CHAPTER NUMBER: 441 
File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegate Vallario
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Criminal Procedure - District Court
 and Circuit Courts - Jurisdiction
 
Providing that circuit courts do not have jurisdiction over specified
misdemeanor drug cases; providing specified exceptions; and generally
relating to the jurisdiction of the District Court and circuit courts
in criminal cases.
House Action
- 1/24
 - First Reading Judiciary
 - 1/29
 - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 2/24
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
 - 2/25
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 2/28
 - Third Reading Passed (131-3)
 - 3/31
 - House Concur - Senate Amendments
 -      Third Reading Passed (133-4)
 -      Passed Enrolled
 - 5/8
 - Signed by the Governor Chapter 441
 
Senate Action
- 3/3
 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
 - 3/12
 - Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/3
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
 -      Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 4/4
 - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-1)
 
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
 - CIRCUIT COURTS
 - CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES -see also- DRUGS
 - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
 - DISTRICT COURTS
 - DRUGS -see also-CONTROLLED DANG.SUBST.;DRUNK & DRUGGED DRIVG
 - JURISDICTION
 - PENALTIES
 
- Bill affects the following Statute:
 -   Courts and Judicial Proceedings
 - (
 4-302 
)
 
- Bill Text:
 -  First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF) 
 - Fiscal Note:
 Available (PDF) 
Amendments: 
- House 
 - Number: 731484/1 (PDF) Offered on: FEBRUARY 25, 1997  at: 10:34
 Status: Adopted         
 - Senate
 - Number: 288441/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 3, 1997      at: 11:35
 Status: Adopted