L. Scott Lingamfelter
- Republican
Primary
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
Failed to pass
No further action taken
Conferees appointed by Senate
Conferees appointed by House
House acceded to request
Senate requested conference committee
Senate substitute with amendment rejected by House 17105433D-S1 (0-Y 97-N)
Placed on Calendar
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB1616S1
Read third time
Reading of substitute waived
Read third time
Committee substitute agreed to 17105433D-S1
Reading of amendment waived
Committee amendment agreed to
Passed by for the day
Rereferred to Finance
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Constitutional reading dispensed
Read third time and passed House (67-Y 28-N)
Read second time
Printed as engrossed 17105123D-EH1
Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB1616EH1
Amendment by Delegate Lingamfelter agreed to
Committee substitute agreed to 17105123D-H1
Read first time
Assigned App. sub: Public Safety
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101315D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101315D | HTML |
| House: Committee substitute printed 17105123D-H1 | HTML |
| House: Printed as engrossed 17105123D-EH1 | HTML |
| Senate: Committee substitute printed 17105433D-S1 | HTML |
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