Maryland Senate Bill 39 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2025-01-27 - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizing an individual serving a term of confinement to petition a court to modify or reduce the sentence under certain circumstances; providing that a certain petitioner is entitled to assistance of counsel and, if indigent, representation by the Office of the Public Defender; and authorizing a certain person to apply to the Appellate Court of Maryland for leave to appeal a certain order in a certain manner and within a certain period of time after the court passes a certain order in accordance with the provisions of the Act.

Criminal Procedure - Petition to Modify or Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act)

Sen. Joanne Benson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-27	Senate	Withdrawn by Sponsor
2025-01-13	Senate	Hearing canceled
2025-01-09	Senate	Hearing 1/16 at 1:00 p.m.
2025-01-08	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2024-09-05	Senate	Pre-filed

SB145 (Carry Over) 2024-02-05 - Withdrawn by Sponsor

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Criminal Procedure	8	501	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0039?ys=2025RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0039f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/votes_comm/sb0039_jpr.pdf