2004 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 457

File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 257
Sponsored By:
Delegates Petzold, Barkley, Heller, Hennessy, Kaiser, Kelley, Lee, Mandel, Menes, Montgomery, Murray, and Pendergrass
Entitled:
Criminal Procedure - Identity Theft - Venue for Prosecution

Synopsis:

Authorizing a State's Attorney or the Attorney General to investigate and prosecute offenses relating to personal identifying information fraud; authorizing the Attorney General to exercise all the powers and duties of a State's Attorney to investigate and prosecute specified violations; and establishing that a prosecution for a violation of specified offenses relating to personal identifying information fraud or other crimes based on a violation may be commenced in a county in which an element of the crime occurred or in which the victim resides.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/30
First Reading Judiciary
2/4
Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
3/15
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/16
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/19
Third Reading Passed (140-0)
4/5
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Sophocleus, Lee, and McComas
4/7
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (140-0)
4/9
Passed Enrolled
5/26
Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
Senate Action
3/22
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
4/7
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/6
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
4/8
Senate Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Frosh, Forehand, and Hughes
4/9
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate W. Louis Hennessy, District 28
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Darryl A. Kelley, District 26
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ATTORNEY GENERAL
CREDIT
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
FRAUD -see also- FORGERY
GRAND JURIES
IDENTIFICATION
INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.
JURISDICTION
PRIVACY
STATE'S ATTORNEYS
THEFT -see also- SHOPLIFTING
Bill affects the following Statute:
Criminal Law
( 8-301 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 252213/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 16, 2004   at: 11:32 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 838272/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 7, 2004   at: 11:31 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents::
Report Number: 413021/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 12, 2004   at: 1:09 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 19, 2004: Third Reading Passed (140-0)
April 7, 2004: Third Reading Passed (140-0)
Senate
April 6, 2004: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
April 9, 2004: Third Reading Passed (47-0)