MURDER

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 27

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  HB 55

  Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate M. Burns

  Entitled

  First Degree Murder - Death Penalty - Controlled Dangerous Substances

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 356

  Status as of March 25, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Harrison, and Muse (Task Force to Examine the State's Cemetery and Funeral Industry) and Delegate Walkup

  Entitled

  Victims of Homicide - Transportation Expenses - State Budget

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 495

  Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Genn, Perry, Montague, Hutchins, Workman, Rudolph, DeCarlo, Cadden, Proctor, and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Crimes - Reckless Homicide by Motor Vehicle

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 500

  Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Harkins, Hutchins, Workman, Rudolph, DeCarlo, Cadden, and Proctor

  Entitled

  Homicide - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 585

  Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Poole, Hecht, Harkins, and Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - First Degree Murder - Civil Protective Orders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 686

  Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Genn, Owings, Perry, Morhaim, Frank, Finifter, Hutchins, Workman, Rudolph, DeCarlo, Cadden, Proctor, E. Burns, V. Mitchell, and the Speaker (Administration)

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Reckless Homicide by Motor Vehicle - Reckless Driving or Negligent Driving - Death

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 708

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Genn and Doory (Committee to Revise Article 27)

  Entitled

  Crimes - Explosives and Destructive Devices - Revision

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 754

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 317

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pitkin, Grosfeld, Hubbard, Conroy, R. Baker, Benson, M. Burns, Crumlin, Cryor, Eckardt, Frush, Healey, Hecht, Howard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Kopp, Krysiak, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Montague, D. Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Perry, Petzold, and Turner

  Entitled

  Manslaughter - Inadequate Provocation - Spousal Adultery

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 757

  Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Crumlin, Mossburg, Kelly, Schade, Morhaim, McClenahan, Ports, Leopold, Klima, M. Burns, Frank, Hubbard, Fulton, Conroy, B. Hughes, Hutchins, Malone, Pitkin, DeCarlo, Holt, and Dypski

  Entitled

  Parole Eligibility - First Degree Murder

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 788

  Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate M. Burns

  Entitled

  Sentencing - Murder of Driver-for-Hire

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 789

  Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kach

  Entitled

  Death Penalty - Aggravating Circumstances

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 790

  Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kach

  Entitled

  Death Penalty - Aggravating Circumstances - Murderer on Parole and Repeat Murderer

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 791

  Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kach

  Entitled

  Death Penalty - Aggravating Circumstances - Callous Disregard for Life

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 792

  Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kach

  Entitled

  Death Penalty - Aggravating Circumstances - Stalking

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 793

  Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kach

  Entitled

  Death Penalty - Aggravating Circumstances - Serial Murder

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 849

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 373

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Genn and Taylor and Delegates W. Baker, Baldwin, Barve, Beck, Benson, Bissett, Bobo, Boston, Bozman, Branch, Brinkley, E. Burns, M. Burns, Busch, Cadden, Campbell, Ciliberti, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, Crumlin, Cryor, Curran, C. Davis, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dewberry, Donoghue, Doory, Dypski, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Exum, Faulkner, Finifter, Flanagan, Franchot, Frush, Fry, Fulton, Getty, Goldwater, Gordon, Greenip, Grosfeld, Harkins, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holt, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Hutchins, Jacobs, Kagan, Kach, Kelly, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Klima, Kopp, Krysiak, La Vay, Leopold, Linton, Love, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, McKee, Menes, Minnick, V. Mitchell, Mohorovic, Morgan, Morhaim, Mossburg, D. Murphy, T. Murphy, Muse, O'Donnell, Owings, Palumbo, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Rawlings, Rosapepe, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Schade, Shriver, Slade, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Stup, Turner, Valderrama, Walkup, Watson, Weir, Willis, and Wood

  Entitled

  Manslaughter by Vehicle and Homicide by Motor Vehicle or Vessel While Intoxicated , Intoxicated Per Se, or Under the Influence - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 873

  Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Brinkley, Elliott, Stull, Hecht, Snodgrass, Stup, Kagan, Fry, Rudolph, Flanagan, Kittleman, La Vay, Faulkner, and Morgan

  Entitled

  Death Penalty - Aggravating Circumstances

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  SB 32

  Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn, Baker, Stoltzfus, Collins, Dorman, Ferguson, Hafer, Haines, Jimeno, Middlebrooks, Stone, and Hogan

  Entitled

  First Degree Murder - Death Penalty - Controlled Dangerous Substances

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 225

  Status as of March 11, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Jimeno and Dorman

  Entitled

  Crimes - Reckless Homicide by Motor Vehicle

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 227

  Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration)

  Entitled

  Homicide - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 279

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 343

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Middlebrooks, and Boozer (Committee to Revise Article 27) and Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Crimes - Explosives and Destructive Devices - Revision

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 450

  Status as of March 11, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Drunk Driving - Intoxicated Per Se - Driving While Under the Influence

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 561

  Status as of March 31, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jimeno

  Entitled

  Sentencing - Murder of Driver-for-Hire

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 587

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 372

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jimeno, Amoss, Astle, Boozer, Collins, Conway, Craig, Currie, Della, Derr, Dorman, Ferguson, Forehand, Haines, Hoffman, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Madden, McFadden, Middlebrooks, Munson, Neall, Roesser, Stoltzfus, Teitelbaum, Trotter, Van Hollen, Young, Green, and Stone

  Entitled

  Manslaughter by Vehicle and Homicide by Motor Vehicle or Vessel While Intoxicated , Intoxicated Per Se, or Under the Influence - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 719

  Status as of March 19, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines, Jimeno, and Ferguson

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicles - Vessels - Homicide - Driving While Under the Influence of an Inhalant

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 806

  Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Trotter and Young

  Entitled

  Homicide - Victim Impact Statements - Changes

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 819

  Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hafer, Madden, and Trotter (Task Force to Examine the State's Cemetery and Funeral Industry) and Senator Della

  Entitled

  Death Care Industry Regulation (Rachel's Law)

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters