2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 656

CHAPTER NUMBER: 338 File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 591
Sponsored By:
Delegates Menes and Vallario
Entitled:
Criminal Procedure - Defendant with an Alcohol or Drug Dependency - Commitment Procedures

Synopsis:

Requiring that the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, on receiving an order to treat a defendant with an alcohol or drug dependency, order a report of the defendant's pending cases, warrants, and detainers; requiring the Department to forward a copy of the report to the court, the defendant, and the defendant's attorney; providing that a court may not order a defendant delivered to the Department until specified conditions are met; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/2
First Reading Judiciary
2/8
Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
2/27
Favorable Report by Judiciary
2/28
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/2
Third Reading Passed (140-0)
4/1
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/3
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
4/3
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/30
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/1
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/2
Signed by the Governor Chapter 338

Sponsored by:

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
REPORTS
SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 8-507 , 8-507 , 8-507 , 8-507 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 2, 2006: Third Reading Passed (140-0)
Senate
April 1, 2006: Third Reading Passed (47-0)