File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Valderrama, Anderson, Barnes, Carter, Conaway, Dumais, Gutierrez,
Kramer, Lee, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Schuler, and Vallario
- Entitled:
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Criminal Procedure - Medical Emergency After Alcohol or Drug Ingestion -
Mitigating Factor
Providing that the act of seeking medical assistance for another
person who is experiencing a medical emergency after ingesting alcohol
or drugs may be used as a mitigating factor in a specified criminal
prosecution.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/13
- First Reading Judiciary
- Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/27
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 3/24
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Special Order next session (Delegate Morhaim) Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Delegate Morhaim) Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/25
- Third Reading Passed (135-0)
- 4/10
- Returned Passed
Senate Action
- 3/28
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/31
- Hearing 4/8 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/13
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 4/8
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/9
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
- 5/19
- Approved by the Governor
- - Chapter 714
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26
- Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
- Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21
- Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
- Delegate Frank M. Conaway, Jr., District 40
- Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
- Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
- Delegate Benjamin F. Kramer, District 19
- Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
- Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
- Delegate Todd Schuler, District 8
- Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Arrests
- Controlled Dangerous Substances -see also- Substance Abuse
- Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
- Emergency Medical Services
- Evidence
- Identification
- Law Enforcement -see also- State Police, Department of
- Liability -see also- Good Samaritan
- Privacy
- Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
- Substance Abuse
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Criminal Procedure
- (
1-209
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
- Number: 502815/01 Offered on: March 27, 2009 at:
12:41 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 863126/01 Offered on: March 27, 2009 at:
6:40 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- March 25, 2009: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
Senate
- April 9, 2009: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
