CHAPTER NUMBER: 643
File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegate Rosenberg
- Entitled:
-
Criminal Defamation - Repeal
Abrogating and repealing the common law offense of criminal
defamation; and repealing as surplusage a statutory defense.
House Action
- 11/15
- Pre-filed
- 1/8
- First Reading Judiciary
- Hearing 1/21 at 10:30 a.m.
- 2/3
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 2/4
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2/7
- Third Reading Passed (129-0)
- 3/31
- Returned Passed
- 5/22
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 643
Senate Action
- 2/10
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/12
- Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/3
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/4
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
- LIBEL AND SLANDER
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
- (
150A
)
- Article - 75 Pleadings, Practice and Process at Law
- (
5
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
- House
- Number: 121782/1 (PDF) Offered on: FEBRUARY 4, 1997 at: 10:24
Status: Adopted