2010 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 97

CHAPTER NUMBER: 223
File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Sponsored By:
Senators Mooney, Muse, Frosh, and Raskin
Entitled:
Office of the Public Defender - Board of Trustees - Membership

Synopsis:

Repealing the requirement that the Public Defender serve at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees of the Office of the Public Defender; specifying that the Board of Trustees may remove the Public Defender for specified reasons, only on the recommendation of the Board of Trustees; providing that the Public Defender may serve for a specified term; increasing the number of members of the Board of Trustees; altering the method of selection of the Board of Trustees; providing that a specified Public Defender may be reappointed; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
1/14
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2/10
Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
3/22
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/25
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/26
Third Reading Passed (43-0)
4/7
Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
Senate Requests House Recede
Conference Committee Appointed
Senators Frosh, Mooney, and Forehand
4/9
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
4/8
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/23
First Reading Judiciary
3/26
Hearing 4/6 at 1:00 p.m.
4/8
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
4/1
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/4
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (134-4)
4/6
House Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed
Delegates Barnes, Schuler, and Smigiel
4/8
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (137-4)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/4
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 223

Sponsored by:

Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator C. Anthony Muse, District 26
Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Administrative Agencies -see also- Electronic Government
Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Legal Aid
Public Officials -see also- Atty Gen; Compt; Coun Admin; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Criminal Procedure
( 16-203 , 16-301 )

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:
Senate
Number: 168872/01     Offered on: March 25, 2010   at: 12:25 p.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 702313/01     Offered on: April 8, 2010   at: 10:42 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents::
Report Number: 623725/1     Offered on: April 12, 2010   at: 10:50 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 823825/1     Offered on: April 12, 2010   at: 10:50 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
Senate
Judicial Proceedings
House
Judiciary
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 26, 2010: Third Reading Passed (43-0)
April 9, 2010: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
House
April 4, 2010: Third Reading Passed (134-4)
April 8, 2010: Third Reading Passed (137-4)