DEATH PENALTY

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 14

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  HB 16

  Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Marriott, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Carter, Conroy, C. Davis, D. Davis, Dumais, Gaines, Goldwater, Griffith, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hurson, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Kirk, Madaleno, McIntosh, Menes, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Rosenberg, Ross, Taylor, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Death Penalty - Moratorium

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 74

  Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kelly, Owings, Amedori, Boutin, Edwards, Hutchins, Krebs, McComas, McKee, Minnick, Mitchell, Myers, O'Donnell, Shank, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Crimes - Death Penalty - Murder of Off-Duty Law Enforcement Officer

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 225

  Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Anderson, Cadden, Kelly, and McHale

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Murder in the First Degree - Aggravating Circumstances - Child Victim

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 665

  Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Brown, Anderson, and Quinter

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study the Need for Prosecutorial Guidelines and Procedures to Govern Death Penalty Decisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 783

  Status as of March 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Amedori, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, G. Clagett, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, Glassman, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, McComas, McDonough, Owings, Parrott, Redmer, Rzepkowski, Shank, Sossi, Stocksdale, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Murder in the First Degree - Requirement for State to Seek the Death Penalty - Dawn's Law

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 789

  Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Amedori, Barkley, Bates, Bohanan, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, G. Clagett, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Frank, Fulton, Glassman, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, McComas, McDonough, Moe, O'Donnell, Owings, Parrott, Redmer, Rzepkowski, Shank, Sophocleus, Sossi, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Multiple Murders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 835

  Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Quinter, Anderson, Kelly, McHale, O'Donnell, and Shank

  Entitled

  Serial Murder Death Penalty Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  SB 12

  Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hughes, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Grosfeld, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Death Penalty - Moratorium

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 53

  Status as of March 19, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Britt, Conway, Exum, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Death Penalty - Sentencing - Standard of Proof

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 172

  Status as of March 5, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Haines, and Hooper

  Entitled

  Murder in the First Degree - Requirement for State to Seek the Death Penalty - Dawn's Law

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 350

  Status as of February 5, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, Giannetti, and Hughes

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Proportionality Review

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 378

  Status as of February 5, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Hooper, Schrader, and Stone

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Multiple Murders

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 544

  Status as of March 11, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Gladden, Kelley, and Lawlah

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 572

  Status as of March 5, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hughes and Gladden

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Felony Murder

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings