Maryland 2020 Regular Session Status: Passed House Of Delegates Bipartisan · 7 D · 1 R cosponsors

HB 985 — Compensation to Individual Erroneously Convicted, Sentenced, and Confined or Whose Conviction or Adjudication Is Reversed (The Walter Lomax Act)

Last action — Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Smith) Rejected

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House of Delegates” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Action History

  1. Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Smith) Rejected

  2. Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  3. Floor Amendment {

  4. Floor Amendment {

  5. Favorable with Amendments Adopted

  6. Committee Amendment {

  7. Motion Limit Debate (Senator Young) Adopted

  8. Motion Reconsider (Senator Young) Adopted

  9. Motion Limit Debate (Senator King) Rejected

  10. Committee Amendment {

  11. Motion Laid Over (Senator Cassilly) Adopted

  12. Favorable with Amendments {

  13. Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings

  14. Referred Judicial Proceedings

  15. Third Reading Passed

  16. Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  17. Floor Committee Amendment {

  18. Motion Special Order until 3/15 (Delegate Clippinger) Adopted

  19. Favorable with Amendments {

  20. Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary

  21. Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.

  22. First Reading Judiciary

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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12 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 176 not signed on · 33 voted No

Sponsors (12)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (176)

176 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Motion to Suspend rules Suspened Rule 24 to allow two readings of a

Passed 29 Yea · 15 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10601
Democrat 18001
Republican 1901
Total 291503
% of votes cast 62%32%0%6%
How each member voted (47)
Member Party Vote
Mr. President — Yea
Lee — Yea
Sydnor — Yea
Kelley — Yea
Washington — Yea
Peters — Yea
Young — Yea
Carter — Yea
Klausmeier — Yea
Elfreth — Yea
Eckardt — Nay
Hershey — Nay
Serafini — Nay
Edwards — Nay
Hough — Nay
Cassilly — Nay
Pinsky — Not Voting
Delegate Edith J. Patterson Democrat Yea
Delegate Stephanie Smith Democrat Yea
Senator Antonio Hayes Democrat Yea
Senator Arthur Ellis Democrat Yea
Senator Benjamin F. Kramer Democrat Not Voting
Senator Brian J. Feldman Democrat Yea
Senator Cheryl C. Kagan Democrat Yea
Senator Clarence K. Lam Democrat Yea
Senator Cory V. McCray Democrat Yea
Senator Craig J. Zucker Democrat Yea
Senator Guy Guzzone Democrat Yea
Senator Jeff Waldstreicher Democrat Yea
Senator Jim Rosapepe Democrat Yea
Senator Joanne C. Benson Democrat Yea
Senator Katie Fry Hester Democrat Yea
Senator Malcolm Augustine Democrat Yea
Senator Nancy J. King Democrat Yea
Senator Pamela Beidle Democrat Yea
Senator Shelly Hettleman Democrat Yea
Delegate April Miller Republican Not Voting
Delegate Mike Griffith Republican Yea
Delegate Teresa E. Reilly Republican Nay
Senator Bryan W. Simonaire Republican Nay
Senator Chris West Republican Nay
Senator J.B. Jennings Republican Nay
Senator Jack Bailey Republican Nay
Senator Jason C. Gallion Republican Nay
Senator Johnny Ray Salling Republican Nay
Senator Justin Ready Republican Nay
Senator Mary Beth Carozza Republican Nay

