HOUSE BILL 490

Sponsored By:

Delegates Patterson, Kelley, Marriott, Anderson, Brown, Carter, C. Davis, D. Davis, Haynes, Howard, Jones, Kirk, Lee, Menes, Moe, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Parker, Petzold, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, Sophocleus, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, and Vaughn

Entitled:

Nonviolent Drug Offenders - Drug Treatment instead of Incarceration

Synopsis:

Requiring a court to commit a defendant to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene for drug treatment as a condition of probation instead of incarceration under specified circumstances; requiring a court to discharge a defendant and dismiss the proceedings against the defendant if the defendant successfully completes a drug treatment program under specified circumstances; providing that a discharge or dismissal may not be deemed a conviction for specified purposes; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/2

First Reading Judiciary

2/3

Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.

2/16

Withdrawn

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26

Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43

Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25

Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41

Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45

Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25

Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44

Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24

Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10

Delegate Darryl A. Kelley, District 26

Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44

Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16

Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44

Delegate Rosetta C. Parker, District 47

Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19

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

Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47

Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22

Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32

Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14

Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13

Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

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

Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

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

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.

HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF

PAROLE AND PROBATION

SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY

SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General

( 8-507 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered