Maryland House Bill 1255 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 16 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-16 - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Pending: House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Decreasing the term of office for the judges of the circuit courts; increasing the number of years between successive retention elections for judges of the Appellate Court of Maryland and justices of the Supreme Court of Maryland; providing for a transitional period during which the terms of certain amendments are to become effective; and providing that the amendment to the Maryland Constitution proposed by the Act be submitted to the qualified voters of the State at the next general election in November 2024.

Courts – Justices and Judges – Selection and Retention

Del. Jon Cardin [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-16	House	First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB1255 (Carry Over) 2023-02-16 - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
HB35 (Carry Over) 2021-01-15 - Hearing 2/24 at 1:30 p.m. (Judiciary)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
XVIII - Provisions of Limited Duration	6		(n/a)	See Bill Text
IV - Judiciary Department	3		(n/a)	See Bill Text
IV - Judiciary Department	5		(n/a)	See Bill Text
IV - Judiciary Department	5A		(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1255?ys=2023RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb1255f.pdf