Death penalty; restricted for those 18 yrs. or older at time of offense. (SB362)
Introduced By
Sen. Patsy Ticer (D-Alexandria) with support from co-patrons Del. Ken Melvin (D-Portsmouth), Sen. Tommy Norment (R-Williamsburg), and Sen. Ken Stolle (R-Virginia Beach)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Elimination of capital punishment for minors; penalty. Restricts the death penalty to those who are 18 years of age or older at the time of the capital offense. Currently, the age requirement to receive the death penalty is 16 years of age or older at the time of the offense. This change is being made in response to the case of Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551 (2005), decided March 1, 2005, in which the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments forbid the execution of offenders who were under the age of 18 at the time of the crime. Read the Bill »
Status
04/05/2006: signed by governor
History
Date | Action |
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01/11/2006 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 061241134 |
01/11/2006 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/13/2006 | Fiscal impact statement from VCSC (SB362) |
01/25/2006 | Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N) |
01/27/2006 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) |
01/27/2006 | VOTE: (38-Y 0-N) |
01/30/2006 | Read second time and engrossed |
01/31/2006 | Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 3-N) |
01/31/2006 | VOTE: (34-Y 3-N) |
01/31/2006 | Communicated to House |
02/14/2006 | Placed on Calendar |
02/14/2006 | Read first time |
02/14/2006 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/16/2006 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law |
03/01/2006 | Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 10-N) |
03/03/2006 | Read second time |
03/06/2006 | Read third time |
03/06/2006 | Passed House (63-Y 34-N) |
03/06/2006 | VOTE: PASSAGE (63-Y 34-N) |
03/15/2006 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB362ER) |
03/15/2006 | Enrolled |
03/15/2006 | Fiscal impact statement from VCSC (SB362ER) |
03/15/2006 | Signed by Speaker |
03/16/2006 | Signed by President |
03/29/2006 | Fiscal impact statement from DPB (SB362ER) |
04/05/2006 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 733 (effective 7/1/06) |
04/17/2006 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0733) |