Maryland House Bill 596 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 12 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-03-18 - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary; Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishing the Maryland Appointed Attorneys Program Corporation; providing that the purpose of the Corporation is to provide legal representation to indigent criminal defendants at initial appearances before District Court commissioners as required by the Court of Appeals in a specified case decision; providing that the Corporation is not a unit or instrumentality of the State; requiring the Board of Directors of the Corporation to appoint an executive director of the Corporation; etc.

Criminal Procedure - Maryland Appointed Attorneys Program Corporation

Del. Kathleen Dumais [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-18	House	Unfavorable Report by Judiciary; Withdrawn
2015-03-03	House	Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
2015-02-12	House	First Reading Judiciary

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0596?ys=2015rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/bills/hb/hb0596f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/fnotes/bil_0006/hb0596.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/votes_comm/hb0596_jud.pdf