Legislation

Title: Crimes - Mitigation and Defense - Race, Color, National Origin, Sex, Gender Identity, or Sexual Orientation
Sponsored by: Delegate Palakovich Carr
Status: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 369
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Establishing that the discovery or perception of, or belief about, another person's race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation, whether or not accurate, does not constitute legally adequate provocation to mitigate a killing from the crime of murder to manslaughter nor is it a defense to the crime of assault in any degree.

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Cross-filed with: SB0046

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0488 Session: 2020 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2021

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 8/04/2020 Legislative Date 8/04/2020 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/13/2021 Legislative Date 1/13/2021 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 12/23/2020 Legislative Date 12/23/2020 Action Hearing 1/19 at 1:30 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Crimes – Mitigation – Race, Color, National Origin, Sex, Gender Identity, or Sexual Orientation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/09/2021 Legislative Date 3/09/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/09/2021 Legislative Date 3/01/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {202518/1 Adopted Proceedings 20BClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/09/2021 Legislative Date 3/01/2021 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 20BClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Crimes - Mitigation and Defense - Race, Color, National Origin, Sex, Gender Identity, or Sexual Orientation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/10/2021 Legislative Date 3/02/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (136-0) Proceedings 21 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/11/2021 Legislative Date 2/23/2021 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 24 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/01/2021 Legislative Date 4/01/2021 Action Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/01/2021 Legislative Date 3/11/2021 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 38AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/01/2021 Legislative Date 3/11/2021 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 38AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/06/2021 Legislative Date 3/14/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/06/2021 Legislative Date 3/21/2021 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/30/2021 Legislative Date 5/30/2021 Action Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 369 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Crimes - Mitigation and Defense - Race, Color, National Origin, Sex, Gender Identity, or Sexual Orientation Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	8/04/2020	8/04/2020	Pre-filed
House	1/13/2021	1/13/2021	First Reading Judiciary
House	12/23/2020	12/23/2020	Hearing 1/19 at 1:30 p.m.
			Text - First - Crimes – Mitigation – Race, Color, National Origin, Sex, Gender Identity, or Sexual Orientation
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/09/2021	3/09/2021	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House	3/09/2021	3/01/2021	Favorable with Amendments {202518/1 Adopted	20BClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/09/2021	3/01/2021	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	20BClick to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Crimes - Mitigation and Defense - Race, Color, National Origin, Sex, Gender Identity, or Sexual Orientation
House	3/10/2021	3/02/2021	Third Reading Passed (136-0)	21 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/11/2021	2/23/2021	Referred Judicial Proceedings	24 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/01/2021	4/01/2021	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	4/01/2021	3/11/2021	Favorable Adopted	38AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/01/2021	3/11/2021	Second Reading Passed	38AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/06/2021	3/14/2021	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	41 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/06/2021	3/21/2021	Returned Passed	40 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/30/2021	5/30/2021	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 369
			Text - Chapter - Crimes - Mitigation and Defense - Race, Color, National Origin, Sex, Gender Identity, or Sexual Orientation

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