File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 782/96 - JUD
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Harkins, Poole, Preis, Stull, Edwards, Jacobs, Stup, Elliott,
Brinkley, Getty, Hutchins, Owings, Fry, and Perry
- Entitled:
-
Firearms - Drug Trafficking Crimes - Penalties
Increasing from 20 to 25 years the maximum penalty for a first offense
of firearm possession during and in relation to a drug trafficking
crime; and increasing the minimum penalty from 10 to 15 years and the
maximum penalty from 20 to 25 years for a second or subsequent
offense.
House Action
- 1/23
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/5
- Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate James M. Harkins, District 35A
- Delegate David R. Brinkley, District 4A
- Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
- Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
- Delegate Donald C. Fry, District 35A
- Delegate Joseph M. Getty, District 5
- Delegate Thomas E. Hutchins, District 28
- Delegate Nancy Jacobs, District 34
- Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
- Delegate Marsha G. Perry, District 33
- Delegate D. Bruce Poole, District 2B
- Delegate Mary Louise Preis, District 34
- Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
- Delegate J. Anita Stup, District 3
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
- DRUGS -see also-CONTROLLED DANG.SUBST.;DRUNK & DRUGGED DRIVG
- GUNS -see also- HUNTING
- PENALTIES
- SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
- WEAPONS -see also- GUNS
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
- (
281A
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
