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2004 SESSION
HB 1 Feticide; penalty.
Introduced by: John A. Cosgrove | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Feticide. Provides that any person who unlawfully, willfully, deliberately, maliciously and with premeditation kills the fetus of another is guilty of a Class 2 felony. The bill also provides that any person who unlawfully, willfully, deliberately and maliciously kills the fetus of another is guilty of a felony punishable by confinement in a state correctional facility for not less than five nor more than 40 years. This bill is identical to SB 319.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 11/16/03 044925276 pdf | impact statement
- 02/03/04 House: Committee substitute printed 040976276-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/05/04 House: Substitute bill reprinted 040976276-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/05/04 House: Printed as engrossed 040976276-EH1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/11/04 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1ER) pdf | impact statements
- 05/24/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1026) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 11/16/03 044925276
- 01/14/04 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/02/04 House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (18-Y 4-N)
- 02/03/04 House: Committee substitute printed 040976276-H1
- 02/04/04 House: Read first time
- 02/05/04 House: Substitute bill reprinted 040976276-H1
- 02/05/04 House: Read second time
- 02/05/04 House: Committee substitute agreed to 040976276-H1
- 02/05/04 House: Pending question ordered
- 02/05/04 House: Motion to rerefer to committee rejected
- 02/05/04 House: Amendment by Del. Bell agreed to
- 02/05/04 House: Motion to rerefer to committee rejected
- 02/05/04 House: Pending question ordered
- 02/05/04 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute w/amd. HB1EH1
- 02/05/04 House: Printed as engrossed 040976276-EH1
- 02/06/04 House: Read third time and passed House (74-Y 25-N)
- 02/06/04 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (74-Y 25-N)
- 02/06/04 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/09/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/09/04 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/19/04 Senate: Rereferred from Education and Health by voice vote
- 02/19/04 Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
- 02/23/04 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amd (9-Y 5-N)
- 02/24/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/04 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/04 Senate: Read third time
- 02/25/04 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/25/04 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/25/04 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/25/04 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (33-Y 7-N)
- 02/25/04 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (33-Y 7-N)
- 02/25/04 Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/04 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/04 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (29-Y 11-N)
- 02/25/04 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (29-Y 11-N)
- 02/27/04 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (77-Y 22-N)
- 02/27/04 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (77-Y 22-N)
- 03/11/04 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1ER)
- 03/11/04 House: Enrolled
- 03/11/04 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/11/04 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/15/04 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/20/04 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/21/04 House: House rejected Gov's recommendation (31-Y 69-N)
- 04/21/04 House: VOTE: REJECTED (31-Y 69-N)
- 04/21/04 House: Communicated to Governor
- 05/21/04 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1026 (effective 7/1/04)
- 05/24/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1026)