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2005 Regular Session bill information current as of December 15, 2005 - 10:47 p.m.
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HOUSE BILL 297

File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure

Sponsored By:
Delegates Smigiel, Bates, Boteler, Cluster, Costa, Dwyer, Frank, Hogan, Kach, Myers, Shank, Sossi, and Stull

Entitled:
Crimes Committed with Firearms - Mandatory Minimum Sentences and Imprisonment at Hard Labor

Synopsis:

Requiring the Division of Correction or the managing official of a local correctional facility to require inmates who are sentenced to imprisonment at hard labor to engage in hard labor for a specified minimum period of hours per week with exceptions; defining "hard labor"; and altering penalties for specified crimes committed with firearms to include imprisonment for specified periods at hard labor.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/26
First Reading Judiciary
2/21
Withdrawn
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Patrick N. Hogan, District 3A
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CORRECTION, DIVISION OF
CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS -see also- PATUXENT INSTITUTION
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
GUNS
PAROLE AND PROBATION
PENALTIES
PRISONERS -see also- EX-OFFENDERS
SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
WEAPONS -see also- GUNS
WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Correctional Services
( 9-501 , 9-502 , 9-502.1 )

Criminal Law
( 1-101 , 4-204 , 4-306 , 4-404 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Not available at this time

Amendments: None offered

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