2008 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 550

CHAPTER NUMBER: 30
File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 250
Sponsored By:
Delegate Rosenberg (By Request - Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled:
Criminal Law - Forgery of Signature and Counterfeit Documents - Prohibition

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person from writing, signing, or possessing specified counterfeited documents; prohibiting a person from forging, falsifying, or counterfeiting the signature of specified persons; establishing specified penalties; providing that a specified crime is not covered by the 1-year statute of limitations for a misdemeanor; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
1/31
First Reading Judiciary
Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
3/3
Favorable Report by Judiciary
3/4
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/6
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
3/28
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/7
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
3/31
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/28
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/29
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
4/8
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 30

Sponsored by:

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Committee to Revise Article 27

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans`; etc.
Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
Forgery
Penalties
Signatures
State Documents -see also- Maryland Register
Statutes of Limitation

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Criminal Law
( 8-605 , 8-606.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 6, 2008: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Senate
March 29, 2008: Third Reading Passed (47-0)