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Legislation


2004 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 301

File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 181
Sponsored By:
The Speaker and the Minority Leader (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Edwards, Amedori, Anderson, Arnick, Aumann, Barkley, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Cluster, Costa, Cryor, C. Davis, DeBoy, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Fulton, Glassman, Haddaway, Hennessy, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Krebs, McComas, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Mitchell, O'Donnell, Owings, Parrott, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Trueschler, Vaughn, Walkup, and Weldon
Entitled:
Crimes - Victim and Witness Intimidation - Death Penalty

Synopsis:

Making the first degree murder of victims, witnesses, and specified individuals in the course of committing or attempting to commit specified crimes relating to the murdered individuals' official duties or participation in specified proceedings, reports, or investigations an aggravating factor for the purpose of imposing the death penalty.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/27
First Reading Judiciary
2/18
Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Speaker of the House of Delegates
Administration
Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5A
Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate John S. Arnick, District 6
Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45
Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
Delegate W. Louis Hennessy, District 28
Delegate Patrick N. Hogan, District 3A
Delegate Rick K. Impallaria, District 7
Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Herb McMillan, District 30
Minority Leader, House
Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
Delegate John G. Trueschler, District 42
Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
DEATH PENALTY
HARASSMENT
JURIES -see also- GRAND JURIES
MURDER
SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
VICTIMS -see also- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION
WITNESSES
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Criminal Law
( 2-303 , 2-303 )

Documents:

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