Maryland Crime Victims Resource Center

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2014 Legislation

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HB 705/SB 922 – http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2014RS/bills/hb/hb0705T.pdf is pending in the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee and we hope that you will contact Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee Chairman Brian Frosh to add the bill on a voting list and pass it this session.

The bill addresses a problem when there is no one available to protect the interests of a crime victim in circumstances where a court makes a finding that the victims interests are not otherwise adequately protected.

The applicable ABA policy to child victims supports assisting child victims, but those issues can be equally applicable to elderly and disabled victims:

http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/publishing/criminal_justice_section_newsletter/crimjust_policy_my09101d.authcheckdam.pdf

 

Current Status 2014 Regular Session – For Tracking list: MCVRC 2014 Legislative Information (All Bills) – Created on: 04/04/2014 02:09 a.m.

Number/
Chapter
(Cross File)
Total: 10

Title

 

Status

Original House Committee(s) and
Hearing Dates

Opposite House Committee(s) and
Hearing Dates
HB0031
(SB0272)		 Sentencing Procedures – Statement by Victim or Victim’s Representative (Alex’s Law) First Reading Judicial Proceedings Judiciary 
1/16/2014 – 1:00 p.m.		 Judicial Proceedings
HB0355
(SB1088)		 Criminal Procedure – Programs for Survivors of Homicide Victims Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0) Judiciary 
2/18/2014 – 1:00 p.m.		 Judicial Proceedings 
3/18/2014 – 1:00 p.m.
HB0705
(SB0940)		 Victims of Crime – Legal Representatives of Minors and Disabled and Elderly Persons Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Judiciary 
2/25/2014 – 1:00 p.m.		 Judicial Proceedings
HB0803
(SB1005)		 Courts and Judicial Proceedings – Crime Victims and Witnesses Funds – Court Costs Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. Judiciary 
2/25/2014 – 1:00 p.m.
HB1245
(SB0922)		 Crime Victim and Crime Victim’s Representative – Electronic Notification Second Reading Passed Judiciary 
2/25/2014 – 1:00 p.m.		 Judicial Proceedings
SB0272
(HB0031)		 Sentencing Procedures – Statement by Victim or Victim’s Representative (Alex’s Law) Favorable Report by Judiciary Judicial Proceedings 
2/12/2014 – 1:00 p.m.		 Judiciary 
3/27/2014 – 1:00 p.m.
SB0922
(HB1245)		 Crime Victim and Crime Victim’s Representative – Electronic Notification Second Reading Passed Judicial Proceedings 
3/4/2014 – 1:00 p.m.		 Judiciary 
4/1/2014 – 1:00 p.m.
SB0940
(HB0705)		 Victims of Crime – Legal Representatives of Minors and Disabled and Elderly Persons Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Judicial Proceedings 
3/11/2014 – 1:00 p.m.
SB1005
(HB0803)		 Courts and Judicial Proceedings – Crime Victims and Witnesses Funds – Court Costs Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. Judicial Proceedings 
3/11/2014 – 1:00 p.m.
SB1088
(HB0355)		 Criminal Procedure – Programs for Survivors of Homicide Victims First Reading Senate Rules Rules