2010 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 227

File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Sponsored By:
Delegate James
Entitled:
Criminal Law - Gangs - Definition, Underlying Crimes, and Sentencing

Synopsis:

Altering the definition of "criminal gang" to remove a requirement that a specified group must be an ongoing association; adding specified felonies and misdemeanors to the list of underlying crimes that serve to prove a pattern of criminal gang activity for conviction of a defendant as a member of a criminal gang; providing that a sentence for a specified violation must be separate from and consecutive to a sentence for any specified crime, etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
1/25
First Reading Judiciary
1/26
Hearing 2/9 at 1:00 p.m.
4/12
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc.
Gangs
Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Criminal Law
( 9-801 , 9-804 )

Documents

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Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments: None offered
Committee Votes :
House
Judiciary