HOUSE BILL 757

Sponsored By:

Delegates Crumlin, Mossburg, Kelly, Schade, Morhaim, McClenahan, Ports, Leopold, Klima, M. Burns, Frank, Hubbard, Fulton, Conroy, B. Hughes, Hutchins, Malone, Pitkin, DeCarlo, Holt, and Dypski

Entitled:

Parole Eligibility - First Degree Murder

Synopsis:

Prohibiting persons convicted of murder in the first degree from receiving parole; exempting specified persons from this prohibition; and altering specified sentencing procedures for persons convicted of murder in the first degree.

Legislative History

House Action

1/31

First Reading Judiciary

2/5

Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.

3/17

Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Michael A. Crumlin, District 25

Delegate Michael W. Burns, District 32

Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23

Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6

Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46

Delegate Robert L. Frank, District 11

Delegate Tony Edward Fulton, District 40

Delegate Kenneth C. Holt, District 6

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23

Delegate Brenda B. Hughes, District 25

Delegate Thomas E. Hutchins, District 28

Delegate James M. Kelly, District 9B

Delegate Martha S. Klima, District 9A

Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31

Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A

Delegate Charles A. McClenahan, District 38

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Delegate Mathew Mossburg, District 39

Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23

Delegate James F. Ports, Jr., District 8

Delegate Victoria L. Schade, District 31

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES

MURDER

PAROLE AND PROBATION

SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments

( 412 , 413 )

Article - 41 Governor - Executive and Administrative Departments

( 4-516 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)