Maryland House Bill 270 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Engrossed on March 17 2021 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-03-18 - Referred Judicial Proceedings
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Requiring an assistant State's Attorney, with knowledge of the case, to meet with a victim of sexually assaultive behavior or the victim's representative within 20 days after receiving a request from the victim to meet regarding a decision by the Office of the State's Attorney to not file a charging document or dismiss charges against an alleged suspect; requiring the assistant State's Attorney, at the meeting, to explain the justification for a certain decision; and establishing certain requirements for the meeting.

Criminal Procedure - Victims of Sexually Assaultive Behavior - Required Meeting

Sen. Karen Lewis Young [D]

2021-03-17 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 134 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-18	Senate	Referred Judicial Proceedings
2021-03-17	House	Third Reading Passed (134-0)
2021-03-16	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2021-03-16	House	Favorable with Amendments {982212/1 Adopted
2021-03-16	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
2021-01-31	House	Hearing 2/11 at 1:30 p.m.
2021-01-13	House	First Reading Judiciary
2020-10-26	House	Pre-filed

HB270 (Carry Over) 2021-03-18 - Referred Judicial Proceedings
SB555 (Crossfiled) 2021-02-23 - Hearing 2/23 at 2:30 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Criminal Procedure	11	1009	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0270?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0270f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0270t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/amds/bil_0000/hb0270_98221201.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/hb0270_jud.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/House/0518.pdf