File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 661/98 - JUD
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 531
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Baker and
Colburn
- Entitled:
-
Crimes - Pardons, Commutations, and Other Acts of Clemency -
Notification
Requiring the Maryland Parole Commission to provide notice to members
of the public when it recommends to the Governor that an inmate be
pardoned, that an inmate's sentence be commuted, or that an inmate
receive any other act of clemency; specifying the manner in which the
notice must be provided; requiring the Governor to give notice to the
General Assembly and the public of the decision to grant a pardon,
commutation, or remission at least 90 days before the pardon,
commutation, or remission becomes effective; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/5
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/10
- Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/23
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 2/24
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2/26
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House Action
- 3/1
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/17
- Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/10
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Walter M. Baker, District 36
- Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
- GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- AELR CMTE; LEGISLATIVE POLICY
- GOVERNOR
- NOTICES
- PAROLE AND PROBATION
- PRISONERS
- SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Correctional Services
- (
7-206 ,
7-601
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 138362/1 (PDF) Offered on: February 24, 1999 at:
10:43 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
- Senate
- February 26, 1999: Third Reading Passed (46-0)