Maryland House Bill 213 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-12-23 - Hearing 1/20 at 1:30 p.m.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibiting a provision in a contract or an agreement with a design professional for professional services that requires the design professional to indemnify or hold harmless certain parties unless the design professional is at fault for causing the loss, damage, or expense indemnified; prohibiting a provision in a contract or an agreement with a design professional for professional services that requires the design professional to defend certain parties against liability or certain claims; etc.

Courts - Prohibited Indemnity and Defense Liability Agreements

Del. Jon Cardin [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-12-23	House	Hearing 1/20 at 1:30 p.m.
2021-01-13	House	First Reading Judiciary
2020-10-30	House	Pre-filed

HB213 (Carry Over) 2020-12-23 - Hearing 1/20 at 1:30 p.m.
SB189 (Crossfiled) 2020-12-28 - Hearing 2/02 at 1:00 p.m.
HB681 (Carry Over) 2020-02-03 - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Courts and Judicial Proceedings	5	401	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0213?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0213f.pdf