Maryland Senate Bill 598 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 15 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-16 - Referred Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Providing that multiple thefts committed by the same person in multiple counties under one scheme or continuing course of conduct may be aggregated and prosecuted in a certain county; applying certain penalties; altering a certain reference to the maximum value of certain property or services applicable to misdemeanor theft; requiring a court to make finding as to whether a certain crime is organized retail theft; providing that the State has the burden of proving that a certain crime is organized retail theft; etc.

Criminal Law - Organized Retail Theft

Sen. Bob Cassilly [R]

Sen. Justin Ready [R]

2020-03-15 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 44 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-16	House	Referred Judiciary
2020-03-15	Senate	Third Reading Passed (44-0)
2020-03-14	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2020-03-14	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {248479/1 Adopted
2020-03-14	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
2020-01-31	Senate	Hearing 2/19 at 12:00 p.m.
2020-01-31	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

HB830 (Crossfiled) 2020-02-04 - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Criminal Procedure	2	203	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Criminal Procedure	6	235	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Criminal Law	7	103	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0598?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0598f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0598t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0008/sb0598_24847901.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/sb0598_jpr.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/Senate/0753.pdf