HOUSE BILL 538

Sponsored By:

Delegates Marriott, Billings, Fulton, Benson, Montague, Oaks, Cryor, V. Jones, C. Davis, Brown, Kirk, Dobson, Healey, Nathan-Pulliam, Carlson, Menes, Pendergrass, Mandel, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Bronrott, Branch, Bobo, Hurson, Swain, and Shriver

Entitled:

Study of the Administration of the Death Penalty

Synopsis:

Requiring the Department of Criminology at the University of Maryland to conduct a study of the administration of the death penalty in the State to determine the extent of racial discrimination in the death penalty process; requiring the study to include an empirical examination of charging and sentencing outcomes, including the gathering of specified case history information and the use of statistical analyses; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/11

First Reading Judiciary

2/16

Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.

3/22

Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Delegate Leon G. Billings, District 18

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45

Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16

Delegate Anthony Brown, District 25

Delegate Paul Carlson, District 39

Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15

Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45

Delegate Michael V. Dobson, District 43

Delegate Tony Edward Fulton, District 40

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16

Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18

Delegate Anne Healey, District 22A

Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18

Delegate Verna Jones, District 44

Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41

Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A

Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15

Delegate Darren M. Swain, District 24

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES

DEATH PENALTY

DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION

PENALTIES

REPORTS -see also- RECORDS

SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY

STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered