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HB 1427 Felony homicide; felony drug offenses, penalty.
Introduced by: L. Scott Lingamfelter | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Felony homicide; felony 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 overrules 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). This bill incorporates HB 1638 and HB 1937.
FULL TEXT
- 12/23/14 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100485D pdf | impact statements
- 02/04/15 House: Committee substitute printed 15104750D-H1 pdf | impact statements
- 02/23/15 Senate: Floor substitute printed 15105420D-S1 (Wexton) pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/23/14 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100485D
- 12/23/14 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/30/15 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 02/02/15 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/15 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/04/15 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/15 House: Committee substitute printed 15104750D-H1
- 02/04/15 House: Incorporates HB1937
- 02/04/15 House: Incorporates HB1638
- 02/06/15 House: Read first time
- 02/09/15 House: Read second time
- 02/09/15 House: Committee substitute agreed to 15104750D-H1
- 02/09/15 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1427H1
- 02/10/15 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/15 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/15 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/16/15 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/15 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/18/15 Senate: Reported from Finance with amendments (12-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/15 Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/15 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/20/15 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/20/15 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/23/15 Senate: Read third time
- 02/23/15 Senate: Committee amendments reconsidered (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/15 Senate: Committee amendments rejected
- 02/23/15 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/23/15 Senate: Floor substitute printed 15105420D-S1 (Wexton)
- 02/23/15 Senate: Substitute by Senator Wexton agreed to 15105420D-S1
- 02/23/15 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute HB1427S1
- 02/23/15 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/15 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/24/15 House: Senate substitute rejected by House 15105420D-S1 (1-Y 96-N 1-A)
- 02/24/15 House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 96-N 1-A)
- 02/25/15 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/15 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/26/15 House: House acceded to request
- 02/26/15 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/26/15 House: Delegates: Lingamfelter, Miller, Watts
- 02/26/15 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/26/15 Senate: Senators: Stuart, Obenshain, Wexton
- 02/27/15 House: No further action taken
- 02/27/15 House: Failed to pass in House