File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Quinter, Bobo, C. Davis, DeBoy, Dumais, Feldman,
Gutierrez, Hubbard, Lee, Madaleno, McHale, McIntosh, Morhaim,
Rosenberg, Stern, and F. Turner
- Entitled:
-
Pregnant Woman's Protection Act
Increasing by 5 years the maximum penalties of imprisonment for second
degree murder, manslaughter, first degree assault, and second degree
assault, if the defendant knew or had reason to know that the victim
was a pregnant woman.
House Action
- 2/13
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/18
- Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/27
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Neil F. Quinter, District 13
- Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
- Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45
- Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
- Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
- Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
- Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
- Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
- Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
- Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
- Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 46
- Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43
- Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
- Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
- Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ASSAULT
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
- MANSLAUGHTER
- MURDER
- PENALTIES
- PREGNANCY
- VICTIMS -see also- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION
- WOMEN
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Criminal Law
- (
2-204 ,
2-207 ,
3-202 ,
3-203
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered