SB 379 Virginia Senate · 2022 Regular Session

Capital murder; death penalty for willful, deliberate, etc., killing of a law-enforcement officer.

Summary

Capital murder; death penalty for the willful,deliberate, and premeditated killing of a law-enforcement officer.Authorizes punishment by death for the willful, deliberate, and premeditatedkilling of a law-enforcement officer.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

Jan 2022

Senate Passage

Feb 2022

House of Delegates Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 11, 2022 Last action Feb 7, 2022

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Feb 7, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)

upper

Jan 31, 2022

Committee

Assigned Judiciary sub: Criminal Law

upper

Jan 11, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

upper

Jan 11, 2022

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101324D

upper

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors