HOUSE BILL 587

Sponsored By:

Delegate Vallario (Task Force To Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Delegates Amedori, Arnick, R. Baker, W. Baker, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Boschert, Boutin, Bozman, Brinkley, Bronrott, Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Cole, Conway, Cryor, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Elliott, Finifter, Flanagan, Franchot, Frush, Fulton, Giannetti, Glassman, Hammen, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hubers, Hurson, Hutchins, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kach, K. Kelly, Klausmeier, Klima, Kopp, La Vay, Leopold, Linton, Love, Mandel, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, Menes, Moe, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Owings, Paige, Parrott, Petzold, Pitkin, Proctor, Rawlings, Redmer, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Shank, Sher, Shriver, Snodgrass, Stern, Turner, Valderrama, Weir, and Wood

Entitled:

Victim's Rights - Incompetency and Not Criminally Responsible Procedures

Synopsis:

Eliminating a written notice requirement for victim notifications in incompetency and not criminally responsible cases; requiring notice to victims of court orders, hearings, or recommendations; allowing a victim to submit oral statements and information and requiring the consideration of the information in specified proceedings; providing for the admissibility of victims' written statements at hearings or reviews under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/9

First Reading Judiciary

Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.

3/20

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/22

Third Reading Passed (139-0)

Senate Action

3/23

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Sponsored by:

Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A

Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5

Delegate John S. Arnick, District 7

Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B

Delegate Wheeler R. Baker, District 36

Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39

Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33

Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34

Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38

Delegate David R. Brinkley, District 4A

Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16

Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10

Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31

Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30

Delegate William H. Cole, IV, District 47A

Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38

Crime Victims' Rights Laws, T. F. to Examine MD's

Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15

Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6

Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20

Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B

Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43

Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46

Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A

Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B

Delegate Michael J. Finifter, District 11

Delegate Robert L. Flanagan, District 14B

Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40

Delegate John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 13B

Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A

Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46

Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45

Delegate Anne Healey, District 22A

Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3

Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19

Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20

Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23

Delegate Nancy M. Hubers, District 6

Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18

Delegate Thomas E. "Tim" Hutchins, District 28

Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10

Delegate Verna L. Jones, District 44

Delegate Wade Kach, District 9A

Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B

Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8

Delegate Martha S. Klima, District 9A

Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16

Delegate Richard La Vay, District 15

Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31

Delegate Samuel C. Linton, District 28

Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19

Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A

Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42

Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C

Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B

Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44

Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A

Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19

Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23

Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A

Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40

Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8

Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34

Delegate Mary M. Rosso, District 31

Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B

Delegate James E. Rzepkowski, District 32

Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B

Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A

Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15

Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3

Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39

Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A

Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26

Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6

Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.

HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF

HEARINGS

JUDGES

NOTICES

PAROLE AND PROBATION

PATIENTS

PUBLIC INFORMATION

STATE HOSPITALS

VICTIMS -see also- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION

WITNESSES

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General

( 12-122 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 172710/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 20, 2000   at: 8:43 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

House

March 22, 2000: Third Reading Passed (139-0)