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SENATE BILL 279

CHAPTER NUMBER: 186
File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 645/08 - JPR
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 316

Sponsored By:
Senator Gladden and the President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Currie, Exum, Frosh, Jones, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, and Raskin

Entitled:
Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Evidence

Synopsis:

Restricting the death penalty to a case in which the State presents the court or jury with specified biological or DNA evidence, a videotaped confession, or a video recording that conclusively links the defendant to the murder; prohibiting the death penalty in a case in which the State relies solely on evidence provided by eyewitnesses; 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 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
2/11
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 2/18 at 12:30 p.m.
3/2
Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/3
Motion Substitute bill for Unfavorable Report (Senator Gladden) Adopted (25-22)
Motion Special Order 3/4 (Senator Kittleman) Rejected (13-33)
Motion place bill on Second Reading (Senator Gladden) Adopted (24-23)
Special Order p.m. session (Senator Gladden) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Della)
Motion Rules Suspended to offer Floor Amendment (Senator Della) Rejected (17-27)
Floor Amendment (Senator Della) Withdrawn
Floor Amendment (Senator Brochin) Adopted (24-22)
Floor Amendment (Senator Zirkin) Adopted (35-10)
Floor Amendment (Senator Colburn) Withdrawn
Floor Amendment (Senator Mooney) Withdrawn
Floor Amendment (Senator Jacobs)
Motion Recommit to Committee (Senator Pipkin) Rejected (23-23)
Floor Amendment (Senator Jacobs) Withdrawn
Floor Amendment (Senator Harrington)
Laid Over (Senator Pipkin) Adopted
3/4
Floor Amendment (Senator Harrington) Withdrawn
Floor Amendment (Senator Brochin) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Mooney) Rejected (14-33)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/5
Motion Recommit to Committee (Senator Kittleman) Rejected (15-32)
Motion Returned Second Reading (Senator Stone) Rejected (15-32)
Third Reading Passed (34-13)
3/26
Returned Passed
House Action
3/6
First Reading Judiciary
3/11
Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.
3/13
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 3/17 at 3:00 p.m.
3/23
Favorable Report by Judiciary
3/21
Favorable Report Adopted
Special Order 3/25 (Delegate O'Donnell) Adopted
3/22
Floor Amendment (Delegate Smigiel) Rejected (44-90)
Floor Amendment (Delegate Smigiel) Rejected (59-79)
Floor Amendment (Delegate Kipke) Rejected (49-82)
Floor Amendment (Delegate Krebs) Rejected (50-87)
Floor Amendment (Delegate Krebs) Rejected (41-88)
Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell) Rejected (42-96)
Floor Amendment (Delegate McComas) Rejected (44-94)
Second Reading Passed
3/23
Floor Amendment (Delegate Serafini) Rejected (61-75)
Floor Amendment (Delegate Shewell) Rejected (58-79)
Floor Amendment (Delegate Kach) Rejected (42-91)
Floor Amendment (Delegate Smigiel) Rejected (49-87)
Floor Amendment (Delegate Boteler) Rejected (48-85)
Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell) Withdrawn
Floor Amendment (Delegate McDonough) Rejected (50-89)
Third Reading Passed (87-52)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/7
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 186

Sponsored by:

Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Administration
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Nancy J. King, District 39
Senator Mike Lenett, District 19
Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator C. Anthony Muse, District 26
Senator Douglas J. J. Peters, District 23
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
President, The
Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Administrative Agencies -see also- Electronic Government
Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
Death Penalty
Evidence
Genetics
Homicide -see also- Manslaughter; Murder
Murder
Notices
Parole and Probation
Patuxent Institution
Prisoners -see also- Ex-Offenders
Recordings -see also- Video
Reports
Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
Victims -see also- Criminal Injuries Compensation
Video
Witnesses

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Criminal Law
( 2-201 , 2-202 )

