Legislation

Title: Criminal Procedure - Motion to Vacate Judgment - Human Trafficking (True Freedom Act of 2020)
Sponsored by: Delegate Atterbeary
Status: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 126
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Altering the eligibility for the filing of a certain motion to vacate judgment if the person's participation in the offense was a direct result of being a victim of human trafficking; requiring that a certain motion be served on a certain State's Attorney; requiring that a certain motion be mailed to a victim or victim's representative at a certain address if the qualifying offense occurred within 5 years before the filing of the motion; requiring the court to take certain factors into consideration when making a certain finding; etc.

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Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

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Cross-filed with: SB0206

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0782 Session: 2019 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2020

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/17/2020 Legislative Date 1/17/2020 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Criminal Procedure - Motion to Vacate Judgment - Human Trafficking (True Freedom Act of 2020) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/17/2020 Legislative Date 1/17/2020 Action Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/10/2020 Legislative Date 2/10/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2020 Legislative Date 2/11/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments {482919/1 Adopted Proceedings 25 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2020 Legislative Date 2/11/2020 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 25 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Criminal Procedure - Motion to Vacate Judgment - Human Trafficking (True Freedom Act of 2020) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/13/2020 Legislative Date 2/13/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (123-8) Proceedings 27 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/14/2020 Legislative Date 2/14/2020 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 28 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 3/14/2020 Legislative Date 3/14/2020 Action Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/14/2020 Legislative Date 3/09/2020 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/15/2020 Legislative Date 3/10/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (45-0) Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2020 Legislative Date 3/12/2020 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 49AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/08/2020 Legislative Date 5/08/2020 Action Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 126 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Criminal Procedure - Motion to Vacate Judgment - Human Trafficking (True Freedom Act of 2020) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/17/2020	1/17/2020	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Criminal Procedure - Motion to Vacate Judgment - Human Trafficking (True Freedom Act of 2020)
House	1/17/2020	1/17/2020	Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/10/2020	2/10/2020	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House	2/11/2020	2/11/2020	Favorable with Amendments {482919/1 Adopted	25 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/11/2020	2/11/2020	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	25 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Criminal Procedure - Motion to Vacate Judgment - Human Trafficking (True Freedom Act of 2020)
House	2/13/2020	2/13/2020	Third Reading Passed (123-8)	27 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/14/2020	2/14/2020	Referred Judicial Proceedings	28 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/14/2020	3/14/2020	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	3/14/2020	3/09/2020	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	48 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/15/2020	3/10/2020	Third Reading Passed (45-0)	49 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2020	3/12/2020	Returned Passed	49AClick to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/08/2020	5/08/2020	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 126
			Text - Chapter - Criminal Procedure - Motion to Vacate Judgment - Human Trafficking (True Freedom Act of 2020)

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