Courts - Maryland Judicial Public Text Messaging System - Report
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2024
Last action Mar 18, 2024
Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 6, 2024
How they voted
129–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 134
Mar 6, 2024
D
Democratic98
95% Yea
R
Republican36
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Mar 18, 2024
Committee
Referred Judicial Proceedings
upper
Mar 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Mar 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
lower
Mar 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
lower
Mar 6, 2024
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (129-0-5)
house of delegates
Feb 2, 2024
Committee
First Reading Judiciary
lower
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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