Maryland Senate Bill 771 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-14 - Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizing a person who is serving a term of confinement to petition a court to modify or reduce the sentence under certain circumstances; providing that a certain petitioner is entitled to assistance of counsel and, if indigent, representation by the Office of the Public Defender; authorizing a certain person to apply to the Appellate Court of Maryland for leave to appeal a certain order in a certain manner and within a certain period of time after the court passes a certain order in accordance with the provisions of the Act; etc.

Criminal Procedure - Petition to Modify or Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act)

Sen. Joanne Benson [D]

Sen. Shelly Hettleman [D]

Sen. Malcolm Augustine [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-14	Senate	Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.
2023-02-06	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

SB771 (Carry Over) 2023-02-14 - Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.
SB842 (Carry Over) 2022-02-09 - Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m.
HB1263 (Crossfiled) 2023-02-17 - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Criminal Procedure	8	501	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0771?ys=2023RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0771f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/Pubs/BudgetFiscal/2023RS-SB0771-REIN.pdf