Subject District Courts | Current
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD | HB83 | Increasing the number of judges of the Court of Special Appeals from 13 to 15; increasing the number of resident judges of the circuit court in Calvert, Carroll, Cecil, Frederick, and Wicomico counties; and increasing the number of associate judges o... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
| MD | SB505 | Authorizing in circuit courts and in the District Court cash bail or cash bond to be posted by the defendant, by an individual, or by a specified private surety acting for the defendant under specified circumstances; requiring cash bail or cash bond ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 487 |
| MD | SB672 | Continuing the State Board of Physicians and allied health advisory committees in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (Sunset Law) by extending to July 1, 2018, the termination provisions relating to the statutory an... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
| MD | HB777 | Authorizing in circuit courts and in the District Court cash bail or cash bond to be posted by the defendant, by an individual, or by a specified private surety acting for the defendant under specified circumstances; requiring cash bail or cash bond ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
| MD | HB801 | Requiring the clerk of the court to report to the Motor Vehicle Administration the adjudication of a minor as delinquent or a finding that a minor has committed a delinquent act for a specified highway violation involving the use of an off-highway re... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 641 |
| MD | HB102 | Altering the frequency with which specified payments from a special fund are required to be paid; requiring the reduction of specified grants and payments under specified circumstances; providing that a specified District Court surcharge shall be add... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 425 |
| MD | HB1308 | Prohibiting a party claiming the right to possession from taking possession or threatening to take possession of specified residential property from a specified protected resident by locking the resident out; requiring a party claiming the right to p... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 515 |
| MD | SB642 | Prohibiting a party claiming the right to possession from taking possession or threatening to take possession of specified residential property from a specified protected resident by locking the resident out; requiring a party claiming the right to p... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 514 |
| MD | SB846 | Altering the type and the number of specified employee positions to which the Baltimore City Sheriff may appoint employees; increasing a specified annual expense allowance for specified deputy sheriffs; altering specified surcharges on filing fees in... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 325 |
| MD | HB1096 | Continuing the State Board of Physicians and allied health advisory committees in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (Sunset Law) by extending to July 1, 2018, the termination provisions relating to the statutory an... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 401 |
| 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 | HB1499 | Providing that a candidate may join a slate or continue as a member of a slate only under specified circumstances; altering limits on the aggregate amount of contributions a person may make in an election cycle; requiring that contribution limits and... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 419 |
| MD | SB239 | Increasing the number of judges of the Court of Special Appeals from 13 to 15; increasing the number of resident judges of the circuit court in Calvert, Carroll, Cecil, Frederick, and Wicomico counties; and increasing the number of associate judges o... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-09 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 34 |
| MD | HB420 | Altering procedures of the Maryland Transportation Authority for the collection of unpaid tolls through a specified notice and a citation for toll violations; altering the contents of a specified citation; altering procedures for paying or contesting... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-09 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 113 |
| 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 | HB153 | Establishing that the representation provided by the Office of the Public Defender to an indigent individual at a bail hearing before a District Court or circuit court judge shall be limited solely to the bail hearing and shall terminate automaticall... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-08 Delegates Vallario, Swain, and Smigiel |
| 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 | HB1340 | Altering the type and the number of positions the Baltimore City Sheriff may appoint; increasing from $200 to $400 an annual expense allowance for a deputy sheriff; altering specified surcharges on filing fees in the District Court in Baltimore City;... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-05 Senators Gladden, Muse, and Getty |
| MD | SB1039 | Providing that a candidate may join a slate or continue as a member of a slate only under specified circumstances; altering limits on the aggregate amount of contributions a person may make in an election cycle; requiring that contribution limits and... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-03 |
| MD | SB619 | Altering the funding sources for and clarifying the uses of the State Wildlife and Management Protection Fund; clarifying that a 3-day nonresident hunting license does not authorize bear hunting; increasing the fees for specified hunting licenses; re... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-28 |
| 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 | HB309 | Authorizing a judgment creditor to obtain discovery in aid of enforcement of a money judgment entered or recorded in a circuit court or in the District Court by use of a court ordered examination under oath before a judge or examiner of a judgment de... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-26 |
| MD | SB1069 | Prohibiting a District Court commissioner from issuing a summons if the defendant is charged with a specified crime of violence; prohibiting a commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant charged with committing a crime while the... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-26 |
| MD | HB1106 | Authorizing a court to seal an application for a search warrant or a search warrant under specified circumstances; authorizing the court to grant multiple 30-day extensions of the time that specified documents are to remain sealed under specified cir... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-22 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary |
| MD | HB1063 | Altering the standard of review for an appeal in a criminal case in which a defendant has been charged with violating a condition of probation from being tried de novo to being heard on a specified record. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-22 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary |
| MD | SB838 | Prohibiting an educational institution from requiring, requesting, suggesting, or causing a student, an applicant, or a prospective student to grant access to, allow observation of, or disclose information that allows access to or observation of the ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-21 |
