2010 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 128

CHAPTER NUMBER: 234
EMERGENCY BILL File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 135
Sponsored By:
Delegates Rosenberg, Anderson, and Dumais
Entitled:
Criminal Procedure - Petition for Writ of Actual Innocence - Notice of Filing and Hearing

Synopsis:

Limiting to a person charged by indictment or criminal information with a crime triable in circuit court and convicted of that crime the authority to file a petition for writ of actual innocence under specified circumstances; requiring a specified person who files a petition for writ of actual innocence to notify the State of the filing in a specified manner; authorizing the State to file a response to a petition for writ of actual innocence within a specified period of time; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
1/18
First Reading Judiciary
1/22
Hearing 2/9 at 1:00 p.m.
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/22
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/23
Third Reading Passed (140-0)
4/3
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed
Delegates Anderson, Barnes, and Carter
4/7
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (139-0)
4/9
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/26
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
4/8
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/4
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/5
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-0)
4/6
Senate Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed
Senators Gladden, Haines, and Raskin
4/9
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/4
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 234

Sponsored by:

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Appeals -see also- Judicial Review
Bail
Circuit Courts
Court of Special Appeals
Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc.
Evidence
Ex-Offenders
Hearings
Notices
Petitions
Prisoners -see also- Ex-Offenders
Victims -see also- Criminal Injuries Compensation

Bill affects the following Statute:

Criminal Procedure
( 8-301 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
House
Number: 872110/02     Offered on: March 24, 2010   at: 10:29 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 948071/01     Offered on: April 8, 2010   at: 12:52 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents::
Report Number: 803124/1     Offered on: April 12, 2010   at: 9:45 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
House
Judiciary
Senate
Judicial Proceedings
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 23, 2010: Third Reading Passed (140-0)
April 7, 2010: Third Reading Passed (139-0)
Senate
April 5, 2010: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
April 9, 2010: Third Reading Passed (46-0)