Maryland House Bill 140 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 28 2019 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-04-08 - Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Authorizing a court to award reasonable attorney's fees and related costs to the parent of a child with a disability who is the prevailing party in a special education proceeding; prohibiting a court from awarding attorney's fees and certain related costs to a certain parent in a certain proceeding under certain circumstances; authorizing a court to award reasonable expert witness fees to the parent of a child with a disability who is the prevailing part in a certain special education proceeding; etc.

Special Education - Administrative Proceedings and Judicial Actions - Attorney's and Expert Witness Fees and Related Costs

Del. Eric Luedtke [D]

2019-02-28 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (137-2) (Y: 138 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 7) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-08	Senate	Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2019-03-08	Senate	Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-03-01	Senate	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2019-02-28	House	Third Reading Passed (137-2)
2019-02-26	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2019-02-26	House	Favorable with Amendments {825167/2 Report Adopted
2019-02-25	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
2019-01-24	House	Hearing 2/07 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-01-21	House	First Reading Ways and Means

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0140?ys=2019rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/hb/hb0140f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/hb/hb0140t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0000/hb0140_82516702.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/fnotes/bil_0000/hb0140.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/hb0140_w&m.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/House/0229.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/hb0140_ehe.pdf