CHAPTER NUMBER: 546
File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 520/04 - JUD
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Boutin, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Cluster, DeBoy,
Elliott, Glassman, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kelly, Krebs, McComas,
McDonough, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Shank, Shewell, Stocksdale,
Stull, Trueschler, and Weldon
- Entitled:
-
Murder and Manslaughter -
Viable Fetus
Establishing that a prosecution may be instituted for murder or
manslaughter of a viable fetus under specified conditions; defining
"viable"; and providing exceptions for lawful acts by a licensed
medical professional or pregnant woman.
House Action
- 1/31
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/2
- Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/21
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/23
- Special Order 3/25 (Delegate Rosenberg) Adopted
- 3/24
- Recommit to Committee Judiciary (Delegate Rosenberg)
- 3/26
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 3/25
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/26
- Third Reading Passed (108-20)
- 4/9
- Returned Passed
Senate Action
- 3/28
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/30
- Hearing 4/5 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/9
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 4/7
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Senator Grosfeld)
- Laid Over (Senator Mooney) Adopted (25-21)
- 4/8
- Floor Amendment (Senator Grosfeld) Rejected (17-27)
- Floor Amendment (Senator Grosfeld) Rejected (15-30)
- Floor Amendment (Senator Grosfeld) Rejected (12-32)
- Floor Amendment (Senator Grosfeld) Rejected (14-31)
- Second Reading Passed
- Motion two readings same day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Jacobs) Rejected (22-24)
- 4/9
- Floor Amendment (Senator Grosfeld) Rejected (13-29)
- Floor Amendment (Senator Grosfeld) Rejected (16-28)
- Third Reading Passed (36-10)
Action after passage in House and Senate
- 5/26
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 546
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
- Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
- Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
- Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
- Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
- Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
- Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
- Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
- Delegate Patrick N. Hogan, District 3A
- Delegate Rick Impallaria, District 7
- Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
- Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
- Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
- Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
- Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
- Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
- Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
- Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
- Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
- Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
- Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
- Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
- Delegate John G. Trueschler, District 42
- Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
- DEATH PENALTY
- HOMICIDE -see also- MANSLAUGHTER; MURDER
- MANSLAUGHTER
- MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
- MURDER
- PREGNANCY
- VICTIMS -see also- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION
- WOMEN
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Criminal Law
- (
2-103
)
- Health - General
- (
20-209
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
- Number: 002013/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 26, 2005 at:
11:45 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 842313/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 22, 2005 at:
12:25 p.m. Status: Adopted
Senate
- Number: 143120/01 (PDF) Offered on: April 11, 2005 at:
6:45 p.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 183923/01 (PDF) Offered on: April 11, 2005 at:
9:24 p.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 483422/01 (PDF) Offered on: April 11, 2005 at:
9:34 p.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 663524/01 (PDF) Offered on: April 11, 2005 at:
1:00 p.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 883724/01 (PDF) Offered on: April 11, 2005 at:
6:41 p.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 903428/01 (PDF) Offered on: April 11, 2005 at:
6:49 p.m. Status: Rejected
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- March 26, 2005: Third Reading Passed (108-20)
Senate
- April 7, 2005: Motion Laid Over (Mooney) Adopted (25-21)
- April 8, 2005: Floor Amendment (Grosfeld) {663524/1 Rejected (17-27)
- April 8, 2005: Floor Amendment (Grosfeld) {883724/1 Rejected (15-30)
- April 8, 2005: Floor Amendment (Grosfeld) {143120/1 Rejected (12-32)
- April 8, 2005: Floor Amendment (Grosfeld) {903428/1 Rejected (14-31)
- April 8, 2005: Motion two readings same day Const/Rule 24 (Jacobs) Rejected (22-24)
- April 9, 2005: Floor Amendment (Grosfeld) {183923/1 Rejected (13-29)
- April 9, 2005: Floor Amendment (Grosfeld) {483422/1 Rejected (16-26)
- April 9, 2005: Third Reading Passed (36-10)
