2004 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 349

File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 802
Sponsored By:
Senators Green, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, DeGrange, Dyson, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Mooney, Munson, Stoltzfus, and Stone
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

Senate Action
2/4
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2/11
Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.
3/24
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Favorable
Special Order 3/25 (Senator Ruben) Adopted
3/25
Favorable Report Adopted (29-17)
Floor Amendment (Senator Harris)
Laid Over (Senator Hollinger) Adopted
3/26
Floor Amendment (Senator Harris) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Grosfeld) Adopted (29-18)
Floor Amendment (Senator Hollinger) Adopted (25-22)
Floor Amendment (Senator Grosfeld) Withdrawn
Motion Special Order later today (Senator Harris)
Motion to amend previous Motion (Senator Frosh) Adopted
Special Order 3/29 (Senator Frosh) Adopted (24-23)
3/29
Special Order 3/30 (Senator Green) Adopted
3/30
Floor Amendment (Senator Green)
Laid Over until later today Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Green)
Special Order 3/31 (The President) Adopted
3/31
Motion Postpone Indefinitely (Senator McFadden) Adopted (25-22)
House Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator David R. Brinkley, District 4
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Janet Greenip, District 33
Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 7
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3
Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2
Senator J. Lowell Stoltzfus, District 38
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
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:
SENATE
Number: 063527/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 26, 2004   at: 12:18 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 393026/02 (PDF)     Offered on: March 26, 2004   at: 12:18 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 503522/02 (PDF)     Offered on: March 30, 2004   at: 11:40 a.m.     Status: Special Ordered
Number: 933725/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 26, 2004   at: 12:28 p.m.     Status: Withdrawn
Number: 943829/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 26, 2004   at: 12:18 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 25, 2004: Favorable Adopted (29-17)
March 26, 2004: Floor Amendment (Grosfeld) {943829/1 Adopted (29-18)
March 26, 2004: Floor Amendment (Hollinger) {393026/2 Adopted (25-22)
March 26, 2004: (Frosh) Adopted (24-23)
March 31, 2004: Motion Postpone Indefinitely (McFadden) Adopted (25-22)