EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 16
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Hughes, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Grosfeld,
Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, and Pinsky
- Entitled:
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Death Penalty - Moratorium
Prohibiting an individual who has been sentenced to death from being
executed before July 1, 2005; prohibiting a judge from issuing a
warrant of execution before July 1, 2005 and providing that any
warrants of execution issued for which the individual has not been
executed are void; establishing a Maryland Commission on Capital
Punishment; requiring the Commission to make specified reports at
specified times; providing for the termination of the Act; etc.
Senate Action
- 1/10
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/5
- Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/4
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/5
- Favorable with Amendments
- Committee Amendment Adopted
- Special Order 3/6 (Senator Stoltzfus) Adopted
- 3/6
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted (24-23)
- Floor Amendment (Senator Jacobs)
- Motion Special Order 3/13 (Senator Colburn) Rejected (15-32)
- Floor Amendment (Senator Jacobs)
- Laid Over (Senator Mooney) Adopted
- 3/7
- Floor Amendment (Senator Jacobs) Withdrawn
- Special Order 3/10 (Senator Colburn) Adopted
- 3/10
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/12
- Special Order 3/18 (Senator Hughes) Adopted
- 3/18
- Third Reading Failed (23-24)
House Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
- Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
- Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
- Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
- Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
- Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
- Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
- Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
- Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
- Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
- Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
- Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- BILLS (LEGISLATIVE) -see also- CORRECTIVE LEG; CURATIVE LEG.
- COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
- DEATH PENALTY
- GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- AELR CMTE; LEG POLICY COMMITTEE.
- JUDGES
- PRISONERS -see also- EX-OFFENDERS
- REPORTS
- SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
- SUNSET
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Correctional Services
- (
3-910
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 763325/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 7, 2003 at:
12:20 p.m. Status: Withdrawn
- Number: 808677/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 5, 2003 at:
11:26 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 6, 2003: Favorable with Amendments Adopted (24-23)
- March 6, 2003: Motion Special Order until 3/13 (Colburn) Rejected (15-32)
- March 18, 2003: Third Reading Failed (23-24)