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HOUSE BILL 300

File Code: Public Safety

Sponsored By:
Delegates Smigiel, Costa, Dwyer, Edwards, Elmore, Frank, Haddaway, Hennessy, Hogan, Kach, McComas, McMillan, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Shank, Sossi, Stull, Taylor, and F. Turner

Entitled:
Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights - Prohibition Against Arrest and Citation Quotas

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a law enforcement agency from requiring that a law enforcement officer meet a quota for making arrests or the issuance of citations; authorizing a law enforcement agency to collect, analyze, and apply information to ensure that an applicable legal obligation is not violated; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/26
First Reading Judiciary
Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
2/21
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
2/22
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order 2/23 (Delegate O'Donnell) Adopted
2/23
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/25
Third Reading Passed (122-14)
Senate Action
2/28
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
3/23
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
4/9
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/7
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/8
Special Order later today (Senator Gladden) Adopted
Special Order later today (Senator Gladden) Adopted
4/9
Floor Amendment (Senator Gladden)
Special Order later today (Senator Gladden) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Gladden)
Motion Special Order later today (Senator Gladden) Rejected (8-35)
Floor Amendment (Senator Gladden)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
Delegate W. Louis Hennessy, District 28
Delegate Patrick N. Hogan, District 3A
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Herb McMillan, District 30
Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ARRESTS
CITATIONS
LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Public Safety
( 3-101 , 3-103 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 722016/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: February 22, 2005   at: 10:55 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 473522/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 11, 2005   at: 11:54 p.m.     Status: Incomplete
Number: 668073/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 11, 2005   at: 12:36 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
February 25, 2005: Third Reading Passed (122-14)
Senate
April 9, 2005: Motion Special Order until later today (Gladden) Rejected (8-35)


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