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Passed 29 Yea · 15 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10601
Democrat 18001
Republican 1901
Total 291503
% of votes cast 62%32%0%6%
How each member voted (47)
Member Party Vote
Mr. President — Yea
Lee — Yea
Sydnor — Yea
Kelley — Yea
Washington — Yea
Peters — Yea
Young — Yea
Carter — Yea
Klausmeier — Yea
Elfreth — Yea
Eckardt — Nay
Hershey — Nay
Serafini — Nay
Edwards — Nay
Hough — Nay
Cassilly — Nay
Pinsky — Not Voting
Delegate Edith J. Patterson Democrat Yea
Delegate Stephanie Smith Democrat Yea
Senator Antonio Hayes Democrat Yea
Senator Arthur Ellis Democrat Yea
Senator Benjamin F. Kramer Democrat Not Voting
Senator Brian J. Feldman Democrat Yea
Senator Cheryl C. Kagan Democrat Yea
Senator Clarence K. Lam Democrat Yea
Senator Cory V. McCray Democrat Yea
Senator Craig J. Zucker Democrat Yea
Senator Guy Guzzone Democrat Yea
Senator Jeff Waldstreicher Democrat Yea
Senator Jim Rosapepe Democrat Yea
Senator Joanne C. Benson Democrat Yea
Senator Katie Fry Hester Democrat Yea
Senator Malcolm Augustine Democrat Yea
Senator Nancy J. King Democrat Yea
Senator Pamela Beidle Democrat Yea
Senator Shelly Hettleman Democrat Yea
Delegate April Miller Republican Not Voting
Delegate Mike Griffith Republican Yea
Delegate Teresa E. Reilly Republican Nay
Senator Bryan W. Simonaire Republican Nay
Senator Chris West Republican Nay
Senator J.B. Jennings Republican Nay
Senator Jack Bailey Republican Nay
Senator Jason C. Gallion Republican Nay
Senator Johnny Ray Salling Republican Nay
Senator Justin Ready Republican Nay
Senator Mary Beth Carozza Republican Nay

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Floor Amendment Cassilly /653729/1

Failed 17 Yea · 28 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 9101
Unaffiliated 7901
Democrat 11800
Total 172802
% of votes cast 36%60%0%4%
How each member voted (47)
Member Party Vote
Serafini — Yea
Young — Yea
Eckardt — Yea
Hershey — Yea
Mr. President — Nay
Lee — Nay
Kelley — Nay
Sydnor — Nay
Klausmeier — Nay
Peters — Nay
Washington — Nay
Carter — Nay
Elfreth — Nay
Pinsky — Not Voting
Edwards — Yea
Hough — Yea
Cassilly — Yea
Delegate Edith J. Patterson Democrat Nay
Delegate Stephanie Smith Democrat Nay
Senator Antonio Hayes Democrat Nay
Senator Arthur Ellis Democrat Yea
Senator Benjamin F. Kramer Democrat Nay
Senator Brian J. Feldman Democrat Nay
Senator Cheryl C. Kagan Democrat Nay
Senator Clarence K. Lam Democrat Nay
Senator Cory V. McCray Democrat Nay
Senator Craig J. Zucker Democrat Nay
Senator Guy Guzzone Democrat Nay
Senator Jeff Waldstreicher Democrat Nay
Senator Jim Rosapepe Democrat Nay
Senator Joanne C. Benson Democrat Nay
Senator Katie Fry Hester Democrat Nay
Senator Malcolm Augustine Democrat Nay
Senator Nancy J. King Democrat Nay
Senator Pamela Beidle Democrat Nay
Senator Shelly Hettleman Democrat Nay
Delegate April Miller Republican Not Voting
Delegate Mike Griffith Republican Nay
Delegate Teresa E. Reilly Republican Yea
Senator Bryan W. Simonaire Republican Yea
Senator Chris West Republican Yea
Senator J.B. Jennings Republican Yea
Senator Jack Bailey Republican Yea
Senator Jason C. Gallion Republican Yea
Senator Johnny Ray Salling Republican Yea
Senator Justin Ready Republican Yea
Senator Mary Beth Carozza Republican Yea

