1999 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 463

CHAPTER NUMBER: 422 File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 355
Sponsored By:
Delegate Doory (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments) and Delegates Menes, Eckardt, Guns, W. Baker, Schisler, and Walkup
Entitled:
Crimes - Escape Revision

Synopsis:

Revising the laws relating to escape, contraband, and related offenses; prohibiting a person from knowingly violating restrictions on movement under temporary release or home detention; prohibiting a person who has been lawfully arrested from knowingly departing from custody; prohibiting a person from knowingly failing to obey a court order to report to a place of confinement; allowing a court to order a person convicted of escape to pay expenses; applying the escape law to local detention centers and home detention programs; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/10
First Reading Judiciary
2/16
Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.
3/15

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/16
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/18
Third Reading Passed (135-0)
4/5
Return Passed
5/13
Signed by the Governor Chapter 422
Senate Action
3/19
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
4/7
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/6
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/7
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Wheeler R. Baker, District 36
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Comm. to Revise Article 27
Delegate Kenneth D. Schisler, District 37B
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -see also- DRUNK AND DRUGGED DRIVING
ARRESTS
CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES -see also- DRUGS
CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS -see also- PATUXENT INSTITUTION
COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
GUNS -see also- HUNTING
HOME DETENTION
JUVENILE CAUSES
PENALTIES
PRETRIAL DETENTION OR RELEASE
PRISONERS
SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
WEAPONS -see also- GUNS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Correctional Services
( 3-305 , 3-409 , 3-803 , 3-807 , 3-808 , 3-811 , 8-801 , 8-807 , 8-808 , 9-602 , 11-319 , 11-702 , 11-703 , 11-703 , 11-705 , 11-705 , 11-706 , 11-708 , 11-709 , 11-711 , 11-711 , 11-712 , 11-714 , 11-714 , 11-715 , 11-716 , 11-716 , 11-717 , 11-717 , 11-723 , 11-724 , 11-724 , 11-726 )
Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
( 136 , 137 , 137A , 138 , 139 , 139 , 372 , 410 , 413 , 441 )
Article - 88B Department of State Police
( 26 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 142103/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 16, 1999   at: 10:50 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 18, 1999: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
Senate
April 7, 1999: Third Reading Passed (46-0)