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HOUSE BILL 387

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: Estates and Trusts
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 293

Sponsored By:
Delegates Rosenberg and Cardin

Entitled:
Orphans' Court Judges - Qualifications

Synopsis:

Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to authorize the legislature to prescribe additional qualifications for Orphans' Court judges in a county or Baltimore City; prohibiting the qualifications from being more stringent than the qualifications required for specified other judges; excepting Montgomery and Harford counties; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
House Action
1/28
First Reading Judiciary
1/30
Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
3/3
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/4
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/6
Third Reading Failed (84-50)
Motion Reconsider Third Reading Failed (Delegate Rosenberg)
Special Order 3/7 (Delegate Rosenberg) Adopted
3/7
Motion Reconsider Third Reading (Delegate Rosenberg)
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted
Motion Reconsider Third Reading Adopted (87-47)
Motion Reconsider Second Reading (Delegate Impallaria) Rejected
Third Reading Failed (84-50)
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Constitutional Amendments
Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
General Assembly -see also- AELR Cmte; Leg Policy Committee.
Judges
Orphans` Court
Referendum

Bill affects the following Statute:

Article - IV Judiciary Department
( 40 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 492214/01     Offered on: March 4, 2008   at: 10:40 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 6, 2008: Third Reading Failed (84-50)
March 7, 2008: Motion Reconsider Third Reading Adopted (87-47)
March 7, 2008: Third Reading Failed (84-50)



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