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HOUSE BILL 376

CHAPTER NUMBER: 335
File Code: Vehicle Laws - Drunk Driving
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 924/03 - JUD

Sponsored By:
Delegate Menes (Special Committee on Drug and Alcohol Abuse) and Delegates Anderson, Boschert, Bronrott, Burns, Dumais, Eckardt, Hennessy, Kelley, Nathan-Pulliam, and Petzold

Entitled:
Probation before Judgment - Alcohol- or Drug-Related Offenses - Evaluation

Synopsis:

Authorizing a court, before imposing a period of probation in a case where judgment is being stayed for specified alcohol- or drug-related offenses, to order the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to evaluate the defendant as to whether the defendant needs or would benefit from specified treatment; requiring a court to review the evaluation before imposing a period of probation; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/28
First Reading Judiciary
Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
2/23
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
2/24
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/26
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
4/9
Returned Passed
5/11
Signed by the Governor Chapter 335
Senate Action
2/27
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
3/24
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
4/10
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/8
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/9
Third Reading Passed (45-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Drug & Alcohol Abuse, Special Comm. on (House)
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate W. Louis Hennessy, District 28
Delegate Darryl A. Kelley, District 26
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
DRUNK AND DRUGGED DRIVING
EXAMINATIONS
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HOMICIDE -see also- MANSLAUGHTER; MURDER
JUDGES
MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED; AMBULANCES; BUSES; etc.
PAROLE AND PROBATION
SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Criminal Procedure
( 6-220 )

Transportation
( 21-902 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 612912/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: February 24, 2004   at: 10:38 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
February 26, 2004: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Senate
April 9, 2004: Third Reading Passed (45-0)


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