VA HB102 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 24-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 15 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-02 - Continued to 2017 in Finance (15-Y 0-N)
Pending: Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 15 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-02 - Continued to 2017 in Finance (15-Y 0-N)
Pending: Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
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).
Title
Felony homicide; certain drug offenses, penalty.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2016-03-02 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2017 in Finance (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-16 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 5-N) (Y: 96 N: 6 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-10 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-08 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-16 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 5-N) (Y: 96 N: 6 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-10 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-08 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-02 | Senate | Continued to 2017 in Finance (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-24 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance |
| 2016-02-24 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 16105814D-S1 |
| 2016-02-24 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-17 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2016-02-17 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2016-02-16 | House | VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 5-N) |
| 2016-02-16 | House | Read third time and passed House (94-Y 5-N) |
| 2016-02-15 | House | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2016-02-12 | House | Read first time |
| 2016-02-10 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-08 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-05 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law |
| 2015-12-14 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2015-12-14 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100533D |
