File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 220
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Bonsack, M. Burns, Conway, Elliott, Guns, Harkins,
Healey, Howard, Jacobs, Linton, Kelly, Klima, O'Donnell, Patterson,
Palumbo, Proctor, Valderrama, and Walkup
- Entitled:
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Assisted Suicide - Prohibition
Prohibiting a person from assisting another person's suicide or
suicide attempt; excepting some medical situations and procedures that
involve an advance directive; allowing persons with standing to seek
civil or injunctive relief and reasonable attorney's fees from a
violator of the Act; allowing the relevant licensing board to take
administrative action against a violator of the Act; etc.
House Action
- 2/13
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/18
- Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/16
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Rose Mary Hatem Bonsack, District 34
- Delegate Michael W. Burns, District 32
- Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38
- Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
- Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36
- Delegate James M. Harkins, District 35A
- Delegate Anne Healey, District 22A
- Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
- Delegate Nancy Jacobs, District 34
- Delegate James M. Kelly, District 9B
- Delegate Martha S. Klima, District 9A
- Delegate Samuel C. Linton, District 28
- Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
- Delegate Richard A. Palumbo, District 22A
- Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
- Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
- Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26
- Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES
- ATTORNEYS -see also- LEGAL AID; STATE'S ATTORNEYS
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
- DEATH -see also- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES; WRONGFUL DEATH.
- DISCIPLINE
- FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
- LICENSES -see also- ALC. BEVERAGES LICENSES; DRIVERS' LIC
- PENALTIES
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
- (
415A
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
