2001 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 241

File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 507
Sponsored By:
Senator Stone (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Senators Colburn, Collins, Ferguson, Hollinger, Jimeno, Kelley, Lawlah, Sfikas, and Van Hollen
Entitled:
Victims' Rights - Conditions of Pretrial or Prehearing Release

Synopsis:

Expanding the list of crimes and the circumstances under which specified persons are required to consider specified conditions of release regarding victims before release of an accused individual in criminal and juvenile cases.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/24
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2/7
Hearing 3/8 at 1:00 p.m.
3/12
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/13
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order 3/15 (Senator Stone) Adopted
3/15
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order 3/16 (Senator Stone) Adopted
3/16
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order 3/21 (Senator Jimeno) Adopted
3/21
Favorable with Amendments
Recommit to Committee Judicial Proceedings (25-17)
3/22
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/23
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/26
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
4/1
Returned Passed
5/17
Governor vetoed - Duplicative
House Action
3/24
First Reading Judiciary
3/27
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
4/2
Favorable Report by Judiciary
3/28
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/29
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Sponsored by:
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
Crime Victims' Rights Laws, T. F. to Examine MD's
Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4
Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
DISTRICT COURTS
JUVENILE CAUSES
PRETRIAL DETENTION OR RELEASE
SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
VICTIMS -see also- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 3-815 )
Criminal Procedure
( 5-201 , 11-203 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 548874/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 21, 2001   at: 10:29 a.m.     Status: Incomplete
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 21, 2001: Motion Recommit to Committee (Jimeno) Adopted (25-17)
March 26, 2001: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House
March 29, 2001: Third Reading Passed (138-0)