File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 645/07 - JUD
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates McDonough, Boteler, Impallaria, McComas, Norman, and O'Donnell
- Entitled:
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Crimes - Victim and Witness Intimidation - Death Penalty
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.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/1
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/11
- Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/17
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
- Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
- Delegate Rick Impallaria, District 7
- Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
- Delegate H. Wayne Norman, Jr., District 35A
- Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
- Death Penalty
- 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
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered