Maryland House Bill 985 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)
Status: Engrossed on March 16 2020 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-03-18 - Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Smith) Rejected (29-15)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Authorizing the State's Attorney to certify that a conviction was in error under certain circumstances; altering a provision of law to require, rather than authorize, the Board of Public Works to pay certain compensation to a certain individual who has been erroneously convicted, sentenced, and confined on a finding of eligibility by an administrative law judge within 90 days after receiving the order; requiring certain compensation made by the Board to be equal to a certain amount; etc.

Compensation to Individual Erroneously Convicted, Sentenced, and Confined or Whose Conviction or Adjudication Is Reversed (The Walter Lomax Act)

Del. Kathleen Dumais [D]	Del. Erek Barron [D]	Del. Jon Cardin [D]	Del. Frank Conaway [D]
Del. Dan Cox [R]	Del. Charlotte Crutchfield [D]	Del. Debra Davis [D]	Del. Wanika Fisher [D]
Del. Lesley Lopez [D]	Del. Emily Shetty [D]	Del. Samuel Rosenberg [D]	Del. Nicole Williams [D]

2020-03-18 - Senate - Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Smith) Rejected (Y: 29 N: 15 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2020-03-18 - Senate - Floor Amendment 653729/1 (Senator Cassilly) Rejected (Y: 17 N: 28 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2020-03-18 - Senate - Motion Limit Debate (Senator Young) Adopted (Y: 29 N: 15 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2020-03-18 - Senate - Motion Reconsider (Senator Young) Adopted (Y: 29 N: 15 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2020-03-18 - Senate - Motion Limit Debate (Senator King) Rejected (Y: 28 N: 15 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2020-03-16 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 123 N: 9 NV: 1 Abs: 8) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-18	Senate	Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Smith) Rejected (29-15)
2020-03-18	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2020-03-18	Senate	Floor Amendment {103621/1 (Senator Cassilly) Rejected
2020-03-18	Senate	Floor Amendment {653729/1 (Senator Cassilly) Rejected (17-28)
2020-03-18	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Adopted
2020-03-18	Senate	Committee Amendment {968576/1 Adopted
2020-03-18	Senate	Motion Limit Debate (Senator Young) Adopted (29-15)
2020-03-18	Senate	Motion Reconsider (Senator Young) Adopted (29-15)
2020-03-18	Senate	Motion Limit Debate (Senator King) Rejected (28-15)
2020-03-18	Senate	Committee Amendment {968576/1
2020-03-18	Senate	Motion Laid Over (Senator Cassilly) Adopted
2020-03-18	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {968576/1
2020-03-18	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
2020-03-16	Senate	Referred Judicial Proceedings
2020-03-16	House	Third Reading Passed (123-9)
2020-03-15	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2020-03-15	House	Floor Committee Amendment {642218/1 Adopted
2020-03-14	House	Motion Special Order until 3/15 (Delegate Clippinger) Adopted
2020-03-14	House	Favorable with Amendments {992510/1 Adopted
2020-03-14	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
2020-02-06	House	Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-02-05	House	First Reading Judiciary

SB797 (Crossfiled) 2020-02-06 - Hearing 2/26 at 12:00 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Criminal Procedure	8	201	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Finance and Procurement	10	501	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Finance and Procurement	10	502	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Finance and Procurement	10	503	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Government	9	1604	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0985?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0985f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0985t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0005/hb0985_99251001.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0005/hb0985_64221801.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0005/hb0985_96857601.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0005/hb0985_10362101.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0005/hb0985_65372901.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/hb0985_jud.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/hb0985_jpr.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/House/0839.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/Senate/1051.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/Senate/1052.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/Senate/1053.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/Senate/1054.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/Senate/1055.pdf