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Bill would require reporting on court text-message reminders to help defendants and counsel
Summary
Delegate Young and an intern presented HB 240, a reintroduced reporting bill that asks courts to report on implementation of text-messaging systems intended to remind people of court dates.
At the House Judiciary Committee hearing on Jan. 22, Delegate Young and an intern, Daniel Mosley, presented House Bill 240, a reintroduction that would require reporting on implementation of text-messaging systems in Maryland courts.
Daniel Mosley told the committee HB 240 would “help defendants, lawyers, and others know when they are in need in court,” and noted that the measure previously passed through the committee last year and the sponsor was asking for a favorable report on reintroduction.
Committee members asked only procedural questions and praised the presentation; no stakeholders testified against the measure and no formal vote or amendment was recorded in the hearing transcript. The committee concluded the bill hearing after brief remarks and moved on to the next item.
