2004 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 802

File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 349
Sponsored By:
Delegates Frank, Amedori, Anderson, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Burns, Cluster, Conroy, Costa, C. Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Fulton, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Hennessy, Hogan, Impallaria, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Krebs, Krysiak, Leopold, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Mitchell, Myers, O'Donnell, Owings, Parker, Parrott, Proctor, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled:
Unborn Victims of Violence Act

Synopsis:

Providing that specified laws relating to homicide, assault, and physical injury apply to an unborn child; establishing that specified laws prohibiting homicide, assault, and physical injury against an unborn child do not apply to acts committed by the mother of the unborn child, acts committed during a specified legal abortion, or acts committed in accordance with specified medical practices; providing that a person may not be sentenced to death for a murder of an unborn child; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/9
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/18
Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
3/4
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
3/25
Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5A
Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45
Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
Delegate Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., District 32
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
Delegate W. Louis Hennessy, District 28
Delegate Patrick N. Hogan, District 3A
Delegate Rick K. Impallaria, District 7
Delegate Sally Jameson, District 28
Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Herb McMillan, District 30
Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 6
Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Rosetta C. Parker, District 47
Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate John G. Trueschler, District 42
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Delegate Michael H. Weir, Jr., District 6
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ACCIDENTS
ASSAULT
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
DEATH PENALTY
DRUNK AND DRUGGED DRIVING
HOMICIDE -see also- MANSLAUGHTER; MURDER
MANSLAUGHTER
MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED; AMBULANCES; BUSES; etc.
MURDER
PREGNANCY
SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
VICTIMS -see also- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION
WOMEN
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Criminal Law
( 2-101 , 2-101 , 2-103 , 2-104 , 2-202 , 3-201 , 3-201 , 3-201 , 3-201.1 , 3-201.2 , 3-203 , 3-207 )

Documents:

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