Maryland Senate Bill 5 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-16 - Hearing 1/16 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Providing that punitive damages may be awarded in a civil action only if the plaintiff proves by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant acted with wantonness, fraud, or malice; requiring a trier of fact to consider a defendant's liability for punitive damages concurrently with all other issues presented in the action; requiring a trier of fact to determine the amount of punitive damages to be awarded based on certain factors under certain circumstances; applying the Act prospectively; etc.

Civil Actions - Punitive Damage Awards

Sen. Wayne Norman [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-16	Senate	Hearing 1/16 at 1:00 p.m.
2018-01-10	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2017-11-15	Senate	Pre-filed

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0005?ys=2018rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/bills/sb/sb0005f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/fnotes/bil_0005/sb0005.pdf