MD HB256 | 2023 | Regular Session
Note: Carry Over of previous HB79
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 25 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-26 - Hearing 2/01 at 2:30 p.m.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 25 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-26 - Hearing 2/01 at 2:30 p.m.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Prohibiting a provision in a contract 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; and prohibiting a provision in a contract with a design professional for professional services that requires the design professional to defend certain parties against liability or certain claims.
Title
Courts – Prohibited Indemnity and Defense Liability Agreements
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2023-01-26 | House | Hearing 2/01 at 2:30 p.m. |
2023-01-25 | House | First Reading Judiciary |
Same As/Similar To
SB56 (Crossfiled) 2023-03-22 - Hearing 4/04 at 1:00 p.m.
HB79 (Carry Over) 2022-01-07 - Hearing 1/19 at 1:00 p.m.
HB79 (Carry Over) 2022-01-07 - Hearing 1/19 at 1:00 p.m.
Subjects
Architects
Attorneys' Fees
Civil Actions and Procedures
Contracts
Court Costs
Engineers
Highways
Interior Designers
Landscape Architects
Liability
Negligence
Surveyors
Attorneys' Fees
Civil Actions and Procedures
Contracts
Court Costs
Engineers
Highways
Interior Designers
Landscape Architects
Liability
Negligence
Surveyors
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
---|---|---|---|---|
Courts and Judicial Proceedings | 5 | 401 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Maryland State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0256?ys=2023RS |
Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0256f.pdf |