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Lien for Unpaid Wages - Establishment [SB-758]
Requiring an employee to provide specified written notice to a specified employer first in order to establish a lien for unpaid wages; authorizing a specified employer to dispute a lien for unpaid wages by filing a specified complaint in a specified circuit court in a specified manner; authorizing the employer or employee to request an evidentiary hearing; requiring a circuit court to make a determination on a claim to establish a lien for unpaid wages in a specified manner; authorizing a circuit court to take specified actions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 540 on 05/16/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Members of the General Assembly - Whistleblower Protection [SB-727]
Requiring the Attorney General to provide written notice of specified protections and remedies to members of the General Assembly; prohibiting an employer from taking or refusing to take personnel actions against employees who are members of the General Assembly who disclose unlawful behavior, refuse to participate in unlawful behavior, or seek remedies following specific disclosures; requiring that specified disclosures be made to the Attorney General; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/01/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Maryland Earned Sick and Safe Leave Act [SB-698]
Requiring specified employers to provide employees with specified earned sick and safe leave; providing for the manner in which earned sick and safe leave is accrued by the employee and treated by the employer; requiring an employer to allow an employee to use earned sick and safe leave for specified purposes; requiring an employee, under specified circumstances, to request leave, notify the employer of specified information, and comply with specified procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Madaleno
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/27/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Medical Presumptions - Statute of Limitations on Claims [SB-681]
Altering the date by which a medical expert is required to conduct a specified study and report the findings of the study to the Department of Legislative Services; delaying the date by which a claim filed for an occupational disease may be based on alterations to a specified presumption; delaying the date by which alterations to a specified presumption may be construed to apply for a claim filed for an occupational disease; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Finance Withdrawn on 03/14/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Procurement - Prevailing Wage Rate Law - Repeal [SB-664]
Repealing provisions of law regarding prevailing wage rates for public work contracts; repealing provisions limiting the application of prevailing wage rates to a public work contract of $500,000 or more or a part of a public work contract that is required to comply with federal prevailing wage rates; repealing the requirement that the Commissioner of Labor and Industry adopt straight time and overtime prevailing wage rates; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Brinkley
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Third Degree Sexual Offense - Person in Position of Authority [SB-657]
Repealing the requirement that the prosecution of a misdemeanor offense of the prohibition against a specified person in a position of authority engaging in a sexual act or sexual contact with a minor, under specified circumstances, be instituted within 3 years after the offense was committed; prohibiting a specified person in a position of authority who is at least 4 years older than the victim from engaging in sexual contact or a sexual act while the minor is enrolled or participating in a specified institution, program, or activity; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ulysses Currie
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/28/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Estates and Trusts - Slayer's Statute (Ann Sue Metz Law) [SB-489]
Clarifying that a person who feloniously and intentionally kills, conspires to kill, or procures the killing of the decedent is disqualified from inheriting, taking, enjoying, receiving, or otherwise benefiting from the death, probate estate, or nonprobate property of the decedent, or from receiving a general or special power of appointment conferred by the will or trust of the decedent, or from serving as a personal representative, guardian, or trustee of a trust created by the decedent; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Shank
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 485 on 05/16/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Crimes - Solicitation to Commit Murder or Arson - Statute of Limitations [SB-416]
Providing that the statute of limitations for the crime of solicitation to commit murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree, arson in the first degree, or arson in the second degree is the statute of limitations for the prosecution of the substantive crime that is the subject of the solicitation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2013