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HOUSE BILL 413

CHAPTER NUMBER: 422
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures

Sponsored By:
Delegates Vallario, Anderson, Dumais, Gutierrez, Kelley, McComas, Petzold, Rosenberg, Simmons, Smigiel, and Sophocleus

Entitled:
Civil Jury Trials - Amount in Controversy

Synopsis:

Authorizing enactment of specified legislation to limit the right of trial by jury in civil proceedings to those proceedings in which the amount in controversy exceeds $10,000; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State of Maryland for their adoption or rejection.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/27
First Reading Judiciary
2/1
Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
2/27
Favorable Report by Judiciary
2/28
Favorable Report Adopted
Special Order 3/1 (Delegate McConkey) Adopted
3/1
Second Reading Passed
3/3
Third Reading Passed (135-6)
4/7
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/6
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
3/15
Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/5
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/2
Became Law without Governor's signature per Maryland Constitution - Chapter 422

Sponsored by:

Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Darryl A. Kelley, District 26
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- AELR CMTE; LEG POLICY COMMITTEE.
JURIES -see also- GRAND JURIES
LEGISLATION - see also- CORRECTIVE LEGISLATION; CURATIV LEG.
REFERENDUM
TRIALS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Declaration of Rights
( 23 , 5 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
Senate
Number: 478677/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 7, 2006   at: 11:21 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 3, 2006: Third Reading Passed (135-6)
April 7, 2006: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Senate
April 5, 2006: Third Reading Passed (46-0)


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