Maryland Senate Bill 653 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 12 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-12 - Referred Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Authorizing a court to stay the entering of judgment, defer further proceedings, and place a certain defendant on probation subject to reasonable conditions if the court finds facts justifying a finding of guilt; repealing a requirement that the certain written consent of the defendant to the probation before judgment occur after a determination of guilt or acceptance of a nolo contendere plea; and authorizing a court to suspend a portion or all of a certain sentence as a condition of a probation before judgment.

Criminal Procedure - Probation Before Judgment - Facts Justifying a Finding of Guilt and Suspension of Sentence

Sen. Susan Lee [D]	Sen. Jill Carter [D]	Sen. William Ferguson [D]	Sen. William Smith [D]
Sen. Charles Sydnor [D]	Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher [D]

2020-03-12 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-12	House	Referred Judiciary
2020-03-12	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2020-03-10	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2020-03-10	Senate	Favorable Adopted
2020-03-09	Senate	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
2020-02-06	Senate	Hearing 2/19 at 12:00 p.m.
2020-02-03	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

SB653 (Carry Over) 2020-03-12 - Referred Judiciary
HB213 (Crossfiled) 2020-01-16 - Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Criminal Procedure	6	220	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0653?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0653f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0653t.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/sb0653_jpr.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/Senate/0615.pdf