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HOUSE BILL 548

File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure

Sponsored By:
Delegates Anderson, Ali, Barnes, Benson, Branch, Braveboy, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carter, Conaway, Doory, Dumais, Glenn, Gutierrez, Harrison, Haynes, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, Krysiak, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Robinson, Rosenberg, Shewell, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, and Walker

Entitled:
Criminal Procedure - Substance Abuse - Diversion

Synopsis:

Altering the penalty for possessing or administering to another a controlled dangerous substance, and associated crimes; requiring the court to stay the entering of judgment, defer further proceedings, and place a specified defendant on probation except under specified circumstances; establishing specified penalties for a specified repeat offender; requiring as a condition of probation that a defendant participate in and complete specified treatment and training programs; etc.

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

House Action
2/7
First Reading Judiciary
2/14
Hearing 3/6 at 1:00 p.m.
3/19
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Saqib Ali, District 39
Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45
Delegate Aisha N. Braveboy, District 25
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
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 Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Cheryl Glenn, District 45
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate Tom Hucker, District 20
Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43
Delegate Heather Mizeur, District 20
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Joseline Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Delegate Barbara Robinson, District 40
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate Tanya Shewell, District 5A
Delegate Dana Stein, District 11
Delegate Melvin Stukes, District 44
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26
Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24
Delegate Jay Walker, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Controlled Dangerous Substances -see also- Substance Abuse
Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans'; etc.
Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
Parole and Probation
Penalties
Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
Substance Abuse

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Criminal Law
( 5-601 )

Criminal Procedure
( 6-220 , 6-220 )

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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