Maryland Senate Bill 144 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: Passed on May 13 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-13 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 421
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

Sen. Malcolm Augustine [D]	Sen. William Smith [D]	Sen. Sarah Elfreth [D]	Sen. Cheryl Kagan [D]
Sen. Delores Kelley [D]	Sen. Susan Lee [D]	Sen. Jim Rosapepe [D]	Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher [D]
Sen. Chris West [R]	Sen. Ronald Young [D]	Sen. Craig Zucker [D]

2019-03-29 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (109-23) (Y: 109 N: 23 NV: 2 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2019-03-16 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (45-1) (Y: 46 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-13	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 421
2019-04-08	Senate	Returned Passed
2019-04-05	House	Third Reading Passed (109-23)
2019-04-03	House	Second Reading Passed
2019-04-03	House	Favorable Report Adopted
2019-04-03	House	Favorable Report by Judiciary
2019-03-19	House	Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-03-19	House	First Reading Judiciary
2019-03-18	Senate	Third Reading Passed (45-1)
2019-03-18	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2019-03-18	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {478078/1 Report Adopted
2019-03-18	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
2019-01-23	Senate	Hearing 1/31 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-01-21	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0144?ys=2019rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/sb/sb0144f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/sb/sb0144t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/Chapters_noln/CH_421_sb0144t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0004/sb0144_47807801.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/fnotes/bil_0004/sb0144.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/sb0144_jpr.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/Senate/0662.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/sb0144_jud.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/House/1386.pdf