File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 127/96 - JPR
- Sponsored By:
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Senators Ferguson, Stone, and Colburn
- Entitled:
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Child Sexual Offenses, Sexual Offenses, and Kidnapping
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Mandatory Penalties
Establishing a maximum penalty of imprisonment for life without the
possibility of parole for a person who commits specified sexual
offenses and kidnapping involving a child under 16 years of age;
requiring the State to provide the defendant with notice if it intends
to seek a sentence of imprisonment for life without the possibility of
parole; and imposing a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years on a
person who is convicted of first degree rape or first degree sexual
offense.
Senate Action
- 1/15
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- Hearing 1/21 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/4
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 2/5
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Senator Van Hollen)
- Laid Over (Senator Trotter) Adopted
- 2/6
- Floor Amendment (Senator Van Hollen)
- Floor Amendment (Senator Frosh) to Floor Amendment (Senator Van Hollen)
- Special Order 2/11 (Senator Trotter) Adopted
- 2/11
- Floor Amendment (Senator Frosh) Withdrawn
- Floor Amendment (Senator Van Hollen) Adopted (30-15)
- Special Order 2/12 (Senator Trotter) Adopted
- 2/12
- Floor Amendment (Senator Trotter) Rejected (22-24)
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2/14
- Third Reading Passed (34-7)
House Action
- 2/17
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/18
- Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/7
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4
- Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
- Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ABDUCTION
- CHILD ABUSE
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
- MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; JUVENILE CAUSES; YOUTH
- NOTICES
- PAROLE AND PROBATION
- PENALTIES
- SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
- SEXUAL OFFENSES
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
- (
338 ,
462 ,
463 ,
464 ,
464A
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 182891/1 (PDF) Offered on: FEBRUARY 11, 1997 at: 10:17
Status: Withdrawn
- Number: 432599/2 (PDF) Offered on: FEBRUARY 12, 1997 at: 10:47
Status: Rejected
- Number: 642797/2 (PDF) Offered on: FEBRUARY 11, 1997 at: 10:17
Status: Adopted