| MD | HB435 | Requiring the District Court, if a person who was issued a citation for an alleged violation recorded by a speed monitoring system or a work zone speed control system prevails at a specified trial, to order the agency or police department that issued... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-20 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters |
| MD | HB421 | Requiring that specified time-stamped images of a motor vehicle provide sufficient information to allow for the calculation of a specified speed of the motor vehicle; altering a requirement relating to the issuance of warnings; requiring a court to i... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-20 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters |
| MD | HB848 | Requiring a specified child for whom the juvenile court has waived jurisdiction under specified circumstances to remain detained in a juvenile facility except under specified circumstances; requiring a specified child to be transferred to a specified... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-20 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Withdrawn |
| MD | HB1259 | Prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant charged with causing abuse or neglect of a vulnerable adult in the first or second degree; providing that a judge may authorize the pretrial release of the... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-20 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Withdrawn |
| MD | HB152 | Providing that a prosecution under a State criminal statute is barred if the defendant was previously prosecuted in a United States District Court for a crime arising out of the same incident, the elements of the crime are identical in the State and ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-19 Third Reading Failed (46-89) |
| MD | SB403 | Providing that an appeal shall be heard on the record made in the District Court in any case in which the District Court determines that a criminal defendant violated probation. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-18 Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings |
| MD | SB454 | Requiring a specified child for whom the juvenile court has waived jurisdiction under specified circumstances to remain detained in a juvenile facility except under specified circumstances; requiring a specified child to be transferred to a specified... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-18 Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings |
| MD | SB271 | Requiring a court to notify a person who is convicted of a specified litter disposal offense that the person's driver's license may be suspended; requiring a court to notify the Motor Vehicle Administration of a specified violation involving litter d... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-11 Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings |
| MD | HB968 | Providing that a landlord may file a written complaint to repossess for failure to pay rent no sooner than 3 days after the day unpaid rent is due and payable; altering the time after which a trial may be held in District Court from 5 to 10 days afte... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-11 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters |
| MD | SB626 | Requiring the imposition of specified court costs if a defendant is sentenced to probation before judgment for or pleads nolo contendere to a specified crime or offense. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-07 |
| MD | HB1251 | Prohibiting the sale or transfer of a regulated firearm or ammunition by a business that derives more than 10% of the business' gross revenues from the sale of groceries; specifying penalties; etc. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-05 |
| MD | HB597 | Prohibiting an individual from being arrested or incarcerated for failure to respond to specified orders to appear in court relating to an examination in aid of enforcement of a money judgment entered in a small claim action in the District Court; et... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-04 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Withdrawn |
| MD | HB586 | Altering the standard of review for an appeal in a criminal case in which a defendant has been charged with a specified nonincarcerable traffic violation from being tried de novo to being heard on a specified record. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-04 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary |
| MD | HB197 | Requiring a court to notify the Motor Vehicle Administration of a specified violation of the Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law; requiring the Chief Judge of the District Court and the Administrative Office of the Courts, in conjunction with the ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-28 |
| MD | SB127 | Altering the frequency with which specified payments from a special fund are required to be paid; requiring the reduction of specified grants and payments under specified circumstances; altering or repealing specified required appropriations; alterin... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-27 |
| MD | HB1103 | Authorizing local jurisdictions to use speed monitoring systems to enforce specified speed laws on all highways in their jurisdictions under specified standards and procedures; requiring a Web site maintained or participated in under the Act to inclu... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-25 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters Withdrawn |
| MD | HB382 | Requiring the imposition of specified court costs if a defendant is sentenced to probation before judgment for or pleads nolo contendere to a specified crime or offense. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-22 |
| MD | HB336 | Prohibiting an individual under the age of 21 years from playing a table game or video lottery terminal in a video lottery facility; providing that it is a Code violation and a civil offense for an individual under the age of 21 years to play a table... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-20 Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means Withdrawn |
| MD | SB418 | Prohibiting an individual from being arrested or incarcerated for failure to respond to specified orders to appear in court relating to an examination in aid of enforcement of a money judgment entered in a small claim action in the District Court; et... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-19 |
| MD | HB190 | Increasing court costs in District Court traffic and criminal cases from $22.50 to $27.50; requiring the Comptroller to pay annually from court costs in District Court traffic and criminal cases $3 per case into the District Court Electronic Citation... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-18 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Withdrawn |
| MD | HB944 | Authorizing, with regard to a landlord and tenant case brought by a landlord in District 7 (Anne Arundel County), the case to be filed in any District Courthouse in the District, at the discretion of the landlord; and requiring that the case be heard... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-18 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters Withdrawn |
| MD | HB189 | Altering the definition of "petitioner" under provisions of law relating to peace orders; authorizing a petitioner to file a petition for a peace order for specified acts against the petitioner's employee; authorizing a court to issue a peace order t... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-11 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Withdrawn |
