VA SB52 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 17-0)
Status: Introduced on December 22 2023 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-01-17 - Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on December 22 2023 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-01-17 - Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [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 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. The bill also provides that if a person gave or distributed a Schedule I or II controlled substance only as an accommodation to another individual who is not an inmate in a community correctional facility, local correctional facility, or state correctional facility, or in the custody of an employee thereof, and not with intent to profit thereby from any consideration received or expected nor to induce the recipient of the controlled substance to use or become addicted to or dependent upon such controlled substance, he is guilty of a Class 5 felony.
Title
Felony homicide; certain drug offenses, penalty.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-01-17 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N) (Y: 8 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-17 | Senate | Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N) |
| 2024-01-10 | Senate | Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name |
| 2023-12-22 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2023-12-22 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101345D |
