File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 214
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Clippinger, Alston, Anderson, Bobo, Carter, Cluster, Cullison,
Dumais, Dwyer, Glenn, Hammen, Kaiser, K. Kelly, Luedtke, McDermott, McHale,
McIntosh, Mitchell, Niemann, B. Robinson, Rosenberg, Simmons, Smigiel, Tarrant,
Valentino-Smith, Waldstreicher, Washington, Wilson, and Zucker
- Entitled:
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Criminal Law - Possession of Marijuana - De Minimis Quantity
Establishing that a person convicted of the use or possession of less
than 10 grams of marijuana is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 90
days or a fine not exceeding $500 or both; providing that, unless
specifically charged by the State, the use or possession of less than
10 grams of marijuana may not be considered a lesser included crime of
any other crime; and providing that a specified sentence imposed under
the Act shall be stayed under specified circumstances without
requiring an appeal bond.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
For explanation of terms
click here.
House Action
- 1/30
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/1
- Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/22
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 3/19
- Favorable with Amendments {982419/2 Report Adopted
- Special Order until 3/23 (Delegate Braveboy) Adopted
- 3/20
- Floor Amendment (Delegate Mitchell) {983724/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/21
- Third Reading Passed (100-31)
- 3/30
- House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
- House Requests Senate Recede
- Conference Committee Appointed
- Delegates Dumais, Valentino-Smith, and Cluster
- 4/2
- Conference Committee Report {913620/1 Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (91-32)
- 4/1
- Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
- 3/22
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/29
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/25
- Favorable with Amendments {638671/1 Report Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Senator Gladden) {423829/1
- Special Order until 3/30 (Senator Frosh) Adopted
- 3/26
- Floor Amendment (Senator Gladden) {423829/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/27
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (35-11)
- 3/30
- Senate Refuses to Recede
- Conference Committee Appointed
- Senators Raskin, Gladden, and Forehand
- 4/1
- Conference Committee Report {913620/1 Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (40-5)
Action after passage in House and Senate
- 5/2
- Approved by the Governor
- - Chapter 194
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Luke Clippinger, District 46
- Delegate Tiffany T. Alston, District 24
- Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
- Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
- Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
- Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
- Delegate Bonnie Cullison, District 19
- Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
- Delegate Don H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
- Delegate Cheryl D. Glenn, District 45
- Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
- Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
- Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
- Delegate Eric G. Luedtke, District 14
- Delegate Michael A. McDermott, District 38B
- Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 46
- Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43
- Delegate Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr., District 44
- Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
- Delegate Barbara Robinson, District 40
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
- Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17
- Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
- Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
- Delegate Geraldine Valentino-Smith, District 23A
- Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher, District 18
- Delegate Mary L. Washington, District 43
- Delegate C. T. Wilson, District 28
- Delegate Craig J. Zucker, District 14
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Appeals -see also- Judicial Review
- Bonds -see also- County & Baltimore City Bonds; State Bonds.
- Controlled Dangerous Substances -see also- Drugs; Subst Abus
- Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans'; etc.
- Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc.
- Fines -see also- Penalties and Sentences
- Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Criminal Law
- (
5-601
)
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
- Fiscal and Policy Note:
Available
- Amendments:
House
- Number: 982419/02 Offered on: March 22, 2012 at:
8:36 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 983724/01 Offered on: March 23, 2012 at:
4:25 p.m. Status: Adopted
Senate
- Number: 423829/01 Offered on: March 30, 2012 at:
12:41 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 638671/01 Offered on: March 29, 2012 at:
11:26 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Conference Committee Documents:
- Report Number: 913620/1 Offered on: April 7, 2012 at:
10:34 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Amendment Number: 923723/1 Offered on: April 7, 2012 at:
10:34 a.m. Status: Adopted
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Committee Votes :
House
- Judiciary
Senate
- Judicial Proceedings
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- March 21, 2012: Third Reading Passed (100-31)
- April 2, 2012: Third Reading Passed (91-32)
Senate
- March 27, 2012: Third Reading Passed (35-11)
- April 1, 2012: Third Reading Passed (40-5)
