Sentences -see also- Death Penalty

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 58

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  HB 22

  Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Manno

  Entitled

  Crimes - Possession of Firearm While in Possession of Certain Controlled Dangerous Substances - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 34

  Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Minnick

  Entitled

  Violent Crimes and Sexual Offenses - Diminution Credits and Mandatory Minimum Sentencing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 73

  Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Olszewski

  Entitled

  Child Protection from Predators Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 77

  Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Smigiel

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Cameras in the Courtroom - Criminal Sentencing Hearings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 89

  Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  Courts - Violation of Probation or Suspension of Sentence - Notice or Warrant

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 144

  Status as of January 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Anderson, Haynes, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Smigiel, Vallario, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Criminal Appeals - District Courts - Stay of Sentence and Release

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 247

  Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Anderson, Ali, Barnes, Benson, Eckardt, Glenn, Haynes, Healey, Howard, Ivey, Levi, McIntosh, Proctor, Simmons, Smigiel, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, and Walker

  Entitled

  Crimes - Possession of Controlled Dangerous Substances - Penalties - Distribution to County Residential Drug Abuse Treatment Services Funds

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 252

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates O'Donnell, Anderson, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Bohanan, Boteler, Burns, G. Clagett, Costa, DeBoy, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Gilchrist, Haddaway, James, Jennings, Kelly, King, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, Levy, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, Miller, Minnick, Murphy, Myers, Norman, Riley, Schuh, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stifler, Stocksdale, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Child Protection from Predators Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 322

  Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stukes, DeBoy, Kirk, McHale, Oaks, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Assault Against a Transit Vehicle Passenger - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 323

  Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stukes, Conaway, DeBoy, Haynes, Kirk, McHale, Oaks, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Malicious Destruction of Property - Transit Vehicles

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 324

  Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stukes, Conaway, Haynes, McIntosh, Oaks, Robinson, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Assault Against a Transit Vehicle Operator - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 378

  Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kipke, Ali, Bromwell, Costa, DeBoy, Eckardt, Frank, Frush, Gaines, George, Guzzone, Haddaway, Hubbard, King, Krebs, Kullen, Love, Manno, McComas, McDonough, Montgomery, Murphy, Shewell, Smigiel, and Sossi

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Abuse or Neglect of Animals and Aggravated Cruelty to Animals - Increased Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 574

  Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McComas, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, George, Haddaway, James, Kipke, Krebs, Levy, McConkey, Miller, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Schuh, Shank, Shewell, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, and Wood

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Possession of Child Pornography - Enhanced Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 584

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg (By Request - Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Narcotic Drug - Enhanced Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 619

  Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McDonough, Ali, DeBoy, Elliott, Impallaria, Kipke, Krebs, Riley, and Sossi

  Entitled

  Jessica's Law Part II - Truth in Sentencing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 620

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McDonough, Ali, DeBoy, Impallaria, Kipke, Krebs, Riley, and Sossi

  Entitled

  Witness Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 621

  Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McDonough, DeBoy, Elliott, Kipke, Krebs, and Sossi

  Entitled

  Truth in Sentencing Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 623

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McDonough, Boteler, Impallaria, McComas, Norman, and O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Crimes - Victim and Witness Intimidation - Death Penalty

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 672

  Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  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

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 845

  Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Anderson, Barnes, Branch, Bronrott, Carter, Conaway, Davis, Dumais, Glenn, Harrison, Heller, Ivey, Jones, McIntosh, Montgomery, Oaks, Proctor, Ramirez, Robinson, Rosenberg, Schuler, Simmons, Stukes, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Penalties - The "Smart on Crime" Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 851

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Anderson, Vallario, Barnes, Carter, Conaway, Lee, Rosenberg, Schuler, Simmons, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Local Correctional Facilities - Diminution Credits - Good Conduct

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 873

  Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kramer, Barkley, Conaway, Dwyer, Frank, Heller, Ivey, Kaiser, Kelly, Krebs, Manno, McComas, Montgomery, Myers, Shank, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Crimes Against the Elderly or Persons with a Disability - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 964

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Anderson (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Delegates Carter, Doory, Glenn, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Kirk, Krysiak, Lee, Levi, McHale, McIntosh, Murphy, Oaks, Robinson, Rosenberg, Smigiel, Stukes, Waldstreicher, and Wood

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - No Good Time for Gun Crime

