SENATE BILL 307

File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 383

Sponsored By:

Senators Stone and Giannetti (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)

Entitled:

Criminal Law - Bribery of a Public Official - Immunity

Synopsis:

Establishing that a person who is compelled to testify for a specified purpose has a specified immunity from prosecution; and making the Act subject to a specified contingency.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

1/26

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

2/1

Hearing 2/8 at 1:00 p.m.

3/13

Referred to interim study by Judicial Proceedings

House Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6

Senator John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 21

Comm. to Revise Article 27

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

BRIBERY

COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.

PUBLIC EMPLOYEES -see also- STATE EMPLOYEES

PUBLIC OFFICIALS -see also- ATTY GEN; COMP; CO ADMIN; etc

WITNESSES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings

( 9-123 )

Criminal Law

( 9-201 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered