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SB1501

Capital murder; punishment if against law-enforcement officers and fire marshals.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Bill Carrico (R)

Session:
2019 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed House of Origin. Capital murder; law-enforcement officers and fire marshals; mandatory minimum.

Provides that any person convicted of capital murder of a law-enforcement officer or certain other public safety officials who was 18 years of age or older at the time of the offense shall be sentenced to no less than a mandatory minimum term of confinement for life. This bill is identical to HB 2615. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/08/2019 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100824D
  • 01/08/2019 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 01/23/2019 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
  • 01/23/2019 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 19105751D-S1
  • 01/23/2019 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance
  • 01/25/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1501S1)
  • 01/25/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from VCSC (SB1501S1)
  • 01/30/2019 - Senate: Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N)
  • 01/31/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/01/2019 - Senate: Read second time
  • 02/01/2019 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
  • 02/01/2019 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 19105751D-S1
  • 02/01/2019 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1501S1
  • 02/04/2019 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 5-N)
  • 02/04/2019 - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/04/2019 - Senate: Passed Senate (35-Y 5-N)
  • 02/06/2019 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/06/2019 - House: Read first time
  • 02/06/2019 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 02/08/2019 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
  • 02/11/2019 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
  • 02/18/2019 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 4-N)
  • 02/19/2019 - House: Read second time
  • 02/20/2019 - House: Read third time
  • 02/20/2019 - House: Passed House (93-Y 5-N)
  • 02/20/2019 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (93-Y 5-N)
  • 02/23/2019 - Senate: Enrolled
  • 02/23/2019 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1501ER)
  • 02/23/2019 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 02/23/2019 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 02/25/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from VCSC (SB1501ER)
  • 02/25/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1501ER)
  • 03/04/2019 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 4, 2019
  • 03/04/2019 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
  • 03/21/2019 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 717 (effective 7/1/19)
  • 03/21/2019 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0717)

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