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2004 Regular Session bill information current as of November 17, 2004 - 2:59 p.m.
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HOUSE BILL 797

File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 501

Sponsored By:
Delegates Patterson, Kelley, O'Donnell, Hennessy, Vallario, Anderson, Benson, Brown, Cane, Carter, Dumais, Haynes, Jones, Kirk, Lee, Marriott, Nathan-Pulliam, Owings, Paige, Petzold, Ramirez, Ross, Taylor, and V. Turner

Entitled:
Nonviolent Drug Offenders - Drug Treatment Alternative to Incarceration

Synopsis:

Requiring a court to require each defendant who is convicted for a first or second violation of a specified drug-related crime to undergo an evaluation of eligibility for drug treatment by an alcohol or drug counselor; requiring a court to commit to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene a defendant for drug treatment as a condition of probation instead of incarceration under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/6
First Reading Judiciary
Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
2/9
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
3/23
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44
Delegate W. Louis Hennessy, District 28
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Darryl A. Kelley, District 26
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES -see also- SUBSTANCE ABUSE
COUNSELORS -see also- SOCIAL WORKERS
COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
EXAMINATIONS
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
NUISANCES -see also- NOISE; WEEDS
PAROLE AND PROBATION
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General
( 8-507 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments: None offered


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