HOUSE BILL 508

CHAPTER NUMBER: 485 File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure Prior Year Introduction As: HB 587/00 - JUD Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 240

Sponsored By:

Delegate Vallario (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Delegates R. Baker, Barkley, Barve, Boschert, Boutin, Bozman, Brinkley, Bronrott, Cadden, Cane, Clagett, Cole, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Giannetti, Glassman, Goldwater, Griffith, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harrison, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hubers, Hutchins, Kach, K. Kelly, Klausmeier, Klima, Kopp, La Vay, Leopold, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Owings, Parrott, Patterson, Pendergrass, Rawlings, Redmer, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Shank, Sher, Shriver, Sophocleus, Stern, Stocksdale, Taylor, and Turner

Entitled:

Victims' Rights - Incompetency and Not Criminally Responsible Procedures

Synopsis:

Eliminating a requirement that a victim or victim's representative notify the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene every 2 years in writing in order that the victim or victim's representative be notified of specified proceedings concerning incompetency and not criminally responsible cases under specified circumstances; requiring the Department to notify specified victims and victims' representatives of specified proceedings concerning incompetency and not criminally responsible cases; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/2

First Reading Judiciary

2/13

Hearing 3/6 at 1:00 p.m.

3/12

Favorable Report by Judiciary

3/13

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/15

Third Reading Passed (135-0)

4/2

Returned Passed

5/15

Signed by the Governor Chapter 485

Senate Action

3/16

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

4/5

Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings

4/2

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/3

Third Reading Passed (47-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A

Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B

Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39

Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17

Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33

Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34

Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38

Delegate David R. Brinkley, District 4A

Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16

Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31

Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A

Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30

Delegate William H. Cole, IV, District 47A

Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23

Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38

Crime Victims' Rights Laws, T. F. to Examine MD's

Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15

Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6

Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20

Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B

Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43

Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46

Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A

Delegate Michael J. Finifter, District 11

Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 13B

Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16

Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25

Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18

Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46

Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45

Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3

Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19

Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20

Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23

Delegate Nancy M. Hubers, District 6

Delegate Thomas E. "Tim" Hutchins, District 28

Delegate Wade Kach, District 9A

Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B

Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8

Delegate Martha S. Klima, District 9A

Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16

Delegate Richard La Vay, District 15

Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19

Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C

Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B

Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A

Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26

Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A

Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40

Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8

Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34

Delegate Mary M. Rosso, District 31

Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B

Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B

Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A

Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15

Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32

Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39

Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5

Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C

Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.

HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF

HEARINGS

MENTAL HEALTH

NOTICES

PAROLE AND PROBATION

PATIENTS

PRIVACY

STATE HOSPITALS

VICTIMS -see also- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION

WITNESSES

Bill affects the following Statute:

Criminal Procedure

( 3-123 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 15, 2001: Third Reading Passed (135-0)

Senate

April 3, 2001: Third Reading Passed (47-0)