2003 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 858

File Code: Public Safety Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 389
Sponsored By:
The Minority Leader (By Request - Administration) and Delegates O'Donnell, Cadden, Redmer, Amedori, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Branch, Cryor, DeBoy, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Fulton, Glassman, Hogan, Hutchins, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Krebs, Leopold, Love, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McMillan, Mitchell, Myers, Parrott, Rzepkowski, Schisler, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Trueschler, Walkup, and Weldon
Entitled:
Crimes - Firearms - Project Exile

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant charged with specified crimes; requiring a judge to consider as a rebuttable presumption that a defendant charged with specified crimes will flee and pose a danger to another person or the community; prohibiting a specified panel of judges, when reviewing a sentence, from decreasing a mandatory minimum sentence imposed for crimes involving firearms under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/7
First Reading Judiciary
2/12
Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Minority Leader, House
Administration
Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5A
Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
Delegate Don Dwyer, District 31
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate Patrick N. Hogan, District 3A
Delegate Thomas E. "Tim" Hutchins, District 28
Delegate Richard K. Impallaria, District 7
Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
Delegate Susan Wolf Krebs, District 9B
Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Herb McMillan, District 30
Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8
Delegate James E. Rzepkowski, District 32
Delegate Kenneth D. Schisler, District 37B
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Richard Sossi, District 36
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
Delegate John G. Trueschler, District 42
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
BAIL
CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES -see also- SUBSTANCE ABUSE
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
DISTRICT COURTS
GUNS
INTERSTATE AFFAIRS
JUDGES
JUDICIAL REVIEW -see also- APPEALS
PAROLE AND PROBATION
PENALTIES
PRETRIAL DETENTION OR RELEASE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
WEAPONS -see also- GUNS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Criminal Law
( 4-102 , 4-201 , 4-204 , 4-306 , 5-621 , 5-621 , 5-622 )
Criminal Procedure
( 5-202 , 8-105 , 8-107 )
Public Safety
( 5-101 , 5-101 , 5-133 , 5-133 , 5-133 , 5-143 )

Documents:

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