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Motion to limit debate

Passed 28 Yea · 15 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9602
Democrat 18001
Republican 1901
Total 281504
% of votes cast 60%32%0%9%
How each member voted (47)
Member Party Vote
Mr. President — Yea
Lee — Yea
Sydnor — Yea
Kelley — Yea
Peters — Yea
Washington — Yea
Carter — Yea
Klausmeier — Yea
Elfreth — Yea
Eckardt — Nay
Hershey — Nay
Edwards — Nay
Hough — Nay
Cassilly — Nay
Young — Nay
Serafini — Not Voting
Pinsky — Not Voting
Delegate Edith J. Patterson Democrat Yea
Delegate Stephanie Smith Democrat Yea
Senator Antonio Hayes Democrat Yea
Senator Arthur Ellis Democrat Yea
Senator Benjamin F. Kramer Democrat Not Voting
Senator Brian J. Feldman Democrat Yea
Senator Cheryl C. Kagan Democrat Yea
Senator Clarence K. Lam Democrat Yea
Senator Cory V. McCray Democrat Yea
Senator Craig J. Zucker Democrat Yea
Senator Guy Guzzone Democrat Yea
Senator Jeff Waldstreicher Democrat Yea
Senator Jim Rosapepe Democrat Yea
Senator Joanne C. Benson Democrat Yea
Senator Katie Fry Hester Democrat Yea
Senator Malcolm Augustine Democrat Yea
Senator Nancy J. King Democrat Yea
Senator Pamela Beidle Democrat Yea
Senator Shelly Hettleman Democrat Yea
Delegate April Miller Republican Not Voting
Delegate Mike Griffith Republican Yea
Delegate Teresa E. Reilly Republican Nay
Senator Bryan W. Simonaire Republican Nay
Senator Chris West Republican Nay
Senator J.B. Jennings Republican Nay
Senator Jack Bailey Republican Nay
Senator Jason C. Gallion Republican Nay
Senator Johnny Ray Salling Republican Nay
Senator Justin Ready Republican Nay
Senator Mary Beth Carozza Republican Nay

