SENATE BILL 353

Sponsored By:

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

Entitled:

Criminal Law - Extortion - Damages and Penalties

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person, with the intent to unlawfully extort money, property, or anything of value, from falsely accusing, verbally threatening to accuse, or knowingly sending a writing threatening to accuse another of a crime or of anything that, if true, would tend to bring the other into contempt or disrepute, or from verbally threatening or knowingly sending a writing threatening to cause physical injury or economic damage to a person, inflict emotional distress on a person, or cause damage to the property of a person.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

2/4

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

2/11

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

3/16

Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings

3/17

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/19

Third Reading Passed (47-0)

4/5

Returned Passed

4/27

Signed by the Governor Chapter 117

House Action

3/19

First Reading Judiciary

3/26

Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.

4/5

Favorable Report by Judiciary

4/2

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/3

Third Reading Passed (139-1)

Sponsored by:

Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6

Senator John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 21

Comm. to Revise Article 27

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

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

HARASSMENT

PENALTIES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Criminal Law

( 3-704 , 3-705 , 3-706 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate

March 19, 2004: Third Reading Passed (47-0)

House

April 3, 2004: Third Reading Passed (139-1)