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Legislation


2000 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 569

File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Sponsored By:
Delegates Hecht, Rawlings, Barkley, Bobo, Boutin, Cadden, Conroy, D. Davis, Dobson, Donoghue, Franchot, Fulton, Goldwater, Healey, Heller, Howard, Hubers, Hurson, V. Jones, Leopold, Marriott, Montague, Patterson, Petzold, Pitkin, Sher, Shriver, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, and Turner
Entitled:
Crimes - Masks and Hoods - Prohibitions

Synopsis:

Prohibiting persons over the age of 17 years from wearing, in public or specified private locations, a mask, hood, or other device which covers a substantial portion of the face with the intent to conceal identity; establishing specified exceptions to the prohibition against wearing a mask, hood, or other device; and creating a specified penalty.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/7
First Reading Judiciary
2/9
Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
2/28
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3
Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23
Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25
Delegate Michael V. Dobson, District 43
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22A
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate Nancy M. Hubers, District 6
Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18
Delegate Verna L. Jones, District 44
Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A
Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15
Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
IDENTIFICATION
PENALTIES
Bill affects the following Statute:
Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
( 580B )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered
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