SENATE BILL 240

Sponsored By:

Senator Stone (Task Force To Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Senators Colburn, Collins, Ferguson, Hollinger, Jimeno, Kelley, Lawlah, Sfikas, and Van Hollen

Entitled:

Victims' Rights - Incompetency and Not Criminally Responsible Procedures

Synopsis:

Eliminating a requirement that a victim or victim's representative notify the State's Attorney and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene every 2 years in writing in order that the victim or victim's representative be notified of specified proceedings concerning incompetency and not criminally responsible cases under specified circumstances; requiring the Department to notify specified victims and victims' representatives of specified proceedings concerning incompetency and not criminally responsible cases; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

1/24

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

2/7

Hearing 3/8 at 1:00 p.m.

3/12

Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings

3/13

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/15

Third Reading Passed (45-0)

4/1

Returned Passed

5/17

Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed

House Action

3/16

First Reading Judiciary

3/20

Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.

4/2

Favorable Report by Judiciary

3/28

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/29

Third Reading Passed (139-0)

Sponsored by:

Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7

Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37

Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6

Crime Victims' Rights Laws, T. F. to Examine MD's

Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4

Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11

Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31

Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10

Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26

Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46

Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.

HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF

HEARINGS

MENTAL HEALTH

NOTICES

PAROLE AND PROBATION

PATIENTS

PRIVACY

STATE HOSPITALS

VICTIMS -see also- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION

WITNESSES

Bill affects the following Statute:

Criminal Procedure

( 3-123 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate

March 15, 2001: Third Reading Passed (45-0)

House

March 29, 2001: Third Reading Passed (139-0)