2005 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 219

File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Prior Year Introduction As: SB 181/04 - JPR Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 246
Sponsored By:
The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Colburn, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Munson, Pipkin, Schrader, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled:
Crimes - Victim and Witness Intimidation - Death Penalty

Synopsis:

Making the first degree murder of victims, witnesses, and specified individuals in the course of committing or attempting to commit specified crimes relating to the murdered individuals' official duties or participation in specified proceedings, reports, or investigations an aggravating factor for the purpose of imposing the death penalty.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/21
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2/16
Hearing 3/1 at 1:00 p.m.
House Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

President of the Senate
Administration
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator Janet Greenip, District 33
Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2
Senator E. J. Pipkin, District 36
Senator Sandra B. Schrader, District 13
Senator J. Lowell Stoltzfus, District 38
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
DEATH PENALTY
HARASSMENT
JURIES -see also- GRAND JURIES
MURDER
SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
VICTIMS -see also- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION
WITNESSES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Criminal Law
( 2-303 , 2-303 )

Documents:

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