Maryland Senate Bill 712 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-03-09 - Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizing an individual who files a document using the system of electronic filing and case management established by the Court of Appeals to request that the document be sealed in a certain manner; requiring the clerk to temporarily seal a certain document pending a determination by the court if the document should be sealed or for a certain period of time; requiring the court to issue a certain order under certain circumstances; and requiring the clerk to make a certain document available to the public under certain circumstances.

Maryland Electronic Courts - Electronic Filing - Sealing of Documents

Sen. Jill Carter [D]

Sen. Clarence Lam [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-09	Senate	Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn
2020-02-28	Senate	Hearing canceled
2020-02-06	Senate	Hearing 3/04 at 12:00 p.m.
2020-02-03	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Courts and Judicial Proceedings	6	412	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0712?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0712f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/sb0712_jpr.pdf