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2003 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 12

EMERGENCY BILL

File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 16

Sponsored By:: Senators Hughes, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Grosfeld, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, and Pinsky

Entitled:: Death Penalty - Moratorium

Prohibiting an individual who has been sentenced to death from being executed before July 1, 2005; prohibiting a judge from issuing a warrant of execution before July 1, 2005 and providing that any warrants of execution issued for which the individual has not been executed are void; establishing a Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment; requiring the Commission to make specified reports at specified times; providing for the termination of the Act; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

1/10: First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2/5: Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
3/4: Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/5: Favorable with Amendments; Committee Amendment Adopted; Special Order 3/6 (Senator Stoltzfus) Adopted
3/6: Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted (24-23); Floor Amendment (Senator Jacobs); Motion Special Order 3/13 (Senator Colburn) Rejected (15-32); Floor Amendment (Senator Jacobs); Laid Over (Senator Mooney) Adopted
3/7: Floor Amendment (Senator Jacobs) Withdrawn; Special Order 3/10 (Senator Colburn) Adopted
3/10: Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/12: Special Order 3/18 (Senator Hughes) Adopted
3/18: Third Reading Failed (23-24)

House Action

No Action

Sponsored by:: Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40; Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47; Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43; Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25; Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24; Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41; Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18; Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44; Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10; Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26; Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45; Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:: BILLS (LEGISLATIVE) -see also- CORRECTIVE LEG; CURATIVE LEG.; COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES; DEATH PENALTY; GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- AELR CMTE; LEG POLICY COMMITTEE.; JUDGES; PRISONERS -see also- EX-OFFENDERS; REPORTS; SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY; SUNSET

Bill affects the following Statute:: Correctional Services; ( 3-910 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

Senate: Number: 763325/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 7, 2003 at: 12:20 p.m. Status: Withdrawn; Number: 808677/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 5, 2003 at: 11:26 a.m. Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate: March 6, 2003: Favorable with Amendments Adopted (24-23); March 6, 2003: Motion Special Order until 3/13 (Colburn) Rejected (15-32); March 18, 2003: Third Reading Failed (23-24)