Legislation

Title: Criminal Procedure - Motion to Vacate Judgment - Human Trafficking (True Freedom Act of 2019)
Sponsored by: Delegates Atterbeary, Anderson, Cain, Cardin, Chang, J. Lewis, Lierman, Moon, Shetty, and Sydnor
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Altering the eligibility for the filing of a certain motion to vacate judgment if the person's participation in the offense was a direct result of being a victim of human trafficking; requiring that a certain motion be served on a certain State's Attorney; requiring that a certain motion be mailed to a victim or victim's representative at a certain address if the qualifying offense occurred within 5 years before the filing of the motion; requiring the court to take certain factors into consideration when making a certain finding; etc.

Committees

Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0691

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2019

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/08/2019 Legislative Date 2/08/2019 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/08/2019 Legislative Date 2/08/2019 Action Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Criminal Procedure - Motion to Vacate Judgment - Human Trafficking (True Freedom Act of 2019) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2019 Legislative Date 3/15/2019 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2019 Legislative Date 3/12/2019 Action Favorable with Amendments {102512/1 Adopted Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2019 Legislative Date 3/12/2019 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Criminal Procedure - Motion to Vacate Judgment - Human Trafficking (True Freedom Act of 2019) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2019 Legislative Date 3/13/2019 Action Third Reading Passed (131-7) Proceedings 48AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2019 Legislative Date 3/15/2019 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 47AClick to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/08/2019	2/08/2019	First Reading Judiciary
House	2/08/2019	2/08/2019	Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - Criminal Procedure - Motion to Vacate Judgment - Human Trafficking (True Freedom Act of 2019)
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/15/2019	3/15/2019	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House	3/15/2019	3/12/2019	Favorable with Amendments {102512/1 Adopted	47 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/15/2019	3/12/2019	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	47 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Criminal Procedure - Motion to Vacate Judgment - Human Trafficking (True Freedom Act of 2019)
House	3/18/2019	3/13/2019	Third Reading Passed (131-7)	48AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2019	3/15/2019	Referred Judicial Proceedings	47AClick to view Recorded Media

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