VA HB1039 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-11 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-11 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Felony homicide; repeal. Repeals the crime of felony homicide. Under current law, felony homicide is the killing of one accidentally, contrary to the intention of the parties, while in the prosecution of some felonious act other than capital murder or first degree murder.
Title
Felony homicide; repeals the crime.
Sponsors
| Del. Sam Rasoul [D] | Del. Don Scott [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-11 | House | Left in Courts of Justice |
| 2020-01-26 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
| 2020-01-07 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2020-01-07 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102134D |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1 | 269.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 17 | 1 | 805 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 18 | 2 | 33 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 18 | 2 | 513 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 19 | 2 | 392.02 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1039 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1039+hil |
