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HOUSE BILL 207

File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure

Sponsored By:
Delegates Smigiel, Dwyer, George, Jennings, Jones, McComas, McDonough, Myers, Riley, Shank, and Sossi

Entitled:
Criminal Procedure - Cameras in the Courtroom - Criminal Sentencing Hearings

Synopsis:

Repealing a prohibition against recording or broadcasting a criminal sentencing hearing; establishing specified requirements for a media organization's request to provide media coverage of a criminal sentencing hearing; requiring the clerk of court to provide notice to specified parties; providing specified factors that a presiding judge may consider; authorizing the presiding judge to grant or limit a specified request to provide media coverage; prohibiting a presiding judge from granting specified requests for media coverage; etc.

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

House Action
1/26
First Reading Judiciary
1/31
Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
3/5
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
Delegate Ronald A. George, District 30
Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Clerks of Court
Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans'; etc.
Hearings
Judges
News Media
Notices
Public Information
Recordings -see also- Video
Sentences -see also- Death Penalty

Bill affects the following Statute:

Criminal Procedure
( 1-201 )

Documents:

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

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

Amendments: None offered


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