File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Boutin, Amedori, Bartlett, Hogan, Krebs, McComas,
Stocksdale, and Weldon
- Entitled:
-
Homicide - Victim - Viable Fetus
Establishing that for specified prosecutions, including murder,
manslaughter, and unlawful homicide, and under specified conditions
the victim may include a viable fetus; and providing exceptions for
lawful acts by a doctor or pregnant woman.
House Action
- 2/2
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/18
- Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/27
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
- Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5A
- Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
- Delegate Patrick N. Hogan, District 3A
- Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
- Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
- Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
- Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
- HOMICIDE -see also- MANSLAUGHTER; MURDER
- MANSLAUGHTER
- MURDER
- PREGNANCY
- VICTIMS -see also- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION
- WOMEN
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Criminal Law
- (
2-103
)
- Health - General
- (
20-209
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
