File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Prior Year Introduction As:
HB 77/08 - JUD
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Smigiel, Barnes, Carter, Conaway, Dwyer, Frank, Jennings, Kramer,
McComas, McConkey, Ramirez, and Valderrama
- Entitled:
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Criminal Procedure - Media Coverage in the Courtroom - Criminal Sentencing
Hearings
Repealing a prohibition against recording or broadcasting a criminal
sentencing hearing; establishing specified requirements for a media
organization's request to provide media coverage of a criminal
sentencing hearing; requiring the clerk of the court to provide notice
to specified parties; providing specified factors that a presiding
judge may consider; authorizing a presiding judge to grant or limit a
specified request to provide media coverage; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/12
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/11
- Hearing 3/5 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/13
- Hearing cancelled
- Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/6
- Hearing cancelled
- Hearing 3/11 at 2:00 p.m.
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
- Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21
- Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
- Delegate Frank M. Conaway, Jr., District 40
- Delegate Don H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
- Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
- Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
- Delegate Benjamin F. Kramer, District 19
- Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
- Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
- Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
- Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Clerks of Court
- Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans`; etc.
- Hearings
- Judges
- News Media
- Notices
- Public Information
- Recordings -see also- Video
- Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
- Witnesses
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Criminal Procedure
- (
1-201
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered