Maryland House Bill 457 (Prior Session Legislation)

---

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-03-19 - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Providing that a person who is convicted of first degree murder may be sentenced to death under specified circumstances; providing that the murder of a law enforcement officer, a correctional officer, a specified first responder, or a specified witness, under specified circumstances is 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.

Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Murder of Law Enforcement Officer, Correctional Officer, First Responder, or Witness

Del. Patrick McDonough [R]

Del. John Cluster [R]

Del. Susan Krebs [R]

Del. Haven Shoemaker [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-19	House	Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
2015-03-17	House	Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.
2015-02-09	House	First Reading Judiciary

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0457?ys=2015rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/bills/hb/hb0457f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/fnotes/bil_0007/hb0457.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/votes_comm/hb0457_jud.pdf