Subject Civil Actions | Current
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD | HB129 | Establishing the Task Force to Study Implementing a Civil Right to Counsel in Maryland; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving specified compensation, but authorizin... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
| MD | SB383 | Establishing that a mortgage assistance relief service provider providing mortgage assistance relief in connection with a dwelling in the State that does not comply with specified provisions of federal law is in violation of the Act; authorizing the ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 464 |
| MD | HB291 | Establishing that a mortgage assistance relief service provider providing mortgage assistance relief in connection with a dwelling in the State that does not comply with specified provisions of federal law is in violation of the Act; authorizing the ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 465 |
| MD | HB596 | Requiring, when an individual is arrested for failure to appear in court to show cause why the individual should not be found in contempt for failure to answer interrogatories or to appear for an examination in aid of enforcement of a money judgment,... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 622 |
| MD | SB639 | Allowing an individual a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for payments received by a claimant for noneconomic damages as a result of specified claims of unlawful discrimination, other than amounts received for lost pay or puniti... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 513 |
| MD | HB1330 | Altering the procedures for the Workers' Compensation Commission to enforce compliance with specified workers' compensation insurance coverage requirements; altering the requirement for how specified employers secure compensation for covered employee... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 676 |
| MD | SB334 | Requiring that, subject to a provision of law, a center where mammography testing is performed to include in a screening results letter that is sent to a patient as required by federal law, notice about breast density; authorizing the Department of H... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 456 |
| MD | HB1124 | Requiring the Public Service Commission to evaluate a specified process and criteria that the U.S. Secretary of Transportation would use to review an application for the Commission to act under a specified certification or agreement with the U.S. Sec... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
| MD | SB863 | Requiring the Public Service Commission to evaluate a specified process and criteria that the U. S. Secretary of Transportation would use to review an application for the Commission to act under a specified certification or agreement with the U.S. Se... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 571 |
| MD | HB1211 | 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 nonp... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 486 |
| MD | SB489 | 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 nonp... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 485 |
| MD | SB72 | Clarifying that a person who drives or moves overweight vehicle loads on a municipal highway is liable for specified damage caused to the highway; establishing that a person who drives or moves oversized loads on State, county, or municipal highways ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 176 |
| MD | SB305 | Continuing the State Amusement Ride Safety Advisory Board, the Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board, the Apprenticeship and Training Council, and the Board of Boiler Rules in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 224 |
| MD | SB374 | Requiring the Office of the Attorney General to convene and direct a workgroup to examine specified issues relating to the protection of children's online privacy; requiring the workgroup to include specified representatives; requiring the Office of ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 246 |
| MD | SB676 | Requiring State and local government units, when destroying records of an individual that contain personal information of the individual, to take reasonable steps to protect against unauthorized access to or use of the personal information under spec... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 304 |
| MD | HB1279 | Authorizing an occupant, a dependent of an occupant, or a prospective tenant who otherwise meets the requirements for tenancy to commence a civil action to obtain relief for a violation of the Maryland Accessibility Code with regard to a building of ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 410 |
| MD | HB1215 | Requiring the Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General to conduct a study of the consumer protections available to purchasers of home appliances who seek enforcement of specified warranties; requiring the study to analyze sp... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 408 |
| MD | HB1101 | Establishing the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Marijuana Commission; providing for the purpose and membership of the Commission; providing for the terms of the members of the Commission; establishing the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Marijuana Commission F... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 403 |
| MD | SB262 | Establishing the Task Force to Study Implementing a Civil Right to Counsel in Maryland; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving specified compensation, but authorizin... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-09 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 35 |
| MD | SB640 | Extending to June 30, 2018, the termination date of provisions of law altering specified surcharges on specified fees, charges, and costs in civil cases in the circuit courts of the counties and the District Court and requiring a specified informatio... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-09 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 71 |
| MD | HB838 | Extending to the end of June 30, 2018, the termination date of provisions of law altering specified surcharges on specified fees, charges, and costs in civil cases in the circuit courts and the District Court and requiring a specified informational b... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-09 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 72 |
| MD | HB1088 | Authorizing the owner of a returnable container or returnable textile to bring a specified civil action and to recover a specified amount in damages and attorney's fees; increasing specified penalties and fines for specified violations of law; and re... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-09 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 146 |
| MD | HB346 | Adding Harford County to the provisions of law relating to the Cecil County, Garrett County, and St. Mary's County Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights; providing that specified provisions of law relating to hearing board procedures and the finality... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-09 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 31 |
| MD | SB216 | Adding Harford County to the provisions of law relating to the Cecil County, Garrett County, and St. Mary's County Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights; providing that specified provisions of law relating to hearing board procedures and the finality... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-09 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 30 |
| MD | HB1327 | Repealing the requirement that an assessment on an agricultural commodity be collected annually; repealing the requirement that an assessment be deducted by a purchaser on and after the date stated in a specified notification letter; requiring a purc... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-09 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 151 |
| MD | SB160 | Establishing that, in an action against an owner of a dog for damages for personal injury or death caused by the dog, evidence that the dog caused the injury or death creates a rebuttable presumption that the owner knew or should have known that the ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-08 Special Order until later today (Delegate Barve) Adopted |
