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HB 1616 Felony homicide; certain drug offenses constitute second degree murder, penalty.
Introduced by: L. Scott Lingamfelter | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
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).
FULL TEXT
- 01/03/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101315D pdf | impact statements
- 02/01/17 House: Committee substitute printed 17105123D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/06/17 House: Printed as engrossed 17105123D-EH1 pdf | impact statements
- 02/13/17 Senate: Committee substitute printed 17105433D-S1 pdf | impact statements
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/03/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101315D
- 01/03/17 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/01/17 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 6-N)
- 02/01/17 House: Committee substitute printed 17105123D-H1
- 02/01/17 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/02/17 House: Assigned App. sub: Public Safety
- 02/03/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/17 House: Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/17 House: Read first time
- 02/06/17 House: Read second time
- 02/06/17 House: Committee substitute agreed to 17105123D-H1
- 02/06/17 House: Amendment by Delegate Lingamfelter agreed to
- 02/06/17 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB1616EH1
- 02/06/17 House: Printed as engrossed 17105123D-EH1
- 02/07/17 House: Read third time and passed House (67-Y 28-N)
- 02/07/17 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (67-Y 28-N)
- 02/08/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/08/17 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/13/17 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/17 Senate: Committee substitute printed 17105433D-S1
- 02/13/17 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/15/17 Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/17 Senate: Read third time
- 02/17/17 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/17/17 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 17105433D-S1
- 02/17/17 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/17/17 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/17/17 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/20/17 Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/17 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB1616S1
- 02/20/17 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (37-Y 3-N)
- 02/21/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/17 House: Senate substitute with amendment rejected by House 17105433D-S1 (0-Y 97-N)
- 02/21/17 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N)
- 02/22/17 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/17 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/23/17 House: House acceded to request
- 02/23/17 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/23/17 House: Delegates: Lingamfelter, Albo, Herring
- 02/23/17 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/23/17 Senate: Senators: Stuart, Obenshain, Howell
- 02/25/17 House: No further action taken
- 02/25/17 House: Failed to pass