File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 366/96 - JUD
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegates Genn, Taylor, Preis, Owings, Dembrow, Grosfeld, Harkins,
Bissett, Hutchins, M. Burns, E. Burns, O'Donnell, Petzold, Jacobs,
Perry, Turner, Shriver, and Barve
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Firearms - Use in the Commission of a Felony or Crime of Violence
 
Expanding the current law making it a separate offense to use certain
firearms in the commission of a felony or crime of violence by
including other types of firearms; and establishing that a person
convicted of a subsequent offense under the Act is not eligible for
parole for a certain period of time.
House Action
- 1/15
 - First Reading Judiciary
 - 2/5
 - Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
 
Senate Action
- No Action
 
- Sponsored by:
 - Delegate Gilbert J. Genn, District 16
 - Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
 - Delegate Phillip D. Bissett, District 30
 - Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
 - Delegate Michael W. Burns, District 32
 - Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20
 - Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
 - Delegate James M. Harkins, District 35A
 - Delegate Thomas E. Hutchins, District 28
 - Delegate Nancy Jacobs, District 34
 - Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
 - Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
 - Delegate Marsha G. Perry, District 33
 - Delegate Carol Stoker Petzold, District 19
 - Delegate Mary Louise Preis, District 34
 - Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15
 - Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C
 - Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
 
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
 - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
 - GUNS -see also- HUNTING
 - PAROLE AND PROBATION
 - SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
 - WEAPONS -see also- GUNS
 
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
 - Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
 - (
 36B ,
 36L ,
 441 
)
 
- Bill Text:
 -  First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled 
 - Fiscal Note:
 Available (PDF)