Subject Torts | Current
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | SB502 | Requiring a specified judgment obtained in favor of a Maryland Medical Assistance Program recipient to be increased by a specified amount under specified circumstances; authorizing the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to collect from a Program... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-21 Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings |
| MD | HB600 | Requiring a specified judgment obtained in favor of a Maryland Medical Assistance Program recipient to be increased by a specified amount under specified circumstances; authorizing the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to collect from a Program... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-20 |
| MD | SB819 | Establishing that the common law doctrine of contributory negligence, as it existed under its judicially determined meaning on January 1, 2011, shall remain an affirmative defense that may be raised by a party under specified circumstances; and makin... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-19 |
| MD | HB1182 | Establishing that the common law doctrines of contributory negligence and joint and several liability, as they existed on a specified date, shall remain the law of the State; establishing the Commission to Study Maryland's Fault Allocation System; re... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-06 |
| MD | HB1156 | Establishing that the common law doctrine of contributory negligence, as it existed under its judicially determined meaning on January 1, 2011, shall remain an affirmative defense that may be raised by a party under specified circumstances; and makin... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-06 |
| MD | SB263 | Authorizing a court to award a prevailing party reasonable attorney's fees and expenses in specified civil actions; requiring a court to consider specified factors in determining whether to make an award to a prevailing plaintiff; authorizing a court... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-05 Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Withdrawn |
| MD | SB711 | Altering the definition of "local government" under the Local Government Tort Claims Act to include the Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County; and providing that a specified notice requirement does not apply to an action against the Primary Car... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-19 |
| MD | HB130 | Authorizing a court to award a prevailing party reasonable attorney's fees and expenses in specified civil actions; requiring a court to consider specified factors in determining whether to make an award to a prevailing plaintiff; authorizing a court... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-18 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary |
