Maryland Senate Bill 532 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-02-10 - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Repealing the provision of law requiring that the Public Defender serve at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees of the Office of the Public Defender; specifying that the Governor may remove the Public Defender for specified reasons, only on the recommendation of the Board of Trustees; providing that the Public Defender may serve for a term of 6 years; increasing the number of members of the Board of Trustees; altering the method of selection of the members and chair of the Board of Trustees; etc.

Office of the Public Defender - Board of Trustees - Membership

Sen. Brian Frosh [D]

Sen. Anthony Muse [D]

Sen. Jamin Raskin [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-02-10		Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
2010-02-04		First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Search/Legislation?target=/2010rs/billfile/SB0532.htm
Text	http://mlis.state.md.us/2010rs/bills/sb/sb0532f.pdf