1997 Regular Session

DEATH PENALTY

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 20

HB 55
Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate M. Burns
Entitled
First Degree Murder - Death Penalty - Controlled Dangerous Substances
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 500
Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Harkins, Hutchins, Workman, Rudolph, DeCarlo, Cadden, and Proctor
Entitled
Homicide - Penalties
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 768
Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 312
Sponsored By
Delegate Vallario (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Delegates R. Baker, Barve, Beck, Bozman, Brinkley, E. Burns, M. Burns, Cadden, Ciliberti, Conroy, Conway, Crumlin, Cryor, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Elliott, Exum, Faulkner, Finifter, Frank, Frush, Fry, Fulton, Genn, Goldwater, Gordon, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harkins, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holt, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Hutchins, Kach, Klausmeier, Klima, Kopp, Krysiak, Leopold, Love, Malone, Mandel, McIntosh, McKee, Minnick, Morgan, Morhaim, Mossburg, T. Murphy, Owings, Parker, Pendergrass, Perry, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Rawlings, Redmer, Rosapepe, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Shriver, Slade, Snodgrass, Stup, Taylor, Turner, Valderrama, Wood, and Workman
Entitled
Victims' Rights Act of 1997
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 789
Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Kach
Entitled
Death Penalty - Aggravating Circumstances
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 790
Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Kach
Entitled
Death Penalty - Aggravating Circumstances - Murderer on Parole and Repeat Murderer
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 791
Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Kach
Entitled
Death Penalty - Aggravating Circumstances - Callous Disregard for Life
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 792
Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Kach
Entitled
Death Penalty - Aggravating Circumstances - Stalking
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 793
Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Kach
Entitled
Death Penalty - Aggravating Circumstances - Serial Murder
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 873
Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Brinkley, Elliott, Stull, Hecht, Snodgrass, Stup, Kagan, Fry, Rudolph, Flanagan, Kittleman, La Vay, Faulkner, and Morgan
Entitled
Death Penalty - Aggravating Circumstances
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 950
Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Brinkley, Snodgrass, Stup, Elliott, Stull, and La Vay
Entitled
Death Penalty - Minimum Age
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 992
Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Malone and Rudolph
Entitled
Death Penalty Cases - Removal
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 994
Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Malone and Rudolph
Entitled
Death Penalty - Procedural Delays
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1189
Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Marriott, C. Davis, C. Mitchell, Watson, Kirk, Howard, Benson, Exum, Boston, Crumlin, R. Baker, Branch, Opara, Parker, E. Burns, B. Hughes, Patterson, Shriver, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled
Maryland Commission on the Fair Imposition of the Death Penalty
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
SB 32
Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Senators Colburn, Baker, Stoltzfus, Collins, Dorman, Ferguson, Hafer, Haines, Jimeno, Middlebrooks, Stone, and Hogan
Entitled
First Degree Murder - Death Penalty - Controlled Dangerous Substances
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 173
Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 311
Sponsored By
Senator Stone (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Senators Miller, Baker, Colburn, Ferguson, Forehand, Green, Haines, Hughes, Jimeno, Kelley, and Middlebrooks
Entitled
Victims' Rights Act of 1997
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 181
Status as of March 21, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senators Ferguson and Colburn
Entitled
Death Penalty - Minimum Age and Aggravating Circumstances
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 227
Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
The President (Administration)
Entitled
Homicide - Penalties
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 792
Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Senators Trotter and Young
Entitled
Death Penalty - Jury Instructions
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 805
Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Senators Trotter and Young
Entitled
Death Penalty - Appellate Review - Considerations
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 824
Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Senators Trotter and Young
Entitled
Maryland Commission on the Fair Imposition of the Death Penalty
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary