MD SB656 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-03-14 - Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

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 or a first responder under specified circumstances constitutes aggravating circumstances 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.

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Title

Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders

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History

DateChamberAction
2016-03-14SenateUnfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
2016-03-01SenateHearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m.
2016-02-05SenateFirst Reading Judicial Proceedings

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