2003 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 704

File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure Prior Year Introduction As: HB 455/02 - JUD Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 254
Sponsored By:
Delegate Vallario (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Delegates Amedori, Barkley, Boschert, Boutin, Bronrott, Cadden, Conway, Donoghue, Dumais, Fulton, Goldwater, Hammen, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Impallaria, Kach, Lee, Love, Mandel, McDonough, Menes, Minnick, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Owings, Pendergrass, Rawlings, Rudolph, Sophocleus, and Stocksdale
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
2/7
First Reading Judiciary
2/12
Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5A
Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38B
Crime Victims' Rights Laws, TF to Examine MD's
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Richard K. Impallaria, District 7
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 6
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
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 - 41 Governor - Executive and Administrative Departments
( 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 )
Public Safety
( 2-702 , 2-702 , 3-203 )

Documents:

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