Maryland House Bill 48

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-31 - Hearing canceled (Judiciary)
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Decreasing the term of office for the judges of the circuit courts; increasing the number of years between successive retention elections for judges of the Appellate Court of Maryland and justices of the Supreme Court of Maryland; providing for a transitional period during which the terms of certain amendments are to become effective; and providing that the amendment to the Maryland Constitution proposed by the Act be submitted to the qualified voters of the State at the next general election in November 2024.

Courts - Justices and Judges - Selection and Retention

Del. Jon Cardin [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-31	House	Hearing canceled (Judiciary)
2024-01-30	House	Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary)
2024-01-12	House	Reassigned to Judiciary Ways and Means
2024-01-10	House	First Reading Judiciary
2023-10-15	House	Pre-filed

HB1255 (Carry Over) 2023-02-16 - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
XVIII - Provisions of Limited Duration	6		(n/a)	See Bill Text
IV - Judiciary Department	3		(n/a)	See Bill Text
IV - Judiciary Department	5		(n/a)	See Bill Text
IV - Judiciary Department	5A		(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0048?ys=2024RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0048f.pdf