File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Prior Year Introduction As:
SB 645/08 - JPR
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 316
- Sponsored By:
-
Senator Gladden and the President (By Request - Administration) and
Senators Currie, Exum, Frosh, Jones, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden,
Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, and Raskin
- Entitled:
-
Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Evidence
Restricting the death penalty to a case in which the State presents
the court or jury with specified biological or DNA evidence, a
videotaped confession, or a video recording that conclusively links
the defendant to the murder; prohibiting the death penalty in a case
in which the State relies solely on evidence provided by eyewitnesses;
etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 1/23
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 1/30
- Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/11
- Hearing cancelled
- Hearing 2/18 at 12:30 p.m.
- 3/2
- Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/3
- Motion Substitute bill for Unfavorable Report (Senator Gladden) Adopted (25-22)
- Motion Special Order 3/4 (Senator Kittleman) Rejected (13-33)
- Motion place bill on Second Reading (Senator Gladden) Adopted (24-23)
- Special Order p.m. session (Senator Gladden) Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Senator Della)
- Motion Rules Suspended to offer Floor Amendment (Senator Della) Rejected (17-27)
- Floor Amendment (Senator Della) Withdrawn
- Floor Amendment (Senator Brochin) Adopted (24-22)
- Floor Amendment (Senator Zirkin) Adopted (35-10)
- Floor Amendment (Senator Colburn) Withdrawn
- Floor Amendment (Senator Mooney) Withdrawn
- Floor Amendment (Senator Jacobs)
- Motion Recommit to Committee (Senator Pipkin) Rejected (23-23)
- Floor Amendment (Senator Jacobs) Withdrawn
- Floor Amendment (Senator Harrington)
- Laid Over (Senator Pipkin) Adopted
- 3/4
- Floor Amendment (Senator Harrington) Withdrawn
- Floor Amendment (Senator Brochin) Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Senator Mooney) Rejected (14-33)
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/5
- Motion Recommit to Committee (Senator Kittleman) Rejected (15-32)
- Motion Returned Second Reading (Senator Stone) Rejected (15-32)
- Third Reading Passed (34-13)
- 3/26
- Returned Passed
House Action
- 3/6
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/11
- Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/13
- Hearing cancelled
- Hearing 3/17 at 3:00 p.m.
- 3/23
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- 3/21
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Special Order 3/25 (Delegate O'Donnell) Adopted
- 3/22
- Floor Amendment (Delegate Smigiel) Rejected (44-90)
- Floor Amendment (Delegate Smigiel) Rejected (59-79)
- Floor Amendment (Delegate Kipke) Rejected (49-82)
- Floor Amendment (Delegate Krebs) Rejected (50-87)
- Floor Amendment (Delegate Krebs) Rejected (41-88)
- Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell) Rejected (42-96)
- Floor Amendment (Delegate McComas) Rejected (44-94)
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/23
- Floor Amendment (Delegate Serafini) Rejected (61-75)
- Floor Amendment (Delegate Shewell) Rejected (58-79)
- Floor Amendment (Delegate Kach) Rejected (42-91)
- Floor Amendment (Delegate Smigiel) Rejected (49-87)
- Floor Amendment (Delegate Boteler) Rejected (48-85)
- Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell) Withdrawn
- Floor Amendment (Delegate McDonough) Rejected (50-89)
- Third Reading Passed (87-52)
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/7
- Approved by the Governor
- - Chapter 186
Sponsored by:
- Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
- Administration
- 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
- President, The
- Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
- Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Administrative Agencies -see also- Electronic Government
- Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
- Death Penalty
- Evidence
- Genetics
- Homicide -see also- Manslaughter; Murder
- Murder
- Notices
- Parole and Probation
- Patuxent Institution
- Prisoners -see also- Ex-Offenders
- Recordings -see also- Video
