MD HB809 | 2014 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-03-13 - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 3 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-03-13 - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Establishing that the limits on liability of a local government under the Local Government Tort Claims Act do not apply to a tort action for damages sustained by an individual on an artificial or synthetic turf playing field owned or operated by a local government; providing that the State, its officers, and its units may not raise sovereign immunity as a defense in a tort action for damages sustained by an individual on a State-owned or State-operated artificial or synthetic turf playing field; etc.
Title
Local Government Tort Claims Act and Maryland Tort Claims Act - Damages Sustained on Artificial or Synthetic Turf Playing Fields
Sponsors
Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher [D] | Del. Charles Barkley [D] | Del. Alfred Carr [D] | Del. Kathleen Dumais [D] |
Del. David Fraser-hidalgo [D] | Del. Aruna Miller [D] | Del. Heather Mizeur [D] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2014-03-13 | House | Unfavorable Report by Judiciary |
2014-03-05 | House | Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
2014-02-03 | House | First Reading Judiciary |
Subjects
Civil Actions
Civil Actions and Procedures
Counties
Damages
Liability
Municipal Corporations
Public Buildings and Facilities
Sovereign Immunity
Sports and Recreation
Torts
Civil Actions and Procedures
Counties
Damages
Liability
Municipal Corporations
Public Buildings and Facilities
Sovereign Immunity
Sports and Recreation
Torts