2002 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 12, 2002 - 4:08 a.m.

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HB 4	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 110
Sponsored By	Delegates Grosfeld, Taylor, Arnick, Busch, Conway, Dewberry, Doory, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Hurson, Kopp, McIntosh, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, W. Baker, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, Clagett, Cryor, D. Davis, Mandel, Petzold, Rudolph, Snodgrass, and Valderrama
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Drunk Driving - Repeat Offenders
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 24	Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Hutchins
Entitled	Sentencing - Marijuana Possession - Medical Necessity
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 160	Status as of February 12, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Brown and Barkley
Entitled	Sentencing - Revisory Power of Courts - Limitations
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 201	Status as of February 4, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee and Delegate Grosfeld
Entitled	Death Sentence Review - Life Without Parole
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 204	Status as of April 8, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee and Delegate Grosfeld
Entitled	Criminal Law - Death Sentence Proceedings - Evidence
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 318	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Cadden, Taylor, Amedori, W. Baker, Baldwin, Boutin, Bozman, Brinkley, Cane, Clagett, Conway, Cryor, D'Amato, DeCarlo, Dewberry, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Fulton, Getty, Glassman, Greenip, Hecht, Hubers, Hutchins, James, Kach, Klausmeier, Klima, Leopold, Linton, Malone, McClenahan, McHale, Minnick, Mitchell, Mohorovic, O'Donnell, Owings, Parrott, Ports, Redmer, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Shank, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Weir, and Wood
Entitled	Firearms Offenses - Project Exile
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 445	Status as of March 28, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Montague, Cole, Zirkin, Grosfeld, Gladden, Vallario, and Griffith
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - DNA Evidence - Preservation of Scientific Identification Evidence
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 510	Status as of February 25, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Boutin, Bartlett, Barve, Boschert, Elliott, Frush, Fulton, Hubers, Kach, Kirk, Klima, Marriott, Menes, Mohorovic, Montague, Nathan-Pulliam, Owings, Pitkin, Redmer, Rosso, Rzepkowski, Sher, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, Stern, and Stull
Entitled	Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Dogfighting and Cockfighting
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 523	Status as of March 20, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Giannetti and Vallario
Entitled	Drunk and Drugged Driving - Conditions of Probation
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 559	Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 480
Sponsored By	Delegates Mandel, Dembrow, Barkley, Bobo, Boutin, Bronrott, Burns, Cadden, Cane, Carlson, Eckardt, Gladden, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Harrison, Heller, Hubers, Hurson, Hutchins, Kirk, Marriott, Menes, Mohorovic, Montague, Paige, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rosso, Sophocleus, and Valderrama
Entitled	Crimes - Vulnerable Adult - Exploitation Prohibited
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 585	Status as of March 4, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Giannetti and Shriver
Entitled	Drunk and Drugged Driving - Evidence - Tests for Alcohol, Drugs, or Controlled Dangerous Substances
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 609	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Marriott, Dobson, Kirk, Oaks, Paige, and Phillips
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Review of Mandatory Minimum Sentences - Retroactive Effect
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 610	Status as of February 25, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Marriott, Cole, C. Davis, D. Davis, Dobson, Gladden, Harrison, Howard, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kirk, Montague, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Phillips, Proctor, and Turner
Entitled	Crack Cocaine Uniform Sentencing Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 611	Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Marriott, Burns, C. Davis, Dobson, Gladden, Howard, V. Jones, Kirk, Montague, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Phillips, and Proctor
Entitled	Parole - Extension of Jurisdiction of Maryland Parole Commission and Patuxent Institution Board of Review
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 612	Status as of February 25, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Marriott
Entitled	Controlled Dangerous Substance Crimes - Drug Treatment
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 613	Status as of March 22, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Marriott, Benson, Dobson, Howard, V. Jones, Kirk, Oaks, Paige, Phillips, and Valderrama
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Sentencing Court - Revisory Power and Control Over Criminal Sentence
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 671	Status as of February 25, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Doory and Getty (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Machine Gun Act - Revision
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 682	Status as of April 8, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Doory
Entitled	Public Safety - Mandatory Supervision - Credit for Time on Release
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 814	Status as of March 23, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Vallario and Dembrow (State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy)
Entitled	Public Safety - Parole and Mandatory Supervision - Diminution Credits and Sentences
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 818	Status as of March 4, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Shriver, Bronrott, Franchot, Fulton, Heller, Hubers, Petzold, Sher, Conroy, V. Jones, Cryor, Mandel, Parrott, Burns, Cane, Boutin, Leopold, Frush, Phillips, D'Amato, Barve, Swain, Hixson, Menes, Morhaim, W. Baker, and Dobson