| MD | HB1169 | Allowing an individual a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for payments received by a claimant for noneconomic damages as a result of specified claims of unlawful discrimination, other than amounts received for lost pay or puniti... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-08 |
| MD | HB959 | Requiring State and local government units, when destroying an individual's records that contain specified personal information of the individual, to take specified steps to protect against the unauthorized acquisition or use of the personal informat... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-08 Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
| MD | SB902 | Authorizing an occupant, a dependent of an occupant, or a prospective tenant who otherwise meets the requirements for tenancy to commence a civil action to obtain relief for a violation of the Maryland Accessibility Code with regard to a building of ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-08 Third Reading Passed with Amendments (99-37) |
| MD | HB1527 | Making applicable in Anne Arundel County specified provisions of law authorizing a person that is subjected to a discriminatory act prohibited by the county code to bring and maintain a specified civil action in a specified manner. [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-08 |
| MD | SB419 | Requiring, when an individual is arrested for failure to appear in court to show cause why the individual should not be found in contempt for failure to answer interrogatories or to appear for an examination in aid of enforcement of a money judgment,... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-04 Delegates Anderson, Valentino-Smith, and McComas |
| MD | SB546 | Providing an exception to the immunity from civil and criminal action for specified government officials for words spoken at specified meetings. [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-02 |
| MD | SB770 | Prohibiting a person from filing false liens or encumbrances against specified individuals; providing for penalties for a violation of the Act; authorizing a specified person to file a specified action and obtain relief in specified circumstances; an... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-02 |
| MD | SB167 | Making unenforceable a provision of a declaration, bylaw, contract for sale of a unit, or other instrument made by a developer relating to residential condominiums that purports to shorten the statute of limitations for any warranty claim or other sp... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-01 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters |
| MD | SB43 | Providing that, on specified testimony by a party or specified other persons, a written vehicle repair estimate prepared by an insurer or its authorized representative is admissible, without the testimony of the preparer of the estimate, as evidence ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-28 |
| MD | HB220 | Authorizing the Attorney General to institute an action in a circuit court for injunctive relief to prohibit a person from engaging in or continuing to engage in specified violations of election law; providing that injunctive relief may be granted un... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-28 Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs) |
| MD | HB474 | Establishing the Behavior Analyst Advisory Committee within the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists; requiring the Board to adopt regulations and a code of ethics; requiring the Board to set fees for services provided by the Board to behavior a... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-28 Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations Withdrawn |
| MD | HB1222 | Establishing a defense to any nuisance action brought under State or local law against a landlord if the tenant's actions are the sole basis for the action and specified actions have been taken by the landlord or the District Court in a suit to repos... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-28 |
| MD | SB985 | Granting the District Court exclusive original civil jurisdiction in a specified proceeding to abate a public nuisance; providing that a gas pipeline shall be considered a public nuisance under specified circumstances; authorizing specified persons t... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-28 Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Withdrawn |
| MD | HB1271 | Authorizing a specified individual whose name or likeness has commercial value and is used for a commercial or advertising purpose without the written consent of the individual or the written consent of a specified party to bring an action to enjoin ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-28 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Withdrawn |
| MD | HB628 | Clarifying that, if the owner of property subject to a lien is personally liable for alleged damages under the Maryland Contract Lien Act, the party entitled to enforce the lien may bring suit, without waiving the lien, for a monetary judgment for th... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-27 |
| MD | SB1062 | Prohibiting a governing body of a homeowners association or council of unit owners of a condominium from demanding, collecting, or seeking to recover attorney's fees from a lot owner or unit owner unless the amount of the attorney's fees is reasonabl... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-26 |
| MD | HB302 | Authorizing the medical use of marijuana under specified circumstances; repealing criminal provisions that allow the imposition of a fine or the use of an affirmative defense for use or possession of marijuana or use or possession of drug paraphernal... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-25 Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations Withdrawn |
| MD | HB735 | 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 emplo... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-25 Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters Withdrawn |
| MD | SB907 | Requiring the Public Service Commission to act under a specified certification or agreement with the U.S. Secretary of Transportation as an interstate authority agent for the purpose of implementing specified federal pipeline safety laws; requiring a... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-25 Unfavorable Report by Finance |
| MD | HB595 | Expanding a provision of law prohibiting an employer from discharging a covered employee who files a claim for workers' compensation to include prohibiting the employer from retaliating in any way against the covered employee; applying a specified cr... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-23 Referred to interim study by Economic Matters |
| MD | HB947 | Providing that specified manufacturers of lead pigment may be held liable under any legally recognized theory of liability in an action for damages; providing that, in an action for damages, a person is not required to prove that a manufacturer manuf... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-23 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary |
| MD | HB1364 | Prohibiting a court, in an action for breach of contract, from modifying terms of the contract that authorize the recovery of attorney's fees and specify the percentage of attorney's fees, if any, that may be awarded; etc. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-23 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary |
| MD | HB1532 | Prohibiting a governing body of a homeowners association or council of unit owners of a condominium from demanding, collecting, or seeking to recover attorney's fees from a lot owner or unit owner unless the amount of the attorney's fees is reasonabl... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-23 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters |
| MD | SB683 | Specifying the amount of the State minimum wage rate that is in effect for specified time periods; requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to set the rate in a specified manner on or after a specified date or under specified circumstances; r... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-22 Unfavorable Report by Finance |
