Maryland House Bill 535 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2013 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2013-03-04 - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Altering a specified surcharge on specified costs and charges in divorce petitions; requiring a maximum of $25 of a $70 surcharge on divorce petitions to be distributed to the Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund and a maximum of $45 to be distributed to the Domestic Violence Program Fund; establishing the Domestic Violence Program Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; specifying the purpose of the Fund; requiring the Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to administer the Fund; etc.

Court Fees - Surcharge on Divorce Petitions - Distribution to the Domestic Violence Program Fund

Del. Doyle Niemann [D]	Del. Jolene Ivey [D]	Del. Michael Summers [D]	Del. Kriselda Valderrama [D]
Del. Jay Walker [D]	Sen. Alonzo Washington [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-03-04	House	Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Withdrawn
2013-02-28	House	Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
2013-01-30	House	First Reading Judiciary

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0535?ys=2013rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/bills/hb/hb0535f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/fnotes/bil_0005/hb0535.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/votes_comm/hb0535_jpr.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/votes_comm/hb0535_jud.pdf