2001 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1462

File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 901
Sponsored By:
Delegates Amedori, Elliott, Stocksdale, DeCarlo, Brinkley, Zirkin, O'Donnell, Giannetti, Boschert, Bartlett, K. Kelly, La Vay, Greenip, Cadden, Leopold, Hutchins, Hubers, Bozman, Kach, Klausmeier, Ports, Parrott, Getty, Shank, Edwards, Riley, Minnick, D. Murphy, Rzepkowski, Kittleman, Klima, Redmer, Mitchell, Glassman, Boutin, Snodgrass, and Donoghue
Entitled:
Homicide - Use of Deadly Force in a Business Establishment - Defense

Synopsis:

Establishing that a specified person who uses deadly force or force likely to cause death within the person's business establishment is presumed to have held a reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or serious physical injury to the person or an employee of the person's business establishment, if force is used against another who unlawfully and forcibly enters or has entered the person's business establishment; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
3/20
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Motion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Delegate Amedori) Adopted (99-10)
Referred House Rules and Executive Nominations
Motion Rules Suspended Re-referred Judiciary (Delegate Amedori) Rejected (91-20)
4/9
Re-referred Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 3
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38
Delegate David R. Brinkley, District 4A
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Joseph M. Getty, District 5
Delegate John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 13B
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate Janet Greenip, District 33
Delegate Nancy M. Hubers, District 6
Delegate Thomas E. "Tim" Hutchins, District 28
Delegate Wade Kach, District 9A
Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
Delegate Robert H. Kittleman, District 14B
Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Delegate Martha S. Klima, District 9A
Delegate Richard La Vay, District 15
Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 7
Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
Delegate Donald E. Murphy, District 12A
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
Delegate James F. Ports, Jr., District 8
Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34
Delegate James E. Rzepkowski, District 32
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5
Delegate Robert A. Zirkin, District 11
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- DEALERS; TRADERS; etc
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
HOMICIDE -see also- MANSLAUGHTER; MURDER
LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
SELF DEFENSE
Bill affects the following Statute:
Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
( 415A )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 20, 2001: Motion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Amedori) Adopted (99-10)
March 20, 2001: Motion Rules Suspended Re-referred Judiciary (Amedori) Rejected (91-20)