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