2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB788: Judiciary Department - Commission on Judicial Disabilities - Temporary Appointment

Legislative Summary

Allowing the chair of the Commission on Judicial Disabilities to appoint a former member to temporarily fill a certain vacancy on the Commission; allowing the Governor, upon certain request of the chair, to appoint a temporary substitute member or extend the term of an existing member of the Commission; and requiring that any temporary substitute is subject to the same qualifications applicable to the member the substitute is replacing and if the member is a judge or an attorney, must be a member in good standing of the Maryland bar.

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Bill History

1/29/2025
First Reading Judiciary
House of Delegates
2/7/2025
Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/12/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/12/2025
Favorable with Amendments {133020/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/12/2025
Committee Amendment {883526/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/12/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/13/2025
Third Reading Passed (139-0)
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Referred Judicial Proceedings
Senate
3/26/2025
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate
3/26/2025
Favorable Adopted
Senate
3/26/2025
Second Reading Passed
Senate
4/2/2025
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Senate
4/2/2025
Returned Passed
House of Delegates

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 133020/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 133020/1 Adopted

3/12/2025Adopted

Committee Amendment 883526/1 Adopted

Committee Amendment 883526/1 Adopted

3/12/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/13/2025
139
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/2/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Democrat: 2

Primary Sponsor

Frank Conaway
Frank Conaway
Democrat

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/12/2025115.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/29/2025101.3 KB
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