2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 59

File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 509
Sponsored By:
Delegates Quinter, Montgomery, F. Turner, DeBoy, Sophocleus, Menes, Dumais, Howard, Trueschler, McMillan, Cryor, Shewell, Hogan, and Rudolph
Entitled:
Criminal Law - Crimes of Violence - Child Abuse

Synopsis:

Adding the crime of child abuse in the first degree to the list of crimes of violence for which specified enhanced penalties are applied to specified offenders.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
7/21
Pre-filed
1/11
First Reading Judiciary
1/25
Hearing 2/7 at 1:00 p.m.
3/6
Favorable Report by Judiciary
3/7
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/9
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
4/1
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/10
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
4/3
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/30
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/1
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/26
Governor vetoed - Duplicative

Sponsored by:

Delegate Neil F. Quinter, District 13
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Patrick N. Hogan, District 3A
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate Herb McMillan, District 30
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate John G. Trueschler, District 42
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
PENALTIES

Bill affects the following Statute:

Criminal Law
( 14-101 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 9, 2006: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Senate
April 1, 2006: Third Reading Passed (47-0)