2001 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 475

File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 622
Sponsored By:
Senators Jimeno, Astle, Bromwell, Colburn, Collins, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Ferguson, Forehand, Green, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, Madden, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Neall, Roesser, Ruben, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled:
Firearms Offenses - Project Exile

Synopsis:

Making it a felony to use a firearm in specified ways on school property; prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant charged with a crime of violence; increasing specified criminal penalties for a person who is convicted of possessing a regulated firearm after having been previously convicted of a crime of violence or a felony; allowing the State to apply to the Court of Special Appeals for leave to appeal an order of the circuit court setting the specifications of bail; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/2
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2/7
Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
3/19
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/20
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/22
Third Reading Passed (44-3)
House Action
3/19
First Reading Judiciary
3/23
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
4/2
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Sponsored by:
Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator Thomas L. Bromwell, District 8
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 47
Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 9
Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Martin G. Madden, District 13
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3
Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2
Senator Robert R. Neall, District 33
Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
Senator J. Lowell Stoltzfus, District 38
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
APPEALS -see also- JUDICIAL REVIEW
BAIL
CIRCUIT COURTS
COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
DISTRICT COURTS
GUNS
JUDGES
PAROLE AND PROBATION
PENALTIES
PRETRIAL DETENTION OR RELEASE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
VIOLENCE -see also- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HARASSMENT
WEAPONS -see also- GUNS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 3-707 , 12-401 )
Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
( 36A , 281A , 445 , 449 , 449 )
Criminal Procedure
( 5-202 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
Senate
March 22, 2001: Third Reading Passed (44-3)