DEATH PENALTY

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 12

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  HB 482

  Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Marriott, Hixson, Shriver, Rosenberg, Fulton, Rawlings, Kirk, Opara, Kopp, Benson, Exum, Pendergrass, Billings, Montague, Branch, Menes, Grosfeld, Pitkin, Goldwater, Genn, Bobo, Mandel, R. Baker, D. Davis, Oaks, Howard, Patterson, E. Burns, C. Mitchell, Nathan-Pulliam, Muse, C. Davis, and Watson

  Entitled

  Maryland Fair Imposition of the Death Penalty Database

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 501

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Vallario (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Delegates Barve, Bobo, Bonsack, Brinkley, E. Burns, M. Burns, Cadden, Comeau, Conroy, Conway, Crumlin, Cryor, Curran, DeCarlo, Dewberry, Donoghue, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Exum, Faulkner, Finifter, Frush, Fulton, Hammen, Harkins, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hutchins, Jacobs, Kach, Kelly, Klausmeier, Klima, Leopold, Linton, Love, McIntosh, McKee, Menes, Minnick, Mohorovic, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Owings, Palumbo, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Rawlings, Redmer, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Schade, Snodgrass, and Workman

  Entitled

  Criminal Sentencing - Judicial Review Panels - Victim Notification

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 504

  Status as of March 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Vallario (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Delegates Barve, Bobo, Bonsack, Brinkley, E. Burns, M. Burns, Cadden, Comeau, Conroy, Conway, Crumlin, Curran, DeCarlo, Donoghue, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Exum, Faulkner, Finifter, Frush, Fulton, Hammen, Harkins, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hutchins, Jacobs, Kach, Kelly, Klausmeier, Klima, Leopold, Love, McIntosh, McKee, Minnick, Mohorovic, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Owings, Palumbo, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Rawlings, Redmer, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Schade, Snodgrass, and Workman

  Entitled

  Victims' Rights - Leave to Appeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 558

  Status as of March 2, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Sentencing - Death Penalty - Murder in Violation of Protective Order

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1067

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 538

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Departmental - State Police, Dept. of) and Delegates Hutchins, Genn, Montague, O'Donnell, Bissett, Jacobs, Doory, M. Burns, Comeau, Petzold, Harkins, Hubbard, Malone, Owings, Preis, Rudolph, and DeCarlo

  Entitled

  Homicide - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  SB 19

  Status as of February 16, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Haines

  Entitled

  Sentencing - Death Penalty - Murder in Violation of Protective Order

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 165

  Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Trotter

  Entitled

  Maryland Fair Imposition of the Death Penalty Database

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 279

  Status as of April 6, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws)

  Entitled

  Victims' Rights - Leave to Appeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 280

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 367

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws)

  Entitled

  Criminal Sentencing - Judicial Review Panels - Victim Notification

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 367

  Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ferguson, Colburn, and Jimeno

  Entitled

  Death Penalty - Minimum Age and Aggravating Circumstances

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 555

  Status as of March 20, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn, Baker, Ferguson, Haines, Hogan, Jimeno, Middlebrooks, and Stone

  Entitled

  Governor - Notice of Commutation, Reprieve, or Pardon

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 566

  Status as of April 11, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn, Baker, Ferguson, Haines, Hogan, Jimeno, Middlebrooks, and Stone

  Entitled

  Death Penalty - Aggravating Circumstances - Drug Trafficking

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary