Death penalty; abolishes for all Class 1 felonies committed on or after July 1, 2007. (HB299)
Introduced By
Del. Frank Hargrove (R-Glen Allen)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Crimes; death penalty. Abolishes the death penalty for all Class 1 felonies committed on or after July 1, 2007. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/03/2008 | Committee |
| 01/03/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 088411532 |
| 01/03/2008 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
| 01/07/2008 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB299) |
| 01/22/2008 | Referred from Rules |
| 01/22/2008 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/24/2008 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
| 01/28/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB299) |
| 02/12/2008 | Left in Courts of Justice |
Comments
"Any person sentenced to imprisonment for life pursuant to this subdivision shall not be eligible for parole and shall not be eligible for any good conduct allowance, any earned sentence credits under Chapter 6 (§ 53.1-186 et seq.) of Title 53.1, or conditional release pursuant to § 53.1-40.01."
Well, isn't that great, the guy doesn't even know that parole is not an option for crimes committed "on or after January 1, 1995".
LOL, from Frank Hargrove's website:
"Delegate Frank Hargrove believes that maintaining public safety is the first task of government. Frank was a vigorous supporter of Governor George Allen's criminal justice reforms, which included truth in sentencing, abolition of parole, and mandatory life sentences for violent repeat offenders."
Is this guy senile?
Even his constituents are overwhelmingly in favor of the death penalty, as demonstrated by his own voter surveys. Senile, maybe. Out of touch with his constituents, definately. I'm one of them.