Maryland House Bill 681 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-03 - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibiting a provision in a contract or an agreement with a design professional for professional services that requires the design professional to indemnify or hold harmless certain parties unless the design professional is at fault for causing the loss, damage, or expense indemnified; prohibiting a provision in a contract or an agreement with a design professional for professional services that requires the design professional to defend certain parties against liability or certain claims; etc.

Courts - Prohibited Indemnity and Defense Liability Agreements

Del. Neil Parrott [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-03	House	Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-01-30	House	First Reading Judiciary

HB681 (Carry Over) 2020-02-03 - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
SB368 (Crossfiled) 2020-01-29 - Hearing 2/12 at 12:00 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Courts and Judicial Proceedings	5	401	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0681?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0681f.pdf