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: 253426/01     Offered on: March 3, 2009   at: 4:39 p.m.     Status: Withdrawn
Number: 283623/02     Offered on: March 3, 2009   at: 4:54 p.m.     Status: Withdrawn
Number: 393822/01     Offered on: March 4, 2009   at: 10:25 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 553820/03     Offered on: March 3, 2009   at: 4:16 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 603824/01     Offered on: March 3, 2009   at: 3:59 p.m.     Status: Withdrawn
Number: 633029/03     Offered on: March 3, 2009   at: 4:47 p.m.     Status: Withdrawn
Number: 703826/02     Offered on: March 3, 2009   at: 4:09 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 743725/01     Offered on: March 4, 2009   at: 9:33 a.m.     Status: Withdrawn
Number: 763922/01     Offered on: March 4, 2009   at: 10:22 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 103423/02     Offered on: March 25, 2009   at: 11:06 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 323321/01     Offered on: March 26, 2009   at: 11:49 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 323727/02     Offered on: March 25, 2009   at: 10:46 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 343523/01     Offered on: March 26, 2009   at: 12:11 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 353427/01     Offered on: March 26, 2009   at: 12:08 p.m.     Status: Withdrawn
Number: 393326/02     Offered on: March 25, 2009   at: 11:46 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 403420/01     Offered on: March 26, 2009   at: 12:05 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 503621/01     Offered on: March 25, 2009   at: 11:42 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 533121/01     Offered on: March 25, 2009   at: 11:34 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 583529/01     Offered on: March 25, 2009   at: 11:41 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 603528/01     Offered on: March 25, 2009   at: 11:29 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 743924/01     Offered on: March 26, 2009   at: 11:25 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 783028/01     Offered on: March 26, 2009   at: 11:57 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 883624/01     Offered on: March 26, 2009   at: 11:52 a.m.     Status: Rejected

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 3, 2009: Motion Substitute bill for Unfavorable Report (Gladden) Adopted (25-22)
March 3, 2009: Motion Special Order until 3/4 (Kittleman) Rejected (13-33)
March 3, 2009: Motion place bill on Second Reading (Gladden) Adopted (24-23)
March 3, 2009: Motion Rules Suspended to offer Floor Amendment (Della) {603824/1 Rejected (17-27)
March 3, 2009: Floor Amendment (Brochin) {703826/2 Adopted (24-22)
March 3, 2009: Floor Amendment (Zirkin) {553820/3 Adopted (35-10)
March 3, 2009: Motion Recommit to Committee (Judicial Proceedings,Pipkin) Rejected (23-23)
March 4, 2009: Floor Amendment (Mooney) {393822/1 Rejected (14-33)
March 5, 2009: Motion Recommit to Committee Judicial Proceedings (Kittleman) Rejected (15-32)
March 5, 2009: Motion Returned Second Reading (Stone) Rejected (15-32)
March 5, 2009: Third Reading Passed (34-13)
House
March 22, 2009: Floor Amendment (Smigiel) {323727/2 Rejected (44-90)
March 22, 2009: Floor Amendment (Smigiel) {103423/2 Rejected (59-79)
March 22, 2009: Floor Amendment (Kipke) {603528/1 Rejected (49-82)
March 22, 2009: Floor Amendment (Krebs) {533121/1 Rejected (50-87)
March 22, 2009: Floor Amendment (Krebs) {583529/1 Rejected (41-88)
March 22, 2009: Floor Amendment (ODonnell) {503621/1 Rejected (42-96)
March 22, 2009: Floor Amendment (McComas) {393326/2 Rejected (44-94)
March 23, 2009: Floor Amendment (Serafini) {743924/1 Rejected (61-75)
March 23, 2009: Floor Amendment (Shewell) {323321/1 Rejected (58-79)
March 23, 2009: Floor Amendment (Kach) {883624/1 Rejected (42-91)
March 23, 2009: Floor Amendment (Smigiel) {783028/1 Rejected (49-87)
March 23, 2009: Floor Amendment (Boteler) {403420/1 Rejected (48-85)
March 23, 2009: Floor Amendment (McDonough) {343523/1 Rejected (50-89)
March 23, 2009: Third Reading Passed (87-52)



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