Maryland Senate Bill 379

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Enrolled on April 8 2024 - 75% progression
Action: 2024-04-08 - Passed Enrolled
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Extending the Task Force to Study Crime Classification and renaming it to be the Task Force to Study Crime Reclassification and Penalties; requiring the Task Force to study the penalties for crimes and civil offenses under State law, the potential need for reclassification of certain crimes, the alteration of penalties, and whether certain changes should be made to crimes lacking an explicit mens rea; and requiring the Task Force to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2025.

Task Force to Study Crime Classification - Renaming, Membership, and Duties

Sen. Chris West [R]	Sen. Mary Carozza [R]	Sen. Ron Watson [D]	Sen. Katherine Klausmeier [D]
Sen. William Smith [D]	Sen. Mary James [D]

2024-04-08 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-04-08 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 134 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-02-20 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-08	Senate	Passed Enrolled
2024-04-08	Senate	Third Reading Passed (46-0)
2024-04-08	Senate	Senate Concurs House Amendments
2024-04-08	House	Third Reading Passed (134-0)
2024-04-08	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2024-04-08	House	Favorable with Amendments {633521/1 Adopted
2024-04-08	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
2024-03-28	House	Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
2024-03-28	House	Hearing canceled
2024-03-28	House	Hearing 3/28 at 2:00 p.m.
2024-03-28	House	Hearing canceled
2024-03-20	House	Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
2024-02-21	House	Referred Judiciary
2024-02-20	Senate	Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2024-02-15	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2024-02-15	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {723722/1 Adopted
2024-02-14	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
2024-01-18	Senate	Hearing 2/01 at 1:00 p.m.
2024-01-17	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Chapter of the Acts	2023		(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0379?ys=2024RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0379f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0379t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0379e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/amds/bil_0009/sb0379_72372201.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/amds/bil_0009/sb0379_63352101.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/votes_comm/sb0379_jpr.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/votes_comm/sb0379_jud.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/votes/Senate/0229.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/votes/House/1675.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/votes/Senate/1546.pdf