SENATE BILL 461

Sponsored By:

Senators Stone and Hughes (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)

Entitled:

Criminal Law - Residential Picketing - Scope of Prohibition

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person from engaging in picketing directed at an individual before or about the residence or dwelling place of the individual; repealing a prohibition against intentionally assembling with another in a manner that disrupts a person's right to tranquility in the person's home; repealing specified exceptions from the prohibition; and clarifying injunctive relief authority of the circuit court under specified circumstances.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

1/31

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

2/6

Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.

3/5

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings

3/6

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/8

Third Reading Passed (26-18)

House Action

3/11

First Reading Judiciary

3/20

Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.

3/29

Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Sponsored by:

Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7

Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40

Comm. to Revise Article 27

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CIRCUIT COURTS

CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS

DAMAGES

HARASSMENT

Bill affects the following Statute:

Criminal Law (Proposed - Text available when HB 11 passed)

( 3-904 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

Senate

Number: 578775/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 6, 2002   at: 12:18 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

Senate

March 8, 2002: Third Reading Passed (26-18)