Triggerman rule; redefinition thereof. (HB2348)
Introduced By
Del. Todd Gilbert (R-Woodstock) with support from co-patrons Del. Dave Albo (R-Springfield), Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville), Del. Brian Moran (D-Alexandria), and Sen. Ken Stolle (R-Virginia Beach)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
☐ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✗ |
Signed by Governor |
✗ |
Became Law |
Description
Redefinition of the triggerman rule. Redefines the "triggerman rule," which currently provides that only the actual perpetrator of a capital murder is eligible for the death penalty and that accessories and principals in the second degree can be punished only as if guilty of first degree murder. This bill allows principals in the second degree and accessories before the fact to be charged as principals in the first degree in the cases of murder for hire, murder involving a continuing criminal enterprise, and terrorism. This bill allows, in all other cases of capital murder, an accessory before the fact to be tried as a principal in the first degree if he had the same intent to kill as the principal in the first degree or if he ordered or directed the willful, deliberate, and premeditated killing. Read the Bill »
Status
03/26/2007: vetoed by governor
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/09/2007 | Committee |
| 01/09/2007 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 077012134 |
| 01/09/2007 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/12/2007 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB2348) |
| 01/16/2007 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law |
| 01/23/2007 | Committee substitute printed 077815306-H1 |
| 01/23/2007 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB2348H1) |
| 01/24/2007 | Read first time |
| 01/25/2007 | Read second time |
| 01/25/2007 | Committee substitute agreed to 077815306-H1 |
| 01/25/2007 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2348H1 |
| 01/26/2007 | Read third time and passed House (83-Y 14-N) |
| 01/26/2007 | Communicated to Senate |
| 01/29/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 01/29/2007 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/13/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 02/13/2007 | VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/14/2007 | Read third time |
| 02/14/2007 | Passed Senate (29-Y 11-N) |
| 02/14/2007 | VOTE: (29-Y 11-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/14/2007 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| 02/14/2007 | VOTE: (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/14/2007 | Passed Senate (27-Y 13-N) |
| 02/14/2007 | VOTE: (27-Y 13-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/21/2007 | Enrolled |
| 02/21/2007 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2348ER) |
| 02/21/2007 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/22/2007 | Signed by President |
| 02/28/2007 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB2348ER) |
| 03/14/2007 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2348ER) |
| 03/26/2007 | G Vetoed by Governor |
| 04/03/2007 | Placed on Calendar |
| 04/04/2007 | Communicated to Governor |
| 04/04/2007 | Motion to override Governor's veto agreed to (79-Y 21-N) |
| 04/04/2007 | VOTE: OVERRIDE GOVERNOR'S VETO (79-Y 21-N) (see vote tally) |
| 04/04/2007 | Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (24-Y 14-N) (see vote tally) |
| 04/04/2007 | Requires 2/3 affirmative votes for passage |
| 04/04/2007 | House sustained Governor's veto |