2000 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 875

File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Prior Year Introduction As: HB 969/99 - JUD
Sponsored By:
Delegate Rosenberg, the Speaker (Administration), and Delegates Hixson, Barve, Barkley, Bronrott, Brown, Cane, Cadden, Carlson, Cryor, Doory, Franchot, Frush, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Hammen, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kagan, Kopp, Mandel, Menes, McIntosh, Moe, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Pitkin, Petzold, Proctor, Rawlings, Shriver, Stern, Turner, Hecht, Marriott, and Swain
Entitled:
Crimes - Gender and Sexual Orientation Crimes - Prohibitions

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person from harassing or committing crimes against another person or institution, or damaging the property of another person or institution, because of that person's gender or sexual orientation or because of the institution's contacts or associations with a person or group of a particular gender or sexual orientation; defining the terms harass and sexual orientation; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/11
First Reading Judiciary
2/16
Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42
Administration
Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Paul H. Carlson, District 39
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Verna L. Jones, District 44
Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15
Speaker of the House of Delegates
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Darren M. Swain, District 24
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION
HARASSMENT
SEXUAL ORIENTATION
VANDALISM
VIOLENCE -see also- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HARASSMENT
Bill affects the following Statute:
Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
( 470A )

Documents:

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