2002 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 455

File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 468
Sponsored By:
Delegate Vallario (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Delegates Barkley, Benson, Boschert, Bronrott, Conroy, Conway, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Finifter, Frush, Fulton, Giannetti, Glassman, Goldwater, Griffith, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hubers, Hutchins, Kelly, Klima, La Vay, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, Menes, Moe, Mohorovic, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Owings, Petzold, Pielke, Pitkin, Proctor, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Shank, Shriver, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, Taylor, Valderrama, and Wood
Entitled:
State Office for Victims and Witnesses of Crime

Synopsis:

Establishing the State Office for Victims and Witnesses of Crime as part of the Executive Department; establishing the purpose of the Office to coordinate State responsibilities concerning the rights of and services to victims and witnesses of crimes and delinquent acts; stating the findings of the General Assembly relating to the needs of victims of crimes and delinquent acts; establishing that the head of the Office is the Special Secretary for Victims and Witnesses of Crime; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/30
First Reading Judiciary
2/6
Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
3/22
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38
Crime Victims' Rights Laws, T. F. to Examine MD's
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 Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
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 Anne Healey, District 22A
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 Kevin Kelly, District 1B
Delegate Martha S. Klima, District 9A
Delegate Richard La Vay, District 15
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Jacob J. Mohorovic, Jr., District 7
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate Emil B. Pielke, Delegate, District 9B
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
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 Mark K. Shriver, District 15
Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C
Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION
PUBLIC OFFICIALS -see also- ATTY GEN; COMP; CO ADMIN; etc
SALARIES -see also- OVERTIME
VICTIMS -see also- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION
WITNESSES
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Correctional Services
( 8-204 )
Criminal Procedure
( 6-204 , 10-208 , 11-621 , 11-622 , 11-623 , 11-624 , 11-625 , 11-626 , 11-628 , 11-629 , 11-630 , 11-631 , 11-632 , 11-801 , 11-803 , 11-804 , 11-805 , 11-814 , 11-815 , 11-910 , 11-911 , 11-912 , 11-914 , 11-915 , 11-919 )
Article - 88B Department of State Police
( 72 , 72 )
Article - 41 Governor - Executive and Administrative Departments
( 4-201 , 10-1001 , 10-1002 , 10-1003 , 10-1004 , 10-1005 , 10-1006 )
Article - 83C Juvenile Justice
( 2-107 )
Article - 10 Legal Officials
( 41D )
Article - 49D Office for Children, Youth, and Families
( 4.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered