MD SB677 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-04-10 - Referred to interim study by Judicial Proceedings
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 3 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-04-10 - Referred to interim study by Judicial Proceedings
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Clarifying the group of persons who may file a specified petition for postconviction DNA testing or a database or log search; requiring a court to order a new trial under specified circumstances for specified classes of persons filing for postconviction DNA testing and having received favorable results; altering the remedy for intentional and willful destruction of DNA evidence; etc.
Title
DNA Testing - Postconviction Review
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-10 | Senate | Referred to interim study by Judicial Proceedings |
| 2017-03-01 | Senate | Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2017-02-03 | Senate | First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
