Task Force to Study the Maryland Orphans' Courts
Sponsor: Jason C. Buckel (District 1B)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Courts and Court Personnel - StatewideStatus: First Reading Judicial Proceedings (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing the Task Force to Study the Maryland Orphans' Courts; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to examine the composition and purpose of the Orphans' Courts in Maryland and make recommendations about how to improve the orphans' courts in Maryland; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2021; etc.
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Testimony (9)
MGA witness listFAV 1FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 7Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Delegate Buckel, Delegate Buckellegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Fisher, Juliet | Baltimore County Orphans' Court | Position only |
| UNF | Dodd, Anne | MAJOC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jones, Tyler | MD Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | BRIGHT, MELISSA | ORPHANS' COURT FOR WICOMICO COUNTY | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Malloy Groves, Athena | Prince George's County Orphans' Court | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | PIROLOZZI, MARY BETH | REGISTER OF WILLS FOR ALLEGANY COUNTY | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | garrett, lewyn | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | loewenthal, michele | Individual | Oral |