2011 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 359

File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 237
Sponsored By:
Delegates Hough, Afzali, Boteler, Clippinger, Cluster, DeBoy, Krebs, McComas, McDermott, McDonough, McMillan, Parrott, Ready, B. Robinson, Schuh, Schulz, Simmons, Smigiel, and Valderrama
Entitled:
Criminal Law - Selling a Controlled Dangerous Substance to a Minor - Causing Death

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person 18 years of age or older from selling to a minor a controlled dangerous substance, the use or ingestion of which directly causes the death of the minor; establishing a penalty for a violation of the Act; providing that a sentence imposed under the Act shall be separate from and consecutive to or concurrent with a sentence for any crime based on the act establishing a violation of the Act; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/3
First Reading Judiciary
2/4
Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Michael J. Hough, District 3B
Delegate Kathy Afzali, District 4A
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Luke Clippinger, District 46
Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Michael A. McDermott, District 38B
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Herb McMillan, District 30
Delegate Neil Parrott, District 2B
Delegate Justin Ready, District 5A
Delegate Barbara Robinson, District 40
Delegate Steven R. Schuh, District 31
Delegate Kelly Schulz, District 4A
Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Controlled Dangerous Substances -see also- Drugs; Subst Abus
Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc.
Death -see also- Advance Medical Directives; Wrongful Death.
Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth
Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Criminal Law
( 5-602.1 , 5-607 )

Documents

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Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments: None offered