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 980

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Malone, Carr, Conway, Dumais, Feldman, Gilchrist, Heller, Jennings, Kramer, Lee, Manno, Mathias, Montgomery, Morhaim, Rudolph, Stull, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes - Assault by Burning

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1054

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates George, Beidle, V. Clagett, Costa, Dwyer, Frush, King, Kipke, Love, McConkey, Pena-Melnyk, Schuh, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  City of Annapolis - Drug-Free Zones

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1066

  Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conaway and James

  Entitled

  Subsequent Sexual Offenders - Parole Elimination

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1101

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Impallaria

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Early Release of Inmate Subject to Deportation Order

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1111

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 431

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Death Penalty - Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1116

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shank, Dumais, Frank, Hecht, Kramer, McComas, McConkey, and Simmons

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Violation of Protective Order - Active Electronic Monitoring

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1123

  Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Levi, Anderson, Barnes, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Carr, Carter, V. Clagett, Davis, Dumais, Feldman, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Haynes, Hucker, Mizeur, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Ross, Simmons, Tarrant, Taylor, Valderrama, Vaughn, and Walker

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Occupational Licenses or Certificates - Issuance of a Certificate of Relief from Disabilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1131

  Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Crimes - Anabolic Steroids - Distribution to a Minor or Member of a High School or College Athletic Team

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1321

  Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Criminal Gang Participation - Sentencing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1328

  Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Burns, Cane, Carter, V. Clagett, Conaway, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Jones, Kaiser, Kirk, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lee, Love, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Reznik, Robinson, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1450

  Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Sexual Offenders - Homeless Registrants and Supervision

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1474

  Status as of February 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Sophocleus, Beidle, Benson, Branch, V. Clagett, Costa, Dumais, Dwyer, Gaines, George, Holmes, Mathias, McConkey, and Wood

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Use of Firearm in the Commission of a Crime of Violence or a Felony

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  SB 5

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jacobs

  Entitled

  Child Protection from Predators Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 16

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 345

  Sponsored By

  Senators Simonaire, Mooney, Jacobs, Haines, Brochin, Stone, and Muse

  Entitled

  Crimes - Sexual Offenders - Sentencing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 59

  Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  Courts - Violation of Probation or Suspension of Sentence - Notice or Warrant

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 75

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Della, and Jacobs

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Possession of Child Pornography - Enhanced Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 86

  Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Brochin

  Entitled

  Crimes - Possession of Controlled Dangerous Substances - Penalties - Distribution to County Residential Drug Abuse Treatment Services Funds

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 114

  Status as of February 19, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin and Stone

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Postconviction Proceeding - Venue

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 152

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn, Jacobs, Mooney, Robey, and Stone

  Entitled

  Corrections - First Degree Murder - Minimum Sentence

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 244

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Haines

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Use of Firearm in the Commission of a Crime of Violence or a Felony

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 249

  Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone (By Request - Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Narcotic Drug - Enhanced Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 254

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin and Stone

  Entitled

  Crimes of Violence - Parole

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 277

  Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Unlawful Application for or Use of a Driver's License - Mandatory Minimum Penalty for Undocumented Immigrants

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 501

  Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kramer, DeGrange, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Haines, Jacobs, Jones, King, Madaleno, Middleton, Mooney, Muse, Pugh, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Crimes Against the Elderly or Persons with a Disability - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 552

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Penalties - The "Smart on Crime" Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 555

  Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Local Correctional Facilities - Diminution Credits - Good Conduct

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 558

  Status as of February 19, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden and McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Consecutive or Concurrent Sentence for Unlawful Possession of Regulated Firearm - Diminution Credit Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 614

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 430

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Frosh, Gladden, Mooney, and Muse

  Entitled

  Death Penalty - Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 628

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Harris, and Munson

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Legal Residency Status - Sentencing and Parole Considerations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 637

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Haines, Mooney, Munson, and Stone

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Criminal Gang Participation - Sentencing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 641

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Klausmeier, Mooney, Munson, and Stone

  Entitled

  Criminal Gang Activity - Financial Transactions - Penalty

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 645

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  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

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 698

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Occupational Licenses or Certificates - Issuance of a Certificate of Relief from Disabilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 700

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Violation of Protective Order - Active Electronic Monitoring

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 940

  Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  City of Annapolis - Drug-Free Area or City

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings