1996 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 578

CHAPTER NUMBER: 587 File Code: Law Enforcement and Correctional Services Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 898
Sponsored By:
Senators Amoss, Green, Forehand, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, and Munson
Entitled:
Court Costs - State Aid for Police Protection, Criminal Injuries Compensation, and Victim and Witness Protection and Relocation

Synopsis:

Increasing to $2.50 the per capita amount of a supplemental grant by the State to subdivisions for police protection; providing for a supplemental grant by the State to Baltimore City of 50 cents per capita; requiring the State to allocate and distribute the grant among the subdivisions and qualifying municipalities in the subdivisions on a per capita basis; increasing to $1,200 per officer a yearly payment by the State to qualifying municipalities based on the number of sworn police officers employed full time by the municipality; etc.

Legislative History

Senate Action
2/2
First Reading Budget and Taxation & Judicial Proceedings
2/12
Hearing 2/23 at 12:00 p.m.
3/15
Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
3/18
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/20
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/3
Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
Senate Requests House Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Amoss, Green, McFadden
4/5
Special Order later (Sen. Amoss) Adopted
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Passed Enrolled
5/23
Signed by the Governor Chapter 587
House Action
3/20
First Reading Judiciary
Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/29
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Motion Rules Suspended 2rdgs same day (Del. Hurson) Adopted (136-2)
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (136-0)
4/4
House Refuses to Recede
Sponsored by:
Senator William H. Amoss, District 35
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
Senator Gloria Gary Lawlah, District 26
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
BALTIMORE CITY
COUNTIES
COURTS - COSTS
COURTS - GENERAL
CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION
DISTRICT COURTS
LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPT. OF
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS
STATE AID -see also- WELFARE
VICTIMS -see also- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMP, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
WITNESSES
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 7-301 )
Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
( 770A )
Article - 88B Department of State Police
( 66 , 66 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:
Senate
Number: 578693/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 18, 1996 at: 20:51 Status: Adopted
House
Number: 491675/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 4, 1996 at: 10:47 Status: Adopted