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2001 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 901

File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1462

Sponsored By:: Senators Haines, Ferguson, and Hollinger

Entitled:: Homicide - Use of Deadly Force in a Business Establishment - Defense

Establishing that a specified person who uses deadly force or force likely to cause death within the person's business establishment is presumed to have held a reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or serious physical injury to the person or an employee of the person's business establishment, if force is used against another who unlawfully and forcibly enters or has entered the person's business establishment; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

3/23: First Reading Senate Rules; Motion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Senator Haines) Adopted (44-0); Referred Senate Rules
3/26: Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
3/27: Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5: Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/2: Favorable with Amendments; Committee Amendment Adopted; Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted (33-11); Floor Amendment (Senator Hollinger) Adopted; Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/3: Third Reading Passed (41-3)

House Action

4/1: First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

Sponsored by:: Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5; Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4; Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:: CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS; COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- DEALERS; TRADERS; etc; CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.; HOMICIDE -see also- MANSLAUGHTER; MURDER; LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN; SELF DEFENSE

Bill affects the following Statute:: Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments; ( 415A )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

Senate: Number: 203627/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 5, 2001 at: 9:40 p.m. Status: Adopted; Number: 368478/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 5, 2001 at: 9:32 p.m. Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate: March 23, 2001: Motion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Haines) Adopted (44-0); April 2, 2001: Favorable with Amendments Adopted (33-11); April 3, 2001: Third Reading Passed (41-3)