HOUSE BILL 16

Sponsored By:

Delegates Marriott, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Carter, Conroy, C. Davis, D. Davis, Dumais, Gaines, Goldwater, Griffith, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hurson, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Kirk, Madaleno, McIntosh, Menes, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Rosenberg, Ross, Taylor, V. Turner, and Vaughn

Entitled:

Death Penalty - Moratorium

Synopsis:

Prohibiting an individual who has been sentenced to death from being executed; prohibiting a judge from issuing a warrant of execution and providing that any warrants of execution issued for which the individual has not been executed are void; requiring the General Assembly to review a specified report; requiring the General Assembly to make specified recommendations and, if necessary, propose legislation based on the review of a specified report; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

1/9

First Reading Judiciary

2/12

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

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16

Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10

Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A

Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41

Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A

Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45

Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25

Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15

Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16

Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25

Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45

Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44

Delegate Anne Healey, District 22

Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19

Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20

Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B

Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24

Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18

Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10

Delegate Anne Kaiser, District 14

Delegate Darryl A. Kelley, District 26

Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39

Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44

Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18

Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14

Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Doyle Niemann, District 47

Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44

Delegate Rosetta C. Parker, District 47

Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26

Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13

Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19

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

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41

Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22

Delegate Herman Taylor, District 14

Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

BILLS (LEGISLATIVE) -see also- CORRECTIVE LEG; CURATIVE LEG.

DEATH PENALTY

GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- AELR CMTE; LEG POLICY COMMITTEE.

JUDGES

PRISONERS -see also- EX-OFFENDERS

REPORTS

SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY

Bill affects the following Statute:

Correctional Services

( 3-910 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered