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1994 SESSION
HB 479 Attempted second degree murder.
Introduced by: James M. Scott | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Attempted second degree murder. Corrects deficiency which came to light following last year's amendment to second degree murder punishment provisions. The maximum penalty for second degree murder was raised from 20 to 40 years. Punishment for attempted crimes is driven by the punishment for the completed crime and there was no parallel punishment provision for a term of 40 years for the completed crime. Thus, there was no specified punishment for attempted second degree murder.
As drafted, the punishment will cover not only second degree murder, but any felony where the maximum authorized punishment exceeds 20 years (e.g., drug kingpin violations).
FULL TEXT
- 01/24/94 House: Presented and ordered printed pdf
- 03/18/94 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB479ER) pdf
- 04/14/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0639) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/24/94 House: Presented and ordered printed
- 01/24/94 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/28/94 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/94 House: Read first time
- 02/01/94 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/02/94 House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/94 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/94 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/03/94 Senate: Read first time
- 02/03/94 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 03/06/94 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/94 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/94 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/94 Senate: Read third time
- 03/08/94 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/94 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/18/94 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB479ER)
- 03/24/94 House: Enrolled
- 03/25/94 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/94 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/10/94 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 639 (effective 7/1/94)
- 04/14/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0639)