SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 53

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  HB 35

  Status as of February 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Arnick

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Review of Mandatory Minimum Sentences - Retroactive Effect

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 57

  Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Sentencing - Credit for Time Spent in Custody of Correctional Facility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 94

  Status as of March 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Anderson and Marriott

  Entitled

  Corrections - Diminution of Confinement Credits - Controlled Dangerous Substances Offenses, Drug Treatment, and Local Correctional Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 133

  Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Crimes - Victim and Witness Intimidation - Death Penalty

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 134

  Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Crimes and Criminal Procedure - Victim and Witness Intimidation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 173

  Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kelly, DeBoy, Edwards, Fulton, Goodwin, McKee, Miller, Myers, Shank, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Crimes - Death Penalty - Murder of Off-Duty Law Enforcement Officer

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 197

  Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Benson

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Defendants on Probation for Committing Sex-Related Crimes Against Minors

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 246

  Status as of February 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Crimes - Victim and Witness Intimidation - Death Penalty

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 248

  Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Anderson, Arnick, Aumann, Barkley, Bartlett, Bates, Benson, Bobo, Bohanan, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Branch, Burns, Cadden, Cane, Cluster, Conroy, Conway, Costa, Cryor, C. Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Gilleland, Goodwin, Griffith, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Hammen, Haynes, Heller, Hennessy, Hogan, Howard, Hubbard, Impallaria, James, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, King, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Leopold, Levy, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, McMillan, Menes, Miller, Minnick, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, O'Donnell, Paige, Parker, Parrott, Petzold, Proctor, Quinter, Ramirez, Ross, Rudolph, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Taylor, Trueschler, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vaughn, Walkup, Weir, Weldon and Wood

  Entitled

  Crimes and Criminal Procedure - Victim and Witness Intimidation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 280

  Status as of March 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kelley, Vallario, Haynes, Marriott, Patterson, Ramirez, Simmons, V. Turner, Vaughn, Anderson, Barve, Benson, Branch, Carter, V. Clagett, C. Davis, D. Davis, Feldman, Franchot, Fulton, Gaines, Gutierrez, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hurson, Jones, King, Kirk, Lee, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Proctor, Smigiel, Stern, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Controlled Dangerous Substance Crimes - Minimum Penalties - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 297

  Status as of February 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel, Bates, Boteler, Cluster, Costa, Dwyer, Frank, Hogan, Kach, Myers, Shank, Sossi, and Stull

  Entitled

  Crimes Committed with Firearms - Mandatory Minimum Sentences and Imprisonment at Hard Labor

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 365

  Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate C. Davis

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Life Imprisonment - Grant of Parole

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 493

  Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Sentencing - Death Penalty - Murder of Individual Under Protective Order

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 495

  Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Sentencing - Revisory Power of Courts - Limitations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 584

  Status as of April 12, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 58

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Edwards

  Entitled

  Garrett County - Correctional Services - Alternative Sentencing Options

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 596

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 387

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Marriott, Benson, C. Davis, Goodwin, Jones, Kirk, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Burglary and Daytime Housebreaking - Mandatory Sentences - Retroactive Effect

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 633

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 564

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Simmons, Bronrott, and Dumais

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Probation Before Judgment - Provisional Driver's License

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 644

  Status as of February 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shank and Kelly

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Abuse and Sexual Abuse of a Minor - Diminution Credits and Parole Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 662

  Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Quinter, Barkley, G. Clagett, Cluster, Conroy, Dumais, Feldman, Fulton, Kelly, Lee, Madaleno, McMillan, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, and Trueschler

  Entitled

  Armed Criminal Lockup Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 699

  Status as of March 31, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frank, Anderson, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Bohanan, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Bromwell, Burns, Cluster, Conroy, Costa, C. Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Fulton, Gilleland, Glassman, Goodwin, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Krebs, Krysiak, Leopold, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Myers, O'Donnell, Parker, Parrott, Proctor, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Unlawful Termination of Pregnancy

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 704

  Status as of February 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Petzold, Anderson, Dumais, and Menes

  Entitled

  Controlled Dangerous Substances Violations - MDMA - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 762

  Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McMillan and Quinter

  Entitled

  Possession of Regulated Firearms - Convicted Felons

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 770

  Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 236

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Sex Offender Registration - Supervising Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 843

  Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kelley and Vallario

  Entitled

  Local Correctional Facilities - Diminution Credits - Good Conduct

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 849

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kelley, Anderson, Dumais, Dwyer, Kelly, Lee, Leopold, Mayer, McComas, Menes, Niemann, Parker, Patterson, Petzold, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Shank, Shewell, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, V. Turner, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Criminal Law and Procedure - Criminal Gang Offenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 895

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Quinter, McMillan, Bromwell, Shank, and Simmons

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Sex Offenses - Prohibition Against Probation Before Judgment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 959

  Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Petzold, Barkley, Barve, Bronrott, Burns, Menes, and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Drunk and Drugged Driving - Evidence - Tests for Alcohol, Drugs, or Controlled Dangerous Substances

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1137

  Status as of February 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, Bronrott, Aumann, Barkley, Cryor, Feldman, Hogan, King, Lee, Mandel, Menes, Petzold, Quinter, Shank, Shewell, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicles - Drunk and Drugged Driving and Homicide or Life-Threatening Injury by Motor Vehicle Offenses - Probation Before Judgment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1138

  Status as of February 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Drunk and Drugged Driving Offenses - Criminal Penalties, Testing, and Evidence

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1159

  Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kelley, Anderson, Benson, Bobo, Cane, Carter, C. Davis, Dumais, Gaines, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, Kirk, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Petzold, Proctor, Rosenberg, Stern, Taylor, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1161

  Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kelley, Anderson, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Carter, C. Davis, D. Davis, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Gaines, Goldwater, Gordon, Griffith, Gutierrez, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, King, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Shewell, Stern, Taylor, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Death Penalty - Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1170

  Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Quinter, Anderson, Barkley, Bohanan, Cadden, G. Clagett, Cluster, Conroy, DeBoy, Dwyer, Feldman, Hammen, Impallaria, Kelly, Krebs, Mayer, McComas, McHale, McMillan, Moe, O'Donnell, Shank, Shewell, Simmons, Smigiel, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Serial Murder Death Penalty Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1551

  Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Malone, Bromwell, Zirkin, DeBoy, Aumann, Boteler, Burns, Cardin, Cluster, Frank, Impallaria, Jennings, Jones, Minnick, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Trueschler, and Weir

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Crime of Violence or a Felony

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  SB 107

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 460

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Astle, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Forehand, Grosfeld, Haines, Hooper, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Middleton, Mooney, and Stone

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Sex Offenses - Prohibition Against Probation Before Judgment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 116

  Status as of February 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Miller, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Assault Weapons Criminal Penalty Enhancement Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 122

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 461

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand , Frosh, Green, Giannetti, Garagiola, Jimeno, and Stone

  Entitled

  Crimes and Criminal Procedure - Victim and Witness Intimidation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 188

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 446

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Della, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Greenip, Grosfeld, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Victim and Witness Intimidation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 193

  Status as of March 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Brochin, Giannetti, Green, Jimeno, and Jacobs

  Entitled

  Offender Registration - Probation Before Judgment - Expungement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 219

  Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Colburn, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Munson, Pipkin, Schrader, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Crimes - Victim and Witness Intimidation - Death Penalty

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 329

  Status as of March 27, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ruben, Britt, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Grosfeld, Hughes, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Drunk and Drugged Driving - Prior Convictions - Penalties and Probation Before Judgment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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  SB 467

  Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green and Giannetti

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Dual Jurisdiction - Juvenile Offenders

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 488

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 313

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jimeno, Kittleman, Lawlah, Middleton, Stone, Forehand, and Mooney

  Entitled

  Criminal Law and Procedure - Criminal Gang Offenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 553

  Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Haines

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Crime of Violence or a Felony

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 585

  Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Firearms Offenses - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 603

  Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hooper, Colburn, Garagiola, Greenip, Harris, Jacobs, and Mooney

  Entitled

  Sentencing - Crimes of Violence - Limitation on Revisory Power of Courts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 624

  Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Harris

  Entitled

  Division of Correction - Home Monitoring Program - Authorization

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 639

  Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jimeno

  Entitled

  Crimes - Controlled Dangerous Substances - 3, 4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 641

  Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jimeno

  Entitled

  Drunk and Drugged Driving Offenses - Criminal Penalties, Testing, and Evidence

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 652

  Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Giannetti

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Weapon Used in Crime of Violence - Enhanced Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 666

  Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Green, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 673

  Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hughes, Conway, Della, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Hollinger, Jones, Lawlah, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Controlled Dangerous Substance Crimes - Minimum Penalties - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 729

  Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hooper, Colburn, Greenip, and Jacobs

  Entitled

  Crimes - Death Penalty - Murder of a Law Enforcement Officer or Correctional Officer

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 731

  Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Giannetti

  Entitled

  Drunk and Drugged Driving - Evidence - Tests for Alcohol, Drugs, or Controlled Dangerous Substances

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings