Maryland Senate Bill 793

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Enrolled on April 3 2024 - 75% progression
Action: 2024-04-03 - Returned Passed
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

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.

Maryland Tort Claims Act - Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs - County Responsibility

Sen. Chris West [R]

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]

Date	Chamber	Action
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

HB895 (Crossfiled) 2024-04-04 - Returned Passed

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

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0793?ys=2024RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0793f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0793t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/amds/bil_0003/sb0793_89352001.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/votes_comm/sb0793_jpr.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/votes_comm/sb0793_jud.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/votes/Senate/0758.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/votes/House/1159.pdf