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SENATE BILL 266

CHAPTER NUMBER: 492
File Code: Public Safety
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 311

Sponsored By:
The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh, Lenett, Brochin, Forehand, Gladden, Muse, Raskin, and Simonaire

Entitled:
Freedom of Association and Assembly Protection Act of 2009

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a law enforcement agency from conducting a covert investigation of a person, group, or organization unless a chief or designee makes a written finding at a specified time that the covert investigation is justified for specified reasons; establishing that membership or participation in a specified group or organization does not alone establish reasonable, articulable suspicion of criminal activity; requiring a law enforcement agency to conduct specified investigations for a legitimate law enforcement objective; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
Senate Action
1/23
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
1/30
Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
2/3
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
3/23
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/25
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/27
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
4/8
Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
Senate Requests House Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Raskin, Forehand, and Mooney
4/10
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (44-0)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/24
First Reading Judiciary
3/30
Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
4/9
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/4
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (136-0)
4/9
House Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Dumais, Valderrama, and Frank
4/10
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (134-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/19
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 492

Sponsored by:

President, The
Administration
Senator James Brochin, District 42
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator Mike Lenett, District 19
Senator C. Anthony Muse, District 26
Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
Senator Bryan W. Simonaire, District 31

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Disclosure
Discrimination
Electronic Government
Electronic Surveillance -see also- Wiretapping
Ethics
Harassment
Investigations and Inquiries -see also- Crim Bckgrnd Invest.
Law Enforcement -see also- State Police, Department of
Privacy
Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
Reports
Rules and Regulations
State Police, Department of
Wiretapping

Bill affects the following Statute:

Public Safety
( 3-701 )

Documents:

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

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

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
Number: 868473/01     Offered on: March 25, 2009   at: 1:44 p.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 612216/01     Offered on: April 9, 2009   at: 12:33 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Conference Committee Documents (Displayed in PDF Format):
Report Number: 453526/1     Offered on: April 13, 2009   at: 11:01 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 203926/1     Offered on: April 13, 2009   at: 11:01 p.m.     Status: Incomplete

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 27, 2009: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
April 10, 2009: Third Reading Passed (44-0)
House
April 4, 2009: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
April 10, 2009: Third Reading Passed (134-0)



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