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2005 SESSION

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HB 1620 Homicide; penalty for shooting into a vehicle or building.

Introduced by: William R. Janis | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Homicide resulting from shooting into a vehicle or building.  Specifies that a death resulting from maliciously shooting or throwing a missile at a vehicle or occupied building is second degree murder unless the homicide is willful, deliberate and premeditated, in which case it is first degree murder.

FULL TEXT

• 12/16/04  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 054370348  pdf | impact statement
• 01/20/05  House: Printed as engrossed 054370348-E  pdf
• 02/25/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1620ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/24/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0143)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 12/16/04  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 054370348
• 12/16/04  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/14/05  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Criminal Law
• 01/17/05  House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (21-Y 0-N)
• 01/19/05  House: Read first time
• 01/20/05  House: Read second time
• 01/20/05  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 01/20/05  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1620E
• 01/20/05  House: Printed as engrossed 054370348-E
• 01/21/05  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
• 01/21/05  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N)
• 01/21/05  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/24/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/24/05  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/09/05  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amds (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/05  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/05  Senate: Read third time
• 02/14/05  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/14/05  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/14/05  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/14/05  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/05  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/05  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/16/05  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N)
• 02/16/05  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 1-N)
• 02/25/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1620ER)
• 02/26/05  House: Enrolled
• 02/26/05  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/26/05  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/20/05  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 143 (effective 7/1/05)
• 03/24/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0143)