Maryland House Bill 214 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 46-0)
Status: Passed on May 13 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-13 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 422
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Authorizing, for purposes of filing a petition for U Nonimmigrant Status, a victim of qualifying criminal activity or the victim's parent, guardian, or next friend to request a certifying official to certify victim helpfulness on a Form I-918, Supplement B certification under certain circumstances; providing the certifying entity must certify or decline certification of the form within 90 days of receiving a certain request; providing that a certifying entity or official is immune from certain criminal or civil liability; etc.

Victims and Witnesses - U Nonimmigrant Status - Certification of Victim Helpfulness

Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk [D]	Del. Gabriel Acevero [D]	Del. Vanessa Atterbeary [D]	Del. Ben Barnes [D]
Del. Darryl Barnes [D]	Del. Erek Barron [D]	Del. Sandy Bartlett [D]	Del. Regina Boyce [D]
Del. Mark Chang [D]	Del. Lorig Charkoudian [D]	Del. Frank Conaway [D]	Del. Charlotte Crutchfield [D]
Del. Bonnie Cullison [D]	Del. Kathleen Dumais [D]	Del. Diana Fennell [D]	Del. Wanika Fisher [D]
Del. David Fraser-hidalgo [D]	Del. Cheryl Glenn [D]	Del. Anne Healey [D]	Del. Terri Hill [D]
Del. Julian Ivey [D]	Sen. Ariana Kelly [D]	Del. Marc Korman [D]	Del. Stephen Lafferty [D]
Del. Mary Lehman [D]	Del. Jazz Lewis [D]	Del. Robbyn Lewis [D]	Del. Lesley Lopez [D]
Del. Sara Love [D]	Del. Maggie McIntosh [D]	Del. David Moon [D]	Del. Nick Mosby [D]
Del. Julie Palakovich Carr [D]	Del. Shane Pendergrass [D]	Del. Elizabeth Proctor [D]	Del. Kirill Reznik [D]
Del. Samuel Rosenberg [D]	Del. Emily Shetty [D]	Del. Vaughn Stewart [D]	Sen. Charles Sydnor [D]
Del. Veronica Turner [D]	Del. Kriselda Valderrama [D]	Del. Geraldine Valentino-Smith [D]	Del. Jay Walker [D]
Sen. Alonzo Washington [D]	Del. Jheanelle Wilkins [D]

2019-03-27 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (44-0) (Y: 44 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2019-03-26 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (115-25) (Y: 115 N: 25 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-03-09 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (113-23) (Y: 114 N: 24 NV: 1 Abs: 10) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-13	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 422
2019-04-04	House	Passed Enrolled
2019-04-04	House	Third Reading Passed (115-25)
2019-04-04	House	House Concur - Senate Amendments
2019-04-02	Senate	Third Reading Passed with Amendments (44-0)
2019-04-01	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2019-04-01	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {378173/1 Report Adopted
2019-04-01	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
2019-03-12	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2019-03-12	House	Third Reading Passed (113-23)
2019-03-08	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2019-03-08	House	Floor Amendment {803422/1 (Delegate Pena-Melnyk) Adopted
2019-03-08	House	Motion Reconsider Second Reading (Delegate Clippinger) Adopted
2019-03-07	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2019-03-07	House	Favorable with Amendments {602811/1 Report Adopted
2019-03-06	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
2019-01-24	House	Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-01-23	House	First Reading Judiciary

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0214?ys=2019rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/hb/hb0214f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/hb/hb0214t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/hb/hb0214e.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/Chapters_noln/CH_422_hb0214e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0004/hb0214_60281101.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0004/hb0214_80342201.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0004/hb0214_37817301.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/fnotes/bil_0004/hb0214.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/hb0214_jud.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/House/0374.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/hb0214_jpr.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/Senate/1049.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/House/1272.pdf