2007 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 225

File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure Prior Year Introduction As: HB 809/06 - JUD Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 211
Sponsored By:
Delegates Rosenberg, Ali, Anderson, Benson, Bobo, Burns, Cane, Carter, Conaway, Dumais, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Jones, Kaiser, Kirk, Lawton, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Robinson, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, and Vaughn
Entitled:
Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Repeal

Synopsis:

Repealing the death penalty; repealing procedures and requirements related to the death penalty; providing that specified inmates who have been sentenced to death may not be executed and shall be considered as having received a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action
1/29
First Reading Judiciary
2/13
Hearing 2/21 at 1:30 p.m.
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate Saqib Ali, District 39
Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
Delegate Frank M. Conaway, Jr., District 40
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22
Delegate Jim Gilchrist, District 17
Delegate Cheryl Glenn, District 45
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Tom Hucker, District 20
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Jane E. Lawton, District 18
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Roger Manno, District 19
Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43
Delegate Heather Mizeur, District 20
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Joseline Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Barbara Robinson, District 40
Delegate Melvin Stukes, District 44
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Death Penalty
Notices
Parole and Probation
Patuxent Institution
Prisoners -see also- Ex-Offenders
Sentences -see also- Death Penalty

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Correctional Services
( 3-901 , 4-101 , 4-305 , 6-112 , 7-301 , 7-601 )
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 8-404 , 8-420 , 9-204 , 12-307 )
Criminal Law
( 2-201 , 2-202 , 2-301 , 2-303 , 2-304 , 2-305 , 2-401 , 14-101 )
Criminal Procedure
( 3-105 , 3-106 , 3-107 , 5-101 , 7-101 , 7-103 , 7-107 , 7-201 , 8-108 , 11-404 )
Health - General
( 8-505 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered