File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 138/00 - JPR
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 78
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Montague, Marriott, Cole, Burns, Menes, and Grosfeld
- Entitled:
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Public Defender - Bail Review Hearings - Representation of Indigent
Defendants
Requiring the Public Defender to provide legal representation to
indigent defendants during bail review hearings; requiring the Office
of the Public Defender to submit specified reports; and making the Act
contingent on the appropriation of specified funds.
House Action
- 2/8
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/13
- Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/6
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
- Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
- Delegate William H. Cole, IV, District 47A
- Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
- Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
- Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- APPROPRIATIONS
- BAIL
- HEARINGS
- INDIGENT PERSONS
- LEGAL AID
- PRETRIAL DETENTION OR RELEASE
- REPORTS
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Article - 27A Public Defender
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4
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- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
