HOUSE BILL 634

Sponsored By:

Delegates Brown and Doory (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)

Entitled:

Criminal Law - Extortion - Damages and Penalties

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person, with the intent to unlawfully extort money, property, or anything of value, from falsely accusing, verbally threatening to accuse, or knowingly sending a writing threatening to accuse another of a crime or of anything that, if true, would tend to bring the other into contempt or disrepute, or from verbally threatening or knowingly sending a writing threatening to cause physical injury or economic damage to a person, inflict emotional distress on a person, or cause damage to the property of a person.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/4

First Reading Judiciary

2/11

Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.

3/1

Favorable Report by Judiciary

3/2

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/4

Third Reading Passed (136-1)

4/5

Returned Passed

5/26

Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed

Senate Action

3/5

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

4/7

Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings

4/5

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/6

Third Reading Passed (47-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25

Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43

Comm. to Revise Article 27

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

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

HARASSMENT

PENALTIES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Criminal Law

( 3-704 , 3-705 , 3-706 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 4, 2004: Third Reading Passed (136-1)

Senate

April 6, 2004: Third Reading Passed (47-0)