- Reports
- Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
- Victims -see also- Criminal Injuries Compensation
- Video
- Witnesses
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Criminal Law
- (
2-201 ,
2-202
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
- Number: 253426/01 Offered on: March 3, 2009 at:
4:39 p.m. Status: Withdrawn
- Number: 283623/02 Offered on: March 3, 2009 at:
4:54 p.m. Status: Withdrawn
- Number: 393822/01 Offered on: March 4, 2009 at:
10:25 a.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 553820/03 Offered on: March 3, 2009 at:
4:16 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 603824/01 Offered on: March 3, 2009 at:
3:59 p.m. Status: Withdrawn
- Number: 633029/03 Offered on: March 3, 2009 at:
4:47 p.m. Status: Withdrawn
- Number: 703826/02 Offered on: March 3, 2009 at:
4:09 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 743725/01 Offered on: March 4, 2009 at:
9:33 a.m. Status: Withdrawn
- Number: 763922/01 Offered on: March 4, 2009 at:
10:22 a.m. Status: Adopted
House
- Number: 103423/02 Offered on: March 25, 2009 at:
11:06 a.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 323321/01 Offered on: March 26, 2009 at:
11:49 a.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 323727/02 Offered on: March 25, 2009 at:
10:46 a.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 343523/01 Offered on: March 26, 2009 at:
12:11 p.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 353427/01 Offered on: March 26, 2009 at:
12:08 p.m. Status: Withdrawn
- Number: 393326/02 Offered on: March 25, 2009 at:
11:46 a.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 403420/01 Offered on: March 26, 2009 at:
12:05 p.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 503621/01 Offered on: March 25, 2009 at:
11:42 a.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 533121/01 Offered on: March 25, 2009 at:
11:34 a.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 583529/01 Offered on: March 25, 2009 at:
11:41 a.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 603528/01 Offered on: March 25, 2009 at:
11:29 a.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 743924/01 Offered on: March 26, 2009 at:
11:25 a.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 783028/01 Offered on: March 26, 2009 at:
11:57 a.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 883624/01 Offered on: March 26, 2009 at:
11:52 a.m. Status: Rejected
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
- March 3, 2009: Motion Substitute bill for Unfavorable Report (Gladden) Adopted (25-22)
- March 3, 2009: Motion Special Order until 3/4 (Kittleman) Rejected (13-33)
- March 3, 2009: Motion place bill on Second Reading (Gladden) Adopted (24-23)
- March 3, 2009: Motion Rules Suspended to offer Floor Amendment (Della) {603824/1 Rejected (17-27)
- March 3, 2009: Floor Amendment (Brochin) {703826/2 Adopted (24-22)
- March 3, 2009: Floor Amendment (Zirkin) {553820/3 Adopted (35-10)
- March 3, 2009: Motion Recommit to Committee (Judicial Proceedings,Pipkin) Rejected (23-23)
- March 4, 2009: Floor Amendment (Mooney) {393822/1 Rejected (14-33)
- March 5, 2009: Motion Recommit to Committee Judicial Proceedings (Kittleman) Rejected (15-32)
- March 5, 2009: Motion Returned Second Reading (Stone) Rejected (15-32)
- March 5, 2009: Third Reading Passed (34-13)
House
- March 22, 2009: Floor Amendment (Smigiel) {323727/2 Rejected (44-90)
- March 22, 2009: Floor Amendment (Smigiel) {103423/2 Rejected (59-79)
- March 22, 2009: Floor Amendment (Kipke) {603528/1 Rejected (49-82)
- March 22, 2009: Floor Amendment (Krebs) {533121/1 Rejected (50-87)
- March 22, 2009: Floor Amendment (Krebs) {583529/1 Rejected (41-88)
- March 22, 2009: Floor Amendment (ODonnell) {503621/1 Rejected (42-96)
- March 22, 2009: Floor Amendment (McComas) {393326/2 Rejected (44-94)
- March 23, 2009: Floor Amendment (Serafini) {743924/1 Rejected (61-75)
- March 23, 2009: Floor Amendment (Shewell) {323321/1 Rejected (58-79)
- March 23, 2009: Floor Amendment (Kach) {883624/1 Rejected (42-91)
- March 23, 2009: Floor Amendment (Smigiel) {783028/1 Rejected (49-87)
- March 23, 2009: Floor Amendment (Boteler) {403420/1 Rejected (48-85)
- March 23, 2009: Floor Amendment (McDonough) {343523/1 Rejected (50-89)
- March 23, 2009: Third Reading Passed (87-52)