1997 Regular Session

SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 64

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 103
Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 37
Sponsored By
Calvert County Delegation
Entitled
Calvert County - Community Services Alternative Sentencing Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 152
Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Conway, D. Hughes, W. Baker, Eckardt, Guns, McClenahan, Rudolph, Bozman, and Walkup
Entitled
Firearms - Mandatory Sentences
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 173
Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Genn, Taylor, Preis, Owings, Dembrow, Grosfeld, Harkins, Bissett, Hutchins, M. Burns, E. Burns, O'Donnell, Petzold, Jacobs, Perry, Turner, Shriver, and Barve
Entitled
Firearms - Use in the Commission of a Felony or Crime of Violence
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 194
Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 416
Sponsored By
Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)
Entitled
Parole - Mandatory Supervision
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 330
Status as of February 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Hecht, Hubbard, Harkins, Hutchins, W. Baker, Edwards, Dewberry, and Stup
Entitled
Crimes - Harassment of Prison Employees by Inmates
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 333
Status as of February 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Ports, Redmer, Fulton, Hammen, Mohorovic, Dypski, W. Baker, DeCarlo, Leopold, Schade, Rawlings, Klima, Jacobs, McClenahan, Klausmeier, M. Burns, and Stup
Entitled
Controlled Dangerous Substances - Use of Minors - Life Without Parole
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 385
Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Harkins, Poole, Preis, Stull, Edwards, Jacobs, Stup, Elliott, Brinkley, Getty, Hutchins, Owings, Fry, and Perry
Entitled
Firearms - Drug Trafficking Crimes - Penalties
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 474
Status as of March 12, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Garrett County and Allegany County Delegations
Entitled
Allegany and Garrett Counties - Confinement as Condition of Probation Before Judgment
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
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 525
Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Bissett
Entitled
Vehicle Laws - Recording of PBJs - Select Offenses
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 585
Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Poole, Hecht, Harkins, and Grosfeld
Entitled
Domestic Violence - First Degree Murder - Civil Protective Orders
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 596
Status as of February 27, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Faulkner, Beck, O'Donnell, Leopold, B. Hughes, Ciliberti, Cryor, Jacobs, Stocksdale, DeCarlo, Minnick, M. Burns, Morgan, Conroy, and Snodgrass
Entitled
Plea Bargain Agreements - Justification to Court and Notice to Crime Victims
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 619
Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
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
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 643
Status as of February 27, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Faulkner, Beck, B. Hughes, Leopold, DeCarlo, Minnick, Cryor, Jacobs, Morgan, Snodgrass, Ciliberti, M. Burns, O'Donnell, Stocksdale, Conroy, and Owings
Entitled
Plea Bargaining - Restrictions
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 644
Status as of February 27, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Faulkner, Menes, Benson, Conroy, Morgan, Minnick, DeCarlo, Clagett, O'Donnell, Bobo, Snodgrass, M. Burns, and Ciliberti
Entitled
State's Attorneys - Plea Bargaining - Annual Report
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 757
Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Crumlin, Mossburg, Kelly, Schade, Morhaim, McClenahan, Ports, Leopold, Klima, M. Burns, Frank, Hubbard, Fulton, Conroy, B. Hughes, Hutchins, Malone, Pitkin, DeCarlo, Holt, and Dypski
Entitled
Parole Eligibility - First Degree Murder
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 788
Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate M. Burns
Entitled
Sentencing - Murder of Driver-for-Hire
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
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 794
Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 261
Sponsored By
Delegates D. Murphy, E. Burns, Petzold, Holt, Menes, Perry, Rzepkowski, La Vay, McKee, Jacobs, M. Burns, Turner, Ports, Malone, Morgan, Dewberry, Mohorovic, O'Donnell, Redmer, Barve, Owings, and Mossburg
Entitled
Vehicle Laws - Driving While License Suspended or Revoked for Alcohol and Drug Related Driving Offenses - Vehicle Impoundment
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 808
Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Kelly
Entitled
Firearms - Disarming a Law Enforcement Officer - Penalty
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 926
Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 495
Sponsored By
Delegates Preis, Turner, Harkins, Hutchins, Perry, and Bissett
Entitled
Prisoner Litigation Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
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 982
Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Marriott
Entitled
CIA, Crack, and Contras - Sentencing Recalculation and Public Information
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 1075
Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled
