2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 850

CHAPTER NUMBER: 357 File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Sponsored By:
Delegates James and Cadden
Entitled:
Crimes - Burial, Memorial Service, Funeral, or Funeral Procession

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person from knowingly obstructing, hindering, impeding, or blocking another person's entry to or exit from a burial, memorial service, funeral, or funeral procession under specified circumstances; prohibiting a person from addressing specified speech to a person attending a burial, memorial service, funeral, or funeral procession; prohibiting specified picketing; providing penalties for a violation of the Act; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/8
First Reading Judiciary
2/13
Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
3/20
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/19
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/20
Third Reading Passed (132-3)
4/7
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/22
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
3/28
Hearing 4/4 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/5
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/2
Signed by the Governor Chapter 357

Sponsored by:

Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34A
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CEMETERIES
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
FUNERALS
HARASSMENT
PENALTIES

Bill affects the following Statute:

Criminal Law
( 10-205 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 222111/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 21, 2006   at: 10:52 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 278172/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 7, 2006   at: 11:28 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 20, 2006: Third Reading Passed (132-3)
April 7, 2006: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Senate
April 5, 2006: Third Reading Passed (46-0)