2003 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 702

CHAPTER NUMBER: 442 File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 502
Sponsored By:
Delegates Morhaim, Redmer, Anderson, Barve, Bates, Bobo, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cardin, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, C. Davis, Dumais, Dwyer, Feldman, Frank, Fulton, Goldwater, Gordon, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hammen, Heller, Hixson, Hogan, Hurson, Hutchins, Kach, Kirk, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McComas, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Minnick, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Paige, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Ross, Rzepkowski, Simmons, Smigiel, F. Turner, Weldon, and Zirkin
Entitled:
Darrell Putman Compassionate Use Act

Synopsis:

Allowing specified individuals in specified marijuana prosecutions to introduce, and requiring the court to consider as a mitigating factor, specified evidence related to medical necessity under specified circumstances; establishing specified penalties under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/7
First Reading Judiciary
2/12
Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.
3/10
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/11
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order 3/12 (Delegate Moe) Adopted
3/12
Special Order 3/13 (Delegate Moe) Adopted
3/13
Floor Amendment (Delegate Moe) Rejected (59-74)
Floor Amendment (Delegate Moe) Rejected
Floor Amendment (Delegate Malone)
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Malone) Rejected (51-81)
Floor Amendment (Delegate Moe)
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Moe) Rejected (51-79)
Floor Amendment (Delegate Moe)
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Moe) Rejected
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/18
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted
Third Reading Failed (68-62)
Motion Reconsider Third Reading (Delegate Zirkin)
Special Order next session (Delegate Zirkin) Adopted (78-55)
Motion Reconsider Third Reading (Delegate Zirkin) Adopted (85-50)
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted
Third Reading Passed (73-62)
3/31
Returned Passed
5/22
Signed by the Governor Chapter 442
Senate Action
3/19
First Reading Judicial Proceedings & Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/2
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/1
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/2
Third Reading Passed (30-16)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate Eric Bromwell, District 8
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Galen R. Clagett, District 3A
Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Don Dwyer, District 31
Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17
Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Patrick N. Hogan, District 3A
Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18
Delegate Thomas E. "Tim" Hutchins, District 28
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 46
Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 6
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Doyle Niemann, District 47
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate James E. Rzepkowski, District 32
Delegate Luiz Simmons, District 17
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Delegate Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
AIDS
ARRESTS
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES -see also- SUBSTANCE ABUSE
COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES
EVIDENCE
FORMS
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
HEARINGS
IDENTIFICATION
JUDICIAL REVIEW -see also- APPEALS
LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
NOTICES
PATIENTS
PENALTIES
PETITIONS
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
PRIVACY
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SEARCH AND SEIZURE
WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Criminal Law
( 5-601 , 5-619 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 133121/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 13, 2003   at: 10:30 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 252717/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 11, 2003   at: 10:51 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 403223/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 13, 2003   at: 11:07 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 423827/03 (PDF)     Offered on: March 13, 2003   at: 10:46 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 493928/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 13, 2003   at: 10:59 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 963524/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 13, 2003   at: 10:40 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 13, 2003: Floor Amendment (Moe) {133121/1 Rejected (59-74)
March 13, 2003: Floor Amendment (Malone) Rejected (51-81)
March 13, 2003: Floor Amendment (Moe) Rejected (51-79)
March 18, 2003: Third Reading Failed (68-62)
March 18, 2003: Motion Special Order until next session (Zirkin) Adopted (78-55)
March 18, 2003: Motion Reconsider Third Reading (Zirkin) Adopted (85-50)
March 18, 2003: Third Reading Passed (73-62)
Senate
April 2, 2003: Third Reading Passed (30-16)