Maryland House Bill 885 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 13 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-13 - Approved by the Governor, assigned a chapter number, enactment subject to constitutional referendum - Chapter 83
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to change the name of the Court of Appeals to be the Supreme Court of Maryland, to change the name of the Court of Special Appeals to be the Appellate Court of Maryland, to change the name of a Judge of the Court of Appeals to be a Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland, and to change the name of the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals to be the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection; etc.

Courts of Appeals and Special Appeals – Renaming

Sen. Ron Watson [D]

2021-04-06 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 40 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-22 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 125 N: 10 NV: 1 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-13	House	Approved by the Governor, assigned a chapter number, enactment subject to constitutional referendum - Chapter 83
2021-04-06	House	Returned Passed
2021-04-06	Senate	Third Reading Passed (40-7)
2021-04-01	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2021-04-01	Senate	Favorable Adopted
2021-03-31	Senate	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
2021-03-22	Senate	Referred Judicial Proceedings
2021-03-22	House	Third Reading Passed (125-10)
2021-03-20	House	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2021-03-20	House	Favorable Report by Judiciary
2021-02-02	House	Hearing 2/24 at 1:30 p.m.
2021-02-02	House	Hearing canceled
2021-01-31	House	Hearing 2/23 at 1:30 p.m.
2021-01-29	House	First Reading Judiciary

HB474 (Carry Over) 2020-01-24 - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
SB666 (Crossfiled) 2021-04-13 - Approved by the Governor, assigned a chapter number, enactment subject to constitutional referendum - Chapter 82

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
XVII - Quadrennial Elections	3		(n/a)	See Bill Text
II - Executive Department	6		(n/a)	See Bill Text
III - Legislative Department	30		(n/a)	See Bill Text
III - Legislative Department	5		(n/a)	See Bill Text
III - Legislative Department	52		(n/a)	See Bill Text
IV - Judiciary Department	1		(n/a)	See Bill Text
IV - Judiciary Department	10		(n/a)	See Bill Text
IV - Judiciary Department	14		(n/a)	See Bill Text
IV - Judiciary Department	15		(n/a)	See Bill Text
IV - Judiciary Department	16		(n/a)	See Bill Text
IV - Judiciary Department	17		(n/a)	See Bill Text
IV - Judiciary Department	18		(n/a)	See Bill Text
IV - Judiciary Department	22		(n/a)	See Bill Text
IV - Judiciary Department	3		(n/a)	See Bill Text
IV - Judiciary Department	3A		(n/a)	See Bill Text
IV - Judiciary Department	41E		(n/a)	See Bill Text
IV - Judiciary Department	4B		(n/a)	See Bill Text
IV - Judiciary Department	5A		(n/a)	See Bill Text
V - Attorney-General and State's Attorneys	6		(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0885?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0885f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0885t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_83_hb0885t.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/hb0885_jud.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/hb0885_jpr.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/House/0695.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/Senate/0916.pdf