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Legislation


2012 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 39

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: State Government - General Assembly
Sponsored By:
Delegate Smigiel
Entitled:
State and Local Government - Officials and General Assembly Members - Legislative Privilege Exception

Synopsis:

Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to allow the use of evidence of legislative acts in a criminal prosecution of a member of the General Assembly for bribery of a public officer; providing an exception to the prohibition on the bringing of a civil or criminal action against a local official for specified words spoken by an official during specified meetings of specified local public bodies for criminal prosecution of a local official for bribery of a public employee; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

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House Action
11/9
Pre-filed
1/11
First Reading Judiciary
1/4
Hearing 1/19 at 1:00 p.m.
2/6
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Bribery
Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
Constitutional Amendments
Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
County Commissioners
County Councils
Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc.
Evidence
General Assembly -see also- AELR Cmte; Leg Policy Committee.
Liability -see also- Good Samaritan
Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC
Public Officials -see also- Atty Gen; Compt; Coun Admin; etc
Referendum

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - III - Legislative Department
( 18 )
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 5-501 )
Criminal Law
( 9-201 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments: None offered
Committee Votes :
House
Judiciary
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