2008 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 645

File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure Prior Year Introduction As: SB 211/07 Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1328
Sponsored By:
Senators Gladden, Conway, Currie, Exum, Frosh, Jones, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, and Raskin
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

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
2/1
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2/6
Hearing 3/6 at 1:00 p.m.
House Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Nancy J. King, District 39
Senator Mike Lenett, District 19
Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator C. Anthony Muse, District 26
Senator Douglas J. J. Peters, District 23
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20

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