Triggerman rule; redefinition thereof. (HB933)
Introduced By
Del. Todd Gilbert (R-Woodstock) with support from 12 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Clay Athey (R-Front Royal), Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville), Del. Ben Cline (R-Amherst), Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg), Del. Sal Iaquinto (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge), Del. Matt Lohr (R-Harrisonburg), Del. Jimmie Massie (R-Richmond), Del. Charles Poindexter (R-Glade Hill), Del. Beverly Sherwood (R-Winchester), Sen. Bill Carrico (R-Grayson), Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✗ |
Signed by Governor |
✓ |
Became Law |
Description
Elimination of the triggerman rule. Eliminates the "triggerman rule," which 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 only be punished with first degree murder. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/08/2008 | Committee |
| 01/08/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 086206516 |
| 01/08/2008 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/09/2008 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB933) |
| 01/16/2008 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
| 02/04/2008 | Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/06/2008 | Read first time |
| 02/07/2008 | Read second time |
| 02/07/2008 | Pending question ordered |
| 02/07/2008 | Engrossed by House |
| 02/08/2008 | Read third time and passed House (77-Y 21-N) |
| 02/08/2008 | VOTE: --- PASSAGE (77-Y 21-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/08/2008 | Communicated to Senate |
| 02/11/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/11/2008 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/13/2008 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (8-Y 7-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/14/2008 | Committee substitute printed 081559516-S1 |
| 02/14/2008 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB933S1) |
| 02/15/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 1-N) |
| 02/18/2008 | Read third time |
| 02/18/2008 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 02/18/2008 | Committee substitute agreed to 081559516-S1 |
| 02/18/2008 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/19/2008 | Read third time |
| 02/19/2008 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/20/2008 | Read third time |
| 02/20/2008 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/21/2008 | Read third time |
| 02/21/2008 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/22/2008 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/25/2008 | Read third time |
| 02/25/2008 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB933S1 |
| 02/25/2008 | Passed Senate with substitute (24-Y 16-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/26/2008 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/27/2008 | Senate substitute agreed to by House 081559516-S1 (80-Y 16-N) |
| 02/27/2008 | VOTE: --- ADOPTION (80-Y 16-N) |
| 02/29/2008 | Enrolled |
| 02/29/2008 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB933ER) |
| 02/29/2008 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB933ER) |
| 02/29/2008 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/03/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB933ER) |
| 03/03/2008 | Signed by President |
| 03/05/2008 | Governor's recommendation received by House |
| 03/05/2008 | G Vetoed by Governor |
| 03/06/2008 | Governor's veto overridden (76-Y 24-N) |
| 03/06/2008 | VOTE: --- OVERRIDE GOVERNOR'S VETO (76-Y 24-N) |
| 03/06/2008 | Motion to reconsider override of Governor's veto agreed to |
| 03/06/2008 | Governor's veto overridden (77-Y 23-N) |
| 03/06/2008 | VOTE: (77-Y 23-N) |
| 03/07/2008 | Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (24-Y 16-N) |
| 03/07/2008 | Senate sustained Governor's veto |
Comments
I have a problem with accessories before the fact being treated the same a principals in the first degree. Otherwise I would support this.