MD SB793 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 9 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-09 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 610
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 9 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-09 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 610
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
Clarifying that a county is responsible for a certain tort claim against a sheriff or deputy sheriff under the Maryland Tort Claims Act; clarifying that, for certain tort claims against a sheriff or deputy sheriff, the State is the proper defendant; and specifying that it is the intent of the General Assembly that the Office of the Attorney General and the State Treasurer work with certain entities when disputes arise regarding the allocation of responsibility for tort claims under the law.
Title
Maryland Tort Claims Act - Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs - County Responsibility
Sponsors
| Sen. Chris West [R] |
Roll Calls
2024-04-02 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 133 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-03-18 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-03-18 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-09 | Senate | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 610 |
| 2024-04-03 | Senate | Returned Passed |
| 2024-04-02 | House | Third Reading Passed (133-0) |
| 2024-04-01 | House | Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed |
| 2024-04-01 | House | Favorable Report by Judiciary |
| 2024-03-19 | House | Referred Judiciary |
| 2024-03-18 | Senate | Third Reading Passed (45-0) |
| 2024-03-15 | Senate | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2024-03-15 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments {893520/1 Adopted |
| 2024-03-15 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings |
| 2024-02-01 | Senate | Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2024-02-01 | Senate | First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
Same As/Similar To
HB895 (Crossfiled) 2024-05-09 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 611
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Finance and Procurement | 9 | 108 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| State Government | 12 | 101 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| State Government | 12 | 103.3 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| State Government | 12 | 104 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
