Maryland House Bill 31 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-02-16 - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant charged with causing abuse or neglect of a vulnerable adult in the first or second degree; providing that a judge may authorize the pretrial release of the defendant on specified conditions; requiring the judge to order the continued detention of the defendant if neither suitable bail nor other conditions will reasonably ensure that the defendant will not flee or pose a danger to a specified person or the community before trial; etc.

Crimes - Elder Abuse or Neglect - Restrictions on Pretrial Release

Del. Cheryl Glenn [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-16	House	Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
2015-01-27	House	Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m.
2015-01-14	House	First Reading Judiciary
2014-11-20	House	Pre-filed

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0031?ys=2015rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/bills/hb/hb0031f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/fnotes/bil_0001/hb0031.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/votes_comm/hb0031_jud.pdf