HB 592 Maryland House of Delegates · 2024 Regular Session

Prince George's County - Judgeships - Circuit Courts

This bill increases the number of resident judges in the Prince George's County Circuit Court from 24 to 25. It achieves this by amending state law to update the official count of judges for the county while leaving the numbers for all other jurisdictions unchanged. The change is set to take effect on July 1, 2024, and requires no additional funding or structural changes to the court system.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Apr 2024

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2024

Senate Passage

Apr 2024

Signed into Law

May 2024

Introduced Jan 24, 2024 Signed May 16, 2024

Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2024

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

May 16, 2024

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 757

executive

Apr 4, 2024

Lower · Passed

Returned Passed

lower

Apr 3, 2024

Upper · Passed

Third Reading Passed

upper

Apr 1, 2024

Upper · Passed

Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed

upper

Mar 29, 2024

Upper · Passed

Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings

upper

Mar 14, 2024

Committee

Referred Judicial Proceedings

upper

Mar 14, 2024

Lower · Passed

Third Reading Passed

lower

Mar 13, 2024

Lower · Passed

Favorable Adopted

lower

Mar 12, 2024

Lower · Passed

Favorable Report by Judiciary

lower

Mar 4, 2024

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (128-0-8)

house of delegates

Jan 24, 2024

Committee

First Reading Judiciary

lower

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