MD SB408 | 2019 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on February 1 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-06 - Hearing 2/21 at 12:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 1 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-06 - Hearing 2/21 at 12:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant who is charged with assault in the first degree or assault in the second degree against a victim who is a law enforcement officer; providing that a judge may authorize the pretrial release of a certain defendant on suitable bail or certain other conditions or both; requiring a judge to order the continued detention of a defendant who is considered a flight risk or who poses a danger to another person or the community; etc.
Title
Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer (Police Protection Act)
Sponsors
Sen. Justin Ready [R] | Sen. Jack Bailey [R] | Sen. Mary Carozza [R] | Sen. Jason Gallion [R] |
Sen. Andrew Serafini [R] | Sen. Chris West [R] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-02-06 | Senate | Hearing 2/21 at 12:00 p.m. |
2019-02-01 | Senate | First Reading Judicial Proceedings |