Maryland House Bill 1308 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on February 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-10 - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Criminal Law – Felony First–Degree Murder – Limitation and Review of Conviction

Del. David Moon [D]

Del. Erek Barron [D]

Del. Charlotte Crutchfield [D]

Sen. Shelly Hettleman [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-10	House	Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-02-07	House	First Reading Judiciary

SB919 (Crossfiled) 2020-03-17 - Referred Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Criminal Law	2	201	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Criminal Law	2	204	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1308?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb1308f.pdf