2011 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1024

File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Sponsored By:
Delegates Frank, Cluster, Anderson, Aumann, Bates, Beidle, Boteler, Burns, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Elliott, Glass, Hogan, Impallaria, Jameson, Kach, K. Kelly, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McDermott, Minnick, Myers, O'Donnell, Otto, Parrott, Proctor, Ready, Serafini, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Szeliga, and Wood
Entitled:
Criminal Law - Murder or Manslaughter - Fetus

Synopsis:

Repealing references to the term "viable" with respect to a fetus for purposes of specified provisions of law concerning the offense of murder or manslaughter of a fetus; defining the term "fetus" for purposes of a prosecution for the offense of murder or manslaughter of a fetus; repealing a specified definition of "viable" rendered obsolete by the Act; 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
2/11
First Reading Judiciary
Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
Delegate Pamela Beidle, District 32
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Don H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Glen Glass, District 34A
Delegate Patrick N. Hogan, District 3A
Delegate Rick Impallaria, District 7
Delegate Sally Jameson, District 28
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Michael A. McDermott, District 38B
Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 6
Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate Charles J. Otto, District 38A
Delegate Neil Parrott, District 2B
Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Justin Ready, District 5A
Delegate Andrew A. Serafini, District 2A
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
Delegate Kathy Szeliga, District 7
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc.
Manslaughter
Murder
Pregnancy
Women

Bill affects the following Statute:

Criminal Law
( 2-103 )

Documents

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