Legislation

Title: Criminal Law - Homicide - Fetus
Sponsored by: Delegates Kittleman, Arikan, Bartlett, Boyce, Krebs, McComas, and Rose
Status: In the House - Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Expanding the application of certain provisions relating to a prosecution for murder or manslaughter of a certain viable fetus to a prosecution for murder or manslaughter of a certain fetus; requiring knowledge that a certain mother was pregnant for a certain murder or manslaughter prosecution; defining "fetus" as an unborn offspring of the species Homo sapiens from the end of the eighth week after fertilization until birth; etc.

Committees

Original:: Health and Government Operations Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0561

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2019

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/08/2019 Legislative Date 2/08/2019 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Criminal Law - Homicide - Fetus Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/19/2019 Legislative Date 2/19/2019 Action Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/08/2019	2/08/2019	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Criminal Law - Homicide - Fetus
House	2/19/2019	2/19/2019	Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m.

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