File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Smigiel, Dwyer, George, Jennings, Jones, McComas, McDonough,
Myers, Riley, Shank, and Sossi
- Entitled:
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Criminal Procedure - Cameras in the Courtroom - Criminal Sentencing Hearings
Repealing a prohibition against recording or broadcasting a criminal
sentencing hearing; establishing specified requirements for a media
organization's request to provide media coverage of a criminal
sentencing hearing; requiring the clerk of court to provide notice to
specified parties; providing specified factors that a presiding judge
may consider; authorizing the presiding judge to grant or limit a
specified request to provide media coverage; prohibiting a presiding
judge from granting specified requests for media coverage; etc.
House Action
- 1/26
- First Reading Judiciary
- 1/31
- Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/5
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
- Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
- Delegate Ronald A. George, District 30
- Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
- Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
- Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
- Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
- Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
- Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
- Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
- Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Clerks of Court
- Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans'; etc.
- Hearings
- Judges
- News Media
- Notices
- Public Information
- Recordings -see also- Video
- Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Criminal Procedure
- (
1-201
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered
