SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 64

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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 103

  Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 37

  Sponsored By

  Calvert County Delegation

  Entitled

  Calvert County - Community Services Alternative Sentencing Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 152

  Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, D. Hughes, W. Baker, Eckardt, Guns, McClenahan, Rudolph, Bozman, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Firearms - Mandatory Sentences

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 173

  Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Genn, Taylor, Preis, Owings, Dembrow, Grosfeld, Harkins, Bissett, Hutchins, M. Burns, E. Burns, O'Donnell, Petzold, Jacobs, Perry, Turner, Shriver, and Barve

  Entitled

  Firearms - Use in the Commission of a Felony or Crime of Violence

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 194

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 416

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)

  Entitled

  Parole - Mandatory Supervision

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 330

  Status as of February 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hecht, Hubbard, Harkins, Hutchins, W. Baker, Edwards, Dewberry, and Stup

  Entitled

  Crimes - Harassment of Prison Employees by Inmates

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 333

  Status as of February 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ports, Redmer, Fulton, Hammen, Mohorovic, Dypski, W. Baker, DeCarlo, Leopold, Schade, Rawlings, Klima, Jacobs, McClenahan, Klausmeier, M. Burns, and Stup

  Entitled

  Controlled Dangerous Substances - Use of Minors - Life Without Parole

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 385

  Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Harkins, Poole, Preis, Stull, Edwards, Jacobs, Stup, Elliott, Brinkley, Getty, Hutchins, Owings, Fry, and Perry

  Entitled

  Firearms - Drug Trafficking Crimes - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 474

  Status as of March 12, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Garrett County and Allegany County Delegations

  Entitled

  Allegany and Garrett Counties - Confinement as Condition of Probation Before Judgment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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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 525

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bissett

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Recording of PBJs - Select Offenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 585

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Poole, Hecht, Harkins, and Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - First Degree Murder - Civil Protective Orders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 596

  Status as of February 27, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Faulkner, Beck, O'Donnell, Leopold, B. Hughes, Ciliberti, Cryor, Jacobs, Stocksdale, DeCarlo, Minnick, M. Burns, Morgan, Conroy, and Snodgrass

  Entitled

  Plea Bargain Agreements - Justification to Court and Notice to Crime Victims

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 619

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hecht, Cadden, Heller, Howard, Love, Menes, Nathan-Pulliam, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Rawlings, Stup, Marriott, DeCarlo, B. Hughes, Dypski, and Bobo

  Entitled

  Sexual Offenses - Custodial Employees and Persons in Custody

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 643

  Status as of February 27, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Faulkner, Beck, B. Hughes, Leopold, DeCarlo, Minnick, Cryor, Jacobs, Morgan, Snodgrass, Ciliberti, M. Burns, O'Donnell, Stocksdale, Conroy, and Owings

  Entitled

  Plea Bargaining - Restrictions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 644

  Status as of February 27, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Faulkner, Menes, Benson, Conroy, Morgan, Minnick, DeCarlo, Clagett, O'Donnell, Bobo, Snodgrass, M. Burns, and Ciliberti

  Entitled

  State's Attorneys - Plea Bargaining - Annual Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 757

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

  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

  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 788

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate M. Burns

  Entitled

  Sentencing - Murder of Driver-for-Hire

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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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 794

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 261

  Sponsored By

  Delegates D. Murphy, E. Burns, Petzold, Holt, Menes, Perry, Rzepkowski, La Vay, McKee, Jacobs, M. Burns, Turner, Ports, Malone, Morgan, Dewberry, Mohorovic, O'Donnell, Redmer, Barve, Owings, and Mossburg

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Driving While License Suspended or Revoked for Alcohol and Drug Related Driving Offenses - Vehicle Impoundment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 808

  Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kelly

  Entitled

  Firearms - Disarming a Law Enforcement Officer - Penalty

  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 926

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 495

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Preis, Turner, Harkins, Hutchins, Perry, and Bissett

  Entitled

  Prisoner Litigation Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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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 982

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Marriott

  Entitled

  CIA, Crack, and Contras - Sentencing Recalculation and Public Information

  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 1075

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

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  Vehicle Offenses - Incarcerable and Nonincarcerable Offenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1093

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

  Sponsored By

  Frederick County Delegation

  Entitled

  Frederick County - Aggravated Harassment by Inmates

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1169

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 523

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Klausmeier, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Mohorovic, McClenahan, M. Burns, Owings, Malone, Dembrow, Conway, Stocksdale, Hammen, Bonsack, Weir, and D. Murphy

  Entitled

  Graffiti - Punishments for Adults and Juveniles

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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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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  HB 1293

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate C. Davis

  Entitled

  Parole - Eligibility for Life Sentences - Repeal of Governor's Approval

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1312

  Status as of April 2, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Menes

  Entitled

  Crimes - Drug-Induced Conduct

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1353

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 544

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Valderrama and Vallario

  Entitled

  Maryland Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy - Final Report - Termination

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1445

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates M. Burns, D. Murphy, and O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Controlled Dangerous Substances - Subsequent Offenders - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1464

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Watson, C. Mitchell, Kirk, Menes, Howard, R. Baker, Doory, Curran, Montague, and Fulton

  Entitled

  Commission on Zero Tolerance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  SB 21

  Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Sfikas

  Entitled

  Handguns - Use in the Commission of a Felony or Crime of Violence - Mandatory Sentence

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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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 121

  Status as of March 12, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Munson

  Entitled

  Inmates - Frivolous or Malicious Lawsuits - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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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 177

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ferguson, Stone, and Colburn

  Entitled

  Child Sexual Offenses , Sexual Offenses, and Kidnapping - Mandatory Penalties

  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 184

  Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ferguson, Stone, and Colburn

  Entitled

  Handguns - Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting in Commission of a Felony or Crime of Violence

  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 286

  Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  Vehicle Offenses - Incarcerable and Nonincarcerable Offenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 297

  Status as of April 4, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, Baker, Madden, Stone, Forehand, Colburn, Haines, Hughes, Jimeno, Middlebrooks, Hollinger, and Kelley

  Entitled

  Support Enforcement - Contempt

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 300

  Status as of April 4, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senator McCabe

  Entitled

  Sexual Offenses - Custodial Employees and Persons in Custody

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 305

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Green

  Entitled

  Victims' Rights - Notice of Subsequent Proceedings - Involuntary Manslaughter

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 463

  Status as of April 4, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middlebrooks

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicle Administration - Records - Probation Before Judgment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 516

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker, Stone, Jimeno, Munson, Colburn, Ferguson, Haines, and Middlebrooks

  Entitled

  Prisoner Litigation Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 561

  Status as of March 31, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jimeno

  Entitled

  Sentencing - Murder of Driver-for-Hire

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 595

  Status as of March 27, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Derr and Ferguson (Frederick County Senators)

  Entitled

  Frederick County and Baltimore County - Aggravated Harassment by Inmates

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 660

  Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Currie

  Entitled

  Regulated Firearms - Possession After Conviction of Crime of Violence - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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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 806

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Trotter and Young

  Entitled

  Homicide - Victim Impact Statements - Changes

  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

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  SB 863

  Status as of February 21, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senator Ferguson

  Entitled

  Handguns - Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting in Commission of a Felony or Crime of Violence

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules
  

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  SB 896

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Young, Bromwell, Conway, Trotter, and Hughes

  Entitled

  Commission on Zero Tolerance

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings