Triggerman rule; redefinition thereof, penalty. (HB2358)
Introduced By
Del. Todd Gilbert (R-Woodstock) with support from co-patrons Del. Clay Athey (R-Front Royal), Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge), Del. Jimmie Massie (R-Richmond), Del. Charles Poindexter (R-Glade Hill), and Del. Beverly Sherwood (R-Winchester)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✗ |
Signed by Governor |
✓ |
Became Law |
Description
Criminal law; 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, a principal in the second degree 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. The bill allows an accessory before the fact to be tried as a principal in the first degree if he ordered or directed the willful, deliberate, and premeditated killing. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/14/2009 | Committee |
01/14/2009 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 090535516 |
01/14/2009 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/15/2009 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB2358) |
01/20/2009 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
01/20/2009 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2358) |
01/29/2009 | Subcommittee recommends reporting |
02/04/2009 | Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
02/06/2009 | Read first time |
02/08/2009 | Passed by for the day |
02/09/2009 | Read second time and engrossed (77-Y 21-N) |
02/09/2009 | VOTE: --- ENGROSSMENT (77-Y 21-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2009 | Read third time and passed House (73-Y 25-N) |
02/10/2009 | VOTE: --- PASSAGE (73-Y 25-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/11/2009 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/16/2009 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (9-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
02/17/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/18/2009 | Passed by for the day |
02/19/2009 | Read third time |
02/19/2009 | Reading of amendments waived |
02/19/2009 | Committee amendments agreed to |
02/19/2009 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
02/19/2009 | Passed Senate with amendments (24-Y 16-N) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2009 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2009 | Passed by for the day |
02/20/2009 | Passed by for the day |
02/23/2009 | Passed by for the day |
02/24/2009 | Read third time |
02/24/2009 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
02/24/2009 | Passed Senate with amendments (24-Y 13-N) (see vote tally) |
02/25/2009 | Placed on Calendar |
02/26/2009 | Senate amendments agreed to by House (75-Y 21-N) |
02/26/2009 | VOTE: --- ADOPTION (75-Y 21-N) (see vote tally) |
03/09/2009 | Enrolled |
03/09/2009 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2358ER) |
03/10/2009 | Signed by President |
03/11/2009 | Signed by Speaker |
03/12/2009 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2358ER) |
03/30/2009 | G Vetoed by Governor |
04/07/2009 | Placed on Calendar |
04/08/2009 | Governor's veto overridden (69-Y 30-N) |
04/08/2009 | Governor's veto overridden |
04/08/2009 | VOTE: --- OVERRIDE GOVERNOR'S VETO (69-Y 30-N) (see vote tally) |
04/08/2009 | Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (24-Y 16-N) (see vote tally) |