File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Redmer, Frank, Kach, Klima, Brinkley, Franchot, Finifter,
Stup, Hammen, Dypski, Ports, Dewberry, Klausmeier, M. Burns, Schade,
Owings, Minnick, Fry, Leopold, Faulkner, Morhaim, Stocksdale,
Pendergrass, and Rzepkowski
- Entitled:
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Handguns - Use in Commission of a Felony or Crime of Violence -
Mandatory Sentence
Altering the sentence imposed for the use of a handgun or a specified
antique firearm in the commission of a felony or a crime of violence;
eliminating the distinction between first offenses and subsequent
offenses; requiring that the sentence be served consecutively to any
other sentence imposed; and making a person who commits the offense of
the use of a handgun or specified antique firearm in the commission of
a felony or crime of violence ineligible for parole for 5 years.
House Action
- 2/2
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/7
- Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/13
- Hearing cancelled
- Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8
- Delegate David R. Brinkley, District 4A
- Delegate Michael W. Burns, District 32
- Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B
- Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46
- Delegate Patricia Anne Faulkner, District 14A
- Delegate Michael J. Finifter, District 11
- Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
- Delegate Robert L. Frank, District 11
- Delegate Donald C. Fry, District 35A
- Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
- Delegate A. Wade Kach, District 9A
- Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
- Delegate Martha S. Klima, District 9A
- Delegate John L. Leopold, District 31
- Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 7
- Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
- Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
- Delegate Shane Pendergrass, District 13A
- Delegate James F. Ports, Jr., District 8
- Delegate James E. Rzepkowski, District 32
- Delegate Victoria L. Schade, District 31
- Delegate Nancy Reter Stocksdale, District 5
- Delegate J. Anita Stup, District 3
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES, SENTENCES
- GUNS -see also- HUNTING
- PAROLE AND PROBATION
- SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
- WEAPONS -see also- GUNS
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
- (
36B
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
None available