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HOUSE BILL 1208

CHAPTER NUMBER: 421
File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 643

Sponsored By:
Delegates McComas, Boutin, Cryor, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Glassman, Goodwin, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jennings, Krebs, Lee, Mayer, Menes, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Quinter, Shank, Shewell, Stocksdale, and Weldon

Entitled:
Wiretap and Electronic Surveillance - Investigation - Obstructing Justice

Synopsis:

Adding specified offenses committed with the intention of obstructing justice to those crimes for which evidence may be gathered by interception of oral, wire, or electronic communications.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/11
First Reading Judiciary
2/17
Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.
3/23
Favorable Report by Judiciary
3/22
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/24
Third Reading Passed (135-2)
4/9
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/24
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
4/9
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/7
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/8
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/10
Signed by the Governor Chapter 421

Sponsored by:

Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate Marshall T. Goodwin, District 40
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
Delegate Rick Impallaria, District 7
Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate William D. Mayer, District 35B
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate Neil F. Quinter, District 13
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE -see also- WIRETAPPING
EVIDENCE
HARASSMENT
INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.
JURIES -see also- GRAND JURIES
WIRETAPPING
WITNESSES

Bill affects the following Statute:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 10-402 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 24, 2005: Third Reading Passed (135-2)
Senate
April 8, 2005: Third Reading Passed (47-0)


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