CHAPTER NUMBER: 497
File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegate Menes
- Entitled:
-
Criminal Procedure - Release Pretrial
Authorizing a court to issue a bench warrant for the arrest of a
defendant charged with a criminal offense who violates a condition of
release pretrial; authorizing a court to revoke or continue release
pretrial of defendants; and generally relating to release pretrial.
House Action
- 3/1
- First Reading House Rules
- 3/3
- Re-referred Judiciary
- 3/10
- Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/26
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/27
- Third Reading Passed (138-1)
- 4/6
- Return Passed
- 5/13
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 497
Senate Action
- 3/29
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/31
- Hearing 4/6 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/8
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 4/7
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Senator Ferguson) Rejected
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/8
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ARRESTS
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
- PRETRIAL DETENTION OR RELEASE
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
- (
616.5
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 432002/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 26, 1999 at:
10:57 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Senate
- Number: 973912/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 8, 1999 at:
10:17 a.m. Status: Rejected
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- March 27, 1999: Third Reading Passed (138-1)
- Senate
- April 8, 1999: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
