MURDER

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 24

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  HB 113

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim and Walkup

  Entitled

  Victims of Homicide - Transportation Expenses - State Budget

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 189

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Menes, Doory, Cadden, Conroy, Frush, Goldwater, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, B. Hughes, Kopp, Love, Mandel, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Petzold, Pitkin, and Snodgrass

  Entitled

  Family Law - Denial of Custody or Visitation - First Degree Murder

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 195

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate M. Burns

  Entitled

  Sentencing - Murder of Driver-for-Hire

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 245

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 336

  Sponsored By

  Delegates E. Burns, Vallario, Hutchins, Menes, D. Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Petzold, and M. Burns

  Entitled

  Evidence - Civil Proceedings - Slayer's Rule - Admissibility and Effect of Certain Criminal Convictions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 247

  Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Crumlin

  Entitled

  Parole Eligibility - First Degree Murder

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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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 545

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Poole, O'Donnell, Hecht, DeCarlo, and M. Burns

  Entitled

  Crimes - First Degree Murder - Domestic Violence

  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 638

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kelly

  Entitled

  Crime of Violence - Solicitation to Commit Murder

  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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  HB 1078

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates M. Burns, Schade, O'Donnell, Jacobs, Morgan, DeCarlo, Klima, Stocksdale, Rzepkowski, and D. Murphy

  Entitled

  Crimes - Offenses Against Unborn Child

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1080

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 373

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Comeau, W. Baker, Bissett, Bonsack, E. Burns, M. Burns, Conroy, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Donoghue, Finifter, Getty, Harkins, Hecht, Holt, Hutchins, Jacobs, Jones, Klausmeier, Malone, McClenahan, McHale, McKee, V. Mitchell, Moe, Mohorovic, Montague, O'Donnell, Owings, Perry, Petzold, Poole, Rudolph, and Miller

  Entitled

  Child Abuse - Death of a Child - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1093

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 539

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montague, Menes, Comeau, Hubbard, Turner, Genn, Jones, Grosfeld, R. Baker, E. Burns, Taylor, Dewberry, Hurson, Dembrow, B. Hughes, Brinkley, Pitkin, Doory, Hixson, Kagan, Howard, Cadden, Petzold, DeCarlo, Finifter, Barve, Frank, Franchot, Minnick, Dypski, Leopold, Conroy, Morhaim, Valderrama, Kopp, Billings, Edwards, Love, Owings, Flanagan, Patterson, Harkins, Healey, Preis, Kittleman, Getty, McHale, Faulkner, Ciliberti, Cryor, Baldwin, Frush, Goldwater, Hecht, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, and Snodgrass

  Entitled

  Family Law - Children in Out-of-Home Placements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1249

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Schade, Baldwin, M. Burns, Ports, and Rzepkowski

  Entitled

  Homicide - Use of Deadly Force in Residence - Defense

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1394

  Status as of April 1, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Genn

  Entitled

  Manslaughter by Automobile - Homicide by Motor Vehicle - Statute of Limitations - Corrective Repeal

  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 29

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 335

  Sponsored By

  Senators Boozer, Stone, Kelley, and Collins

  Entitled

  Evidence - Civil Proceedings - Slayer's Rule - Admissibility and Effect of Certain Criminal Convictions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 46

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand and Della

  Entitled

  Family Law - Denial of Custody or Visitation - Murder or Voluntary Manslaughter

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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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 329

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 372

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middlebrooks

  Entitled

  Child Abuse - Death of a Child - Penalties

  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 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

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  SB 657

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madden, Haines, and Jimeno

  Entitled

  Parole - Violent Crimes - Solicitation of Murder

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 742

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 202

  Sponsored By

  Senator Derr

  Entitled

  Victims of Homicide - Transportation Expenses - State Budget

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters