SENATE BILL 241

Sponsored By:

Senator Stone (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws)

Entitled:

Parole Hearings - Oral Testimony by Victims

Synopsis:

Requiring the clerk of the court to include a Maryland Sentencing Guidelines Worksheet with a specified commitment order under specified circumstances; requiring the Parole Commission to review the Worksheet; altering the circumstances for victim notification and admission of oral testimony for specified parole release hearings; expanding the category of defendants for which a victim may request specified notifications and proceedings; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

1/30

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

2/4

Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.

2/24

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings

2/25

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

2/27

Third Reading Passed (45-1)

4/9

Senate Concur - House Amendments

Third Reading Passed (45-0)

Passed Enrolled

5/12

Signed by the Governor Chapter 362

House Action

3/2

First Reading Judiciary

3/19

Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.

4/6

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary

4/1

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

4/2

Third Reading Passed with Amendments (137-0)

Sponsored by:

Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7

Crime Victims' Rights Laws, T. F. to Examine MD's

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CHILD ABUSE

CLERKS OF COURT

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES

HEARINGS

NOTICES

PAROLE AND PROBATION

PUBLIC INFORMATION

PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY

VICTIMS -see also- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMP; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

WITNESSES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments

( 643C , 786 , 786 )

Article - 41 Governor - Executive and Administrative Departments

( 4-504 , 4-507 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

Senate

Number: 438652/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 25, 1998   at: 10:29 a.m.     Status: Adopted

House

Number: 071299/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 6, 1998   at: 4:16 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate

February 27, 1998: Third Reading Passed (45-1)

April 9, 1998: Third Reading Passed (45-0)

House

April 2, 1998: Third Reading Passed (137-0)