File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 304
- Sponsored By:
-
Senator Stone (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims'
Rights Laws)
- Entitled:
-
Victims' Rights - Notification and Attendance -
Posttrial Proceedings
Requiring the notification of victims and victims' representatives
about specified postconviction proceedings and hearings on motions for
new trials; authorizing victims and victims' representatives to attend
specified postconviction proceedings and hearings on motions for new
trials; and requiring the State's Attorney to notify a victim or
designated family member of any appeals to the Court of Special
Appeals and the Court of Appeals.
Senate Action
- 1/27
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/15
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/16
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/18
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- 4/5
- Return Passed
- 5/27
- Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
House Action
- 3/19
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/23
- 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 (117-0)
- 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:
- APPEALS -see also- JUDICIAL REVIEW
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS
- HEARINGS
- NOTICES
- SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
- STATE'S ATTORNEYS
- TRIALS
- VICTIMS -see also- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMP; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
- (
594 ,
645A ,
784
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 138662/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 16, 1999 at:
12:15 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 18, 1999: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- House
- March 31, 1999: Third Reading Passed (117-0)