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On Third Reading

Passed 123 Yea · 9 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 47403
Democrat 57003
Republican 19503
Total 123909
% of votes cast 87%6%0%6%
How each member voted (141)
Member Party Vote
Krebs — Nay
Speaker — Yea
Lierman — Yea
Reznik — Yea
Lisanti — Yea
Haynes — Yea
Anderton — Yea
Clark — Yea
Luedtke — Yea
Saab — Yea
Atterbeary — Yea
Conaway — Yea
Malone — Yea
Holmes — Yea
Mangione — Yea
Cox — Yea
Barron — Yea
Impallaria — Yea
McIntosh — Yea
Barve — Yea
Beitzel — Yea
Belcastro — Yea
Dumais — Yea
Mosby — Yea
Valentino-Smith — Yea
Jalisi — Yea
Otto — Yea
Walker — Yea
Washington — Yea
Branch, C. — Yea
Parrott — Yea
Watson, C. — Yea
Branch, T. — Yea
Kelly — Yea
Bridges — Yea
Pendergrass — Yea
Cain — Yea
Gilchrist — Yea
Krimm — Yea
Carey — Yea
Grammer — Yea
Carr — Yea
Young, P. — Yea
Lewis, R. — Yea
Shoemaker — Nay
Boteler — Nay
Kittleman — Not Voting
Proctor — Not Voting
Jackson, M. — Yea
Johnson, S. — Yea
Lewis, J. — Yea
Long, R. — Not Voting
Morgan, M. — Nay
Palakovich Carr — Yea
Delegate Andrea Fletcher Harrison Democrat Yea
Delegate Anne Healey Democrat Yea
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser Democrat Yea
Delegate Ben Barnes Democrat Yea
Delegate Ben Barnes Democrat Yea
Delegate Bonnie Cullison Democrat Yea
Delegate Brian M. Crosby Democrat Yea
Delegate C. T. Wilson Democrat Not Voting
Delegate Catherine M. Forbes Democrat Yea
Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield Democrat Yea
Delegate Dana Stein Democrat Yea
Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo Democrat Yea
Delegate David Moon Democrat Yea
Delegate Debra Davis Democrat Yea
Delegate Debra Davis Democrat Yea
Delegate Diana M. Fennell Democrat Yea
Delegate Edith J. Patterson Democrat Yea
Delegate Emily Shetty Democrat Not Voting
Delegate Eric Ebersole Democrat Yea
Delegate Gabriel Acevero Democrat Yea
Delegate Harry Bhandari Democrat Yea
Delegate Heather Bagnall Democrat Yea
Delegate J. Sandy Bartlett Democrat Yea
Delegate Jared Solomon Democrat Yea
Delegate Jen Terrasa Democrat Yea
Delegate Jessica Feldmark Democrat Yea
Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins Democrat Yea
Delegate Jon S. Cardin Democrat Yea
Delegate Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk Democrat Yea
Delegate Julian Ivey Democrat Yea
Delegate Kenneth Kerr Democrat Yea
Delegate Kriselda Valderrama Democrat Yea
Delegate Lesley J. Lopez Democrat Yea
Delegate Lily Qi Democrat Yea
Delegate Lorig Charkoudian Democrat Yea
Delegate Luke Clippinger Democrat Yea
Delegate Marc Korman Democrat Yea
Delegate Mark S. Chang Democrat Yea
Delegate Mary A. Lehman Democrat Yea
Delegate Melissa Wells Democrat Yea
Delegate Michele Guyton Democrat Yea
Delegate Mike Rogers Democrat Yea
Delegate Nicole A. Williams Democrat Yea
Delegate Pam Queen Democrat Yea
Delegate Regina T. Boyce Democrat Yea
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg Democrat Yea
Delegate Sheila Ruth Democrat Yea
Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes Democrat Yea
Delegate Stephanie Smith Democrat Not Voting
Delegate Terri L. Hill Democrat Yea
Delegate Vaughn Stewart Democrat Yea
Delegate Veronica Turner Democrat Yea
Senator Benjamin Brooks Democrat Yea
Senator Carl Jackson Democrat Yea
Senator Dalya Attar Democrat Yea
Senator Karen Lewis Young Democrat Yea
Senator Nick Charles Democrat Yea
Senator Ron Watson Democrat Yea
Senator Sara Love Democrat Yea
Senator Shaneka Henson Democrat Yea
Delegate April Miller Republican Nay
Delegate April Rose Republican Nay
Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti Republican Not Voting
Delegate Brian Chisholm Republican Yea
Delegate Christopher T. Adams Republican Yea
Delegate H. Kevin Anderson Republican Not Voting
Delegate Jason C. Buckel Republican Nay
Delegate Jay A. Jacobs Republican Yea
Delegate Jefferson L. Ghrist Republican Yea
Delegate Jesse T. Pippy Republican Yea
Delegate Kathy Szeliga Republican Yea
Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger Republican Yea
Delegate Lauren Arikan Republican Not Voting
Delegate Mark N. Fisher Republican Yea
Delegate Mark N. Fisher Republican Nay
Delegate Mike Griffith Republican Yea
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke Republican Yea
Delegate Ric Metzgar Republican Yea
Delegate Seth A. Howard Republican Yea
Delegate Steven J. Arentz Republican Nay
Delegate Susan K. McComas Republican Yea
Delegate Teresa E. Reilly Republican Yea
Delegate Wayne A. Hartman Republican Yea
Delegate William J. Wivell Republican Yea
Senator Johnny Mautz Republican Yea
Senator Mike McKay Republican Yea
Senator Paul D. Corderman Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 985?
HB 985 is sponsored by Dumais, Barron, Conaway, Cox, Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield (Democrat), Delegate Lesley J. Lopez (Democrat), Delegate Emily Shetty (Democrat), Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg (Democrat), Delegate Nicole A. Williams (Democrat), Delegate Mark N. Fisher (Republican), Delegate Debra Davis (Democrat), and Delegate Jon S. Cardin (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 985?
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House of Delegates” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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