File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 368/07 - JUD
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegates Simmons, Waldstreicher, Dumais, Heller, Kramer, Lee, McComas,
Ramirez, Rosenberg, and Shank
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Crimes - Committing Crime of Violence in Presence of Minor - Penalties
 
Prohibiting a person from committing a crime of violence while
knowingly in the presence of a minor under the age of 18 who witnesses
the crime; establishing penalties for a violation of the Act;
establishing that a sentence under the Act is separate from and
consecutive to a sentence for a crime based on the act establishing a
violation of the Act; providing that a person who violates the Act is
guilty of the abuse of a child under 18 for specified purposes; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/1
 - First Reading Judiciary
 - 1/31
 - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/21
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
 - 3/18
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/19
 - Third Reading Passed (135-0)
 
Senate Action
- 3/21
 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
 - 3/25
 - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
 
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17
 - Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
 - Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
 - Delegate Benjamin F. Kramer, District 19
 - Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
 - Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
 - Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
 - Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
 - Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
 - Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher, District 18
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Child Abuse and Neglect
 - Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans`; etc.
 - Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
 - Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth
 - Penalties
 - Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
 - Trials
 - Violence -see also- Domestic Violence; Harassment
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Courts and Judicial Proceedings
 - (
 9-106 
)
 -   Criminal Law
 - (
 3-601.1 
)
 -   Public Safety
 - (
 5-101 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
 House 
- Number: 932110/01     Offered on: March 21, 2008      at:
12:02 p.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
 House 
- March 19, 2008: Third Reading Passed  (135-0)