2007 house journal index of days - Maryland General Assembly

Feb. 7, 2007 Maryland House of Delegates 425
and generally relating to the Laptop Computer Distribution Program.
BY adding to
Article – Education
Section 7–10B–01 through 7–10B–06 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 10B.
Laptop Computer Distribution Program”
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2006 Replacement Volume)
Read the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
House Bill 541 – Delegate Simmons
AN ACT concerning
Courts – Lawyers – Retainer Agreements
FOR the purpose of providing that a provision in a retainer agreement that requires a
person seeking representation to reimburse a lawyer for attorney’s fees in the
event of a future dispute between the person and the lawyer is unenforceable;
providing that the provisions of this Act may not be waived; defining a certain
term; and generally relating to the unenforceability of a certain provision in a
lawyer retainer agreement.
BY adding to
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 5–808
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2006 Replacement Volume)
Read the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
House Bill 542 – Delegate Ross
AN ACT concerning
Elections – Election Judges Training Pilot Program
FOR the purpose of establishing the Election Judges Training Pilot Program to be
administered by the Center for American Politics and Citizenship at the University
of Maryland, College Park, in conjunction with the Prince George’s County Board
of Elections and the Montgomery County Board of Elections; specifying the
purpose of the pilot program; requiring the Governor to include certain funds in
the State budget to pay for the pilot program; requiring the Center for American