Maryland Senate Bill 976 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on February 15 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-03-23 - Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizing a State's Attorney to file a motion for a reduction of sentence at any time during the period of active incarceration; authorizing the Court to consider multiple factors in determining whether to reduce a sentence, disciplinary record and record of rehabilitation, evidence reflecting a diminished risk for future violence, and changes in circumstances since the original conviction; prohibiting the State's Attorney, if the court denies the motion, from filing a subsequent motion for at least 3 years; etc.

Criminal Procedure – Postconviction Review – Motion for Reduction of Sentence

Sen. Obie Patterson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-03-23	Senate	Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
2022-03-18	Senate	Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings
2022-02-15	Senate	First Reading Senate Rules

SB976 (Carry Over) 2022-03-23 - Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
HB958 (Crossfiled) 2022-02-11 - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Criminal Procedure	8	111	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0976?ys=2022RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/sb/sb0976f.pdf