File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
- Sponsored By:
-
Senator Ferguson
- Entitled:
-
Christopher's Law V - Child Sexual Offenders - Plea
Bargaining and Diminution Credits
Providing that a person committed to the custody of the Division of
Correction is not entitled to diminution credits on the inmate's term
of confinement if the inmate is committed as a result of a conviction
for a violation of specified sexual offenses and the victim was under
16 years old; prohibiting a State's Attorney from entering into a plea
bargain agreement if the defendant is charged with specified crimes,
the alleged victim was under 16 years old, and the plea bargain
agreement would have a specified result; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/2
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/7
- Hearing 3/8 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/19
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/22
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Senator Ferguson)
- Laid Over (Senator Frosh) Adopted
- 3/23
- Floor Amendment (Senator Ferguson) Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/26
- Third Reading Passed (40-6)
House Action
- 3/24
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/27
- Hearing 4/4 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/6
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
- MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
- PLEAS
- PRISONERS
- SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
- SEXUAL OFFENSES
- STATE'S ATTORNEYS
- VICTIMS -see also- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Correctional Services
- (
3-702 ,
11-502
)
- Criminal Procedure
- (
4-103.1
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 503726/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 23, 2001 at:
10:21 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
- Senate
- March 26, 2001: Third Reading Passed (40-6)