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| 3 | 3 | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. | |
| 4 | 4 | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. | |
| 5 | - | Underlining indicates amendments to bill. | |
| 6 | - | Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by | |
| 7 | - | amendment. | |
| 8 | 5 | *sb0629* | |
| 9 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 7 | SENATE BILL 629 | |
| 11 | 8 | D1 5lr2453 | |
| 12 | 9 | CF HB 786 | |
| 13 | 10 | By: Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request – Maryland Judicial | |
| 14 | 11 | Conference) | |
| 15 | 12 | Introduced and read first time: January 25, 2025 | |
| 16 | 13 | Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings | |
| 17 | - | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 18 | - | Senate action: Adopted | |
| 19 | - | Read second time: February 21, 2025 | |
| 20 | 14 | ||
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| 15 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 22 | 16 | ||
| 23 | 17 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 24 | 18 | ||
| 25 | 19 | Appellate Court of Maryland – Sessions at Educational Institutions 2 | |
| 26 | 20 | ||
| 27 | 21 | FOR the purpose of authorizing the Appellate Court of Maryland to hold sessions at certain 3 | |
| 28 | 22 | secondary and postsecondary educational institutions in the State under certain 4 | |
| 29 | 23 | circumstances; and generally relating to the Appellate Court of Maryland sessions. 5 | |
| 30 | 24 | ||
| 31 | 25 | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 6 | |
| 32 | 26 | Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 7 | |
| 33 | 27 | Section 1–403 8 | |
| 34 | 28 | Annotated Code of Maryland 9 | |
| 35 | 29 | (2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 10 | |
| 36 | 30 | ||
| 37 | 31 | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 11 | |
| 38 | 32 | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 12 | |
| 39 | 33 | ||
| 40 | 34 | Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 13 | |
| 41 | 35 | ||
| 42 | 36 | 1–403. 14 | |
| 43 | 37 | ||
| 44 | - | (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) PARAGRAPHS (2) AND (3) of this 15 | |
| 45 | - | subsection, the Appellate Court of Maryland shall hold its sessions in the City of Annapolis 16 | |
| 46 | - | at the time or times it prescribes by rule. 17 | |
| 38 | + | (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Appellate 15 | |
| 39 | + | Court of Maryland shall hold its sessions in the City of Annapolis at the time or times it 16 | |
| 40 | + | prescribes by rule. 17 | |
| 41 | + | ||
| 42 | + | (2) As designated by the Chief Judge of the Appellate Court of Maryland, 18 | |
| 43 | + | in conjunction with the deans of the University of Maryland School of Law and the 19 | |
| 44 | + | University of Baltimore School of Law, the Appellate Court of Maryland may hold sessions 20 | |
| 45 | + | at the University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus and the University of Baltimore. 21 | |
| 47 | 46 | 2 SENATE BILL 629 | |
| 48 | 47 | ||
| 49 | 48 | ||
| 50 | - | (2) As designated by the Chief Judge of the Appellate Court of Maryland, 1 | |
| 51 | - | in conjunction with the deans of the University of Maryland School of Law and the 2 | |
| 52 | - | University of Baltimore School of Law, the Appellate Court of Maryland may hold sessions 3 | |
| 53 | - | at the University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus and the University of Baltimore. 4 | |
| 49 | + | (3) AS DESIGNATED BY THE CHIEF JUDGE OF THE APPELLATE 1 | |
| 50 | + | COURT OF MARYLAND, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ADMINISTRATIONS OF 2 | |
| 51 | + | SECONDARY AND POSTSE CONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE STATE, 3 | |
| 52 | + | THE APPELLATE COURT OF MARYLAND MAY HOLD SES SIONS AT SECONDARY A ND 4 | |
| 53 | + | POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE STATE. 5 | |
| 54 | 54 | ||
| 55 | - | (3) AS DESIGNATED BY THE CHIEF JUDGE OF THE APPELLATE 5 | |
| 56 | - | COURT OF MARYLAND, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ADMINISTRATIONS OF 6 | |
| 57 | - | SECONDARY AND POSTSE CONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE STATE, 7 | |
| 58 | - | THE APPELLATE COURT OF MARYLAND MAY HOLD SES SIONS AT SECONDARY A ND 8 | |
| 59 | - | POSTSECONDARY EDUCAT IONAL INSTITUTIONS I N THE STATE. 9 | |
| 55 | + | [(3)] (4) Its sessions shall continue not less than ten months in each year, 6 | |
| 56 | + | if the business before it so requires. 7 | |
| 60 | 57 | ||
| 61 | - | [(3)] (4) Its sessions shall continue not less than ten months in each year, 10 | |
| 62 | - | if the business before it so requires. 11 | |
| 58 | + | (b) A case before the Appellate Court of Maryland shall be heard by a panel of not 8 | |
| 59 | + | less than three judges. The panels shall be constituted, sit at the times, and hear the cases 9 | |
| 60 | + | as directed by the Chief Judge from time to time. A quorum of a panel consists of one less 10 | |
| 61 | + | than the number of judges designated to sit on the panel. The concurrence of a majority of 11 | |
| 62 | + | a panel is necessary for the decision of a case. 12 | |
| 63 | 63 | ||
| 64 | - | (b) A case before the Appellate Court of Maryland shall be heard by a panel of not 12 | |
| 65 | - | less than three judges. The panels shall be constituted, sit at the times, and hear the cases 13 | |
| 66 | - | as directed by the Chief Judge from time to time. A quorum of a panel consists of one less 14 | |
| 67 | - | than the number of judges designated to sit on the panel. The concurrence of a majority of 15 | |
| 68 | - | a panel is necessary for the decision of a case. 16 | |
| 64 | + | (c) A hearing or rehearing before the court in banc may be ordered in any case by 13 | |
| 65 | + | a majority of the incumbent judges of the court. Six judges of the court constitute a quorum 14 | |
| 66 | + | of the court in banc. The concurrence of a majority of the incumbent judges of the entire 15 | |
| 67 | + | court is necessary for decision of a case heard or reheard by the court in banc. 16 | |
| 69 | 68 | ||
| 70 | - | (c) A hearing or rehearing before the court in banc may be ordered in any case by 17 | |
| 71 | - | a majority of the incumbent judges of the court. Six judges of the court constitute a quorum 18 | |
| 72 | - | of the court in banc. The concurrence of a majority of the incumbent judges of the entire 19 | |
| 73 | - | court is necessary for decision of a case heard or reheard by the court in banc. 20 | |
| 74 | - | ||
| 75 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 21 | |
| 76 | - | October 1, 2025. 22 | |
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| 81 | - | Approved: | |
| 82 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 83 | - | Governor. | |
| 84 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 85 | - | President of the Senate. | |
| 86 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 87 | - | Speaker of the House of Delegates. | |
| 69 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 17 | |
| 70 | + | October 1, 2025. 18 |