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SENATE BILL 250

CHAPTER NUMBER: 29
File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 550

Sponsored By:
Senator Stone (By Request - Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)

Entitled:
Criminal Law - Forgery of Signature and Counterfeit Documents - Prohibition

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person from writing, signing, or possessing specified counterfeited documents; prohibiting a person from forging, falsifying, or counterfeiting the signature of specified persons; establishing specified penalties; providing that a specified crime is not covered by the 1-year statute of limitations for a misdemeanor; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
Senate Action
1/24
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
1/30
Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
2/26
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
2/27
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
2/29
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
3/28
Returned Passed
House Action
3/3
First Reading Judiciary
3/12
Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
3/31
Favorable Report by Judiciary
3/25
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/26
Third Reading Passed (139-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
4/8
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 29

Sponsored by:

Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
Committee to Revise Article 27

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans`; etc.
Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
Forgery
Penalties
Signatures
State Documents -see also- Maryland Register
Statutes of Limitation

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Criminal Law
( 8-605 , 8-606.1 )

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):
Senate
February 29, 2008: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House
March 26, 2008: Third Reading Passed (139-0)



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