Entitled	Drunk and Drugged Driving - Criminal Penalties, Driving Restrictions, and Tests For Alcohol, Drugs, or Controlled Dangerous Substances
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 832	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates O'Donnell, Hutchins, Kelly, Amedori, and Getty
Entitled	Sentencing - Death Penalty - Murder in Violation of Protective Order
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 838	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Grosfeld, Barkley, Bronrott, Cryor, Mandel, and Stern
Entitled	Abuse or Neglect of Vulnerable Adults - Degrees
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 854	Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 486
Sponsored By	Delegates Hecht, Doory, Vallario, and Dembrow
Entitled	Public Safety - Mandatory Supervision - Diminution Credits and Sentences
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 859	Status as of March 22, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Gaines and Vallario (State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy)
Entitled	Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy - Members - Lobbyist Registration
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 865	Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Giannetti
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Sentencing - House Arrest
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 876	Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Hecht, R. Baker, Barkley, Bartlett, Boutin, Bronrott, Cole, Conroy, Cryor, D'Amato, DeCarlo, Dewberry, Donoghue, Dypski, Edwards, Franchot, Frush, Glassman, Heller, Hixson, Hubers, Hutchins, James, V. Jones, Klausmeier, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Morhaim, Parrott, Petzold, Pitkin, Riley, Rudolph, Shank, Shriver, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, Stern, and Zirkin
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Crime of Violence - Child Sexual Abuse
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 933	Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Burns
Entitled	Third Degree Sexual Offense - Prior Conviction - Mandatory Minimum Penalty
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 972	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Montague, Gladden, Phillips, Marriott, Dembrow, Menes, Grosfeld, and Vallario
Entitled	Death Sentence - Aggravating and Mitigating Circumstances - Comparison
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 974	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Montague, Cadden, Dembrow, and Vallario
Entitled	Juvenile Law - Transfer of Cases to Juvenile Court
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 983	Status as of March 4, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Finifter, DeCarlo, Dewberry, Hubers, Kach, Klausmeier, Klima, Minnick, Mohorovic, Weir, and Pielke
Entitled	Crimes - Biological Terrorism
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1021	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates O'Donnell, Amedori, Baldwin, Bartlett, Boschert, Boutin, Brinkley, Cryor, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Flanagan, Getty, Glassman, Greenip, Hutchins, Kach, Klima, La Vay, Leopold, McClenahan, McKee, Parrott, Pielke, Ports, Redmer, Rzepkowski, Schisler, Shank, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, and Bates
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Review of Sentence - Exception for Handgun and Assault Pistol Crimes
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1106	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Dembrow
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Probation After Judgment - Extension
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1143	Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 559
Sponsored By	Delegates O'Donnell, Amedori, Barkley, Bartlett, Boutin, Burns, Cole, Dembrow, Doory, Edwards, Elliott, Getty, Giannetti, Greenip, Grosfeld, Hutchins, Kach, Klausmeier, Klima, Leopold, Menes, Mitchell, Montague, Parrott, Petzold, Ports, Redmer, Rzepkowski, Schisler, Stocksdale, Valderrama, Vallario, and Zirkin
Entitled	State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy - Annual Report
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1147	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 266
Sponsored By	Delegates Hecht and Dembrow
Entitled	Crimes - Subsequent Sexual Offenders - Sentences
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1151	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 269
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)
Entitled	Patuxent Institution - Eligible Person and Youth Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1246	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Ports and Redmer
Entitled	Controlled Dangerous Substances - Use of Minors - Mandatory Minimum Sentence
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1293	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate C. Davis
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Life Imprisonment - Grant of Parole
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1302	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 278
Sponsored By	Delegates Montague, Grosfeld, Doory, Cole, and Dobson
Entitled	Sexual Crimes - Continuing Course of Conduct Against a Child
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1366	Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 420
Sponsored By	Delegates Boschert and Vallario
Entitled	Alcohol- or Drug-Related Offenses - Probation Before Judgment - Prohibitions
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1367	Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Kelly, Boschert, Dembrow, Edwards, Montague, Owings, Taylor, and Vallario
Entitled	Criminal Convictions - Restoration of Civil Rights
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1414	Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Greenip, Boschert, Rzepkowski, and D'Amato
Entitled	Crimes - Assault on Law Enforcement Officer
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1436	Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 574
Sponsored By	Allegany County Delegation
Entitled	Allegany County - Pretrial Release and Work Release Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 72	Status as of February 18, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Ferguson, Mooney, and Sfikas
Entitled	First Degree Rape and First Degree Sexual Offense - Mandatory Minimum Penalty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 73	Status as of April 8, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen and Roesser
