SENATE BILL 125

Sponsored By:

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

Entitled:

Victims' Rights - Juvenile Hearings and Dispositions

Synopsis:

Requiring that specified victims be notified of specified waiver hearings involving a child; granting victims the right to be present at specified juvenile proceedings; authorizing a victim to submit a victim impact statement to the court in specified waiver hearings involving a child; authorizing the court to consider a victim impact statement in determining its jurisdiction in specified waiver hearings involving a child; requiring the State's Attorney to notify a victim of the right to submit a victim impact statement; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

1/22

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

1/27

Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.

3/22

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings

3/23

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/25

Third Reading Passed (47-0)

4/5

Return Passed

5/27

Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed

House Action

3/25

First Reading Judiciary

3/29

Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.

4/2

Favorable Report by Judiciary

3/30

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/31

Third Reading Passed (116-1)

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:

COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS

JURISDICTION

JUVENILE CAUSES

MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; JUVENILE CAUSES; YOUTH

NOTICES

STATE'S ATTORNEYS

VICTIMS -see also- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMP; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings

( 3-801 , 3-801 , 3-802 , 3-812 , 3-817 , 3-818 , 3-820 )

Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments

( 594A , 770 , 781 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

Senate

Number: 818360/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 23, 1999   at: 11:10 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate

March 25, 1999: Third Reading Passed (47-0)

House

March 31, 1999: Third Reading Passed (116-1)