CHAPTER NUMBER: 479 
File Code: Public Safety
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senator Frosh
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Public Safety - Department of State Police - Investigations of Deaths
in or Outside Correctional Facilities
 
Requiring the Department of State Police to investigate any death of
an inmate suspected to be a homicide that occurs within or outside a
correctional facility under specified circumstances; and authorizing
police employees to act within the limits of specified municipal
corporations when conducting specified investigations.
Senate Action
- 2/3
 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
 - 2/16
 - Hearing 3/1 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/15
 
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
 - 3/16
 - Favorable with Amendments
 -      Laid Over (Senator Stoltzfus) Adopted
 - 3/17
 - Favorable with Amendments
 -      Committee Amendment Adopted
 -      Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted (34-13)
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/19
 - Third Reading Passed (36-10)
 - 4/7
 - Senate Concur - House Amendments
 -      Third Reading Passed (36-11)
 -      Passed Enrolled
 
House Action
- 3/21
 - First Reading Judiciary
 - 3/23
 - Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/7
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
 - 4/2
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 4/4
 - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (126-9)
 
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/26
 - Signed by the Governor Chapter 479
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS -see also- PATUXENT INSTITUTION
 - DEATH -see also- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES; WRONGFUL DEATH.
 - HOMICIDE -see also- MANSLAUGHTER; MURDER
 - INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.
 - JUVENILE CAUSES
 - MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -see also- ANNAP; BALT; HAGER; OC
 - PRISONERS -see also- EX-OFFENDERS
 - STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Correctional Services
 - (
 9-602.1 
)
 -   Public Safety
 - (
 2-301 ,
 2-412 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
 Senate
- Number: 328473/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 17, 2005      at:
10:24 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
House 
- Number: 122919/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 7, 2005       at:
11:26 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 Senate
- March 17, 2005: Favorable with Amendments Adopted  (34-13)
 - March 19, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (36-10)
 - April 7, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (36-11)
 
House 
- April 4, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (126-9)