Maryland Senate Bill 206 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-1)
Status: Passed on May 8 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-05-08 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 127
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Altering the eligibility for the filing of a certain motion to vacate judgment if the person's participation in the offense was a direct result of being a victim of human trafficking; requiring that a certain motion be served on a certain State's Attorney; requiring that a certain motion be mailed to a victim or victim's representative at a certain address if the qualifying offense occurred within 5 years before the filing of the motion; requiring the court to take certain factors into consideration when making a certain finding; etc.

Criminal Procedure - Motion to Vacate Judgment - Human Trafficking (True Freedom Act of 2020)

Sen. Susan Lee [D]	Sen. Jill Carter [D]	Sen. Sarah Elfreth [D]	Sen. Arthur Ellis [D]
Sen. Guy Guzzone [D]	Sen. Katie Hester [D]	Sen. Cheryl Kagan [D]	Sen. Delores Kelley [D]
Sen. Nancy King [D]	Sen. Katherine Klausmeier [D]	Sen. Benjamin Kramer [D]	Sen. Clarence Lam [D]
Sen. Cory McCray [D]	Sen. Obie Patterson [D]	Sen. Paul Pinsky [D]	Sen. William Smith [D]
Sen. Charles Sydnor [D]	Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher [D]	Sen. Chris West [R]	Sen. Ronald Young [D]
Sen. Craig Zucker [D]

2020-03-16 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 126 N: 5 NV: 1 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2020-02-13 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 44 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-05-08	Senate	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 127
2020-03-18	Senate	Returned Passed
2020-03-16	House	Third Reading Passed (126-5)
2020-03-14	House	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2020-03-14	House	Favorable Report by Judiciary
2020-03-14	House	Hearing canceled
2020-03-12	House	Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-02-14	House	Referred Judiciary
2020-02-13	Senate	Third Reading Passed (44-0)
2020-02-11	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2020-02-11	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {178674/1 Adopted
2020-02-10	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
2020-01-17	Senate	Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-01-16	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

HB242 (Crossfiled) 2020-05-08 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 126

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Criminal Procedure	10	105	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Criminal Procedure	8	302	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0206?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0206f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0206t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0006/sb0206_17867401.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/sb0206_jpr.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/sb0206_jud.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/Senate/0255.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/House/0882.pdf