Felony homicide; certain drug offenses, penalty. (HB102)

Introduced By

Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge) with support from 23 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Rich Anderson (R-Woodbridge), Del. Dickie Bell (R-Staunton), Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville), Del. Rob Bloxom (R-Accomack), Del. Mark Dudenhefer (R-Stafford), Del. Buddy Fowler (R-Ashland), Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg), Del. Riley Ingram (R-Hopewell), Del. Chris Jones (R-Suffolk), Del. Barry Knight (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave), Del. Manoli Loupassi (R-Richmond), Del. Danny Marshall (R-Danville), Del. Jimmie Massie (R-Richmond), Del. Randy Minchew (R-Leesburg), Del. Israel O'Quinn (R-Bristol), Del. Bobby Orrock (R-Thornburg), Del. John O'Bannon (R-Richmond), Del. Charles Poindexter (R-Glade Hill), Del. Roxann Robinson (R-Chesterfield), Del. Chris Stolle (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Tony Wilt (R-Harrisonburg), Sen. Chris Head (R-Roanoke)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Felony homicide; certain drug offenses; penalty. Provides that a person is guilty of felony homicide, which constitutes second degree murder and is punishable by confinement of not less than five nor more than 40 years, if the underlying felonious act that resulted in the killing of another involved the manufacture, sale, gift, or distribution of a Schedule I or II controlled substance to another and (i) such other person's death results from his use of the controlled substance and (ii) the controlled substance is the proximate cause of his death. The bill also provides that venue for a prosecution of this crime shall lie in the locality where the underlying felony occurred, where the use of the controlled substance occurred, or where death occurred. This bill serves to overrule the Court of Appeals of Virginia decision in Woodard v. Commonwealth, 61 Va. App. 567, 739 S.E.2d 220 (2013), aff'd, 287 Va. 276, 754 S.E.2d 309 (2014). Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
12/14/2015Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100533D
12/14/2015Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/09/2016Impact statement from VCSC (HB102)
01/29/2016Impact statement from DPB (HB102)
02/05/2016Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
02/08/2016Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
02/10/2016Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2016Read first time
02/15/2016Read second time and engrossed
02/16/2016Read third time and passed House (94-Y 5-N)
02/16/2016VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 5-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2016Constitutional reading dispensed
02/17/2016Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/24/2016Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2016Committee substitute printed 16105814D-S1
02/24/2016Rereferred to Finance
02/25/2016Impact statement from VCSC (HB102S1)
03/01/2016Impact statement from DPB (HB102S1)
03/02/2016Continued to 2017 in Finance (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
12/02/2016Left in Finance

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: HB1928.