West Virginia House Bill 2377 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-13 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to provide for a death penalty for murder in the first degree with aggravating circumstances, which include that the victim was a fireman, peace officer, correctional officer, parole officer, judicial officer, or any first responder or individual who was killed in the performance of his or her duty and provides procedures and standards applicable thereto, and automatic review of the penalty, for the commission of murder in the first degree. Procedures for carrying out the death sentence are established.

Apply death penalty for first degree murder of law enforcement officer or first responder

Del. Steve Westfall [R]

Del. John Paul Hott [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-13	House	To House Judiciary
2021-02-13	House	Introduced in House
2021-02-13	House	To Judiciary
2021-02-13	House	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
61	11	2	Amended Code	Citation Text
61	2	2	Amended Code	Citation Text
61	2	2a	New Code	See Bill Text
61	2	2b	New Code	See Bill Text
61	2	2c	New Code	See Bill Text
61	2	2d	New Code	See Bill Text
61	2	2e	New Code	See Bill Text
61	2	2f	New Code	See Bill Text
61	2	2g	New Code	See Bill Text
62	3	15	Repealed Code	Citation Text
62	7	4	New Code	See Bill Text
62	7	5	New Code	See Bill Text
62	7	6	New Code	See Bill Text
62	7	6a	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2377&year=2021&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=HB2377%20INTR.htm&yr=2021&sesstype=RS&i=2377
Supplement	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Fiscalnotes/FN(2)/fnsubmit_recordview1.cfm?RecordID=796481799