Maryland Senate Bill 391 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on May 16 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-16 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 772
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Requiring a certain 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 regarding a decision by the Office of the State's Attorney not to file a charging document or to 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

Sen. Karen Lewis Young [D]

Sen. Jim Rosapepe [D]

2023-04-06 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 137 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-03-17 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-16	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 772
2023-04-07	Senate	Returned Passed
2023-04-06	House	Third Reading Passed (137-0)
2023-04-05	House	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2023-04-05	House	Favorable Report by Judiciary
2023-03-22	House	Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
2023-03-20	House	Referred Judiciary
2023-03-17	Senate	Third Reading Passed (46-0)
2023-03-15	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2023-03-15	Senate	Favorable Adopted
2023-03-15	Senate	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
2023-02-10	Senate	Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
2023-02-01	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

HB174 (Crossfiled) 2023-05-16 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 771
HB225 (Carry Over) 2022-03-16 - Referred Judicial Proceedings

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/SB0391?ys=2023RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0391f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0391t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_772_sb0391t.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes_comm/sb0391_jpr.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes_comm/sb0391_jud.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/Senate/0501.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/House/1114.pdf