2011 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 302

CHAPTER NUMBER: 623
File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 172
Sponsored By:
Delegates Anderson, Glenn, Ivey, and Oaks
Entitled:
Inmates - Life Imprisonment - Parole Approval

Synopsis:

Requiring that, if the Board of Review decides to grant parole to an eligible person sentenced to life imprisonment who has served 25 years without application of diminution of confinement credits, and the Secretary approves the decision, the decision shall be transmitted to the Governor; authorizing the Governor to disapprove the decision by written transmittal to the Board of Review; providing that if the Governor does not disapprove the decision within 180 days after receipt, the decision becomes effective; 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
2/2
First Reading Judiciary
2/1
Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
2/28

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/1
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order until 3/3 (Delegate O'Donnell) Adopted
3/3
Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell) Rejected (49-87)
Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell) Withdrawn
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/8
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted
Third Reading Passed (74-66)
4/4
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Summers) Adopted
Third Reading Passed (75-65)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/9
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
4/4
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/1
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (31-15)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/28
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c)
of the Maryland Constitution
- Chapter 623

Sponsored by:

Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Cheryl D. Glenn, District 45
Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Governor
Parole and Probation
Patuxent Institution
Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
Prisoners -see also- Ex-Offenders
Public Safety and Correctional Services, Department of
Review Boards

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Correctional Services
( 4-305 , 7-301 )

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: 253225/01     Offered on: March 3, 2011   at: 10:30 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 582712/02     Offered on: March 1, 2011   at: 10:29 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 913724/01     Offered on: March 3, 2011   at: 10:55 a.m.     Status: Withdrawn
Senate
Number: 208270/01     Offered on: April 4, 2011   at: 10:01 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
House
Judiciary
Senate
Judicial Proceedings
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 3, 2011: Floor Amendment (ODonnell) {253225/1 Rejected (49-87)
March 8, 2011: Third Reading Passed (74-66)
April 4, 2011: Third Reading Passed (75-65)
Senate
April 1, 2011: Third Reading Passed (31-15)