Celebrating the life of the Honorable FloraLonette Davis Crittenden.
Celebrating the life of the Reverend PatrickJoseph White.
Celebrating the life of Richard Van Evera Doud,Jr.
Elections; absentee voting; verification by social security number or unique identifier in lieu of witness signature. Requires the State Board of Elections to promulgate regulations for providing a unique identifier to any qualified voter who lacks a social security number and provides that such unique identifier can be accepted in place of a social security number for the purposes of voting absentee. The bill makes optional the current absentee ballot witness signature requirement by giving the voter the option to provide the last four digits of the voter's social security number and the voter's date of birth in lieu of a witness signature. The bill clarifies that verification of the required voter affirmation on absentee ballots by the general registrar includes matching any date of birth and last four digits of the social security number or assigned unique identifier provided as part of the voter affirmation against the information in the voter's registration record.
Unlawful hazing; penalty. Amends the definitionof hazing to include the reckless or intentional act of causing anotherperson to suffer severe emotional distress through outrageous orintolerable conduct when the severe emotional distress was causedby the outrageous or intolerable conduct. The bill also makes the crime of hazing a Class 5 felony if such hazing results in deathor serious bodily injury to any person. The crime of hazing thatdoes not result in death or serious bodily injury remains a Class1 misdemeanor. The bill provides immunity for arrest and prosecutionfor hazing if a person in good faith seeks or obtains emergency medicalattention for a person who has received a bodily injury by hazingor renders emergency care or assistance, including cardiopulmonaryresuscitation (CPR), to a person who has received a bodily injuryby hazing while another person seeks or obtains emergency medicalattention for such person. The bill also creates a civil penaltyfor certain organizations if such organization had specific credibleknowledge that its student members were participating, aiding, orassisting in any act of hazing and did not attempt to intervene tostop the hazing or report it to the appropriate local authorities.
Commending The Birchmere.
Commending Patricia Carroll.
Commending Kevin McNulty.
Commending the Hayfield High School boys' basketballteam.
