DEATH PENALTY

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 20

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  HB 55

  Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate M. Burns

  Entitled

  First Degree Murder - Death Penalty - Controlled Dangerous Substances

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 500

  Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Harkins, Hutchins, Workman, Rudolph, DeCarlo, Cadden, and Proctor

  Entitled

  Homicide - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 768

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 312

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Vallario (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Delegates R. Baker, Barve, Beck, Bozman, Brinkley, E. Burns, M. Burns, Cadden, Ciliberti, Conroy, Conway, Crumlin, Cryor, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Elliott, Exum, Faulkner, Finifter, Frank, Frush, Fry, Fulton, Genn, Goldwater, Gordon, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harkins, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holt, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Hutchins, Kach, Klausmeier, Klima, Kopp, Krysiak, Leopold, Love, Malone, Mandel, McIntosh, McKee, Minnick, Morgan, Morhaim, Mossburg, T. Murphy, Owings, Parker, Pendergrass, Perry, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Rawlings, Redmer, Rosapepe, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Shriver, Slade, Snodgrass, Stup, Taylor, Turner, Valderrama, Wood, and Workman

  Entitled

  Victims' Rights Act of 1997

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 789

  Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kach

  Entitled

  Death Penalty - Aggravating Circumstances

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 790

  Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kach

  Entitled

  Death Penalty - Aggravating Circumstances - Murderer on Parole and Repeat Murderer

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 791

  Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kach

  Entitled

  Death Penalty - Aggravating Circumstances - Callous Disregard for Life

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 792

  Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kach

  Entitled

  Death Penalty - Aggravating Circumstances - Stalking

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 793

  Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kach

  Entitled

  Death Penalty - Aggravating Circumstances - Serial Murder

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 873

  Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Brinkley, Elliott, Stull, Hecht, Snodgrass, Stup, Kagan, Fry, Rudolph, Flanagan, Kittleman, La Vay, Faulkner, and Morgan

  Entitled

  Death Penalty - Aggravating Circumstances

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 950

  Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Brinkley, Snodgrass, Stup, Elliott, Stull, and La Vay

  Entitled

  Death Penalty - Minimum Age

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 992

  Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Malone and Rudolph

  Entitled

  Death Penalty Cases - Removal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 994

  Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Malone and Rudolph

  Entitled

  Death Penalty - Procedural Delays

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1189

  Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Marriott, C. Davis, C. Mitchell, Watson, Kirk, Howard, Benson, Exum, Boston, Crumlin, R. Baker, Branch, Opara, Parker, E. Burns, B. Hughes, Patterson, Shriver, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Maryland Commission on the Fair Imposition of the Death Penalty

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  SB 32

  Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn, Baker, Stoltzfus, Collins, Dorman, Ferguson, Hafer, Haines, Jimeno, Middlebrooks, Stone, and Hogan

  Entitled

  First Degree Murder - Death Penalty - Controlled Dangerous Substances

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 173

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 311

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Senators Miller, Baker, Colburn, Ferguson, Forehand, Green, Haines, Hughes, Jimeno, Kelley, and Middlebrooks

  Entitled

  Victims' Rights Act of 1997

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 181

  Status as of March 21, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ferguson and Colburn

  Entitled

  Death Penalty - Minimum Age and Aggravating Circumstances

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 227

  Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration)

  Entitled

  Homicide - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 792

  Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Trotter and Young

  Entitled

  Death Penalty - Jury Instructions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 805

  Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Trotter and Young

  Entitled

  Death Penalty - Appellate Review - Considerations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 824

  Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Trotter and Young

  Entitled

  Maryland Commission on the Fair Imposition of the Death Penalty

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary