Maryland Senate Bill 836 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 3 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-23 - Hearing 2/23 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 other specified issues; requiring a trier of fact to determine the amount of punitive damages to be awarded based on specified factors under specified circumstances; applying the Act prospectively; etc.

Civil Actions - Punitive Damage Awards

Sen. Wayne Norman [R]

Sen. William Smith [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-23	Senate	Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
2017-02-03	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0836?ys=2017rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/bills/sb/sb0836f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/fnotes/bil_0006/sb0836.pdf