2010 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 639

File Code: Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide
Sponsored By:
Delegates Burns, Benson, Bronrott, Glenn, Kelly, Minnick, Morhaim, Myers, Smigiel, Walker, Aumann, Cardin, Frank, Holmes, Hubbard, Jennings, Jones, Kach, Lafferty, Levi, McDonough, Nathan-Pulliam, Schuler, Stein, and Weir
Entitled:
Task Force on Military Service Members, Veterans, and the Courts

Synopsis:

Creating a Task Force on Military Service Members, Veterans, and the Courts; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; providing that a member of the Task Force may not receive specified compensation but may be reimbursed for specified expenses; requiring the Task Force to study specified military service-related mental health issues and substance abuse problems and to make recommendations concerning the establishment of a special court for defendants who are military members or veterans; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/3
First Reading Judiciary
2/10
Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
4/1
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/27
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/28
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Senate Action
3/31
First Reading Senate Rules
4/7
Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Hearing 4/8 at 1:00 p.m.
4/12
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/9
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments

Sponsored by:

Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Cheryl D. Glenn, District 45
Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
Delegate Stephen W. Lafferty, District 42
Delegate Gerron S. Levi, District 23A
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 6
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Todd Schuler, District 8
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Dana Stein, District 11
Delegate Jay Walker, District 26
Delegate Michael H. Weir, Jr., District 6

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Administrative Office of the Courts
Armed Forces -see also- Militia; Veterans
Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans`; etc.
Mental Health
Reports
Substance Abuse
Sunset
Veterans Affairs, Department of
Veterans

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
House
Number: 352519/01     Offered on: April 1, 2010   at: 10:33 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 558475/01     Offered on: April 12, 2010   at: 11:33 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
House
Judiciary
Senate
Judicial Proceedings
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
March 28, 2010: Third Reading Passed (137-0)