HOUSE BILL 585

File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes

Sponsored By:

Delegates Poole, Hecht, Harkins, and Grosfeld

Entitled:

Domestic Violence - First Degree Murder - Civil Protective Orders

Synopsis:

Providing that murder that is committed by a person while the person was subject to a temporary ex parte or a protective order issued in a domestic violence case against another who had been granted relief in the order shall be murder in the first degree; and adding as an aggravating circumstance in sentencing proceedings for the first degree murder that the victim had been granted relief under and the defendant was subject to a temporary ex parte or a protective order issued in a domestic violence case.

Legislative History

House Action

1/29

First Reading Judiciary

Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.

3/3

Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate D. Bruce Poole, District 2B

Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18

Delegate James M. Harkins, District 35A

Delegate Sue C. Hecht, District 3

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

MURDER

SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments

( 410A , 413 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)