File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 816
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Oaks, Anderson, Barve, Branch, Bromwell, Bronrott,
Burns, Cardin, Carter, Costa, C. Davis, Dumais, Feldman, Goodwin,
Gordon, Griffith, Gutierrez, Kach, Madaleno, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes,
Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Pendergrass, Pugh, Rosenberg,
Ross, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vaughn, and Weldon
- Entitled:
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Maryland Compassionate Use Act
Providing for a defense of diagnosis of a terminal or debilitating
medical condition in specified controlled dangerous substances
prosecutions; providing that a physician may not be subjected to
arrest, criminal prosecution, or specified disciplinary action, or be
denied any right or privilege for providing specified counseling;
repealing the authorization for a defendant to introduce evidence of
medical necessity as a mitigating factor in specified criminal
proceedings; etc.
House Action
- 2/10
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/20
- Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/27
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
- Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
- Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
- Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45
- Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
- Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
- Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
- Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
- Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
- Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
- Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45
- Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
- Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
- Delegate Marshall T. Goodwin, District 40
- Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17
- Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25
- Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
- Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
- Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
- Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
- Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43
- Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
- Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
- Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
- Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
- Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44
- Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
- Delegate Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
- Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
- Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
- Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
- Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24
- Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ARRESTS
- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES -see also- SUBSTANCE ABUSE
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
- DISCIPLINE
- DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES
- EVIDENCE
- HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
- PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Criminal Law
- (
5-601 ,
5-601.1 ,
5-619
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered