Maryland House Bill 8 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 19 2015 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-04-10 - Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Prohibiting a judge from issuing a summons directing a witness to attend and testify in court outside the State if the witness is a specified member of the news media, the record indicates the witness reasonably relied on specified protections when the witness engaged in specified conduct, the judge's findings related to the privileged communications laws of the other state, the likelihood the witness will be directed to disclose the name of a confidential source, and if the disclosure would be contrary to a specified provision of law.

Uniform Act to Secure the Attendance of Witnesses From Without the State in Criminal Proceedings - News Media Privilege

Del. Samuel Rosenberg [D]

2015-03-16 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (138-0) (Y: 138 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-10	Senate	Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
2015-03-31	Senate	Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
2015-03-20	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2015-03-19	House	Third Reading Passed (138-0)
2015-03-18	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2015-03-18	House	Favorable with Amendments {842719/1 Report Adopted
2015-03-18	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
2015-02-03	House	Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m.
2015-01-27	House	Hearing cancelled
2015-01-27	House	Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m.
2015-01-14	House	First Reading Judiciary
2014-07-15	House	Pre-filed

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0008?ys=2015rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/bills/hb/hb0008f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/bills/hb/hb0008t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/amds/bil_0008/hb0008_84271901.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/fnotes/bil_0008/hb0008.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/votes_comm/hb0008_jud.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/votes_comm/hb0008_jpr.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0008,h-0376&stab=02&ys=2015RS