---
type: "Bill"
title: "Courts – Service of Process – Fees Collected by Sheriff"
description: "Courts – Service of Process – Fees Collected by Sheriff"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 176"
citation: "Maryland HB 176 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cardin"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-10-28"
last_action: "2022-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/644a0f47-0619-4eab-9f7c-c933b3d42053"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0176?ys=2022RS&search=True"
source_hash: "dd4a3b1be4fb877db01a64f562c6409d02571665b4392f546b649a9c16236e9b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland HB 176 (2022) — Courts – Service of Process – Fees Collected by Sheriff

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - Courts – Service of Process – Fees Collected by Sheriff** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/Chapters_noln/CH_542_hb0176t.pdf)
2. **First - Courts – Service of Process – Fees Collected by Sheriff** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0176f.pdf)
3. **Third - Courts – Service of Process – Fees Collected by Sheriff** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0176t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **116–14** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **35–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cardin — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-10-28** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2022-01-12** First Reading Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-07** Hearing 1/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2022-01-14** Hearing canceled
- **2022-01-14** Hearing 2/02 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2022-03-17** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-17** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-17** Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Szeliga) Adopted
- **2022-03-17** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2022-03-18** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-03-21** Referred Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-23** Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2022-04-11** Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-11** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-11** Second Reading Passed
- **2022-04-11** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-04-11** Returned Passed
- **2022-05-29** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 542 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/644a0f47-0619-4eab-9f7c-c933b3d42053`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).