MD HB193 | 2010 | Regular Session


Status

Completed Legislative Action
May 20 2010 - Approved by the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Authorizing a court in the State to exercise personal jurisdiction under specified circumstances over a person who obtains a foreign defamation judgment for the purpose of providing declaratory relief as to liability or determining whether the judgment may not be recognized in the State; establishing that foreign defamation judgments may not be recognized in the State unless a State court makes a specified determination about defamation law in the foreign jurisdiction; applying the Act prospectively; etc.

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Title

Civil Proceedings - Foreign Defamation Judgments - Recognition, Enforceability,

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Roll Calls

2010-04-08 - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-04-01 - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2010-05-20 Approved by the Governor
2010-04-08 Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2010-04-08 Conference Committee Report Adopted
2010-04-06 Senators Raskin, Muse, and Simonaire
2010-04-06 Conference Committee Appointed
2010-04-06 Senate Refuses to Recede
2010-04-01 Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
2010-03-31 Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2010-03-31 Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
2010-04-02 Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
2010-03-16 First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2010-04-08 Passed Enrolled
2010-04-07 Third Reading Passed (137-0)
2010-04-07 Conference Committee Report Adopted
2010-04-02 Delegates Waldstreicher, Conaway, and McConkey
2010-04-02 Conference Committee Appointed
2010-04-02 House Requests Senate Recede
2010-04-02 House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
2010-03-12 Third Reading Passed (135-0)
2010-03-10 Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2010-03-09 Special Order 3/10 (Delegate O'Donnell) Adopted
2010-03-09 Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
2010-03-08 Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
2010-02-09 Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
2010-02-09 Hearing cancelled
2010-01-22 Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
2010-01-22 First Reading Judiciary

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