Virginia Senate Bill 602 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-17 - Incorporated by Courts of Justice
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Felony homicide; certain drug offenses; penalties. 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 person and such other person's use of the controlled substance results in his death, regardless of the time or place death occurred in relation to the commission of the underlying felony. 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.

Felony homicide; certain drug offenses, penalties.

Sen. John McGuire [R]

2024-01-17 - Senate - Senate: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-17	Senate	Incorporated by Courts of Justice
2024-01-10	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2024-01-10	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102949D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	33	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB602
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB602+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+SB602F160+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S13V0021+SB0602