Maryland Senate Bill 849 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 23 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-04-08 - Recommitted to Judicial Proceedings (Senator Raskin)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Repealing specified provisions of law that provide a separate jury proceeding to determine whether a person convicted of first degree murder is sentenced to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole or imprisonment for life; establishing that a court may sentence a person convicted of first degree murder to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole without the requirement of a separate jury sentencing procedure under specified circumstances; providing for the prospective application of the Act; etc.

Criminal Procedure - Life Without Parole - Jury Sentencing Repeal

Sen. Bob Cassilly [R]

2015-03-29 - Senate - Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Benson) {933128/1 Rejected (20-27) (Y: 20 N: 27 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2015-03-29 - Senate - Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Kelley) {653821/1 Rejected (21-26) (Y: 21 N: 26 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-08	Senate	Recommitted to Judicial Proceedings (Senator Raskin)
2015-04-08	Senate	Floor Amendment (Senator Ferguson) {413827/1
2015-04-06	Senate	Special Order until 4/8 (Senator Cassilly) Adopted
2015-04-06	Senate	Floor Amendment (Senator Ferguson) {413827/1
2015-04-03	Senate	Special Order until 4/6 (Senator Ferguson) Adopted
2015-04-03	Senate	Floor Amendment (Senator Benson) {933128/1 Rejected (20-27)
2015-04-03	Senate	Floor Amendment (Senator Kelley) {653821/1 Rejected (21-26)
2015-04-03	Senate	Favorable Report Adopted
2015-04-02	Senate	Special Order until 4/3 (Senator Kelley) Adopted
2015-04-02	Senate	Favorable
2015-04-02	Senate	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
2015-03-24	Senate	Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
2015-03-05	Senate	Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings
2015-02-23	Senate	First Reading Senate Rules

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0849?ys=2015rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/bills/sb/sb0849f.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/amds/bil_0009/sb0849_65382101.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/amds/bil_0009/sb0849_93312801.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/amds/bil_0009/sb0849_41382701.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/fnotes/bil_0009/sb0849.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/votes_comm/sb0849_jpr.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0849,s-0731&stab=02&ys=2015RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0849,s-0732&stab=02&ys=2015RS