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Legislation


2001 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 755

File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Prior Year Introduction As: SB 559/00 - JPR
Sponsored By:
Senators Haines, Colburn, Ferguson, Forehand, Hafer, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Madden, McCabe, Mooney, Munson, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled:
Criminal Law - Domestic Abuse Murder

Synopsis:

Making the murder of specified adults or children in the perpetration of abuse murder in the first degree if the person committing the murder has engaged in a past pattern of abuse on the victim, and if the death occurs under circumstances that show an extreme indifference to human life.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/2
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2/7
Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
3/6
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/8
Favorable
Special Order 3/9 (Senator Conway) Adopted
3/9
Favorable
Special Order later today (Senator Conway) Adopted
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/13
Third Reading Passed (45-1)
House Action
3/13
First Reading Judiciary
3/20
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
4/9
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Sponsored by:
Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 9
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Martin G. Madden, District 13
Senator Christopher J. McCabe, District 14
Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3
Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2
Senator J. Lowell Stoltzfus, District 38
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CHILD ABUSE
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE -see also- CHILD ABUSE
FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc
MURDER
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
( 410A )
Family Law
( 4-501 , 14-101 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
Senate
March 13, 2001: Third Reading Passed (45-1)
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