Vehicle Offenses - Incarcerable and Nonincarcerable Offenses
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1093
Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Frederick County Delegation
Entitled
Frederick County - Aggravated Harassment by Inmates
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1169
Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 523
Sponsored By
Delegates Klausmeier, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Mohorovic, McClenahan, M. Burns, Owings, Malone, Dembrow, Conway, Stocksdale, Hammen, Bonsack, Weir, and D. Murphy
Entitled
Graffiti - Punishments for Adults and Juveniles
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
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
HB 1293
Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate C. Davis
Entitled
Parole - Eligibility for Life Sentences - Repeal of Governor's Approval
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1312
Status as of April 2, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Delegate Menes
Entitled
Crimes - Drug-Induced Conduct
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1353
Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 544
Sponsored By
Delegates Valderrama and Vallario
Entitled
Maryland Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy - Final Report - Termination
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1445
Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates M. Burns, D. Murphy, and O'Donnell
Entitled
Controlled Dangerous Substances - Subsequent Offenders - Penalties
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1464
Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Watson, C. Mitchell, Kirk, Menes, Howard, R. Baker, Doory, Curran, Montague, and Fulton
Entitled
Commission on Zero Tolerance
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
SB 21
Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Sfikas
Entitled
Handguns - Use in the Commission of a Felony or Crime of Violence - Mandatory Sentence
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
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 121
Status as of March 12, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Munson
Entitled
Inmates - Frivolous or Malicious Lawsuits - Penalties
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
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 177
Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Senators Ferguson, Stone, and Colburn
Entitled
Child Sexual Offenses , Sexual Offenses, and Kidnapping - Mandatory Penalties
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 184
Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senators Ferguson, Stone, and Colburn
Entitled
Handguns - Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting in Commission of a Felony or Crime of Violence
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 286
Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled
Vehicle Offenses - Incarcerable and Nonincarcerable Offenses
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 297
Status as of April 4, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Senators Green, Baker, Madden, Stone, Forehand, Colburn, Haines, Hughes, Jimeno, Middlebrooks, Hollinger, and Kelley
Entitled
Support Enforcement - Contempt
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 300
Status as of April 4, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Senator McCabe
Entitled
Sexual Offenses - Custodial Employees and Persons in Custody
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 305
Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Senator Green
Entitled
Victims' Rights - Notice of Subsequent Proceedings - Involuntary Manslaughter
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 463
Status as of April 4, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Senator Middlebrooks
Entitled
Motor Vehicle Administration - Records - Probation Before Judgment
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 516
Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Senators Baker, Stone, Jimeno, Munson, Colburn, Ferguson, Haines, and Middlebrooks
Entitled
Prisoner Litigation Act
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 561
Status as of March 31, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Senator Jimeno
Entitled
Sentencing - Murder of Driver-for-Hire
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 595
Status as of March 27, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Senators Derr and Ferguson (Frederick County Senators)
Entitled
Frederick County and Baltimore County - Aggravated Harassment by Inmates
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 660
Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Currie
Entitled
Regulated Firearms - Possession After Conviction of Crime of Violence - Penalties
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
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 806
Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Senators Trotter and Young
Entitled
Homicide - Victim Impact Statements - Changes
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
SB 863
Status as of February 21, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By
Senator Ferguson
Entitled
Handguns - Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting in Commission of a Felony or Crime of Violence
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Senate Rules
SB 896
Status as of March 21, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senators Young, Bromwell, Conway, Trotter, and Hughes
Entitled
Commission on Zero Tolerance
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings