2004 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 634

File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 353
Sponsored By:
Delegates Brown and Doory (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled:
Criminal Law - Extortion - Damages and Penalties

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person, with the intent to unlawfully extort money, property, or anything of value, from falsely accusing, verbally threatening to accuse, or knowingly sending a writing threatening to accuse another of a crime or of anything that, if true, would tend to bring the other into contempt or disrepute, or from verbally threatening or knowingly sending a writing threatening to cause physical injury or economic damage to a person, inflict emotional distress on a person, or cause damage to the property of a person.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/4
First Reading Judiciary
2/11
Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
3/1
Favorable Report by Judiciary
3/2
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/4
Third Reading Passed (136-1)
4/5
Returned Passed
5/26
Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
Senate Action
3/5
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
4/7
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/5
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/6
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Comm. to Revise Article 27
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
HARASSMENT
PENALTIES
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Criminal Law
( 3-704 , 3-705 , 3-706 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 4, 2004: Third Reading Passed (136-1)
Senate
April 6, 2004: Third Reading Passed (47-0)