1997 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 619

File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 300
Sponsored By:
Delegates Hecht, Cadden, Heller, Howard, Love, Menes, Nathan-Pulliam, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Rawlings, Stup, Marriott, DeCarlo, B. Hughes, Dypski, and Bobo
Entitled:
Sexual Offenses - Custodial Employees and Persons in Custody

Synopsis:

Making it a sexual offense in the third degree for specified governmental custodial employees to engage in vaginal intercourse, a sexual act, or sexual contact with a person in custody in a home detention program or correctional facility; and allowing a sentence that is imposed for a violation of the Act to be imposed separate from and consecutive to or concurrent with a sentence for any one of other sexual offenses that are based on a use of force or lack of consent.

Legislative History

House Action
1/30
First Reading Judiciary
2/5
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
3/3
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Sue C. Hecht, District 3
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6
Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate Brenda B. Hughes, District 25
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Joan N. Parker, District 10
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
Delegate Carol Stoker Petzold, District 19
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
Delegate J. Anita Stup, District 3
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
HOME DETENTION
PRISONERS
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES -see also- STATE EMPLOYEES
SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
SEXUAL OFFENSES
STATE EMPLOYEES
Bill affects the following Statute:
Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
( 464B-1 )

Documents:

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