Entitled	Sentencing - Revisory Power of Courts - Limitations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 117	Status as of March 29, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)
Entitled	Crimes - Controlled Dangerous Substances in Correctional Facilities - Penalty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 219	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Conway, Currie, Della, Dorman, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Hughes, Jacobs, Lawlah, Mitchell, Ruben, Sfikas, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - DNA Evidence - Preservation of Scientific Identification Evidence
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 220	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley (State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy)
Entitled	Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy - Members - Lobbyist Registration
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 334	Status as of January 25, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Haines, Ferguson, Hafer, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, Roesser, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Criminal Sentencing - Revisory Power of the Courts - Limitation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 347	Status as of March 5, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Van Hollen
Entitled	Criminal Sentencing - Annual Reporting by State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy - Crimes of Violence
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 352	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Jimeno and Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Departmental - Transportation) and Senators Astle, Collins, DeGrange, Dorman, Forehand, Haines, Harris, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, Munson, Roesser, Ruben, Teitelbaum, Van Hollen, Colburn, Hogan, and Kelley
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Drunk Driving - Repeat Offenders
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 384	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Forehand, Hoffman, Hollinger, Kelley, Lawlah, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Motor Vehicles - Drunk and Drugged Driving - Probation Before Judgment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 398	Status as of March 5, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Hughes (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Machine Gun Act - Revision
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 428	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 159
Sponsored By	Senators Jimeno, Ferguson, Haines, and Hughes
Entitled	Juvenile Law - Transfer of Cases to Juvenile Court
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 433	Status as of March 22, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley (State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy)
Entitled	Public Safety - Parole and Mandatory Supervision - Diminution Credits and Sentences
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 436	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 161
Sponsored By	Senators Jimeno and Baker
Entitled	Criminal Law - Theft - Subsequent Offenders - Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 515	Status as of March 12, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jimeno and DeGrange
Entitled	Drunk and Drugged Driving Offenses - Criminal Penalties, Testing, Evidence, and Driving Restrictions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 516	Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 321
Sponsored By	Senators Jimeno , Collins, Colburn, Ferguson, Forehand, Green, Haines, Hughes, Jacobs, Mitchell, and Sfikas
Entitled	Abuse or Neglect of Vulnerable Adults - Degrees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 629	Status as of April 8, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Blount, Hollinger, Kelley, and McFadden
Entitled	Death Penalty - Sentencing - Standard of Proof
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 646	Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 479
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Dyson, Forehand, Ferguson, Green, Haines, Jacobs, Jimeno, Mitchell, and Sfikas
Entitled	Crimes - Vulnerable Adult - Exploitation Prohibited
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 747	Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 485
Sponsored By	Senators Miller , Baker, Kelley, Colburn, Ferguson, Jacobs, Jimeno, and Sfikas
Entitled	Public Safety - Mandatory Supervision - Diminution Credits and Sentences
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 796	Status as of February 19, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Ferguson, Colburn, Collins, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, and Mooney
Entitled	Christopher's Law IV - Revisory Power of Courts - Limitations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 799	Status as of April 5, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Ferguson, Colburn, Harris, Jacobs, Mooney, and Schrader
Entitled	Christopher's Law III - Child Sexual Offenders - Plea Bargaining and Diminution Credits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 800	Status as of April 8, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Ferguson, Colburn, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, Roesser, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Christopher's Law I - Child Sexual Offenders - Diminution Credits and Parole Eligibility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 801	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 187
Sponsored By	Senators Ferguson, Baker, Astle, Blount, Bromwell, Colburn, Collins, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Green, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hoffman, Hogan, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kittleman, Middleton, Miller, Mitchell, Mooney, Munson, Neall, Roesser, Schrader, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Crimes - First Degree Rape and Sexual Offense - Subsequent Offenders - Imprisonment for Life Without the Possibility of Parole
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 859	Status as of March 22, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Green and Miller
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Probation Before Judgment - Prince George's County
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 892	Status as of March 22, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Hafer, Miller, Ferguson, Astle, and Munson
Entitled	Criminal Convictions - Restoration of Civil Rights
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings