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HB 788

EnactedConstitutional amendmentCrossfile SB 619
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Judiciary Department - Commission on Judicial Disabilities - Temporary Appointment

Sponsor: Chair, Judiciary CommitteeCommittee: JudiciarySubject: Courts and Court Personnel - StatewideStatus: Assigned a chapter number, enactment subject to constitutional referendum - Chapter 848 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

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, on 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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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 3Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVAlbright, Judge AnneMaryland JudiciaryOral
FAVSarkar, ShaolilobbyistMaryland State Bar AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVChair, Judiciary Committee, Chair, Judiciary CommitteeIndividualOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVSarkar, ShaoliMaryland State Bar AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.