Murder
Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Evidence [SB-404]
Providing that a defendant found guilty of murder in the first degree may be sentenced to death under specified circumstances in a case in which the State presents to the court or the jury fingerprint or photographic evidence; altering specified provisions of law to require that specified evidence presented by the State in a death penalty case conclusively links the defendant to the murder; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/22/2010
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Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Scientific Evidence [HB-994]
Including scientific evidence among the types of evidence that the State may present to the court or jury in order to sentence a defendant found guilty of murder in the first degree to death.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/22/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Sex Offenders - Notification and Registration [HB-95]
Altering requirements relating to the registration of individuals who have committed specified sex offenses to include three tier levels of offenses; providing that specified registration requirements are to be applied retroactively under specified circumstances; requiring persons to register on a specified registry if they have been convicted of specified crimes in specified countries; altering specified requirements for a person under the age of 18 at the time the person commits a sex offense to register under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary Withdrawn on 02/22/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Crimes - Death Penalty - Murder of a Child During a Sexual Offense [HB-306]
Requiring the court or a jury, in determining whether to impose the death penalty in a case in which the defendant is convicted of first degree murder, to first consider whether the victim was a child who was murdered while the defendant was committing or attempting to commit a sexual offense against the child.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/22/2010
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Safety - Emergency Powers of the Governor - Violent Crime Crisis [SB-1078]
Authorizing the Governor to appoint special prosecutors and to direct resources and personnel from any unit of State government for a certain purpose during a state of emergency that is declared because a homicide rate reached at least 3 homicides per 100,000 residents of a county, city, town, or municipality in a 30-day period; altering a certain definition of "emergency"; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/28/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Incompetency and Criminal Responsibility - Dismissal of Charges [SB-1073]
Altering the time period after which a court is required, under certain circumstances, to dismiss a charge of murder in the first degree against a defendant found incompetent to stand trial from 5 years to 10 years.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/28/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Reporting and Sunset Extension [HB-1637]
Extending the time for the submission of the interim report to September 1, 2021, and for the final report to December 1, 2022, of the Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission and extending the termination date for the Commission.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Hearing Canceled on 03/14/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Government - Prevention of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity and the Commission on Genocide Prevention [SB-1044]
Requiring the State Treasurer to ensure that any shares held by the State are voted in favor of shareholder resolutions that ask companies to adopt policies of refusing to do business with governments engaging in genocide or crimes against humanity; requiring, when issuing an invitation for bids or a request for proposals, certain units of State government to require a certain bidder or offeror to disclose any company policy regarding a refusal to do business with governments that are engaged in genocide or crimes against humanity; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/19/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Government - Prevention of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity and the Commission on Genocide Prevention [HB-1592]
Requiring the State Treasurer to ensure that any shares held by the State are voted in favor of shareholder resolutions that ask companies to adopt policies of refusing to do business with governments engaging in genocide or crimes against humanity; requiring, when issuing an invitation for bids or a request for proposals, certain units of State government to require a certain bidder or offeror to disclose any company policy regarding a refusal to do business with governments that are engaged in genocide or crimes against humanity; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/14/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Safety - Maryland Code of Military Justice [SB-1010]
Establishing a Maryland Code of Military Justice; providing for jurisdiction and applicability of the Act; providing for authority of certain judge advocates; establishing the rights of certain victims; providing for the apprehension and restraint of certain offenders; providing for certain non-judicial punishment; establishing the jurisdiction for certain courts-martial; providing for the appointment and composition of certain courts-martial; establishing certain pre-trial procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas Peters
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 592 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Law – Felony First–Degree Murder – Limitation and Review of Conviction [HB-1308]
Altering the elements of murder in the first degree to require that a certain murder be committed by a principal in the first degree in the perpetration of or an attempt to perpetrate a certain crime, rather than any participant in the crime; authorizing a certain person to apply for a review of conviction under certain circumstances; requiring a court to hold a hearing on application for review of conviction to make a certain determination; establishing the Task Force to Study Felony Murder for Principals in the First Degree; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Felony Murder - Limitation and Review of Convictions for Children [HB-1338]
Altering provisions of law relating to murder in the first degree; providing that a person who was a child at the time of the offense may not be found to have committed murder in the first degree under certain provisions of law; authorizing certain persons to file a motion for review of conviction under certain circumstances; requiring a court to hold a certain hearing on the filing of a motion for review of conviction; authorizing the court to take certain actions under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Mass Murder (Capital Gazette Shooting Memorial Act) [HB-1322]
Providing that a person who is convicted of first-degree murder may be sentenced to death under certain circumstances; providing that a certain mass murder under certain circumstances constitutes an aggravating circumstance that the court or jury must consider in making a determination as to the imposition of the death penalty; establishing procedures for the imposition of the death penalty; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing Canceled on 03/03/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Safety - Maryland Code of Military Justice [HB-1139]
Establishing a Maryland Code of Military Justice; providing for jurisdiction and applicability of the Act; providing for authority of certain judge advocates; establishing the rights of certain victims; providing for the apprehension and restraint of certain offenders; providing for certain non-judicial punishment; establishing the jurisdiction for certain courts-martial; providing for the appointment and composition of certain courts-martial; establishing certain pre-trial procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Juvenile Offenders - Dual Sentencing [HB-933]
Authorizing a court exercising criminal jurisdiction in a certain prosecution involving a child to impose simultaneously a juvenile disposition and an adult criminal sentence; authorizing the court to order the child to complete the juvenile disposition and to suspend the adult criminal sentence under certain circumstances; and authorizing the court to take certain actions if the child commits a new offense or violates a condition of the suspended adult criminal sentence.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Task Force to Study Felony Murder [SB-919]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Felony Murder to review the provisions, penalties, and jurisprudence for felony murder, including its applicability to juveniles, in the State and in other states; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations regarding the current statutory scheme for felony murder to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Favorable With Amendments on 03/17/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Felony First-Degree Murder - Limitation and Resentencing Procedure [SB-951]
Altering the provisions relating to murder in the first and second degree; authorizing persons convicted of felony first-degree murder to apply for resentencing; authorizing a court to vacate a certain conviction and sentence and resentence a person under the penalties provided for second-degree murder; prohibiting a court from increasing the sentences of certain persons; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 3/10 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
End-of-Life Option Act (Richard E. Israel and Roger "Pip" Moyer Act) [SB-701]
Authorizing an individual to request aid in dying by making certain requests; prohibiting another individual from requesting aid in dying on behalf of an individual; requiring a certain request to be made in a certain manner; requiring a written request for aid in dying to meet certain requirements; establishing certain requirements for witnesses to a written request for aid in dying; requiring a written request for aid in dying to be in a certain form; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/28 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Attempt to Commit Second-Degree Murder - Penalty (Justice Reinvestment Act - Modification) [HB-831]
Increasing, from 30 years to 40 years, the maximum term of imprisonment that may be imposed for attempting to commit second-degree murder.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Malone
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Correctional Services – Murder – Diminution Credits
(Geraldine’s Law) [SB-516]
Prohibiting the earning of diminution credits to reduce the term of confinement of an inmate who is serving a sentence for murder in the first degree or murder in the second degree in a State or local correctional facility; and providing for the prospective application of the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Salling
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 01/30/2020