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2007 Regular Session bill information current as of October 3, 2007 - 11:19 p.m.
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HOUSE BILL 103

CHAPTER NUMBER: 590
File Code: Public Safety
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 863/06
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 157

Sponsored By:
Delegates Rosenberg, Anderson, Bromwell, Cane, Cardin, Carter, Conaway, Dumais, Gutierrez, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Morhaim, Ramirez, Shank, Smigiel, Waldstreicher, and Wood

Entitled:
Public Safety - Eyewitness Identification - Written Policies

Synopsis:

Requiring each law enforcement agency in the State to adopt written policies relating to eyewitness identification that comply with specified standards by a specified date and to file a copy of the policies with the Department of State Police by a specified date; and requiring the Department to compile the written policies by a specified date and to allow public inspection of each policy compiled.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date

House Action
1/24
First Reading Judiciary
Hearing 2/6 at 1:00 p.m.
2/26
Favorable Report by Judiciary
2/27
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/1
Third Reading Passed (134-0)
3/28
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/2
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
3/30
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/28
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/29
Third Reading Passed (33-13)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/17
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 590

Sponsored by:

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
Delegate Frank M. Conaway, Jr., District 40
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher, District 18
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
Identification
Law Enforcement -see also- State Police, Department of
Public Information
Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
State Police, Department of
Trials
Witnesses

Bill affects the following Statute:

Public Safety
( 3-505 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 1, 2007: Third Reading Passed (134-0)
Senate
March 29, 2007: Third Reading Passed (33-13)



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